Rocksolid is so excited to be participating in YEAR TWO of Friday Night Flicks! Doors open at 7:30pm and after you park your car, we will have activities for you to participate in and food you can buy. Remember this is a night to not only enjoy each other’s company, but to also fundraise some dollars […]
Drawing on his research into the golden age of movie theaters in Vancouver, Gregg explores Vancouver’s movie-going history with a look back at the rise and fall of the single screen theater as well the ways in which movies helped bridge social and racial divides.
The Clark County Historical Museum is so excited to be participating in YEAR TWO of Friday Night Flicks! Doors open on August 5th at 7:30pm and after you park your car, we will have activities for you to participate in and food you can buy. Remember this is a night to not only enjoy each other’s company, […]
This week we're celebrating Main Streets with a look at Old Town Ridgefield!. We'll begin at Overlook Park and enjoy a tour of the sites of the early businesses and landmarks that are still the heart of the community. Special thanks to this week's tour sponsors, the Olde Library Inn and the City of Ridgefield. […]
Vancouver has a long history of powerful, prominent women both in and out of politics. Spend time with us learning about key female figures in Vancouver's history - their accomplishments, disappointments, and the lasting mark they left on this community. Follow up the tour with a visit to our exhibit (Her)story: Founders, Leaders, and Visionaries which explores the women who have shaped Clark County.
Learn about Battle Ground’s quirky history, from its beginnings as an immigrant community to an infamous bank robbery in 1946. Discover architectural gems designed by prolific architect Day Hillborn, and hear stories about the people that settled in the communities which eventually became the City of Battle Ground.
Clark County Historical Museum’s 2022 Speaker Series continues on Thursday, September 1, with “Fourth Plain Forward: Building Community” presented by Fourth Plain Forward director, Paul Burgess, CCHM public historian, Katie Bush, and CCHM public history intern, Tanaka Axberg. The event will occur in-person at the Clark County Historical Museum. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the event begins at 7 p.m.
This month we're welcoming historian and author, Jeff Davis, for a meet the author and book signing. Davis has written, edited, or contributed to several books on military history and pop culture. He is the author of Custer's Other Brother-in-Law: The Orders Book of Lieutenant Frederick S. Calhoun as well as several books on paranormal lore in the Pacific Northwest.
*NEW DATE* History books teach us that the Founding Fathers birthed American democracy, but do not reveal the Indigenous sources of inspiration that guided their vision. Join storyteller Fern Renville as she shares stories both mythic and personal that reframe and highlight the history, present, and future of Indigenous female power and leadership in America. Such stories include the Seneca story of The Peacemaker and the Dakota story of White Buffalo Calf Woman.
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