https://www.nps.gov/fova News releases from Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. en-us https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2025-bark-ranger.htm Tue, 13 May 2025 08:15:00 EST On May 17, 2025, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will launch a new self-guided tour to connect dog owners to local history in Vancouver, Washington. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2025-bark-ranger.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/993rehabilitation.htm Wed, 13 Nov 2024 03:58:00 EST 175 years after the establishment of Vancouver Barracks, the National Park Service (NPS) is ensuring a new chapter of public service for the first U.S. Army post in the Pacific Northwest. The NPS has completed one of the most significant projects in this effort, rehabilitation of Building 993, one of the historic double infantry barracks lining the Parade Ground.  https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/993rehabilitation.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/wwiiencampment2024.htm Fri, 05 Jul 2024 07:17:00 EST The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is pleased to host a World War II living history encampment on Saturday, July 20, from 9 am to 4 pm. This free event is offered in partnership with Living History Group Northwest, a living history community that unites local groups who honor and share the stories of America’s fighting forces during World War II. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/wwiiencampment2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/paradegroundtour.htm Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:49:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park System, has debuted a new self-guided tour of Vancouver Barracks, the first US Army post established in the Pacific Northwest. The tour can be accessed through the NPS App, downloadable on the Apple Store or Google Play. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/paradegroundtour.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/wildlandfirepresentation2024.htm Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:00:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is pleased to announce an upcoming interpretive presentation focusing on the nature of wildland fires in our region. This presentation is an educational event that aims to shed light on the impact of past wildland fires that have shaped the community and the techniques used to understand the impact of wildland fire through an archaeological forensic lens. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/wildlandfirepresentation2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-kicks-off-celebrating-75th-year-as-a-part-of-the-national-park-system-with-evening-tours.htm Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:57:00 EST Fort Vancouver kicks off celebrating 75th year as a part of the National Park System with evening tours. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-kicks-off-celebrating-75th-year-as-a-part-of-the-national-park-system-with-evening-tours.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/madaboutbats.htm Thu, 31 Aug 2023 09:18:00 EST This September, national parks throughout the Pacific Northwest are joining together to celebrate the park residents that gobble up mosquitos and see with their ears! https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/madaboutbats.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2022vse.htm Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:30:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 964 thousand visitors to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in 2022 spent $63.7 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 873 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $97.4 million. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2022vse.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/summer2023.htm Thu, 13 Jul 2023 09:39:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has debuted a new outdoor exhibit and summer Junior Ranger program to encourage visitors of all ages to play a role in stewarding national parks and historic sites. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/summer2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2023wwiiencampment.htm Tue, 11 Jul 2023 05:56:00 EST The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is pleased to host a World War II living history encampment on Saturday, July 22, from 9 am to 4 pm. This free event is offered in partnership with Living History Group Northwest, a living history community that unites local groups who honor and share the stories of America’s fighting forces during WWII. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2023wwiiencampment.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/chelsearose.htm Fri, 12 May 2023 04:38:00 EST On Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 1 pm, at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, historical archaeologist Chelsea Rose will provide a public presentation on the archaeology of the Chinese diaspora of Oregon. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/chelsearose.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/kalamathbasinpresentation.htm Thu, 04 May 2023 10:46:00 EST The National Park Service is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert David, a Klamath Tribal member and Archaeologist, will be giving a talk on rock art of the Klamath Basin titled “Spirit Songs and Sacred Fire”. The talk will be at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, Saturday May 6th at 1:00pm. This event is free, but advance reservations are recommended. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/kalamathbasinpresentation.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/richbergeman.htm Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:28:00 EST The National Park Service is pleased to announce that Rich Bergeman, a photographer based in Corvallis, Oregon, is the guest curator of an exhibit in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Visitor Center. The photography exhibit will run from April 24 through September 25 in the Theater. Bergeman will also be giving a public talk on Saturday, May 20 at 1 pm. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/richbergeman.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2023-04-29-guest-lecture-program.htm Fri, 21 Apr 2023 08:49:00 EST Author Alix Christie introduces her newest book, "The Shining Mountains" at Fort Vancouver Visitor Center on April 29th. A stunningly well-researched historical novel set in 1838 in the Hudson’s Bay Company Rocky Mountain fur trade extending to Fort Vancouver, Alix Christie helps the great northwest of two centuries ago come alive. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2023-04-29-guest-lecture-program.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/redcross.htm Tue, 18 Apr 2023 06:59:00 EST In cooperation with the SW Washington Chapter of the American Red Cross, Fort Vancouver National Historic is hosting “Be Red Cross Ready,” a disaster preparedness presentation, at 10 am on April 29, 2023. The presentation is open to the public and free of charge. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/redcross.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/exploringdiversityandinclusion.htm Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:11:00 EST On Saturday, April 8, 2023, at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, Director Erik Flint and Curator Heidi Pierson of the Lewis Army Museum in Tacoma, WA will present a historical overview and discussion of diversity and inclusion in the United States Army. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/exploringdiversityandinclusion.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/robertdavid.htm Thu, 09 Mar 2023 03:20:00 EST The National Park Service is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert David, a Klamath Tribal member and Archaeologist, will be giving a talk on rock art of the Klamath Basin titled “Spirit Songs and Sacred Fire”. The talk will be at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, Saturday March 18 at 1:00pm. This event is free, but advance reservations are recommended. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/robertdavid.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/buffalosoldiers2023.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2023 04:55:00 EST Join the Friends of Fort Vancouver in hosting Dru Holley, Producer and filmmaker, on Saturday, February 25th. Holley will present his newest film “Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts” for visitors at 1pm at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site’s visitor center. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/buffalosoldiers2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/leahhingaircraft.htm Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:29:00 EST The National Park Service and The Historic Trust (Trust) are pleased to announce the new display of a historic aircraft flown by one of the first Chinese American female pilots and an OX-5 engine at Pearson Air Museum, a part of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The aircraft and engine have been generously donated by the Trust to the national park's museum collection. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/leahhingaircraft.