FLAG DAY AT FORT VANCOUVER

Bandstand at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 1150 Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver Washington, WA

CELEBRATE OUR STARS AND STRIPES AT THE 24TH ANNUAL FLAG DAY AT FORT VANCOUVER PRESENTED BY DAVIDSON & ASSOCIATES INSURANCE! 5:00 PM | Ceremony The official ceremony includes: Pledge of Allegiance National Anthem performed by Northwest Harmony Chorus US History Quiz, Sunset Elementary 5th Grade Students vs. Clark County Mayors Declaration of Independence Skit, Marshall Elementary […]

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Common Ground: The Vancouver Chautauqua

Providence Academy 400 East Evergreen Boulevard, Suite 213, Vancouver

Explore six days of free history, art, music, and literature events in downtown Vancouver modeled after the historic chautauquas popular in late 19th and early 20th century America. Events include Walk + Talk history tours; Military History, Six Degrees of Marshall, and Fort Vancouver Tapestry exhibitions; monotype, crochet, figure drawing, and felt workshops with an exhibition and performances inspired […]

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Celebrate Smokey Bear’s Birthday In Vancouver

Fort Vancouver Visitor Center 1501 E Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver , WA

On Saturday, August 11, 2018, the U.S. Forest Service, Friends of Fort Vancouver, and the National Park Service will be celebrating Smokey Bear’s 74th birthday at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center at 10 am. Kids and their families are invited to this free event for fun activities, historic Smokey video clips, learn about wildfire prevention and, […]

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6th Annual Mental Health Summit

Camp Withycombe 15300 SE Minuteman Way, Clackamas, OR

6th Annual Mental Health Summit “Sustaining Our Joint Commitment to  Improve Access to Mental Health Care of Veterans and Their Families”   Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Camp Withycombe 15300 SE Minuteman Way Clackamas, OR 97015 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. For community providers who work with Veterans, non-profit agencies, government and VSO organizations and those […]

Managing Chronic Pain and Suffering VA Workshop

Portland VA Medical Center 3710 SW Veterans Hospital Rd, Portland , OR

Do you or a Veteran you know live with chronic pain? Join us to hear about many resources available at VA Portland Health Care System to help you manage chronic pain and improve your quality of life.   (See/share the attached flyer, Facebook post, or details on the web.) Click here to enlarge image. The aim of this workshop […]

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BUFFALO SOLDIERS AT THE VANCOUVER BARRACKS

Marshall House 1301 Officer's Row, Vancouver

In the late 1890s, and in World War II, African American soldiers, sometimes called Buffalo Soldiers served at the Vancouver Barracks. Mr. Wilson Keller, who is working on his Boy Scout Eagle project will talk about an interpretive sign about the Buffalo Soldiers, he is helping design and have installed at the Vancouver Barracks. Retired […]

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Military History Talk

Marshall House 1301 Officer's Row, Vancouver

The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Vancouver Barracks District. When most people think about the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, they imagine thousands of young men carrying shovels, axes, and saws throughout the woodlands of the United States. While much of the CCC’s work took place in the woods, organizing, training, and supplying the woodland […]

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