Clark County Historical Museum’s 2022 Speaker Series continues on Thursday, September 1, with “Fourth Plain Forward: Building Community” presented by Fourth Plain Forward director, Paul Burgess, CCHM public historian, Katie Bush, and CCHM public history intern, Tanaka Axberg. The event will occur in person at the Clark County Historical Museum. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the event begins at 7 p.m.
When people think of Vancouver, Washington, the city is often associated with a 19th-century military fort, the Columbia River, and a connection to the Hudson’s Bay Company and the fur trade. Rarely are the stories of the neighborhoods developed during and post-World War II provided the same focus. Yet the people who lived, worked, and created these new communities in places such as Vancouver’s Fourth Plain Corridor are as intrinsic to the mosaic that is Vancouver today as those who first made contact with the Indigenous people of the region nearly 125 years ago.
Paul Burgess is the Executive Director for Fourth Plain Forward. With five years of experience in the Global South managing complex international development programming, Paul has brought comprehensive leadership expertise of cross-functional implementation, delivery, and management to this role at Fourth Plain Forward.
Katie Bush joined CCHM as the museum’s public historian in April 2021 and is passionate about surfacing often overlooked or forgotten historical narratives, and looks forward to bringing this enthusiasm to her work at CCHM.
Tanaka Axberg has been a Vancouver resident since 2016 and has been involved in and contributing to the Fourth Plain Forward project since its inception in 2020.
General admission is $5; seniors and students are $4; children under 18 are $3; and the evening is free for CCHM members, veterans, and active-duty military personnel.
Attendees are encouraged to arrive early, as seating is limited and available on a first-come-first-served basis. For more information, contact the museum at 360-993-5679 or [email protected].
