oin archaeologist Amy Clearman for a special presentation on the history of the "first" Fort Vancouver. For her 2020 Master’s thesis, Amy Clearman collaborated with residents in a Vancouver neighborhood to search for archaeological evidence of the location of the first Fort Vancouver, christened in March 1825 and built on the bluff to the northwest of today's reconstructed Fort Vancouver. The fort was deconstructed and moved to this location in 1829. Clearman's project involved documentary research, interviews with residents, and archaeological excavation in residents’ backyards. Clearman discovered evidence of the first fort, as well as other fascinating finds.
