7/22 – Thursday - MaryHill Museum  - If you love the Columbia River Gorge, and find yourself drawn into photographs taken back when this place was wilder, less populated and arguably more beautiful than it is now, you will want to bring your copy of Wild Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River Gorge, 1867–1957 or pick one up at the Maryhill Museum Store for the lecture and an autograph by one of its two authors, John Laursen at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 22. With the late Terry Toedtemeier, Laursen founded the Northwest Photography Archive, which informed the book and a celebrated exhibit at the Portland Art Museum in 2008. Laursen's talk is free.

This program is supported by LEO—the Libraries of Eastern Oregon.

8/1-4 Annual meeting in Lewiston, Idaho

8/3 – Tuesday at Annual Meeting, a special seminar by Clay Jenkinson and David Nicandri

 In a wonderful stroke of good fortune, Clay Jenkinson and David Nicandri will be speaking in two seminars on Tuesday. Jenkinson will talk about the apparent  relative silence of Lewis in the Columbia River region in the morning and David Nicandri will discuss the meaning behind some of the images in his new work, River of Promise in the afternoon. As many of you know, Jenkinson is the Executive Director of the Dakota Institute and host of the Jefferson Hour on NPR. David Nicandri is the Executive Director of the Washington State Historical Society.  For those who have already registered, if you want to sign up for this new option, rather than bus trips on Tuesday, please email Steve Lee at sglee@wsu.edu.  If you wish to attend this Seminar rather than your current option, you must notify us by 19 July.  Note: Lunch will not be provided for those attending the seminar. 

The organizers of the Annual Meeting have graciously kept registration open at the reduced price of $325. Tell your friends, family, and fellow Clarkies. It is a wonderful opportunity to see the area many historians have called the crux of the expedition. Please note: The registrations after 9 July will automatically be assigned to the Seminar for the Tuesday activity. 

 If you have any questions, please contact either Steve Lee (sglee@wsu.edu
 

• Register by Phone - Call Chuck Raddon 208-476-3123
• Register by email -  Download the registration form and return by email to 2010meeting@gmail.com or send by USPS to LCTHF 2010 Annual Meeting, P.O. Box 2017, Clarkston, WA 99403

August 1-4 Foundation Annual meeting in Lewiston, Idaho, see information in the February 2010 WPO

August 8-14- Post meeting work party on Lolo Trail, cost is $50.00, contact Idaho Chapter at lolotrail2010@gmail.com

 

8/14 –Saturday -  MaryHill Museum Lecture and Book Signing: Deconstructing the Lore of Lewis and Clark

Lewis & Clark walked here, along the Maryhill bench where the museum is situated today. The story of their passage through the Columbia Gorge in 1805–06 is perhaps America's greatest epic saga. If it fascinates you, then plan, please, to join us for a lecture by David Nicandri, executive director of the Washington State Historical Society, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14. Nicandri, author of the book Deconstructing the Lore of Lewis and Clark, will talk about how William Clark deserves greater respect for his contributions to the research side of the journey. The lecture is free with paid admission.

The lecture is free with paid admission.

  

8/27 -Friday - Dedication of Maya Lin Confluence project at Sacajawea State Park