Free, public event highlights Charotte Matheny Kirkwood’s Oregon Trail experience March. 25
Posted March 21, 2017
Roger Shipman will present a talk on Into the Eye of the Setting Sun: The Story of the West When It Was New on March 25, from 1 to 3 p.m. This book, available in an indexed, softcover edition, was written by Shipman’s great-great-great grandmother, Charlotte Matheny Kirkwood, who crossed the Oregon Trail in 1843 when she was just five years old. The memoir was edited by Shipman. Kirkwood’s wagon train left Elm Grove, Missouri, with more than 100 wagons; 1,000 men, women, and children; and 5,000 oxen and cattle trailing behind. This free, public lecture will take place at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver.