Past Events

Special Lecture with Carol Pinnell

Posted on December 7, 2011 by cchmuseum| Leave a comment

Textile collector and world traveler Carol Pinnell will give a lecture on ethnic textiles and will show some of the items from her personal collection! The public is invited to bring a favourite piece of folk art to share and/or have identified after the talk.

This talk is held in conjunction with our current folk art exhibit, “Working with Tradition: Folk Artists of Washington State”.

This event will take place at the museum on January 7th at 1 p.m.

Event is included in regular cost of museum admission.
Street parking at metered spaces is FREE on Saturdays!

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CCHM at Palmer-Wirfs Antique & Collectible Show

Posted on December 7, 2011 by cchmuseum| Leave a comment

Did you miss our ‘Bridging the Gap’ exhibit about the I-5 bridge? Good news! You now have a second chance to see it at this year’s Palmer-Wirfs Antique and Collectible Show in Ridgefield, WA at the Clark County Event Center!

The dates of this year’s show are Saturday, January 21st and Sunday, January 22nd, 2012.

  • Saturday hours are 9 am – 6 pm;
  • Sunday hours are 10 am – 5 pm.

The Event Center is located on the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield at 17402 NE Delfel Road, Ridgefield, WA 98642.

Check the Palmer Wirfs & Associates website for admission prices.

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2nd Annual National Unpublished Writers’ Day Workshop

Posted on December 7, 2011 by cchmuseum| Leave a comment

Join us on Sunday, January 29th, from noon – 5 pm for the 2nd Annual National Unpublished Writers’ Day Workshop at the museum!

The museum galleries will remain open for viewing as will the Brautigan Library. The research library will be closed during the program.

Admission to this event is free!

Sponsors include: Riverview Community Bank, the Clark County Historical Museum, and Washington State University Vancouver.

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National Unpublished Writers’ Day is an annual event held in partnership between the Clark County Historical Museum, the Writing Center at Washington State University Vancouver, and The Creative Media & Digital Culture Program at Washington State University Vancouver. The event highlights The Brautigan Library Collection at the Museum, Washington- born writer Richard Brautigan who conceived the idea for a library where anyone could deposit a copy of their unpublished book, regardless of content or quality of writing, and all those folks who wish to create or communicate through writing.

National Unpublished Writers’ Day is free, both in terms of admission and in the spirit of a sixties “happening” with their multiple, simultaneous events and opportunities. We do, however, welcome any contributions and donations. The event will feature a series of “creative stations” and workshops around the Museum, each offering different opportunities to learn or experience something associated with different aspects or kinds of writing. These Creation Stations and workshops serve to highlight a broad approach to writing and offer a wide array of information, theory, and practice for our visitors.

Creative stations will include:

Radio drama
Genealogy and Family History Writing
Writing for mobile media
Salmon Creek Journal
Spontaneous writing a la Jack Kerouac
Make your own zines
Very, Very, Very Short Stories
Comedy Writing
Descriptive writing
Creative Writing
Genealogical History Writing
Writing for role-playing games
Poetry As Survival
Editing/Resume writing
History Writing

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Toddler’s First Felt Book Workshop with Pepper Kim

Posted on October 4, 2011 by cchmuseum| Leave a comment

This is a wonderful project for a doting grandparent, parent or guardian. Making and sharing this book will enhance your present relationship with your grandchild or child while recording part of his or her personal history. The finished product would also make a wonderful holiday gift!

This is a two-part workshop. The first half is held on Saturday, October 8th and the second half is held on Saturday, October 22nd. The workshop is from 10 am to noon on both days.

Class fee is $22 (non-refundable). This includes materials to create the covers and three pages of a felt book, plus a felt doll.
The workshop will be taught by retired educator Pepper Kim who has taught high school for 25 years. She is an artist, lifelong crafter and CCHM supporter. The felt book she created for her two-year-old granddaughter, Brooke, is the inspiration for this class. (Testimonial: Brooke’s favorite book to read with her grandmother is her felt book, “The Book of Brooke”.)

Participants should bring to class: sewing scissors, if you have them, or regular scissors, list of toddler’s favorite foods, pictures of toddler’s bedroom.

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Souper Wednesday

Posted on September 30, 2011 by cchmuseum| Leave a comment

Are you a current volunteer with the museum?


If so, we would like to invite you to Souper Wednesday, our annual volunteer appreciation dinner, on October 26th.