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2022sabretraining.htm Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:56:00 EST In December of 1855 nearly 100 troopers and officers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Regiment of Dragoons arrived at Fort Vancouver to help keep peace in the region. Dragoons were mounted infantry who carried a variety of personal weaponry, including sabers, a single-edged, slightly curved sword. To provide the public with hands-on experience of daily life as a trooper, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, in partnership with Academia Duellatoria, is holding training sessions in the methods and drills used in the 19th century to instruct in the use of this distinctive weapon. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2022sabretraining.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/gardenparty2022.htm Fri, 12 Aug 2022 06:03:00 EST Please join the Friends of Fort Vancouver on Saturday, August 20, 4 pm to 6 pm, for a festive celebration in the Fort Vancouver Heritage Garden! All are welcome to join tours of the garden and talk with the National Park Service volunteer gardeners who care for this amazing garden. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/gardenparty2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/memorial-day-22.htm Wed, 25 May 2022 05:13:00 EST The Community Military Appreciation Committee (CMAC) will present Vancouver's Memorial Day Observance Monday, May 30, 2022, at 11 am. This annual ceremony at the Bandstand on the Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground honors men and women who have lost their lives in service of our country. Visitors may view the garrison flag raising, Washington Army National Guard Howitzer cannon firing, and a wreath laying ceremony in honor of fallen heroes. Vancouver’s Memorial Day Observance is free of charge. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/memorial-day-22.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-trt.htm Tue, 17 May 2022 06:31:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is recruiting teachers in the Vancouver/Portland Metro Area to participate in the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) program from July 10 to August 20, 2022. The Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program is a professional development opportunity for K-12 teachers to spend the summer acquiring new skills in place-based education alongside the National Park Service. A $3000 stipend and three is available for this 6-week opportunity. To apply, interested teachers should email their resume to Park Ranger Justine Hanrahan at justine_hanrahan@nps.gov by May 26, 2022. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-trt.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/parade-2022.htm Wed, 27 Apr 2022 07:03:00 EST The National Park Service and the Evergreen and Vancouver School Districts are proud to again host the annual Children's Culture Parade at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Friday, May 13, 2022. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/parade-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/sams-fort-vancouver-infrastructure.htm Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:03:00 EST During a visit to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, National Park Service Director Chuck Sams toured a $15.2 million construction project funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). The project to rehabilitate one of the park’s iconic buildings will allow for its continued public use and enjoyment. Overall, GAOA will provide national parks throughout the country with up to $6.5 billion over five years for investment in crucial infrastructure. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/sams-fort-vancouver-infrastructure.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/flap.htm Thu, 20 Jan 2022 07:04:00 EST A major project is beginning at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, which will provide a new, main visitor parking lot and improvements to East 5th Street. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/flap.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-national-historic-site-receives-national-park-foundation-open-outdoors-for-kids-grant-for-on-site-and-virtual-education-programs.htm Tue, 07 Dec 2021 04:53:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site received an Open OutDoors for Kids grant from the National Park Foundation (NPF). This grant will enable the National Park Service to offer diverse learning opportunities at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, including both virtual and on-site field trip programs. For the first time, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is expanding traditional field trip opportunities to include virtual field trip programming options. Virtual and on-site education programs at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site correlate with state educational standards and meet the needs of the populous metropolitan community surrounding the park. On-site and virtual field trip programs for Spring 2022 are offered Tuesday, March 1 through Friday, June 3, 2022. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-national-historic-site-receives-national-park-foundation-open-outdoors-for-kids-grant-for-on-site-and-virtual-education-programs.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/1880svancouverexhibit.htm Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:32:00 EST From July 7 to August 28, 2021, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site invites visitors to learn about the history of the 1880s at Vancouver Barracks in a new outdoor exhibit. This exhibit is paired with an online article series and walking tours. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/1880svancouverexhibit.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/setp.htm Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:55:00 EST Vancouver, WA – Beginning October 1, 2020, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS) will be seeking public input on a Draft Accessibility Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan. As part of the planning process, the National Park Service is seeking public comment on the draft plan. Your participation is appreciated and important to our planning process. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/setp.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/memorialday2020.htm Thu, 21 May 2020 05:01:00 EST The Community Military Appreciation Committee (CMAC), the City of Vancouver, and the National Park Service will present Vancouver's Memorial Day Observance Monday, May 25, 2020, sponsored by Waste Connections. This year, the event which has brought thousands to the national park’s parade ground annually, will be quite different than in years past, as we honor veterans while also respecting social distancing protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/memorialday2020.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/park-operations-update.htm Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:11:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site park operations update. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/park-operations-update.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/nisbetholloway.htm Tue, 10 Mar 2020 10:45:00 EST Author and naturalist Jack Nisbet returns to Fort Vancouver on April 4, 2020, offering a free, two-hour workshop titled “As the River Changed.” Later, Tom Holloway joins him for a public talk on the boats used by fur traders throughout the Pacific Northwest. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/nisbetholloway.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/moseswilliams2020.htm Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:20:00 EST At 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 29, 2020, historian Gregory P. Shine will return to the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center to present a special program titled “’I am Also Entitled to be Recognized’: The Journey of Moses Williams, Buffalo Soldier.” The program will explore the life, military service, and Pacific Northwest connections of Sgt. Moses Williams – a decorated Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor recipient – and share new research that sheds light on key turning points in Williams’ fascinating life. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/moseswilliams2020.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/lanterntours1920.htm Wed, 30 Oct 2019 04:53:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is pleased to announce upcoming dates for the 2019-2020 Lantern Tour program. These popular guided tours lead participants on an after-dark experience through either the reconstructed Fort Vancouver or the historic Vancouver Barracks. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/lanterntours1920.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/christmas2015.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2015 05:24:00 EST Experience the sights and sounds of the 1840s Victorian-era winter holiday season at the annual “Christmas at Fort Vancouver” special event on Saturday, December 12, 2015, from 10 am to 3 pm, at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Admission to the event is $5 per adult. Individuals aged 15 years and younger are free, and visitors can take home the wreath, top, and crafts made on-site. American the Beautiful Interagency Passes are accepted. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/christmas2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/winterhours2015-6.htm Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:23:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site’s annual change to winter operating hours will be effective Sunday, November 1, 2015, in conjunction with the annual end of Daylight Savings Time (DST). https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/winterhours2015-6.