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  • Death of Meriwether Lewis book launch (May, 2009)
  • Oldest book store in Virginia launches book--Lewis & Clark Foundation art auction--Paddle the Columbia on June 6th--Bodmer-Maximilian Symposium a success--New exhibits at Sioux City Center--Searching for York film shown in Oregon--75% off sale of Lewis & Clark Journals--Keelboat Festival at Onawa, IA June 12-14--Nez Perce seek return of peace medal--Nat'l Trails meeting at Missoula July 12-15--In Memoriam--Annual meeting in October--Poem on Shannon wins genius prize--Chinooks continue to seek recognition--Support the newsletter with Amazon orders
  • Ed Norton talks about HBO Lewis & Clark series (October, 2008)
  • Ed Norton talks about HBO Lewis & Clark series
  • Heroic Rescue at Lewis & Clark Event (September, 2008)
  • Heroic rescue at Lewis & Clark event--The Yankton Discovery Bridge--Bob Kerrey Walking Bridge near NPS headquarters--Grizzly bear statue on River's Edge Trail--Sacagawea Statue returns to Fort Clatsop--High water at the Boat House in St Charles--Clatsop-Nehalem 60 foot mural at Seaside--Historical novel being posted on forum-- Historic Preservation Directory website
  • Exhuming the remains of Meriwether Lewis (July-August, 2008)
  • Exhuming the remains of Meriwether Lewis--Were lead mines the reason Meriwether Lewis was murdered?--Meriwether Lewis honored by State of Virginia--International Symposium on Maximilian and Bodmer--Fall conferences in Nebraska and Pennsylvania--News from around the country--Chinook tribal recognition bill introduced--Videos of Lewis & Clark site in Hell's Canyon--Pittsburgh marks keelboat building site--Maya Lin completes two more Confluence Projects at Vancouver and Sandy River Delta--The "Golden Girls" canoe trip
  • 1850 Grave Exhumation and Monument Report (June, 2008)
  • 1850 grave exhumation and monument report--Lost portrait of William Clark sought--Annual meeting $145 rebate offer ends--Stephanie Ambrose Tubb's book preview--Tuesday with a Twist at the Confluence--Forum posts and prizes for postings--New Lewis and Clark group for NE/IA/SD/KS; July 24th organizational meeting
  • Unknown Portraits of Lewis and Clark Found (May, 2008)
  • Unknown Portraits of Lewis and Clark Found--New DESC re-enactors video is spectacular--"Show Me" the statues at Jefferson City--Chouteau County now wants dam built which would flood Lower Portage Route campsite--National Trust places Portage Route on list of 11 most endangered historic places--In memoriam, Kurt Kestemeier a gentle giant--Famous dinosaur gets new home--Meriwether Lewis's "missing months"--two new blogs continue the story--Sacagawea musical debuts in Martinez CA--Spotlight on two other great websites--LCTHF logo gear at Land's End--Featured sales outlets
  • Strange happenings during the 1811-12 New Madrid Earthquakes (April, 2008)
  • Strange happenings during the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes--Lewis & Clark in Chicago, Austin and New York--Summer school for teachers in June--Standing Rock Sioux dinosaur dig--Fort Clatsop statue $5,000 challenge grant--Great Falls Center announces new theme for 21st century & LCTHF annual meeting--First ever 4th grade history bee at Washburn Center--U S Army Command and General Staff College gets Lewis and Clark statues--Biddle the bear receives copyright warning--Jeff City puts memorabilia in a Time Capsule--1790's Indian Wars exhibit at Garst Museum in Greenville, Ohio--Kira's blogs
  • Jail Inmate rescues stolen Sacagawea statue heads (March, 2008)
  • Jail inmate rescues stolen Sacagawea statue heads--Lewis and Clark statue in water again--Lewis and Clark Forum postings in March--National Park Service Lewis and Clark grant applications deadline April 18, 2008--Unique Lewis & Clark double signature document at Sotheby's Auction--New book on William Clark just released--Lewis and Clark summer vacations--Biddle the Bear
  • Power plant on Portage Route stalls out (February, 2008)
  • Power plant on Portage Route stalls out--Burial record found for Sacagawea's daughter--Free ads on Lewis and Clark forums--Annual meeting in Great Falls August 10-13--Foundation offers $13,900 in grant money--Discovery Expedition publishes book
  • Court record found for Sacagawea's children (January, 2008)
  • Court record found for Sacagawea's children--Fort Clatsop Sacagawea statue stolen--Lewis and Clark news around the country--Biddle the Bear Buddy Club starts--The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis: Murder or Suicide?