Email us to RSVP for a “souper” supper of savory soups and Susan’s piquant pies!

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Annual Membership Meeting and Authors’ Party + Opening of ‘Working with Tradition’ exhibit

Posted on September 29, 2011 by cchmuseum| Leave a comment


You’re invited!

Our two-part Authors’ Party and Membership Meeting will take place this year on November 17th, 2011.

At 5 pm, the general public and members alike are welcome to come get a copy of the new Clark County History Annual and have it signed by the authors. You can receive a free copy with current membership!

At 6 pm, everyone is invited to our annual membership meeting.
Museum director Susan Tissot will give a presentation on the past year at the museum and some exciting things we’re looking forward to in 2012!

This evening will also be the opening reception for ‘Working with Tradition: Folk Artists of Washington State’, our newest exhibit.

Give us a call at (360) 993-5679 with any questions or for information about how to become a member. You can also print off a membership form here.

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Holiday Open House & Artisans’ Market

Posted on September 28, 2011 by cchmuseum| Leave a comment

You’re invited!

On Saturday, December 3rd, the Clark County Historical Museum will hold its annual Holiday Open House & Artisans’ Market from 10 am to 4 pm!
We’ve hand-picked a group of wonderful artists from both shores of the Columbia River whose hand-made goods will be on display just for you!

This event will combine a day of free admission to the museum with a lovely, local holiday shopping opportunity for the folk of Vancouver and Portland in the cozy surroundings of our 1909 Carnegie Library building.

Our musical guest this year will be Vancouver’s own Levi Warren (www.leviwarren.com). If you haven’t heard him yet, you’re in for a treat!

Museum volunteers will be offering a children’s craft area downstairs and light refreshments will be served.

Give us a call at (360) 993-5679 if you have any questions about this event!

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Special “Vancouver’s City Halls” Walking Tour

Posted on September 9, 2011 by cchmuseum| Leave a comment

Although this tour is in the category of past events, a special Vancouver City Halls audio tour is now available!

We would like to invite you to a special Architectural Walking Tour on September 17th in honor of the new City Hall near Esther Short Park at Esther and 6th Streets.
This tour will begin at 2 p.m. on the 17th at the new City Hall building, and will comprise visits to each of the past City Hall buildings and locations.

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Harvest Fun Day 2011

Posted on June 23, 2011 by cchmuseum| Leave a comment



Here are some pictures from Harvest Fun Day 2011!

Harvest Fun Day is the Clark County Historical Museum’s annual FREE-family-fun-on-the-farm day! Come join us for a day filled with scarecrow-making, face-painting, pie-eating and corn-shucking contests, live music, and farming demonstrations and activities. The fun begins at 10 am and ends around 4 pm.

Did you notice that it’s FREE? It’s free!

Next year’s Harvest Fun Day will be held on Saturday, September 22nd, 2012!

Please see the map below for directions to the 78th Street Heritage Farm.

 


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2011 Architectural Walking Tours

Posted on May 27, 2011 by cchmuseum| Leave a comment

Stay tuned for next year’s schedule.

Architectural Walking Tours of downtown Vancouver run May through September on every Friday at noon, and every other Saturday at 9 a.m. beginning June 11.

Click on the image to the left to view last season’s schedule of tours.

If you have any questions regarding the walking tours, please ask us via walkingtours@cchmuseum.org.
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2011 “Luv in the Couv” Dinner and Auction

Posted on May 21, 2011 by cchmuseum| Leave a comment

Thanks to all who attended our May 21st “Luv in the Couv” fundraising dinner and auction at Clark College! It was a blast!

Check out our Flickr page for photos taken at the event. Thanks to Ed Rankin for this service!
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2011 Women’s Tea and Luncheon with Aunt Lena

Posted on March 7, 2011 by cchmuseum| Leave a comment

On March 21st, in conjunction with Women’s History Month as well as continuing programming for our Road to Equality exhibit, CCHM presented the 5th Annual Women’s Tea & Luncheon featuring the hilarious alter ego of artist Anne-Louise Sterry with “Aunt Lena’s Views on Women’s Rights and Issues”.

Anne-Louise Sterry is an award-winning recording artist, author, songwriter, and master storyteller. She hosts two shows on The Women’s Information Network and is a radio host for Red River Writers Live. Aunt Lena, on the other hand, is a wise-cracking Italian immigrant who is full of unique advice whether requested or not.

