Chehalis Centralia Events Calendar

This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.

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Apr
6
Sat
Homelessness and the Meaning of Home @ Centralia Timberland Library Meeting Room
Apr 6 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Homelessness and the Meaning of Home @ Centralia Timberland Library Meeting Room

Loss of a home, whether through financial difficulties, divorce, illness, or natural disasters like wildfires, is a widespread and growing problem affecting all of us. Often thought of as only an urban problem, homelessness also occurs in suburban and rural areas throughout Washington State. What are the historical roots of homelessness, and what lessons can we learn from them? What are the common meanings of home to us, and how can we apply those meanings to our responses to homelessness in our communities?

In this talk, author and professor Josephine Ensign leads audiences through a values clarification exercise that includes individual writing time. Professor Ensign will share her research on the history of homelessness in her hometown of Seattle, along with discussion of what these stories can teach us about the contemporary crisis of homelessness throughout our state and country.

Josephine Ensign (she/her) is a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. Her scholarship and practice as a nurse practitioner focus on trauma-informed care and health inequities for people marginalized by poverty and homelessness. She experienced homelessness herself as a young adult. Ensign is the author of several books including Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City, a 2022 finalist for the Washington State Book Award. Her latest book, Way Home: Ways Out of Homelessness, is forthcoming from Johns Hopkins University Press.

Ensign lives in Seattle.

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Apr
27
Sat
Revolutionary War Living History Camp Weekend in Chehalis @ Veterans Memorial Museum
Apr 27 – Apr 28 all-day

Calling all history enthusiasts, military devotees, and families with children seeking an unique weekend experience! Join us for a weekend of engaging Revolutionary War era military demonstrations, fife and drum music, and an 18th century living history camp in Chehalis, WA. Entertaining and educational activities for the whole family!

Learn how an 18th century cannon is fired- then see it happen!

Watch the infantry regiments drill and fire their muskets !

Study 18th century replica maps with the HMS Chatham.

Talk with Patriot and Loyalist civilians in camp.

Listen to battle-ready songs of the Columbia Fife & Drum.

See how life was lived in the Revolutionary War Era.

Donations are appreciated. Free parking and restrooms are available. Handicap accessible grounds. Homeschool groups welcome. Families and children encouraged.

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