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/cva2015.htm Mon, 21 Sep 2015 10:20:00 EST Aaron Porter, a 2014 graduate of Western Washington University, will help prepare Fort Vancouver National Historic Site for the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary in 2016. He is one of 70 energetic, young Centennial Volunteer Ambassador interns recently selected to spend the next year connecting local communities to parks through volunteer group service opportunities. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/cva2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/prom2015.htm Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:01:00 EST The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will be presenting the annual Summer's End Promenade on Saturday, September 26, 2015 between 1 pm and 3 pm, as part of the national park's celebration of Public Lands Day. National Park Service Volunteers-in-Parks (VIPs) of all ages will be attired in a range of period clothing and costume illustrating 110 years of history represented at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and the Vancouver National Historic Reserve. They will stroll down Officers Row and along the historic Parade Ground, stopping at the Grant House and its veranda. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/prom2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/blacksmithdemo2015.htm Wed, 16 Sep 2015 06:14:00 EST The National Park Service, the Fort Vancouver Historic Trades Guild and the Friends of Fort Vancouver will host two days of historical blacksmithing demonstrations in the reconstructed Blacksmith Shop at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, October 3 and 4, 2015, from 9 am to 4 pm each day. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/blacksmithdemo2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/lanterntours2015.htm Fri, 11 Sep 2015 09:37:00 EST Today, the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site announced the schedule for its popular Lantern Tour series for the 2015-6 season, and encouraged visitors to make reservations by calling 360-816-6244. In addition to the popular lantern tour inside the reconstructed fur trade fort, the schedule includes a new program of thematic lantern-lit walking tours of Vancouver Barracks, the newest addition to the national park. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/lanterntours2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/ekip2015.htm Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:06:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site invites all 4th grade students to visit the park for free as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. Starting September 1, 4th grade students can now go to www.everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/ekip2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/candc2015.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2015 07:58:00 EST On September 12, the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host the Campfires and Candlelight signature community event for the 32nd consecutive year. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/candc2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/feeincrease.htm Fri, 14 Aug 2015 06:44:00 EST Vancouver, WA – Starting on August 29, 2015, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS) will increase entrance fees for visitors in order to fund important maintenance and improvement projects within the park. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/feeincrease.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/baseball2015.htm Tue, 14 Jul 2015 08:35:00 EST The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host its popular evening of 1860s vintage base ball at 6:00 pm on Saturday, July 25, 2015, on the national park’s historic Parade Ground. This event is a fun, free, and fantastic opportunity to travel back in time to 1867 to experience "base ball" (then two words) at its infancy, with costumed players and supporters, a brass band concert, and a mountain howitzer firing to start the game. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/baseball2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/goday2015.htm Fri, 29 May 2015 10:23:00 EST Experience free outdoor activities and family fun at the annual National Get Outdoors Day (GO Day) and Brigade Encampment on Saturday, June 13, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, located at 1115 East Fifth Street in Vancouver, Washington. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/goday2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/rehabaward2015.htm Mon, 18 May 2015 05:56:00 EST Superintendent Tracy Fortmann announced today that the National Park Service (NPS) has awarded a $11.28 million contract to Pacific Tech Construction, Inc. of Kelso, Washington, to rehabilitate utility infrastructure and historic buildings at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, two of which will serve as the new home of the Forest Supervisor’s Headquarters of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/rehabaward2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/cultureparade2015.htm Thu, 07 May 2015 13:53:00 EST In support of local students and in celebration of Vancouver's historical diversity, the National Park Service and the Evergreen and Vancouver School Districts are proud to again host the 12th annual Children's Culture Parade at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Friday, May 29, 2015. The Children's Culture Parade begins at 10:15 am at the national park's Pearson Air Museum (1115 E. Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA 98661) and continues north on E. Reserve Street, turning west on Evergreen Boulevard, and finally turning south to follow the Park Road across E. Fifth Street straight into the national park's reconstructed fur trade-era stockade (1001 E. Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA 98661). https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/cultureparade2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/econbenefit2014.htm Fri, 24 Apr 2015 06:17:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 803,739 visitors to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in 2014 spent over $45 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 766 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $64.8 million. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/econbenefit2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/rfei2015.htm Mon, 13 Apr 2015 05:49:00 EST Superintendent Tracy Fortmann announced today that the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has opened two Requests for Expression of Interest (RFEIs) and is inviting submissions of concepts that would renovate and re-use two historic buildings in the national park's Vancouver Barracks complex. These concepts will be used to guide the Requests for Proposals for the buildings' re-use. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/rfei2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/aprilfools2015.htm Wed, 01 Apr 2015 07:07:00 EST Today, Superintendent Tracy Fortmann announced that Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has been designated as an official Center of Refuge (CoR) for a Zombie Apocalypse (ZA). “With sharp, 15-foot palisade walls protecting a functioning well, open space, and buildings with core emergency functions, Fort Vancouver makes an ideal location for surviving a Zombie Apocalypse,” reads the official certificate which the park has been informed is “in the mail” to park headquarters. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/aprilfools2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fyp2015.htm Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:56:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site joins parks, programs and partners across the country to encourage everyone to find their park and share their stories online at FindYourPark.com. Find Your Park is also the theme for this year’s National Park Week, April 18 – 26. At Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, visitors can enjoy Park Ranger Led programs and special events onsite each day during this special week. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fyp2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/bells.htm Wed, 25 Mar 2015 06:11:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will join other units of the National Park Service, partners, and community organizations in a commemorative bell ringing in conjunction with the national “Bells across the Land: A Nation Remembers Appomattox” event at 12:15 p.m. PST on Thursday, April 9, 2015. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/bells.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/proposedfeeincrease.htm Thu, 26 Feb 2015 08:55:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is soliciting public comments via the National Park Service (NPS) public comment website (PEPC) and US Mail concerning possible fee increases in 2015 and 2016. Under the park’s proposal, the entrance fee to the reconstructed stockade site would change from $3 to $5 in 2015 and $7 in 2016 for an individual, and would remain valid for reentrance for seven days. The park’s annual pass would increase from $10 to $30 in 2015, and would continue to allow admittance of four adults. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/proposedfeeincrease.