Note: this is a past event.
This year we will host our annual fundraising dinner and auction on Saturday, May 11th, 2013 from 5 to 9 pm at Club Green Meadows in Vancouver. Guests will enjoy an evening with celebrated historian Richard Etulain taking a lively and definitive look at Abraham Lincoln and the Oregon Country accompanied by a catered dinner, silent auction, and sales of Etulain’s latest book, “Lincoln and Oregon Country Politics in the Civil War Era”, which was released in February. Arrive at 5 pm for cocktails and to mingle with the author!

Tickets are $65 for current CCHS members, $75 for non-members, and $520 for a table of 8 and must be reserved prior to the event. To reserve yours, call (360) 993-5679.

For directions to Club Green Meadows, use the map at right or click here for a larger version.

“Once again, historian Richard Etulain has provided a scholarly, lively, and definitive look at Lincoln and the Pacific Northwest. Lincoln himself thought the ‘Far Corner’ of Oregon simply too far to become his own home, but his close ties to many friends who did migrate there remained important in both elections and war. Etulain re-creates the pioneer spirit and political fractiousness of Oregon with a keen eye for both the sweep of history and the small anecdotes that make the best history books irresistible.”
—Harold Holzer, Chairman, Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation

If you’re interested in getting a copy of Richard’s book before May 11th, you can stop by the museum store or use the mail-order form provided here.

About the Author

Richard W. Etulain is the author or editor of more than fifty books, including Conversations with Wallace Stegner on Western History and Literature, Beyond the Missouri: The Story of the American West, and Lincoln Looks West: From the Mississippi to the Pacific. A Professor Emeritus of History at the University of New Mexico, he lives in Clackamas, Oregon.

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This class is open to members only and is limited to 12 people. If you’re not a current member, don’t panic! Click over to our Membership page and become one! Tickets, which are required, are $75, $50 of which goes directly to support the museum. Call (360) 993-5679 to reserve your seats today!

More about our partners

Burnt Bridge Cellars

Burnt Bridge Cellars is a small artisan winery located in downtown Vancouver. Owners David Smith and Mark Mahan brought their dream of operating a winery to fruition in the fall 2010 with their first harvest of fruit from eastern Washington state. The winery opened a tasting room at the current location in spring of 2012. Burnt Bridge Cellars celebrated it’s first Gold Medal from the Seattle Wine Awards for their 2010 Viognier.

www.burntbridgecellars.com

Class Cooking

Chef Kim Mahan has been teaching classes at Class Cooking since 2005, moving to her current location in downtown Vancouver last November adjacent to Burnt Bridge Cellars. Kim specializes in small group hands-on gourmet cooking classes, teaching many different cuisines, from Thai to Turkish. In addition to cooking classes, she provides in-house catering for winery events.

www.class-cooking.com

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The Hats! exhibit explores the form and function of headwear in Clark County and beyond. Highlights from the museum’s collection include a bonnet that traveled along the Oregon Trail in 1852; a hat worn and donated by First Lady, Mamie Eisenhower, to a local women’s group; a dress uniform hat belonging to General T.M. Anderson of the Vancouver Barracks; and a silk top hat worn by Amos F. Shaw to the first Washington State Legislature in 1889 (modeled here by Vancouver Business Journal publisher, John McDonagh).

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Call (360) 993-5679 to reserve your place in this class.

Columbia River Native People used the “Z-twine” to weave baskets. Historically these were used for storage for food and personal items, and for trade. Internationally known Wasco fiber artist Pat Courtney Gold gives a limited number of classes per year, usually through museums. This class is a natural fiber weaving class which is taught on a limited basis in order to preserve the plant materials used in the weaving process.

In this class participants will learn the “Z-twine,” the traditional Wasco start at the base, and have options to finish the rim. Participants will learn to splice the plant fibers (warps), and also learn the cross warp technique. This class will use traditional plant fibers: tule, cattail leaves, sedge grass, and possibly others. Materials will be supplied by the instructor. You may bring your own materials to experiment with, and you are invited to bring a basket for show and tell.
The class is 8 hours and you will finish a basket approximately 4 inches diameter and 5 to 6 inches tall.

Tools participants need to bring: awl or nail; scissors, small plant pruners, measure tape, spray bottle, towel, apron (optional), pocket knife, note paper, pencils, baskets to share (optional), band-aides.

Participants also need to bring a brown bag lunch.

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Click here to read a recent article in The Columbian about Banu’s visit.

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