http://www.cchmuseum.org/

Admission: $10-Family, $4-Adults, $3-Seniors & Students, $2-children 6-18, Free for Children 5 and under. Current CCH Members- Free.
Free Admission on First Thursday Evening for Museum After Hours events.

The Clark County Historical Society is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of the cultural history of Clark County and the Pacific Northwest, and to sponsoring educational programs and exhibits for the enrichment of all members of the public.

The Clark County Historical Society is the governing body for the Clark County Historical Museum which is located in Vancouver Washington’s 1909 Carnegie Library on 1511 Main Street.

The CCHS opened the Clark County Historical Museum (CCHM) on May 24, 1964 inside Vancouver’s 1909 Carnegie Library. The building was previously occupied by the Fort Vancouver Regional Library System. The museum building, listed on the National Historic Register of Places, is owned and maintained by the City of Vancouver.

The CCHS works in partnership with the City of Vancouver and Clark County to provide museum services to the people of Clark County. Daily operations, program development and planning for the CCHS are overseen by an Executive Director who is professionally trained in accepted preservation and interpretive standards.

On January 12, 2007, after three years of hard work and planning, the CCHS, officials from the City of Vancouver, Clark County and the State of Washington cut the ribbon on the museum’s new accessible entrance, parking spaces, elevator, and remodeled restrooms.

In addition to our public programs, the CCHM maintains a broad based collection that includes artifacts from the mid-1200s through the late 20th century. The CCHM collection includes the following types of objects and/or archival materials:

• Archaeological (both Prehistoric and Historic)
• Native American Basketry and Beadwork
• Territorial History
• Washington Statehood
• Clark County Settlement
• 20th Century & Contemporary
• Research Library collection comprising approximately 2,000 books; 5,000 documents, manuscripts, maps, aerial photo maps and pieces of ephemera (everyday printed material such as pamphlets, newspaper cuttings, advertising brochures); 5,200 historical photographs; 700 copy negatives; oral history transcripts
• Artwork and textiles
• The Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway (SP&S). 
• Industrial, medical, and household objects and tools

The museum produces changing interpretive exhibits utilizing the tangible historic objects stored in the museum collection and supplemented with temporary loans of additional related items from the community and/or other heritage organizations. The museum also hosts traveling exhibits from larger institutions and regularly provides lectures, classes, special events, student internships, teacher training opportunities and other related education programs to further the appreciation of the history and culture of Clark County. The CCHS also publishes an annual publication entitled Clark County History.

The CCHM research library provides photo reproduction and research services.

The CCHM operates a museum store that features books and items related to museum programs.

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