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/megaproject2015.htm Thu, 12 Feb 2015 05:15:00 EST The National Park Service is pleased to announce its first major construction project that will take place at Vancouver Barracks, a new integral part of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. This multi-million dollar and multi-faceted project will include rehabilitation of several buildings including building 987, a 33,000 sf historic double-barracks, building 404 a modern 5,000 sf maintenance building, phase I utility replacement, as well as the exterior rehabilitation of two additional large double-barracks, 989 and 993. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/megaproject2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/mcho-re-opens-for-2015.htm Fri, 06 Feb 2015 13:38:00 EST The McLoughlin House unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will re-open to the public on Friday, February 13, and celebrate Oregon’s 156th Birthday on Saturday, February 14. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/mcho-re-opens-for-2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/newsaloft.htm Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:58:00 EST Confluence, in cooperation with the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, is pleased to announce the addition of a new exhibit in the lobby of the historic Pearson Headquarters Building located just west of Pearson Air Museum at 1109 E. 5th Street. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/newsaloft.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/aviation-lecture-series.htm Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:04:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in cooperation with the Oregon L5 Society (a chapter of the National Space Society) is pleased to announce an exciting aviation themed lecture series, "Imaginings of Flight: the Past, Present, and Future of Aviation" at the Pearson Air Museum and Jack Murdock Aviation Center. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/aviation-lecture-series.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/klug-lecture-at-mcloughlin-house.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2014 04:51:00 EST Please join us for a lecture by Daniel Klug, the Chief Interpretive Ranger for Champoeg State Heritage Area. Daniel will speak about events that shaped our larger history in a small settlement along the Willamette over 170 years ago. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/klug-lecture-at-mcloughlin-house.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/citizens2014.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:34:00 EST On Sept 19, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will conduct a naturalization ceremony at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park Service (NPS). https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/citizens2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/promenade2014.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:45:00 EST The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will be presenting the annual Summer’s End Promenade on Saturday, September 27, 2014 between 1 pm and 3 pm. National Park Service Volunteers-in-Parks (VIPs) of all ages will be attired in a range of period clothing illustrating 110 years of history represented at the national park. They will stroll down Officers Row and along the historic Parade Ground, stopping at the Grant House and its veranda. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/promenade2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/candc2014-2.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2014 13:37:00 EST Visitors will find an exciting mix of familiar and new activities at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site’s annual Campfires and Candlelight living history event, scheduled for 4 to 10 pm this Saturday, September 13, 2014. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/candc2014-2.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/vstempreloc.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2014 08:16:00 EST To prepare for a $1.7M rehabilitation of the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Visitor Center, the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will be temporarily relocating its visitor service functions to Pearson Air Museum & Jack Murdock Aviation Center, beginning Monday, September 15, 2014. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/vstempreloc.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/mcloughlin-house-fall-and-winter-events-2014.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2014 06:00:00 EST The McLoughlin House Unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site presents its 2014 Fall/Winter Event Calendar. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/mcloughlin-house-fall-and-winter-events-2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/candc2014.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2014 06:59:00 EST On September 13, the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host the Campfires and Candlelight signature community event for the 31th consecutive year. This interactive, living history event, first staged in 1983, features costumed staff and more than 150 volunteers in encampments and re-enactments on the grounds and inside the buildings of the reconstructed Hudson's Bay Company fort at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/candc2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/pamrepainting.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2014 05:35:00 EST As part of its historic preservation mission, the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has announced the initiation of two major painting projects at the national park’s Pearson Air Museum & Jack Murdock Aviation Center. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/pamrepainting.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/vcrehab2014.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:44:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded a $1.7 million contract to DSL Builders, LLC of Salem, Oregon to rehabilitate the Visitor Center at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The contract includes the design and construction of the rehabilitation project, which will reconfigure interior space to allow for accessibility, increase educational opportunities and enhance visitor experience. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/vcrehab2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/cromwellatpam.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:19:00 EST The National Park Service is pleased to announce that Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Archaeologist, Robert J. Cromwell, Ph.D., has accepted a detail as the Site Manager for the Pearson Air Museum and the Jack Murdock Aviation Center. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/cromwellatpam.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2013econbenefit.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:49:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 733,539 visitors to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS) in 2013 spent $40.4 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 610 jobs in the local area. These numbers are all increases over those reported in 2012. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2013econbenefit.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/baseball2014.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:25:00 EST After a one-year respite, the National Park Service is proud to bring back 1860s vintage base ball to the historic Parade Ground at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site—base ball played according to the rules in place in 1867, by costumed staff and volunteers portraying two of the Pacific Northwest’s first baseball teams, the Occidental Base Ball Club of Vancouver and the Pioneer Base Ball Club of Portland. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/baseball2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/mcloughlin-house-summer-2014.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:09:00 EST The McLoughlin House Unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site presents its 2014 Summer Event Calendar. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/mcloughlin-house-summer-2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/chkalov2014.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2014 07:08:00 EST Join the National Park Service and friends at Pearson Air Museum at 10:30 am on Saturday, June 21for a special program celebrating the 77th anniversary of Valery Chkalov’s landmark transpolar flight from Moscow, Russia to Pearson Field and its significance to our community. The program will include a talk, vignette, and music, along with artifacts on display from the historic flight. A twenty-piece group from the Vancouver Community Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. Jim Rourk, will provide music from the era. The talk will be presented by Luda Leksunkin, a bilingual Russian-American park guide with the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/chkalov2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/culturalparade2014.htm Thu, 29 May 2014 06:07:00 EST In support of local students and in celebration of Vancouver's historical diversity, the National Park Service and the Evergreen and Vancouver School Districts are proud to again host the 12th annual Children's Cultural Parade at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Friday, May 30, 2014. The Children's Cultural Parade begins at 10:15 am at the national park's Pearson Air Museum (1115 E. Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA 98661) and continues north on E. Reserve Street, turning west on Evergreen Boulevard, and finally turning south to follow the Park Road across E. Fifth Street straight into the national park's reconstructed fur trade-era stockade (1001 E. Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA 98661). https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/culturalparade2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/pamprogress.htm Mon, 19 May 2014 07:51:00 EST The National Park Service continues its commitment to the success of Pearson Air Museum , and to working in cooperation with the many volunteers, partners, community leaders, local businesses, and others who desire to protect the nationally-significant resources associated with Pearson Air Museum and to ensure that the aviation history it commemorates is here for future generations to enjoy and explore. The museum continues to be open to the public Wednesday through Saturday, with no admission charge. Last year over 15,000 visitors enjoyed the museum, not including those attending special events. The National Park Service has put together a staffing plan to effectively operate Pearson Air Museum, and has identified a full-time museum manager who will be transitioning into the position in July. More information will be made available next month. In addition, park guides and additional volunteer docents will enliven the museum for visitors with guided tours and interactive programs. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/pamprogress.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/jrranger2014.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:27:00 EST The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is pleased to announce National Junior Ranger Day, Saturday, April 26, from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The program is free and takes place at Pearson Air Museum, an early center of Pacific Northwest aviation history managed by the National Park Service (NPS). https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/jrranger2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/trt2014.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2014 07:30:00 EST Superintendent Tracy Fortmann announced today that Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has been selected to receive funding for a Teacher Ranger Teacher professional development opportunity in the summer of 2014. Area educators interested in applying for this professional development opportunity for summer 2014 can access more information and an application form at http://go.usa.gov/k9SJ https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/trt2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/vcproject.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2014 07:27:00 EST The National Park Service has authorized funding for a project to rehabilitate the existing 5,650 SF Visitor Center built in 1962. A national model when it first opened to the public, in more recent years the historic Mission 66-style building has been in need of major upgrades. This historic rehabilitation will be confined to the existing footprint of the building and will address essential upgrades to protect the health and safety of visitors, improve efficiency of space while improving the appearance of the structure to make it more readily identifiable by the public as a public facility. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/vcproject.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/econbenefit2012.htm Mon, 03 Mar 2014 06:20:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 681,404 visitors to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in 2012 spent $36.7 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 559 jobs in the local area. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/econbenefit2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/mclebook.htm Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:45:00 EST The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and the Creative Media and Digital Culture (CMDC) Program at Washington State University Vancouver jointly announced the release of a new, free digital publication entitled The McLoughlin Family Collection: A Look Inside the Fort Vancouver Museum Collection. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/mclebook.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/pwr-tilden-2013.htm Wed, 23 Oct 2013 07:08:00 EST The National Park Service’s Pacific West Region is proud to announce that Greg Shine, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Chief Ranger and Historian, has been chosen as the Pacific West Region 2013 Freeman Tilden Award recipient. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/pwr-tilden-2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/econbenefit2013.htm Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:26:00 EST A study by Michigan State University for the National Park Service shows that in 2011 the 710,439 visitors to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site spent $37,610,000 in communities surrounding the park. This spending supported 613 jobs in the local area. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/econbenefit2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/reopening2013.htm Thu, 17 Oct 2013 06:28:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site re-opens to visitors today. Visitors can again access the national park’s public areas, roads, facilities, and public services during regularly scheduled hours of operation. Along with the 400 other units of the national park system, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has been closed since October 1 due to the lapse in Congressional appropriations. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/reopening2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/painting-991.htm Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:04:00 EST The National Park Service has announced that additional historic preservation efforts have begun at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, the only national park in the Portland-Vancouver Metro Area. This week, National Park Service staff have begun overseeing the repainting and re-roofing of the historic Post Headquarters building (Building 991) within Vancouver Barracks. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/painting-991.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/oat-2013.htm Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:51:00 EST The National Park Service is currently installing a permanent protective fence within the City of Vancouver's Old Apple Tree Park, part of the Vancouver National Historic Reserve. The Old Apple Tree has always had a special place in the community, and as the oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest, it is truly a living treasure. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/oat-2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/citizenshipceremony2013.htm Tue, 17 Sep 2013 06:49:00 EST As part of National Constitution Day & Citizenship Day, the U. S. National Park Service (NPS) at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host the fourth annual U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization ceremony at the national park on Friday, September 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the national park's historic Parade Ground. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/citizenshipceremony2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/campfirescandlelight2013.htm Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:33:00 EST On September 14, 2013, the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host the Campfires & Candlelight signature community event for the 30th consecutive year. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/campfirescandlelight2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/beeprograms.htm Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:38:00 EST The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site announces two upcoming free programs scheduled for Tuesday, July 23, 2013--an afternoon workshop and an evening public program--exploring the biology, identification, and recent decline of bumble bees. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/beeprograms.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2013phfs.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:25:00 EST In partnership with Portland State University (PSU), the Oregon Encyclopedia, the Oregon Historical Society, and McMenamins, the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will be presenting a special program and iBook launch on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 titled Revealing Our Past: A History of Nineteenth Century Vancouver Barracks through 25 Objects. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2013phfs.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/shpo-award-2013.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 07:03:00 EST The Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) awarded the State Historic Preservation Officer's Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Media & Historic Preservation to Dr. Brett Oppegaard, Washington State University Vancouver, and Greg Shine, Chief Ranger & Historian, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, for the partnership Fort Vancouver Mobile App Project. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/shpo-award-2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/junior-ranger-day-2013.htm Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:33:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site celebrates Junior Ranger Day on Saturday April 27, 2013. