# Year Month/Day Location State Theme More 55th 2024 Sep 22–25 Charlottesville Virginia 54th 2023 Jun 27–30 Missoula Montana TOR 53rd 2022 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 52nd 2020 Charlottesville (virtual) Virginia 51st 2019 St. Louis Missouri More 50th 2018 Oct 7–10 Astoria Oregon Arrival at the Pacific: Object Achieved […]
Meetings Archive
2022 Pittsburgh Annual Meeting (Archive)
An archive of the Pittsburgh Annual Meeting held August 7–10, 2022. Down the Ohio 1803: The Journey Begins “Left Pittsburgh this day at 11 ock with a party of 11 hands 7 of which are soldiers, a pilot and three young men on trial they having proposed to go with me throughout the voyage.” —Meriwether […]
2020 Charlottesville Annual Meeting (Archive)
Home Places and New Spaces The 52nd Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation Annual Meeting was hosted by Charlottesville, Virginia’s Home Front Chapter. The future of Lewis and Clark scholarship and involvement will depend on both the Lewis and Clark trails we can walk on (and row on) and on virtual space that is becoming […]
2019 St. Louis Annual Meeting (Archive)
Return to St. Louis Behind the scene experiences with Lewis and Clark artifacts at the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center highlighted the 51st Annual Meeting in St. Louis. More than two hundred attendees viewed historic maps and documents including Thomas Jefferson’s original Letter of Credit written to Meriwether Lewis, July 4, 1803. Other […]
2018 Astoria Annual Meeting (Archive)
The 50th Annual Meeting of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation was hosted by the Oregon Chapter and held in the Astoria, OR area where the Corps spent four months in the winter of 1805-1806. With the theme, “Arrival at the Pacific,” the agenda featured field trips to significant locations including Fort Clatsop and […]
2017 Billings Annual Meeting (Archive)
The Billings Annual Meeting featured float trips down the Yellowstone River and field day at Pompeys Pillar, signed by William Clark on July 25, 1806 who named the rock after his pet name for Sacagawea’s toddler—Jean Baptiste Charbonneau.
2016 Harpers Ferry Annual Meeting (Archive)
The 48th Annual Meeting was held July 22–27, 2016 at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in West Virginia. Meriwether Lewis relied on the U.S. Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry for guns and hardware that would meet the unique requirements of his transcontinental expedition. Gallery
2015 Kansas City Meeting (Archive)
“Across the Wide Missouri” was the theme of the 2015 Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. Speakers included Jay Buckley, Vann Bighorse, Jo Ann Trogdon, Jerry Garret, Jim Harlan, and Gerard Baker. Excursions were made to Kansas City center, Atchison, Leavenworth, St. Joseph, Fort Osage, and Kaw Point.
2014 Richland Annual Meeting (Archive)
On August 3–6, 2014, the 46th Annual Meeting theme was “The Great Columbia River.” The venue was in Richland, Washington and excursions were made on the Columbia and Snake Rivers, Sacajawea State Park, the Tamástslikt Cultural Center, and Hat Rock.
2013 Bismarck Annual Meeting (Archive)
Bismarck, North Dakota hosted the 45th Annual Meeting of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. The theme was “Enlightenment through Exploration.” Photo Journal