January 17, 2025, 5:30am 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
January 11, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life
When the Army Corps of Engineers sought to reduce Beacon Rock to rubble, Henry Biddle purchased it for $1 in 1915. Before World War I, he spent another $10,000 building a steep trail to the 848 foot summit, which allowed easy access for the first time. The trail’s popularity soon… Read story
January 10, 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
January 4, 2025, 6:07am Clark County Life
In the fur trade, New Year’s Day, not Christmas, was the season’s more beloved holiday. Before Christmas and after New Year’s Day, Hudson’s Bay Company Fort Vancouver employees and families enjoyed an extended year-end celebration. The company released employees from work, allowing them a raucous holiday period crowded with events.… Read story
January 3, 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
January 3, 2025, 5:58am 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
December 31, 2024, 6:18am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
Vancouver has changed significantly over the past 100 years, and so has crime here. Read story
December 28, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life
The early European settlers and later soldiers living in this area re-created memories of home as they celebrated the winter holiday that stretched between Christmas and New Year’s. The food, frolic and fun during this time boosted community enthusiasm, morale and spirituality during the darkest time of the year. Read story
December 27, 2024, 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
December 26, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
The grain of the photograph on the old postcard I held was surprisingly clear: an old inn lined with shrubs and trees perched near a cliff overlooking the Columbia River Gorge. This simple ink-stained paper rectangle transported me through time and space. Read story