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/junior-ranger-day-2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/open-house-for-quilt-exhibit.htm Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:17:00 EST The McLoughlin House Site will host an Open House on March 23 with special guest quilt expert Eileen Trestain. Eileen will be on hand to discuss the Civil War Era quilts currently on display in the house. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/open-house-for-quilt-exhibit.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/twonewbusinessspecialistsjointeam.htm Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:04:00 EST Recently, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site welcomed two new employees who bring a wealth of experience and business acumen to the park's staff. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/twonewbusinessspecialistsjointeam.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/citizenship2012.htm Thu, 13 Sep 2012 06:08:00 EST For the third consecutive year, the U. S. National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host a U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization ceremony at the national park as part of a national Constitution Day & Citizenship Day observance on Friday, September 14, 2012. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/citizenship2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/esvbcaretaking.htm Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:29:00 EST The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Reserve and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is initiating important caretaking procedures this summer to preserve and protect the historic buildings and landscape of East and South Vancouver Barracks. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/esvbcaretaking.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-village-is-highlighted-in-museum-collection-open-house.htm Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:38:00 EST This July's Museum Collection Open House will feature artifacts excavated from the Fort Vancouver Village. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-village-is-highlighted-in-museum-collection-open-house.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/applaunch.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 08:03:00 EST Want to learn about history at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in a new way? There’s an app for that, as the Fort Vancouver Mobile app will make its public debut on June 9, in conjunction with a Brigade Encampment as well as National Get Outdoors Day. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/applaunch.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/militarypass.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 11:16:00 EST On May 19 – Armed Forces Day – the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/militarypass.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/p2pevent.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 07:33:00 EST An exciting new chapter in Vancouver Barracks history will begin on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012, as the East and South Vancouver Barracks closes as a U.S. Army Reserve post and becomes a national park. This free, day-long “Post to Park” ceremony begin at 1:00 p.m., with an official post closure ceremony at the Artillery Barracks building located at 600 East Hatheway Road in West Vancouver Barracks, followed at 2:00 p.m. by National Park Service tours and Fort Vancouver National Historic Site’s annual Soldiers Bivouac living history encampment on the park’s historic Parade Ground. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/p2pevent.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/mcloughlin-house-may-2012-events.htm Tue, 08 May 2012 11:15:00 EST The McLoughlin House unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has some exciting events coming in May, beginning with a new roof for the Barclay House. Come see the new roof during one of our events or stop by for a free tour. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/mcloughlin-house-may-2012-events.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/economicbenefits2012.htm Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:33:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that more than 786,000 visitors in 2010 spent $39.2 million at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS) and in communities near the park’s units in Oregon and Washington State. The impacts of this visitor spending show that Fort Vancouver NHS supported more than 620 jobs in the area in 2010. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/economicbenefits2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/esvbdraftmasterplan.htm Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:26:00 EST In early 2012, the U.S. Army Reserve will formally relinquish all lands and structures within the East and South Vancouver Barracks to the National Park Service (NPS). This change will effectively end the longstanding military presence at the Vancouver Barracks, which was the first major U.S. Army post in the Pacific Northwest. To prepare for this important event, the National Park Service carefully developed a master plan for the preservation and reuse of the East and South Vancouver Barracks as part of the nationally significant Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS). https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/esvbdraftmasterplan.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/new-program-explores-fur-trade-letters-and-army-postcards-connections-through-the-written-word.htm Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:20:00 EST For the first time ever, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site features an entire afternoon of activities centered on the power of connection through the written word. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/new-program-explores-fur-trade-letters-and-army-postcards-connections-through-the-written-word.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/hangar.htm Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:31:00 EST The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has begun a historic preservation project on the historic hangar building at Pearson Air Museum. The project work includes the removal of lead-based paint from the building and the immediate grounds next to the building, repainting of the building’s exterior walls -- including window frames and trim – to their historic colors, and incidental work of repair and replacement of excessively deteriorated wood siding. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/hangar.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/clt2011.htm Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EST September 17 is the date for "Campfires and Candlelight," Fort Vancouver National Historic Site's largest annual costumed re-enactment and signature community event. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/clt2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/naturalizationceremony2011.htm Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:00:00 EST On Friday, September 16, the National Park Service (NPS) at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, in partnership with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), will host the second annual Constitution Day and Citizenship Day Naturalization Ceremony. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/naturalizationceremony2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/cemeterystudy2011.htm Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:38:00 EST This summer, students from Portland State University and Washington State University Vancouver recorded 239 blocks, representing 327 individual monuments at the Vancouver Old City Cemetery. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/cemeterystudy2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/yvipopenhouse.htm Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:06:00 EST Prospective students are encouraged to attend the Annual Open House for the Dame School and Young Engagé School to chat with current students, see projects completed in the schools, and learn more about the park. Adults interested in assisting with the schools are also invited to attend. Applications available at the Open House. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/yvipopenhouse.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/brigade2.htm Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST Schedule of activities for the 2011 Brigade Encampment special event. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/brigade2.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/lectures2011.htm Tue, 31 May 2011 20:00:00 EST Experts in the field of archaeology will speak during the annual archaeology field school at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, a program of the Northwest Cultural Resources Institute. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/lectures2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/brigade2011.htm Wed, 25 May 2011 20:00:00 EST The annual Brigade Encampment special event will take place at Fort Vancouver on Saturday, June 18, 2011 from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/brigade2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/jrrangerday2011.htm Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST The annual Junior Ranger Day special event will be held at Fort Vancouver NHS on Saturday, April 23, 2011, in conjunction with National Park Week, April 16-24, 2011. