Join Clark County historical Museum at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, for our annual membership meeting and awards ceremony. CCHM Executive Director Brad Richardson will reflect on this year's exhibits, programs, and events, and discuss what's in store for 2022. During the event, awards will also be presented to community members for their service in […]
When: November 19th, 2022 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Opening remarks at 6 pm.) Where: Slocum House (605 Esther Street, Vancouver, WA 98660) Cost: Free for CCHS Members (Limit 40 people) What: Overshadowed by a concrete enclosure of modern developments, the Slocum House represents two moments in our city’s history. First, it is a […]
In the 1930s, the Northwest Air Tour traveled throughout Oregon and Washington promoting aviation to the masses. In our final History on Tap of the 2022 season, founder and principal historian of Outdoor History Consulting, David Hedburg, looks at the people behind this story and how the environment of the sky and early aviation transcended race, class, and gender identities.
Join us as Columbia River High School student, Luke Hildreth, explores the question, "How significant was Chkalov’s flight to Vancouver and what was its significance on politics, culture, and aviation in both the Soviet Union and America?"
Have you ever wondered where the PNW’s love for hops and IPAs began? Or who was the first female riverboat captain on the Columbia? Have fun and meet others every First Friday while exploring our community’s history during #CCHMuseum After Hours!
#CCHMuseum will be closed Saturday, March 4th as staff volunteer at the Southwest WA History Day Competition. We will reopen at 11am on Tuesday, March 7th. Have a lovely weekend!
On the heels of the ratification of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote in 1920, feisty Ruth Karr McKee gathered Vancouver's key women activists to found the League of Women Voters of Clark County (LWVCC). Join LWVCC members, Liz Backstrom and Tracy Reilly Kelly, as they explore this astonishing advocate, as well as what the early League did for progressive, non-partisan action. Their discussion will cover 1920 up to the early World War II years.
Have you ever wondered where the PNW’s love for hops and IPAs began? Or who was the first female riverboat captain on the Columbia? Have fun and meet others every First Friday while exploring our community’s history during #CCHMuseum After Hours!
Clark County Historical Museum will be closed as staff participates as judges in the Southwest Washington History Day Competition. We will reopen at 11am on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
The Vietnam War is seen by much of the Western world as being fought between the Americans and North Vietnamese Communists, with the South Vietnamese largely absent. Yet many Vietnamese refugees who came to America after the war served in the South Vietnamese military, and there is little recognition and understanding of their contributions and role in the war. In fact, in American and Vietnamese Communist histories, the South Vietnamese are painted as corrupt, apathetic sidekicks to the Americans. How did the South Vietnamese military really experience the Vietnam War? Historian Julie Pham draws from interviews she conducted with 40 South Vietnamese military veterans in the United States, and illuminates how people can remember historical events differently.
