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Gerda Mattson's recipe for Finnish coffee bread yields three to five slightly sweet loaves. Cardamom seeds give the bread its distinctive flavor.

Reader shares memories, Finnish Coffee Bread recipe from ‘Grandma Hockinson’

Gerda Mattson's recipe for Finnish coffee bread yields three to five slightly sweet loaves. Cardamom seeds give the bread its distinctive flavor.

January 11, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

Gerda J. Mattson knew how to bake. Born in 1900 in Kronoby, Finland, she later emigrated to the United States in 1906, catching sight of the Statue of Liberty rising out of the mists on Ellis Island. She lived in Astoria, Ore., for a few years before moving with her… Read story

This week in Clark County history

January 6, 2023, 5:10am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

Bridge workers pose for a photo during the construction of Burnt Bridge Creek rail bridge in 1904. The stream's namesake seems to derive from two bridges that burned about 40 years apart. Both were about 2 1/2 miles north of Fort Vancouver. Hudson Bay Company built the first one to move livestock and agricultural goods across the creek, separating pastures and agricultural land from Fort Vancouver.

Clark County History: Burnt Bridge Creek

Bridge workers pose for a photo during the construction of Burnt Bridge Creek rail bridge in 1904. The stream's namesake seems to derive from two bridges that burned about 40 years apart. Both were about 2 1/2 miles north of Fort Vancouver. Hudson Bay Company built the first one to move livestock and agricultural goods across the creek, separating pastures and agricultural land from Fort Vancouver.

January 1, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

A fire raging westward from Camas toward Fort Vancouver in 1844 troubled James Douglas. It hungrily gobbled timber, pasture and farmland from Camas to Lake Vancouver for four days. It also burned a Hudson Bay Company bridge. Douglas wrote to Dr. John McLoughlin about how the blaze alarmed him. Read story

Blue skies hang above Marshall House on Officers Row at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The Queen Anne home stands out from the other buildings lining the street. Holly Chamberlain, historic preservation director, said the Marshall House deviated from standard Army buildings with its additional flair.

Majestic Marshall House: Officers Row building, its namesake have played important role in history of Vancouver – and the world

Blue skies hang above Marshall House on Officers Row at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The Queen Anne home stands out from the other buildings lining the street. Holly Chamberlain, historic preservation director, said the Marshall House deviated from standard Army buildings with its additional flair.

December 25, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Among the 21 buildings lining Officers Row, one is far more noticeable due to the facade’s grandiosity. Its interior unveils an equally rich past. Read story

Maud Johnson, the queen of fake accidents, appears in her 1910 Walla Walla prison mug shot. She slid into criminality while a youthful vaudeville performer in Oregon. The police in the state's larger cities all knew of her. She moved from petty crimes to bilking railroads of thousands of dollars for fake injuries.

Clark County history: Maud Johnson trial

Maud Johnson, the queen of fake accidents, appears in her 1910 Walla Walla prison mug shot. She slid into criminality while a youthful vaudeville performer in Oregon. The police in the state's larger cities all knew of her. She moved from petty crimes to bilking railroads of thousands of dollars for fake injuries.

December 25, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

Judge A. L. Miller opened a 1910 fraud trial with three hours of excruciating legal commentary. He was trying to unwind the knotty skein of facts involving multiple fraudulent actions perpetrated by Maud Johnson involving a chain of shakedown offenses. Between 1907 and 1909, she repeatedly fleeced most of the… Read story

This week in Clark County history

December 23, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

The YMCA Library hut at the Vancouver Barracks between 1917 and 1920. The tent was part of the American Library Association's Library War Service effort to improve the reading level of recruits headed to fight in France. The ALA and the YMCA collected books, sending 2.5 million overseas. The organizations also provided books for 651 military bases and 998 YMCA huts.

Clark County History: Books for Troops

The YMCA Library hut at the Vancouver Barracks between 1917 and 1920. The tent was part of the American Library Association's Library War Service effort to improve the reading level of recruits headed to fight in France. The ALA and the YMCA collected books, sending 2.5 million overseas. The organizations also provided books for 651 military bases and 998 YMCA huts.

December 18, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Life

When the World War I began, the military found many recruits read poorly. Others had little exposure to a wide range of reading materials. Wanting to improve the literacy of volunteers and draftees, the Department of War engaged the American Library Association for help. The ALA established the War Library… Read story

This week in Clark County history

December 9, 2022, 5:27am Clark County Life

100 years ago Read story

"Arthur" is one of the armored horses from the Jantzen Beach carousel. Restore Oregon renovated the 100-year-old small, inner row horse to its former glory. "Arthur" is on display at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland through April 2023.

Oregon Historical Society chronicles tale of Jantzen Beach carousel

"Arthur" is one of the armored horses from the Jantzen Beach carousel. Restore Oregon renovated the 100-year-old small, inner row horse to its former glory. "Arthur" is on display at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland through April 2023.

December 4, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

The bejeweled wooden horses of the Jantzen Beach Carousel delighted children for eight decades on Hayden Island, first as part of an amusement park, then as a shopping mall attraction. Read story

Fits, failures and frustration best describe Clark County's attempt to secure a public library in the late 1800s. Its residents wanted to read, but funding was scarce, as were places to house shelves of books. The Odd Fellows Hall at Fifth and Washington Streets temporarily housed volumes and opened its building to the public, asking patrons to use the back door.

Clark County History: Libraries and reading rooms

Fits, failures and frustration best describe Clark County's attempt to secure a public library in the late 1800s. Its residents wanted to read, but funding was scarce, as were places to house shelves of books. The Odd Fellows Hall at Fifth and Washington Streets temporarily housed volumes and opened its building to the public, asking patrons to use the back door.

December 4, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

The Hudson’s Bay Company enjoyed two libraries at Fort Vancouver during the 1830s and 1840s. Both might lay claim as the first north of the Columbia River. Read story