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/jrrangerday2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/cotteraward2011.htm Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/cotteraward2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/wblanterntours.htm Sun, 06 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST Fort vancouver NHS and the Grant House Restaurant are partnering to present a lantern tour and dinner package on Saturday, February 26, 2011. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/wblanterntours.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/campcndl2010.htm Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EST As a reminder, September 18 is the date for "Campfires and Candlelight," Fort Vancouver's largest annual costumed re-enactment and its signature community event. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/campcndl2010.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/cisceremony.htm Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EST Thirty candidates will become new citizens during a ceremony at the historic Parade Ground at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Friday, September 17, 2010. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/cisceremony.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/familyday2010.htm Thu, 06 May 2010 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/familyday2010.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/village-opening.htm Wed, 05 May 2010 20:00:00 EST Superintendent Tracy Fortmann has announced that the Fort Vancouver Village Grand Opening Celebration will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 19, 2010. This free event will be held at the site of the historic Village, located to the west of the reconstructed stockade at Fort Vancouver and north of the Land Bridge. The event will coincide with the first day of the annual Brigade Encampment special event, and will officially open the new trails and replica employee houses in the Village area. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/village-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/jrrangerday2010.htm Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST Activities announced for Fort Vancouver's Junior Ranger Day https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/jrrangerday2010.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/barracks-public-scoping.htm Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST The public scoping process for planning for the East & South Vancouver Barracks is open March 20 to May 1, 2010. Two public meetings will be held on April 7, 2010. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/barracks-public-scoping.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/new-firearms-law.htm Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST A change in federal law effective February 22, allows people who can legally possess firearms under federal, state, and local laws to possess those firearms in units of the national park system, including Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/new-firearms-law.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/mcloughlin-house-annual-reopening.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST The McLoughlin House Unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site announces the reopening of the house after its winter closure. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/mcloughlin-house-annual-reopening.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/treasures-book.htm Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST Fort Vancouver NHS has received a $15,000 Clark County Historical Promotion Grant for publishing “Treasures,” an educational book on Fort Vancouver historical archaeology. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/treasures-book.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/annual-winter-holiday-closures-at-fort-vancouver.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST Annual holiday closure of the Visitor Center and reconstructed stockade at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site continues in 2009-10. The facilities will be closed to the public on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, New Years Eve Day and New Years Day. In addition, the park’s McLoughlin House Unit in Oregon City, Oregon, will begin its annual winter closure on Monday, December 14, 2009 and reopen on Thursday, February 11, 2010. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/annual-winter-holiday-closures-at-fort-vancouver.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-hosts-naia-national-cross-country-championships.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST On Saturday, November 21, 2009, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host the 2009 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-hosts-naia-national-cross-country-championships.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-visitation-surpasses-one-million.htm Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST Visitation to Fort Vancouver NHS surpassed the one million mark in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. This is the highest visitation ever recorded at the park. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-visitation-surpasses-one-million.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/tales09.htm Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST The Tales of the Engagé, a campfire program of stories and tall tales, gives visitors an opportunity to hear of the life of the Engagés, the French Canadian "engaged" or contract workers of the Hudson’s Bay Company. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/tales09.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/twitter.htm Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST Follow the park on Twitter! https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/twitter.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/five-fantastic-free-family-activities.htm Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, the only unit of the national park system in the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area, is FEATURING FIVE FANTASTIC FREE FAMILY ACTIVITIES the weekend of August 14-16, 2009. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/five-fantastic-free-family-activities.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/free-programs-on-officers-row-continue.htm Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EST Every Friday through September 18, 2009, the public is encouraged to continue to join costumed staff and volunteers as they interpret life at Vancouver Barracks in the second half of the nineteenth century. How did the officers of Vancouver Barracks spend their evenings, and what did their families do while on post? Find out every Friday with the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site’s "Evening on the Row" free program series. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/free-programs-on-officers-row-continue.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/beat-the-heat-at-fort-vancouver-with-sneak-peek-of-ken-burns-new-series.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/beat-the-heat-at-fort-vancouver-with-sneak-peek-of-ken-burns-new-series.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/nps-director.htm Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/nps-director.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/soldiers-bivouac-2009.htm Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST Schedule for the 2009 Soldiers Bivouac and 1860s Vintage Base Ball Match Game are announced. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/soldiers-bivouac-2009.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/nps-chief-historian-to-open-2008-archaeology-lecture-series.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST On June 26, 2008, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Dr. Robert K. Sutton, chief historian of the National Park Service, will present a free public lecture at Pearson Air Museum to commence the National Park Service’s annual public archaeology lecture series. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/nps-chief-historian-to-open-2008-archaeology-lecture-series.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/popular-ranger-led-lantern-tours-again-illuminate-the-past-at-fort-vancouver.htm Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:00:00 EST Dates for 2007 and 2008 ranger-led Lantern Tours are announced. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/popular-ranger-led-lantern-tours-again-illuminate-the-past-at-fort-vancouver.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/veterans-and-military-service-members-admitted-free-on-veterans-day-2007.htm Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:00:00 EST U.S. veterans and military service members will be admitted free to Fort Vancouver NHS on Sunday, November 11, 2007. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/veterans-and-military-service-members-admitted-free-on-veterans-day-2007.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/national-park-to-highlight-military-history-and-base-balls-140th-anniversary.htm Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:00:00 EST Setails for the Soldiers Bivouac and Vintage Base Ball Match Game are announced for July 2007. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/national-park-to-highlight-military-history-and-base-balls-140th-anniversary.