The Cascade District

04/20/2026

Monte Cristo, Washington

02/13/2026

Book launch of The Hidden Journals: A Coast Salish Family Story.

Authors X̱áli̓kwum and Mary Tasi share insights from their research journey, weaving together primary sources, personal recollections, knowledge keeper voices, and new revelations. Their work explores how and why Vancouver’s journals were suppressed after he returned to England, offering a deeper look at Coast Salish history and family memory.

5:30–8 PM | Conference Hall
Free and open to all.

Discover a powerful story that brings long‑hidden histories into view.
Victoria, British Columbia

Join us on February 19 for the book launch of The Hidden Journals: A Coast Salish Family Story.

Authors X̱áli̓kwum and Mary Tasi share insights from their research journey, weaving together primary sources, personal recollections, knowledge keeper voices, and new revelations. Their work explores how and why Vancouver’s journals were suppressed after he returned to England, offering a deeper look at Coast Salish history and family memory.

5:30–8 PM | Conference Hall
Free and open to all.

Discover a powerful story that brings long‑hidden histories into view.

02/13/2026

Inspired by the Historic Oregon Trail
The Oregon Peace Trail is a modern rendition of this historic event, focused on building a peaceful world.

It is a 308-mile peace pilgrimage from Oregon City to Ashland, Oregon modeled after the famous, Camino de Santiago in Spain, walked by 500,000 people each year.

Each mile of this epic journey takes one deeper into the experience and practice of peace. One ends the journey with an appreciation that Peace on Earth is more than a dream, it’s imminently achievable.

https://oregonpeacetrail.org/

Oregon

It is a 308-mile peace pilgrimage from Oregon City to Ashland, Oregon modeled after the famous, Camino de Santiago in Spain, walked by 500,000 people each year.

02/03/2026

February 2, 1856

380 Native people from the Umpqua Valley arrived at Grand Ronde. They were members of the Umpqua, Kalapuya, and Molalla Tribes who had signed treaties with the U.S. government in 1854 and 1855.

Oregon

On this day in 1856, 380 Native people from the Umpqua Valley arrived at Grand Ronde. They were members of the Umpqua, Kalapuya, and Molalla Tribes who had signed treaties with the U.S. government in 1854 and 1855.

Three chiefs—Napesa, Bogus, and Nessick—signed both treaties. These agreements included clauses forcing tribes to leave their homelands. When tyee Napesa learned his people would be removed, he negotiated with Indian Agent Joel Palmer. Palmer made promises to Napesa that were not included in the treaties in exchange for peaceful relocation of the tribes in the Umpqua Valley.

Although the Umpqua Valley Tribes were described by settlers as “friendly and neutral” during the Rogue River Wars, just 23 days after the Molalla signed their treaty, the first forced removal began on January 10, 1856. Special Agent Robert Baylor Metcalfe led the group to the Grand Ronde encampment, which was intended to be temporary on the way to the Coast Reservation. Instead, Grand Ronde became a permanent reservation in 1857.

After the journey, Metcalfe returned south to lead a second forced removal, now known as the Oregon Trail of Tears, from the Table Rock encampment on February 23, 1856.

For more information on the Oregon Trail of Tears and our treaties, please visit our webpage- https://www.grandronde.org/culture-history/

01/01/2026

“Beeswax Ship” 1693
Nehalem/Manzanita, Oregon

11/21/2025

The local history of Senakw - a favourite area for many locals with a deep history

11/20/2025

Wild wolves eating bait from crab traps
British Columbia

11/19/2025

A tepee stands tall in front of The Dalles Dam near the Lone Pine in-lieu fishing access site. The Dalles Dam flooded Celilo Falls on March 10, 1957.

11/13/2025

Josiah Merritt is the namesake of Mt. Si, and his gravemarker reflects that, reading "Josiah (Si) Merritt. 'Our Mountain is his monument.' Valley resident 1860-1882

Pictured here is a dapper William Taylor standing beside the grave stone for Josiah Merritt at the Fall City Cemetery.
Josiah Merritt is the namesake of Mt. Si, and his gravemarker reflects that, reading "Josiah (Si) Merritt. Our Mountain is his monument. Valley resident 1860-1882

Known as Uncle Si, Josiah was born in New Jersey in 1803 before making his way out west as an early pioneer. In 1860, he built a cabin at the base of what is now Mt. Si. There he raised vegetables and pigs and was known as a rugged sometimes-peddler of bacon in the valley.
William Taylor, founder of North Bend (even though he really wanted to call it Snoqualmie).
Every May the Fall City Historical Society spends some time cleaning old headstones and tidying it up before Memorial Day. Watch for our call for volunteers in early May.

10/14/2025

Records show several Native American spellings of the area's name long before the settlers arrived—sqʷáxʷ, Ishquowh, s’QUOAH, Isbewah, Is-qu-ah. And after almost 40 years, in 1898 the town finally settled on Issaquah—an anglicized version of its original name—and a nod to its heritage. Issaquah exists on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, who have lived here since time immemorial. We acknowledge and honor their enduring connection to this place.
Issaquah, Washington