Then (200 Years Ago):
You can read about the daily life of the Corps of Discovery at a new website that includes the text of the Gary Moulton edition of the Lewis & Clark Journals published by the University of Nebraska Press. To read the March 1806 journal entries click here. This site was created with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Now:
Re-enactors from the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles spent the summer and fall of 2004 and 2005 carrying out a reenactment of the journey up the Missouri River. Events are currently scheduled through November 2005. Follow the adventures of The Discovery Expedition of St. Charles, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rediscovering the legacy of Lewis and Clark. As official reenactors in the national 2003-2006 Lewis & Clark bicentennial commemoration, they will retrace the entire waterway portion of the original 1803-1806 expedition east of the Rockies. Find out more about the Discovery Expedition.

Explore the Journey with OASIS
OASIS centers are offering the discussion series Lewis and Clark: Journey to Another America and related classes on the science, economics, politics, arts and culture of the time that would bring about revolutionary changes in our country. Find a program in your city.

The National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Exhibition organized by the Missouri Historical Society
Oregon Historical Society, Portland, Oregon
November 11, 2005 - March 11, 2006
Two hundred years after Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out on their transcontinental journey, a major multi-city museum exhibition will commemorate the expedition, the American Indian tribes they encountered and the landscapes they traversed. The National Bicentennial Exhibition will bring together, for the first time since 1806, rare handwritten journals, maps, equipment, American Indian artifacts and scientific specimens. The Missouri Historical Society's collections will be augmented by objects from many other institutions including the American Philosophical Society, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, the Smithsonian Institution, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Library of Congress, the National Archives and the Oregon Historical Society.
For More Information:
Website: Oregon Historical Society or Call: (503) 222-1741

National Signature Event #12
Summer of Peace Among The Nimiipuu
Long Beach, Washington, to Astoria, Oregon.
June 14-­17, 2006

The Lewis & Clark Expedition entered the Niimiipuu (The Nez Perce) aboriginal homelands in September of 1805, and with this first chance encounter they were met with caution and suspicion. During this time, most of the able-bodied men were on a war raid in the south. An elderly woman named, “Weetxuuwiis,” encouraged and advised the camp not to harm them because of her previous experience living among the Sooyaapoos. Would the course of history have changed if the able-bodied men had been present in the camp when the expedition arrived? Regardless, the Niimiipuu are described as friendly, hospitable, and gracious hosts toward the expedition, and it still reflects the Niimiipuu today.

On their return trip eastward, the Lewis & Clark expedition renewed their relationship with the Niimiipuu in June of 1806. On June 14-­17, 2006, the Niimiipuu will commemorate that relationship by hosting a National Signature Event, entitled, “Among the Niimiipuu.” The world is invited to experience a unique commemoration of events that reflect the diversity of cultures of people for those who attend.

"From Nation to Nation: Examining Lewis and Clark's Indian Collection"
Peabody Museum
Cambridge, MA
December 12, 2003-December 31, 2006
In commemoration of the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark's expedition-the Peabody presents an important reexamination of the expedition's contact with native peoples. The repository of the only remaining Native American objects acquired by the Corps of Northwest Discovery during their epic trek, the Peabody Museum's exhibit focuses on the nature and flavor of Lewis and Clark's relationships with the Indian peoples they encountered on their journey. From Nation to Nation will feature some 55 objects, both of the period and those acquired by Lewis and Clark, including spectacular pipes, calumets, and buffalo robes.
For More Information: Call: 617-496-0099
Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA (within Harvard Campus) Website: Peabody Current Events

More events can be found at the Lewis and Clark Trail.com website.

Join the discussion!
This website provides summaries of essays and discussion questions from the book, Lewis & Clark: Journey to Another America. As the bicentennial of this event is celebrated in the next few years, there will be many opportunities to learn more about Lewis and Clark and the America of their era. This site will help you locate these opportunities by providing links to useful sites and media articles. If you take part in the project at an OASIS center, you will enjoy the opportunities for further exploration and learning that this site offers.

You can also join us here to experience the Lewis and Clark program online. To do so, simply begin by purchasing the Lewis & Clark: Journey to Another America anthology.

Major support has also been provided by The Missouri Historical Society.

The image on the book's cover is Lewis & Clark, The Departure from St. Charles, May 21, 1804, a painting by Gary R. Lucy, courtesy of the Gary Lucy Gallery, Washington, MO.

Additional support has been provided by the May Department Stores Company.

OASIS thanks the project team for their contributions to this program.