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

100 years ago

The busy summer canning season was well underway, according to P.J. Burk of the Oregon Packing Company. The company was handling “300 to 400 crates of strawberries daily, all of them Clarke County product.”

75 years ago

On June 7, 1950, the “largest group ever to receive diplomas at Vancouver High School” walked down the auditorium aisle. In total, 470 students wearing blue gowns and mortar boards graduated.

50 years ago

On June 2, 1974, Clark College physical education instructor George Fullerton was on a 6 mile jog when he came across a Shetland pony running down the street near Jason Lee Junior High. Concerned the pon

See Full Page