Lewis and Clark

Renowned historian sums up Lewis & Clark

James Ronda, one of the country’s most respected Lewis and Clark historians, will give his final lecture of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, in Smith CUE 203. He has titled his talk, “And in Conclusion … James Ronda Sums Up Lewis and Clark.” Ronda, the H.G. Barnard Professor of […]

Renowned Lewis and Clark historian to speak at WSU

James Ronda, one of the country’s most respected Lewis and Clark historians, will give his final lecture of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial at WSU Wednesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. in the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 203. He has titled his talk, “And In Conclusion… James Ronda Sums Up Lewis and Clark.”Ronda, […]

Native American lectures give insights on Lewis and Clark

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Representatives from six Northwest American Indian tribes will be featured in “Sovereign to Sovereign: Northwest Indian Nations and Lewis and Clark,” a new lecture series sponsored by Washington State University Vancouver, the Center for Columbia River History, the Oregon Historical Society and the National Park Service. All lectures are free and open […]

Two WSU Press titles selected for The Corps 33

Washington State University Press announced that two WSU Press titles, the Lewis and Clark Trail Maps three-volume series and Lewis and Clark Lexicon of Discovery, will be included in The Corps 33, which are 33 essential core books about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The books were selected to honor the expedition’s bicentennial. Books in […]

WSU Press releases new Lewis and Clark book

What is a cataplasm, and what do you do with one?Would you be insulted if someone called you argillaceous?What does it mean when a canoe flacks?These are all words that were familiar to Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and were penned by expedition members in their notes, but are less commonly used and understood today.As […]

Science of Lewis and Clark displayed by future educators

The approximately 700 teachers attending the Washington Science Teachers’ Association annual conference Oct. 9-11 at Washington State University will have a chance to try all 82 different lesson plans for science education based on elements of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Each of those 82 lessons or individual learning centers were created by, and will […]