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  • Double Crossed: The American Missionary Spies of World War II

    Featured Speaker Series
    Clark County Historical Museum 1511 Main St., Vancouver, WA, United States

    Historian Matthew Avery Sutton tells the extraordinary story of these missionaries, priests, and rabbis who played an outsized role in leading the United States to victory in World War II. This talk is an untold story of wartime spy craft and a profound account of the compromises and doubts that war forces on those who wage it.

    Free

  • The Campbells and The Columbian: Searching for my Great-Grandfather, Herbert J. Campbell

    Featured Speaker Series
    Vancouver Community Library (Columbian Room) 901 C St, Vancouver, United States

    Join Will Campbell, as he presents the story of his great-grandfather, newspaperman Herbert J. Campbell. Learn about the man that started the Campbell news legacy when he purchased The Columbian in 1921. Find out how The Columbian has changed and grown with Vancouver through the years. And discover what the future holds for the paper and the family.

    Free

  • Black Woman in Green: The Voice of Gloria Brown

    2024 CCHM Speaker Series
    Clark County Historical Museum 1511 Main St., Vancouver, WA, United States

    Join Dr. Donna Sinclair as she discusses her latest book, Black Woman in Green: Gloria Brown and the Unmarked Trail to Forest Service Leadership. Co-written with Gloria Brown, the book details Brown’s journey from an agency transcriptionist with the US Forest Service in D.C. to becoming the first African American woman to attain the rank of forest supervisor for the agency.

    $5

  • Big Apples, Big Business: How Washington Became the Apple State

    Featured 2024 CCHM Speaker Series
    Fourth Plain Community Commons 3101 E 4th Plain Blvd Ste.101, Vancouver, WA, United States

    Why do so many apples in the grocery store look the same? And why do so many come from Washington? Explore how Washington became the top apple producing state in the country, and how, in the process, it transformed apples into an industrialized commodity.

    Free

  • Resisting Erasure through Storytelling

    Featured 2024 CCHM Speaker Series
    Fourth Plain Community Commons 3101 E 4th Plain Blvd Ste.101, Vancouver, WA, United States

    Today, an increasing number of Americans like Putsata are at risk of erasure because of external forces such as anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, and internal forces, such as shame and discrimination. Putsata discusses the dangers of dwelling on differences and encourages audiences to share their personal stories as an antidote to erasure.

    Free

  • Liberty Factory: A Look at the Kaiser Shipyards

    2024 CCHM Speaker Series
    Clark County Historical Museum 1511 Main St., Vancouver, WA, United States

    In this talk, Peter Marsh will describe the amazing history of Henry Kaiser’s WWII Oregon shipyards and their impact on the ports and populations of the lower Columbia River from 1940 to 1945.

    $5

  • Stomp and Shout: The Untold Story of Northwest Rock & Roll

    2024 CCHM Speaker Series
    Fourth Plain Community Commons 3101 E 4th Plain Blvd Ste.101, Vancouver, WA, United States

    In this talk, join author Peter Blecha to discover the lesser-known but vitally important bands and scenes that laid the foundation for what was to come—finally connecting all the dots between the fabled Northwest era of Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, and Jimmy Hendrix, and the R&B-spiked roots of a distinct regional artform: the “Original Northwest Sound.”  

    Free

  • Orugas a Mariposas

    Featured 2024 CCHM Speaker Series
    Fourth Plain Community Commons 3101 E 4th Plain Blvd Ste.101, Vancouver, WA, United States

    Latino Leadership Northwest has been a vital force in Latino student education and leadership development in SW WA since 2011. Our unwavering mission empowers Latino youth to build relationships, advocate for their education, and take pride in their achievements, while also providing a safety net of resources for their families.

    Free

  • Vancouver’s Legacy of Alternative Education

    Featured 2024 CCHM Speaker Series
    Clark County Historical Museum 1511 Main St., Vancouver, WA, United States

    The Clark County Historical Museum (CCHM) is excited to present retired alternative educator Pepper Kim as November’s Speaker Series lecturer on Thursday, November 7, 2024. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the program begins at 7:00 pm. Pepper will delve into the development of the non-traditional learning opportunities for students of Clark County from the […]

    $5