Event

Fashion, Furs, and Fun at the Fort!

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Fee:

Entrance fees to the reconstructed fort apply. Learn more about fees and passes to enter Fort Vancouver at https://www.nps.gov/fova/planyourvisit/fees.htm

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, August 21, 2021

Time:

10:00 AM

Duration:

4 hours

Type of Event

Cultural/Craft Demonstration
Living History

Description

A cultural demonstration in the Fort Vancouver Fur Store will show how clothing was influenced by culture and economic status. View clothing that men and women would have worn at Fort Vancouver in 1845, such as European women's dresses, clothing worn by fur trappers and upper class Hudson's Bay Company officers. 

 

Outside the Fur Store, complete activities to earn a special Fort Vancouver button, and join in popular 19th century games.

Reservation or Registration: No

Image Gallery

The Fur Store at Fort Vancouver.
The Fur Store at Fort Vancouver.
Join us at the Fur Store at Fort Vancouver to learn about furs and fashion at the fort!
NPS Photo
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