Exhibit: Chief Umtuch and How Battle Ground Got Its Name

Program Type:

Exhibit

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
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Program Description

Event Details


Battle Ground gets its name from an incident that happened 167 years ago. Friends of Battle Ground Community Library are sponsoring an exhibit to tell the remarkable story, left 100 years ago in the files of historian Lucullus McWhorter. Come to the library and learn about Chief Umtuch and how Battle Ground got its name.

Starting October 10 and showing through January, during library open hours.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

This is a Friends of the Library event. The Friends group is an independent fund-raising organization under the umbrella of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation, which is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, working to support Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries through funding, advocacy and volunteer support.

Este es un evento Friends of the Library (Amigos de la biblioteca). El grupo Friends es una organización benéfica independiente en el marco de Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation (Fundación de Bibliotecas Regionales de Fort Vancouver) , registrada como organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)(3), que opera en respaldo de las Bibliotecas Regionales de Fort Vancouver mediante la recaudación de fondos, servicios de defensoría y apoyo voluntario.