Where: Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E. Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA 98661

When: Saturday, October 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Cost: Free admission courtesy of Waddell & Reed

Parking: Pearson Air Museum lot; additional parking is available on 5^th Street between Fort Vancouver and Pearson. 

Info: Call Pearson Air Museum, 360-694-7026

Pearson Air Museum will offer the only opportunity in the Portland metro area for visitors to tour a World War I traveling museum developed in partnership with the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, and Waddell & Reed.

The exhibit is housed in a custom 18-wheel "big rig" that has been transformed into a traveling museum offering a free, interactive and educational experience designed by the National World War I Museum. The gallery features artifacts, videos, audio tracks and an authentic walk-through trench that simulates the war environment.

The year-long tour of 75 cities across the country will take the traveling gallery to museums and cultural institutions to raise awareness and funds for the National World War I Museum and local museums, including Pearson Air Museum. Pearson's ties to World War I make this exhibit the perfect fit. Not only does Pearson display some World War I aircraft, but during the war, the Pearson grounds had the world's largest spruce mill, which was used to built planes for the war effort.

·         Experience the tight conditions of trench warfare  

·         See the relatively primitive tools, weapons, equipment and uniforms amid sounds and sights of war almost 100 years ago

·         Pearson Air Museum also will hold an Open Cockpit Day so that visitors can climb into the cockpits of antique aircraft inside the air museum 

·         Although admission is free courtesy of Waddell & Reed, donations will be divided evenly between Pearson Air Museum and the National World War I Museum 

Click here to download the media release 

For more information about the Honoring our History Tour, visit www.honoringourhistory