Museum celebrates eighth anniversary

The "Yacolt Burn of 1902: Could It Happen Again?" exhibit is featured with docents to assist in operating the Osborne.

Merna DeBolt, author, will be on hand to sign and number the first editions of her new book, "Museum Musings," a source of local and Gorge history.

The Bozorth Collection of Native American artifacts will be installed on second floor just for this celebration. It consists of several hundred items including traditional dress, tools, beads, models of dwellings and masks.

The living history presentations will occur in the Creation Theatre, mezzanine level. At 1:30 p.m., Marilynn Weaver will assume the character of Sacajawea followed by her husband, Charbonneau, portrayed by Joe Paris of White Salmon. You also may chat informally with Eleanor Roosevelt, portrayed by Margie Wilson, City of Vancouver Heritage Players.

While on the mezzanine, enjoy the award winning carvings of animals, fish and birds created by the artists of the Feather and Quill Carvers of Vancouver. This exhibit will continue to change and grow over the next three years.

For railroad enthusiasts, the locomotive will be available for a sneak preview of things to come. Volunteers have painted the engine, applied a new nose herald, and built stars to the cab. In the near future, look forward to an audiovisual experience enhanced by vibrations of an engine ready to run the SP&S line!

Other activities include demonstrations of traditional handcrafts, such as spinning, and the operating of several antique single cylinder engines.