
"The Westerners, Spokane Corral is dedicated to Pacific Northwest history."
"The Westerners, Spokane Corral is dedicated to Pacific Northwest history."
On December 21, Westerners member Robert Heacock will present “The early Missionaries in the Pacific Northwest.” Robert will discuss various missionaries, their integration with the fur trade, plus the hardships, efforts, and tragedies they endured while working with Natives and early settlers in the area we call home.
Robert Heacock is a Kennewick, Washington native, and resides in Liberty Lake (Spokane), Washington. He is a member of the Pacific Northwest Region of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc., and serves on different committees for the Foundation. He is also past President, Washington Chapter LCTHF, an officer and Historian of Spokane Westerners Corral, and member the Ice Age Floods Institute.
Robert is a frequent contributor to the Washington Chapter LCTHF newsletter Worthy of Notice, and is author of ‘Wind Hard from the West - The Lewis and Clark Expedition on the Snake and Columbia Rivers‘. Robert’s current hobby job is as Historian on the Snake and Columbia River cruise boats, which has provided an opportunity to gather information on several topics.
**Dinner costs $20 and starts at 5:30 p.m. Please make your reservation with our Secretary, Barbara J. Leiss, by email at hbleiss@msn.com no later than Sunday, December 17. Please identify yourself as The Westerners on the email Subject line. Thank you!
Contact Dick Jensen at inlandempiretours@hotmail.com
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Westerners International has about 60 "corrals" (clubs) within United States and about 20 corrals located in foreign nations (mostly around United States Defense Department locations). Spokane Corral is the only corral in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. Our publication, the Pacific Northwesterner, is distributed to members and to many organizations including Princeton and Yale Universities. Our members are historians, authors, world travelers, and people interested in history.
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