UPCOMING ADULT LECTURES & LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Raices Clatsop: Dentro de las Canerias
Documentary Screening
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 11:00AM & 11:30AM
Ford Room, Main Museum Building
1792 Marine Drive, Astoria, OR

Raíces Clatsop is a project that aims to highlight students, businesses, community organizations, and key community members. Emphasizing the pillars of community, education, cultural preservation, political change, and the powerful Latino labor force that flourishes on the Oregon coast.
 
In Dentro de las Canerias, a group of cannery workers from the Oregon Coast gives us a look into everyday realities,
hardships, and perseverance.

Enjoy this documentary screening and get to know the producer, Alejandra Lopez Nestor, as she talks about creating the films in our North Oregon coast community. 

​No registration required.  Included with Museum Admission.
Ford Room seats 50, first come first served
USCG Cutter Eagle:
The Legacy of the Coast Guard's Flagship
with author Will Sofrin
Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 11:00AM - 12:00Noon
Ford Room in the Main Museum Building
1792 Marine Drive, Astoria, OR

USCGC Eagle is the flagship of the United States Coast Guard and one of the most recognizable tall ships in the world. Built in 1936 as a German sail training vessel and transferred to the United States after World War II, Eagle has spent eight decades training future officers while serving as a floating classroom, diplomatic vessel, and national symbol.
 
This illustrated talk draws from original research, firsthand accounts, archival materials, and contemporary photography to tell Eagle’s full story from her origins in Nazi Germany to her transformation into America’s sail training ship, and her ongoing role in shaping leadership through experience.
 
Blending maritime history with human stories from the deck, the program explores how leadership, seamanship, and character are forged under pressure at sea.
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​No registration required.  Included with Museum Admission.
​Ford Room seats 50, first come first served
Past to Present Lecture Series now available on YouTube
2026 Lecture Series
Writing Deep River, author Karl Marlantes (recorded January 20, 2026)
From Sensors to Salmon, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (recorded January 27, 2026)
Lost City, Living Memories: Vanport and its Legacy, Laura Lo Forti and LaVeta Gilmore Jones (recorded February 10, 2026)
Sustainable Boat Practices, Olive Theodore, Walrus Boat Recycling (recorded February 17, 2026)
2025 Lecture Series
Graham Klagg & Kelli Daffron, North Coast Watershed Association (recorded January 14, 2025)
Rod Scher, Author (recorded January 21, 2025)
Jared Moultrie & Josh Goodwin, ILWU (​recorded February 4, 2025)
Katy Menne, Columbia River Maritime Museum (recorded February 12, 2025)
2024 Lecture Series
Mugdha Flores, E/V Nautilus Corp of Exploration (recorded January 23, 2024)
Julia Keiter, US Army Corps of Engineers (recorded February 6, 2024)
​Capt. Dan Jordan, Columbia River Bar Pilots (​recorded February 13, 2024)
​Sandra Yannone, poet and author (recorded February 20, 2024)
2023 Lecture Series
Jacob Hendrickson: Longest Row Across the Pacific - Solo, Non-Stop, Unsupported
Zachary Stocks:  Executive Director of Oregon Black Pioneers
Kristofer Lindberg:  Master Salvage Diver
Cameron La Follette: Author and Historian, "What Happened to Oregon's Sea Otters?"
Samantha Steerman: First Female Dispatcher for Columbia River Bar Pilots
Morgan Heim: Wildlife Photographer
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