Events commemorating Fort Vancouver’s bicentennial continue this month with a series of speakers.
At 1 p.m. March 15, Douglas Wilson, an archaeologist and adjunct associate professor at Portland State University, will speak about the role of archaeology in illuminating Pacific Northwest history. He will explore the central role of Fort Vancouver in the region’s history from the 19th through the 21st centuries, according to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site’s bicentennial webpage.
At 1 p.m. March 22, Colin Grier, an archeology professor at Washington State University Vancouver, will discuss the British move north to Fort Victoria and its impact on colonial-Indigenous relations.
At 1 p.m. March 29, archaeologist Amy Clearman will speak about discovering archaeological evidence of the location of the first Fort Vancouver.
Reservations can be made on the Fort Vancouver website.
