Friends of Fort Vancouver

10/28/2025

The Friends of Fort Vancouver need your support!

10/28/2025

The shutdown has shuttered all Friends's events and closed our bookstore/gallery. We're planning a large Holiday & History Sale including great books at discount prices, holiday decor, as well as gifts and artworks. We really appreciate your donations and your help. Please donate through our website or through our newly launched GoFundMe site. At this time, every dollar counts!
Thanks for your kindness -- we look forward to seeing everyone when we reopen!

Here's our link:https://gofund.me/ebe122d84

10/01/2025

The Fort Vancouver grounds of the National Park Service, including the reconstructed Fort Vancouver, the Visitor Center & Friends' Bookstore, and Pearson Air Museum are closed due to the federal shutdown. Other features of the Historic Reserve are owned by the City of Vancouver and do not fall under federal operations.

09/18/2025

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! A US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and the I Corps 56th Army Band will join us Sunday, September 21st for the Pearson Airfield Centennial Celebration!

01/11/2024

Join us for the author's presentation of Beaver Land Saturday, March 9, at 1:00 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center. Presentation is free but please register here: https://www.friendsfortvancouver.org.

01/11/2024

Join us in February for several upcoming documentary programs hosted by the Friends and the National Park Service! The presentations are free but please register if you plan to attend at
https://www.friendsfortvancouver.org.

11/15/2023

On November 24 & 25, 2023, between 10 AM and 4 PM the Friends host the public for a Christmas Market and Poinsettia Sale featuring handmade gifts, fresh poinsettias, vintage ornaments and decor, and holiday goodies -- all at affordable prices. Experience a bit of holiday nostalgia next door to the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center where the Friends' bookstore/gallery is located.

07/20/2023

TOMORROW (JULY 20) FROM 5P.M. TO 7P.M.!

An Evening With Lillian Pitt: An Artist's Journey

Need something to do? Come spend time and chat with your community and celebrate Ms. Pitt's cherished works at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center!

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FOFV National Historic Site is a dynamic non-profit organization focused on activities that encourage cultural awareness.

07/15/2023

07/15/2023