by Nicole | Sep 3, 2009 | History
September 3 On this day, Britain and France officially declared war against Germany in 1939. Germany invaded Poland on September 1st and through their “lightning” attack, reduced the country to rubble in a short time. For the month of September, I will...
by Nicole | Sep 3, 2009 | History
The story of how the infamous B-17 Bomber ended up off the highway in Milwaukie, Oregon…(excerpts from thebomber.com) While Lacey’s retired war bird is a familiar landmark in Milwaukie, Oregon, few realize the incredible chain of events that actually...
by Nicole | Aug 24, 2009 | History
For the typical resident of the Pacific Northwest, Fort Vancouver is a distant memory from your third-grade field trip. The tall, towering palisades, the blacksmith shop and carpentry shop. Then, that tall bastion in the corner you can climb all the way up. For me,...
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