Exhibits
News & Upcoming Events
Guest Speaker - Dr. Keri Leigh Merritt
Join us for a talk with Dr. Merritt, historian and author of Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South. Here she examines what happens to whites who were too poor to own land or enslaved people and instead existed as a threat to slavery's stability. Looking at land ownership, labor policy, and wealth inequality, she shows how slavery negatively impacted the lives of poor whites, leading to a deep class division that grew even stronger during the Civil War.
When: Thursday, July 17 at 6:00pm
Cost: FREE and open to the public
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Guest Speaker - Dr. Bennett Parten
Dr. Parten, author and professor at Georgia Southern, will speak about his groundbreaking account of Sherman’s March to the Sea—the critical Civil War campaign that destroyed the Confederacy—told for the first time from the perspective of the tens of thousands of enslaved people who fled to the Union lines and transformed Sherman’s march into the biggest liberation event in American history.
When: Thursday, August 21 at 6:00pm
Cost: FREE and open to the public
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Volunteer Meetup
Interested in history? Like meeting new people? Have some time to volunteer? This is your perfect opportunity. The museum is looking for volunteers to serve as tour guides and guest service representatives. Scheduling is flexible and no extensive knowledge of Civil War naval history is necessary. Training will be provided. Attend a meet-up and see if this is a good fit for you.
When: First Monday of the month @ 1:00pm​
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Oregon’s Fort Stevens and the Columbia River
When people think about the American Civil War, the Pacific Northwest is not typically one of the first regions that comes to mind. However, Oregon, the country’s 33rd state admitted to the union just two years prior to the war’s outbreak in 1859, both impacted and was impacted by wartime experiences.
