November 20, 2009
FORT VANCOUVER HOSTS NAIA NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
On Saturday, November 21, 2009, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host the 2009 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships.
November 17, 2009
Fort Vancouver Visitation Surpasses One Million
Visitation to Fort Vancouver NHS surpassed the one million mark in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. This is the highest visitation ever recorded at the park.
October 08, 2009
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October 08, 2009
Tales of the Engage 2009
The Tales of the Engagé, a campfire program of stories and tall
tales, gives visitors an opportunity to hear of the life of the Engagés, the French Canadian "engaged" or contract workers of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
August 12, 2009
Five Fantastic Free Family Activities
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, the only unit of the national park system in the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area, is FEATURING FIVE FANTASTIC FREE FAMILY ACTIVITIES the weekend of August 14-16, 2009.
August 12, 2009
Free Programs on Officers Row Continue
Every Friday through September 18, 2009, the public is encouraged to continue to join costumed staff and volunteers as they interpret life at Vancouver Barracks in the second half of the nineteenth century. How did the officers of Vancouver Barracks spend their evenings, and what did their families do while on post? Find out every Friday with the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site’s "Evening on the Row" free program series.
July 29, 2009
BEAT THE HEAT AT FORT VANCOUVER WITH SNEAK PEEK OF KEN BURNS NEW SERIES
In response to all-time high temperatures in the Portland/Vancouver metro area, today Superintendent Tracy Fortmann announced that through the weekend the park will be offering a special free indoor activity in the park's air-conditioned Visitor Center Theater: the showing of a 45-minute "sneak peek" of acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns' and Florentine Films’ new series THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA.
July 16, 2009
Media Release: PRESIDENT'S NOMINEE FOR NPS DIRECTOR HAS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT
President Barack Obama’s announcement last week that he intends to nominate Jonathan Jarvis to be director of the National Park Service has been widely praised by those familiar with his work in Washington State, including Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and the Vancouver National Historic Reserve.
July 15, 2009
LIVING HISTORY ACTIVITIES AT FORT VANCOUVER NHS MARK 160 YEARS OF ARMY HISTORY
Schedule for the 2009 Soldiers Bivouac and 1860s Vintage Base Ball Match Game are announced.
