People lived in the Vancouver area long before the 21st century. And urban archaeology is used to uncover the city’s secrets from the past, including…
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After three centuries with deep Vancouver roots, the Hudson’s Bay Company goes out of business
By The Citizen on June 7, 2025
The oldest company in North America — and one whose fingerprints linger in Vancouver — closed its doors earlier this week after more than three…
Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal has its first paid employee
By The Citizen on May 17, 2025
WASHOUGAL — The Two Rivers Heritage Museum has a paid employee for the first time in its history. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Monumental questions: Washington historical society assesses monuments, starting with Vancouver’s ‘Firsts’
By The Citizen on November 30, 2024
Whose “civilization” is it, anyway? Read more… Source: The Columbian
Menus in Fort Vancouver archives tell tales of Thanksgiving meals past
By The Citizen on November 28, 2024
Editor’s note: This was originally published on Nov. 26, 2015. Read more… Source: The Columbian
‘To be an American is to give back’: Vietnam vet says his views on war have changed, but his support of troops is unwavering
By The Citizen on November 9, 2024
WOODLAND — Thomas Renner Sr. thumbed through a rack of camouflage jackets, most bearing patches embroidered with his last name, some more faded than others.…
50 years ago Vancouver’s Main Street was bustling; the city’s plans hope to recapture those days
By The Citizen on August 31, 2024
A long-awaited $21 million, two-year project to overhaul Main Street in downtown Vancouver is expected to begin this fall. Read more… Source: The Columbian
First licensed Black barber in Vancouver remembered as pioneer
By The Citizen on July 30, 2024
The man who battled racism to become Vancouver’s first licensed Black barber died this month and will be grieved today. Read more… Source: The Columbian
‘I would do it all again’: Vancouver WWII veteran of Merchant Marines invited to 80th anniversary of D-Day in France
By The Citizen on May 23, 2024
Many fought hard on the front lines of World War II and paid the ultimate price. Read more… Source: The Columbian
This week in Clark County History for May 17, 2024
By The Citizen on May 17, 2024
Cemetery association chairman J.M. Hoff announced efforts to beautify the Union Cemetery at Sara on May 16, 1924. Hoff sent a notice to association members…