Center for Columbia River History staff, contracted consultants,
graduate and undergraduate students from Portland State
University and Washington State University (Pullman and
Vancouver campuses) worked with community institutions,
residents, and volunteers to create and exchange the following
community internet exhibits. Funded by a US Department of
Education grant through Portland State University (HEA-II-B,
Library Research and Demonstration Project), the Columbia
Communities project explores the histories of eight different
Columbia River Basin communities since the building of major
dams on the Columbia and its tributaries beginning in the 1930s.
Each of the eight Web sites features extensive primary sources,
including maps, oral history interviews, documents, newspapers,
and photographs. Bibliographies contribute additional
information about each community, and audio excerpts and
curriculum questions enrich the exhibit tour. Since 1883 the
Camas paper mill has had six different owners, but it still pro