“Wintering Over” at Fort Clatsop

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Lewis and Clark National Historical Park presents a free special living history program during the Saturday and Sunday of Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. On Saturday, January 14, and Sunday, January 15, the Fort Clatsop replica will come alive from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition during the park's 11th annual presentation of "Wintering Over: snugly fixed in their huts."
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Getting to Know Sacagawea

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop is pleased to announce the next installment of its In Their Footsteps free speakers series. This program is Getting to Know Sacagawea by Elita Tom on Sunday, December 18, at 1:00 p.m. in the Netul River Room of the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center.

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Oregon Chapter Christmas Dinner

The 12th annual Oregon Chapter' Christmas Dinner will be held Sunday, December 4th from 4:00 to 8:00 at the Tualatin Heritage Center, in Tualatin, Oregon. The cost is $10.00 per person. Meat, drinks and table service are furnished. Please bring a dish to share. There will be a silent auction, please bring items to be auctioned off. All proceeds go to the Chapter's Education Fund.RESERVATIONS ARE
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The Air Gun of Meriwether Lewis on Brunot’s Island

”The Air Gun of Meriwether Lewis on Brunot’s Island” will be presented by Dr. William K. Brunot and Michael Carrick at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 15 at the Beaverton Historical Society’s Beaverton History Center. Donations accepted.12412 SW Broadway St., Beaverton503-430-0106www.historicbeaverton.orgThe program will be repeated at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, at the
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Washington State Chapter Meeting

We have been invited to join the Washington State Chapter for their fall meeting at Sacajawea State Park in Pasco, WA on September 24, 2011.The fall meeting of the Washington Chapter LCTHF will be Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Sacajawea State Park in Pasco, WA September 23-25 is Heritage Days at the Park, with music, reenactors, booths, tribal people, and etc. The chapter's business meeting will
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Joint Meeting - Washington, Idaho, and Oregon Chapters

Including Lecture on David Thompson by Jack Nisbit

Group Camping at Sacagawea State Park, Pasco Washington

Event Date(s): July 8, 9, and 10 2011
Coordinator: Chuck Raddon (Idaho Chapter), Barb Kubik (Wash. Chapter), Dick Hohnbaum (Oregon Chapter)
Coordinator Email: Chuck Raddon Email idahoclarkie@gmail.com
Starting Location: Sacajawea State Park, Pasco, Washington
Event Summary: See attached document (PDF)
Camping: $12 per night plus food and incidentals
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Northwest History Detective Appears at Tualatin Heritage Center

Oregon might have been part of Canada today if Captain John McClallen had not interrupted British plans. Northwest historian John C. Jackson will share this story from his new book on Tuesday, June 7 at Tualatin Heritage Center, 7 p.m. The book is titled By Honor and Right: How One Man Boldly Defined the Destiny of a Nation.McClallen followed Lewis and Clark West of the Rockies in 1807-08 on a mission
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The Old Aurora Colony: Willie Keil's Dream

Where: Old Aurora Colony Museum, 15018 Second Street NE, Aurora, Oregon.Museum admission fee: $5 per person.Willie Keil caught Oregon fever and convinced his father, Wilhelm, to guide a wagon train to the Oregon Territory in 1855 with Willie as the driver of the lead wagon. Just days before they left Bethel, Missouri, Willie died. In his grief, Wilhelm fulfilled Willie’s wish, taking the young
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The Daughter's Walk: A Northwest Story of 1896 and Beyond

Our park has a free monthly guest speaker series, generally held on the third Sunday of the month from September through May. These programs are open to the public and feature a variety of topics.
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Dedication of Statues of Sacagawea and Pomp with Seaman

Coordinator: Chuck DaughtryCoordinator Contact: 541 374-8619, cdaughtry@portofcascadelocks.orgStarting Location: Marine Park, Cascade LocksThe Port of Cascade Locks has commissioned a local artist, Heather Soderberg, to cast two bronze statues. One statue is of Sacagawea w/Pomp and one of Seaman. The Sacagawea casting will be over 9 feet tall and weigh over 1,000 pounds and the Seaman statute will
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