April 19, 2025, 6:13am Clark County Life
The NAACP’s Vancouver branch is celebrating its 80th anniversary this month with a new exhibit at the Clark County Historical Museum. “This Is Our Legacy” opened with a reception April… Read story
April 19, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life Updated 2 days ago
The Gilded Age ended in the worst economic depression to date. Effects of the Panic of 1893 lingered until 1897. Read story
April 25, 2025, 5:59am Clark County Life
A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story
April 18, 2025, 6:00am Clark County Life
A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story
April 12, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
Cultural and educational programming hosted by local nonprofit agencies including schools, libraries, the Clark County Historical Museum and The Historic Trust are in jeopardy after sweeping federal grant cuts earlier this month. Historical speakers and research, free event programming and literacy help for elementary students and their families all appear… Read story
April 12, 2025, 6:02am Clark County Life
On July 13, 1938, The Columbian’s front page announced, “Way Cleared for Building Power Lines” in a single-column block headline. Those power lines were particularly vital to Vancouver, turning it into a literal powerhouse that remains today. Read story
April 11, 2025, 6:01am Clark County Life
A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story
April 9, 2025, 11:54am Clark County News
The Vancouver school board voted to rename two elementary schools at their Monday meeting, citing the violent histories of their namesakes. Read story
April 5, 2025, 6:10am Clark County Life
Two respected employees of the First National Bank used the same pistol when they died by suicide in 1901. Bank President Charles Brown and Cashier Edmund Lee Canby were well respected in Vancouver. Both were married, with children. Read story
April 5, 2025, 6:00am Clark County Life
If anyone embodies the phrase “Age is just a number,” it’s Virginia Warren. Read story