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/park-summer-program-schedule-announced.htm Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:00:00 EST Daily, Weekly, and Monthly program details are announced for the park https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/park-summer-program-schedule-announced.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/donation-caps-16-years-of-volunteer-work-in-archaeology.htm Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST A donation to the Northwest Cultural Resources Institute caps 16 years of Paul Lawson's volunteer work in archaeology at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/donation-caps-16-years-of-volunteer-work-in-archaeology.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-national-historic-site-hosts-first-annual-national-junior-ranger-day.htm Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has scheduled a number of exciting activities to celebrate the first annual National Junior Ranger Day. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-national-historic-site-hosts-first-annual-national-junior-ranger-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/nps-celebrates-the-140th-anniversary-of-organized-base-ball-in-vancouver.htm Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/nps-celebrates-the-140th-anniversary-of-organized-base-ball-in-vancouver.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/victorian-craft-demonstrations-featured-at-the-mcloughlin-house.htm Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST Victorian craft demonstrations at the park's McLoughlin House Unit are announced for April and May. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/victorian-craft-demonstrations-featured-at-the-mcloughlin-house.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/proposed-fee-increase-open-for-public-comment.htm Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:00:00 EST A fee increase is proposed for Fort Vancouver NHS and the public is welcoe to send in comments. The proposed rates would increase from $3 to $5 for an individual 16 or older to visit the reconstructed fort, and $5 to $10 for a family visit. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/proposed-fee-increase-open-for-public-comment.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/victorian-craft-demonstrations-featured-at-mcloughlin-house.htm Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:00:00 EST Dates are announced for the return of the popular public program series highlighting and demonstrating Victorian-era ladies' handwork and crafts at the McLoughlin House Unit of Fort Vancouver NHS. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/victorian-craft-demonstrations-featured-at-mcloughlin-house.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/vnhr-now-listed-on-national-register.htm Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:00:00 EST The Vancouver National Historic Reserve (Historic District) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in January 2007. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/vnhr-now-listed-on-national-register.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouvers-african-american-history-highlighted-online-in-new-national-park-service-web-feature.htm Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:00:00 EST The National Park Service announces a new online web feature that highlights the African American history at Fort Vancouver NHS. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouvers-african-american-history-highlighted-online-in-new-national-park-service-web-feature.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2007-special-programs-and-events-calendar-announced-for-fort-vancouver-nhs.htm Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:00:00 EST Dates in the 2007 special event season are announced for Fort Vancouver. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2007-special-programs-and-events-calendar-announced-for-fort-vancouver-nhs.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/popular-fort-vancouver-lantern-tours-scheduled-to-resume-in-january-2007.htm Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:00:00 EST Dates are announced for the 2007 Lantern Tour program. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/popular-fort-vancouver-lantern-tours-scheduled-to-resume-in-january-2007.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/schedule-of-activities-announced-for-christmas-at-fort-vancouver-special-event.htm Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:00:00 EST The "Christmas at Fort Vancouver" special event includes many demonstrations and hands-on activities for visitors of all ages. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/schedule-of-activities-announced-for-christmas-at-fort-vancouver-special-event.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/nps-announces-2006-christmas-at-fort-vancouver-special-event.htm Sun, 12 Nov 2006 19:00:00 EST The popular Christmas at Fort Vancouver special event is announced for 2006, featuring more hands-on activities for the public. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/nps-announces-2006-christmas-at-fort-vancouver-special-event.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/victorian-handwork-demonstrations-featured-at-mcloughlin-house-candlelight-tour.htm Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:00:00 EST Victorian Handwork Demonstrations will be featured at this year's McLoughlin House Candlelight Tour https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/victorian-handwork-demonstrations-featured-at-mcloughlin-house-candlelight-tour.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/ncri-archaeologists-recognized-for-work-at-fort-clatsop.htm Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:00:00 EST Archaeologists from the park's Northwest Cultural Resources Institute received the prestigious Regional Director's Resources Management Award for Cultural Resources Stewardship. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/ncri-archaeologists-recognized-for-work-at-fort-clatsop.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-now-accepting-comments-for-mcloughlin-house-unit-management-plan-environmental-assessment.htm Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:00:00 EST Fort Vancouver Now Accepting Comments for McLoughlin House Unit Management Plan / Environmental Assessment https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fort-vancouver-now-accepting-comments-for-mcloughlin-house-unit-management-plan-environmental-assessment.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/victorian-handwork-demonstrations-featured-at-mcloughlin-house-unit.htm Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/victorian-handwork-demonstrations-featured-at-mcloughlin-house-unit.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/candlelight-tour-2006-scheduled-for-september-15-and-16.htm Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:00:00 EST The 2006 Candlelight Tour at Fort Vancouver is scheduled for September 15 and 16, 2006. For the first time in the park's history, the event will interpret two successive nights in September 1846. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/candlelight-tour-2006-scheduled-for-september-15-and-16.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/study-of-economic-benefits-of-parks-to-communities.htm Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:00:00 EST A recent study highlights the economic benefit of national park sites to local communities. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/study-of-economic-benefits-of-parks-to-communities.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2006-first-fridays-at-the-fort-program.htm Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:00:00 EST The park announces the 2006 schedule for the popular "First Fridays at the Fort" program. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2006-first-fridays-at-the-fort-program.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/founders-day-2006.htm Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:00:00 EST Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Celebrates the National Park Service 90th Anniversary August 25, 2006, with a variety of free public activities and opportunities. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/founders-day-2006.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2006-archaeology-field-school.htm Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:00:00 EST Press Release announcing the 2006 Archaeology Field School. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2006-archaeology-field-school.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/new-research-on-buffalo-soldiers-published.htm Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:00:00 EST A new article written by the park's Greg Shine sheds new light on the Buffalo Soldiers that served at the site. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/new-research-on-buffalo-soldiers-published.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/soldiers-bivouac-2006.htm Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:00:00 EST Announcing the schedule of activities for the 2006 Soldiers' Bivouac and 1860s Vintage Base Ball special events https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/soldiers-bivouac-2006.htm https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/dates-announced-for-2006-kids-digs.htm Tue, 06 Jun 2006 20:00:00 EST Dates for the 2006 Kids Digs are announced. https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/dates-announced-for-2006-kids-digs.htm