Both Anne-Louise and Aunt Lena were wonderful. We took some pictures from her visit, which you can view here.

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7th Annual Harvest Fun Day at new location!

Posted on September 25, 2010 by admin| Leave a comment

Announcing CCHM’s 7th Annual Harvest Fun Day on Saturday september 25

The Clark County Historical Museum is partnering with Clark County and WSU Extension to host the Museum’s 7th Annual Harvest Fun Day at the 78th Street Heritage Farm site in Hazel Dell. This free family-oriented event promises a full day of activities, contests, and displays to celebrate Clark County’s rural heritage. Formerly held in downtown Vancouver, the event is scheduled for Saturday, September 25, 2010, from 10 AM to 4 PM, on the grounds of the farm site.

Displays and demonstrations include antique farm equipment, rope making and corn grinding with the Fort Vancouver Antique Equipment Association, a blacksmith and his working forge, working draft horses and mules, small animals displays by the Clark County 4-H.

A number of hands-on activities will be provided including pumpkin decorating and the ever-popular scarecrow making, with all materials provided free courtesy of Bi-Zi Farms and Spanky’s Family Consignment Shop; and button making with Dorothy Krugner of The Button Jar. Legacy High School students will offer face painting. Clark County Commissioner Marc Boldt will lead wagon tours of the property. Event attendees will also be able to “give back to the community” by assisting the Clark County Food Bank with harvesting vegetables for later distribution to families in need.

Pie-eating contests will begin at 11:30, followed by corn-shucking contests at 1:30 PM. Both contests are split into three age groups and require pre-registration. Age brackets are 4-8, 9-15, and 16 and over. Register by contacting the Museum at (360) 993-5679 or by email at cchm@pacifier.com.

Vancouver Pizza will sell pizza throughout the day, donating part of the proceeds to the Museum. Live music will be provided from 10 am – 12 noon by the Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association.

This event is made possible through generous support from the Clark-Cowlitz Farm Bureau, Bi-Zi Farms, Spanky’s Family Consignment Shop, The Columbian, Dulin’s Café, Fort Vancouver Antique Equipment Association, Waste Connections, Soha Sign, Water & Air Works, Kazoodles, and Sunrise Bagels.

The museum is in need of volunteers to help staff the event. Volunteers are needed to assist children with hands on craft activities and to help set up and break down the event. To volunteer to help at this event, contact CCHM Visitor Services Coordinator Karen Washabaugh at (360) 993-5679 or by email at cchm@pacifier.com.

Come One Come All Past Event

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2010 Chocolate Extravaganza

Posted on May 22, 2010 by cchmuseum| Leave a comment

Ladies Luncheon ChocolateSAVE THE DATE! Mark your calendar for Saturday evening May 22, 2010 and join us for our Wine & Chocolate Extravaganza event. This year we will be at Clark College enjoying amazing chocolate creations made by master Chocolatier Ian Titterton and the students in his amazing baking program. The event includes dinner, beverages, chocolates, live music by JEM and silent & live auctions. This auction will feature edible chocolate replicas of some of our museum artifacts! The chocolate master pieces will be custom made for the event by Titterton. Titterton is the former Head Chocolatier for Moonstruck Chocolates in Portland, OR. This is an event you do not want to miss!

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Fourth Annual Women’s Tea & Luncheon Event

Posted on April 29, 2010 by admin| Leave a comment

John English A Tribute to Frank Sinatra

Tickets are available now for our Fourth Annual Women’s Tea & Luncheon event on Monday March 15, 2010. This annual event is held in honor of National Women’s History Month. Advanced ticket purchase required; seating is limited; tickets are $35/person. This event sells out every year. Last year’s event even had a waiting list! Participants receive a catered luncheon and entertainment. This year the event will be the “closing act” for our Boomer! exhibit. Museum staff will begin dismantling the Boomer! exhibit the following day so we found it fitting to honor one of America’s great entertainers, Frank Sinatra.

Join us and tribute singer John English at this special event. John English known as “The Voice” has been thrilling audiences both young and old since the age of 19. He first developed his love for the great music of Frank Sinatra at the young age of 10. Since then, his career has taken him to numerous venues and events across the west coast from Portland, Oregon to the fabulous Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. To purchase your ticket visit or contact the museum at (360) 993-5679.

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