  • Lewis and Clark comic book by Native American artist now available (November-December, 2007)
  • Lewis and Clark comic book by Orville Evjen--"Bold Little Biddle makes news in Missoula"--Lynch Dawgs raise money for RV park--Fort Clatsop storm damage and new book--Eastern Legacy Trail Act passes House--Feedback from readers--Featured links of the month: Lewis and Clark in northeastern Nebraska
  • Beauty queens stage protest at Sacagawea statue (October, 2007)
  • Beauty queens stage protest at Sacagawea statue in Charlottesville, Virginia---Final design chosen for Lewis bust---DESC reenactors encounter bad weather on the Ohio River---Chinooks need our support in their appearance before Senate committee---Lewis & Clark Happenings---Lewis & Clark and Indian Country Exhibit begins 5 year U. S. tour--To the Ends of the Earth: the Last Journey of Lewis & Clark by Frances Hunter
  • City of St Louis proposes developing Gateway Arch grounds (September, 2007)
  • City of St Louis proposes developing Gateway Arch grounds---Dispute over coal-fired power plant on Great Falls portage route continues---Living History news from around the country---Legacy Trail feasibility study proposed in Congress by U. S. Rep Jo Ann Emerson
  • Sacagawea dollar coins a hit in Ecuador (August, 2007)
  • Sacagawea dollar coins a hit in Ecuador---Boy Scouts form partnership with Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation---Army Command and General Staff College in new Lewis & Clark Center at Ft Leavenworth---Yankton festival proceeds on for 10th year despite reduced funding---Lewis & Clark Exploratory Center in Charlottesville gets $150,000 in funding
  • Montana inquires about Lewis & Clark HBO series (July, 2007)
  • Montana film office inquires about Undaunted Courage HBO mini series---The Blackfeet encounter with Lewis: Two Worlds at Two Medicine---Ted Turner has the world's largest buffalo herd--Start getting your photos ready for the Trail Gallery launch in October---Prayers and cards requested for Sculptor Carol Grende's own "Arduous Journey"
  • Lewis & Clark HBO mini series in 2008 with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton (June, 2007)
  • Brad Pitt and Edward Norton will star in HBO Undaunted Courage mini series in 2008---Great Falls is accomplishing great things---New Sacagawea coin bill passes House---Lewis and Clark underwater in St Louis---Darrell Martin Memorial Scholarship Fund---Fort Mandan North Dakota Lewis & Clark Center marks 10th anniversary---Join Discovery Expedition of St Charles
  • Chinooks, Tall Ships, Back to the Future, other events and In Memoriam (May, 2007)
  • Chinooks reenact trade with Tall Ships---Back to the Future a hit with kids at Billings---Lewis & Clark Heritage Days in St Charles MO---Traveler's Rest is only authenticated historic campsite---In Memoriam: Buffalo Bill Sanders, Darrell Martin and Lee Newbill
  • Lewis & Clark men served at secret army base in Illinois (April, 2007)
  • 200 year old secret army post in southern Illinois---Great Falls Portage Route Impact Study---1814 Journal for sale---ND, SD, MT all want Sitting Bull grave---Sioux City, Iowa center expansion---Chokecherry kids at Cut Bluff Overlook Park dedication in North Dakota---John Collins marker dedication at historic South Mountain Inn in Maryland---Lost again in Nebraska & South Dakota---The Biddle connection
  • Lewis & Clark Trip Planner has maps & links to 800 trail destinations (March, 2007)
  • Trip Planner with MapQuest Maps and links---Celilo stories and Maya Lin at The Dalles, Oregon---LCTHF annual meeting at Charlottesville, Virginia---GPS inventory of the trail in Nebraska and Iowa---Lewis & Clark tour from St Louis to Sioux City
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