McLoughlin House

04/29/2018

A little history was made at the Boy Scouts’ 2018 Camporee. The first two-man saw race was not won by men nor boys.

05/27/2016

Thank you for following the McLoughlin House on Facebook! The McLoughlin House is a unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site – a national park dedicated to telling the story of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s Fort Vancouver, the McLoughlin family in Oregon City, the US Army’s Vancouver Barracks, and Pearson Air Field.

For future updates and information from the McLoughlin House, please follow the official page of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Additional information about the McLoughlin House can be found on our website at www.nps.gov/fova

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, the only unit of the national park system in the Portland/Van

07/14/2015

Did you know that the McLoughlin family had many ties to Paris? Learn all about it at the link below!

In the United States, July is the month we celebrate American independence and our unique American heritage. However, July is also French-American Heritage Month, and here at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, French heritage is an important part

04/30/2015

Join us this Saturday for the 106th anniversary of the McLoughlin Memorial Association! Stop by the Barclay House for free root beer floats (while supplies last)!

The MMA was founded in 1909 to protect the McLoughlin House, which was then threatened with demolition. Today the MMA is a vital partner of the National Park Service in the management of the McLoughlin House site. Learn more at http://www.mcloughlinhouse.org/

04/25/2015

The National Park Service cares for many historic homes throughout the country. This park is 3,092 miles from the McLoughlin House, and served as the headquarters for General George Washington during the Siege of Boston. Can you name it?

04/24/2015

The National Park Service cares for many historic homes throughout the country. This park is 2,932 miles from the McLoughlin House, and was the home of one of America's wealthiest railroad tycoons. Can you name it?

04/23/2015

The National Park Service cares for many historic homes throughout the country. This park is 2,868 miles from the McLoughlin House, and was the home of a woman who devoted her life to civil rights advancement, economic empowerment, and educational opportunities for Jim Crow-era African Americans and women. Can you name it?

04/22/2015

The National Park Service cares for many historic homes throughout the country. This park is 624 miles from the McLoughlin House, and was the home of America's only Nobel Prize winning playwright. Can you name it?

04/21/2015

The National Park Service cares for many historic homes throughout the country. This park is 612 miles from the McLoughlin House, and was the home of one of the world's foremost naturalists, who was born 177 years ago today. Can you name it?

04/20/2015

The National Park Service cares for many historic homes throughout the country. This park is 2,667 miles from the McLoughlin House, and was the home of one of the 20th century's greatest poets. Can you name it?

04/19/2015

The National Park Service cares for many historic homes throughout the country. This park is 2,931 miles from the McLoughlin House, and is the only national historic site dedicated to a first lady. Can you name it?

04/18/2015

Happy National Park Week! While the McLoughlin House is always free, this weekend you can also visit Fort Vancouver fee free! Join us up north in Vancouver today for Junior Ranger Day! Learn more at http://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fyp2015.htm

04/16/2015

Will you at the McLoughlin House Unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site?

04/03/2015

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the buildings of the McLoughlin House Unit will be closed to the public today. The grounds will remain open. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we'll be open as usual on Saturday. See you then!

03/20/2015

Join us tomorrow for our monthly Victorian Cultural Demonstration! This month we will be discussing the meanings of flowers - an important part of Victorian culture, and a perfect theme for the beginning of spring! Drop by between noon and 3:00 pm for this free program!

02/07/2015

The McLoughlin House unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will re-open to the public on Friday, February 13th, 2015.

http://www.nps.gov/fova/parknews/mcho-re-opens-for-2015.htm

01/07/2015

Happy New Year from the McLoughlin House! We hope to see you in February hen we reopen for Oregon's Birthday.

01/06/2015

Welcome to the start of a great year in Oregon City! Photo of the Municipal Elevator taken during the holidays from Instagram user greendew23. Tag your photos to be featured!

12/19/2014

12/18/2014

One of McLoughlin's letters. Cross-writing was common during times when paper was scarce, with some letters written on in three directions. This particular letter was written in two directions - horizontal and vertical.

12/18/2014

This site has been in a constant state of change for the last 150 years. Here is a 1928 view of the mill site from the Promenade. What buildings can you find that are no longer on the site today?
Clackamas County Historical Society- all rights reserved

12/18/2014

Welcome Stevens-Crawford Heritage House to facebook!

This wonderful photo c. 1910, is part of a larger photo in a series taken during a visit by several family members. Here, Harley Stevens Sr. allows his Uncle Leroy to sit at the wheel of his REO. Uncle Leroy is Captain Medorem Crawford's youngest brother and the only one of the 5 siblings to never move West. He did, however, visit often. We'll share more of the photos from this series as well as others from the Stevens Collection, and introduce you to this interesting family.

12/18/2014

Spike Jones & His City Slickers - All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) 1948

12/16/2014

The McLoughlin House is currently closed for the season. The site will reopen on Friday February 13th. Please join us on Saturday February 14th to celebrate Oregon's 156th Birthday!

12/15/2014

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/dec/13/christmas-at-fort-trip-back-time-vancouver/ #.VI5ey5y2Rpk.facebook

More than 1,000 people took a trip to the 1840s Saturday to experience how families celebrated the holidays back then on a rare break from work at Fort Vancouver.

12/11/2014

Check out the US Army Fort Vancouver Flagstaff exhibit at Vancouver's City Hall next time you're in town!

12/11/2014

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