Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum welcomes Jerry Bowman, Curator of the Northwest
Carriage Museum in Raymond, Washington for a talk free to the public on June 4th at 1pm in
Ilwaco. The speaker event is in conjunction with the special exhibit “Grand Hotels of the North
Beach Peninsula” which runs until July 9th.
Jerry is known across the country for his restoration and conservation work as well as
for his knowledge of the old carriage trade. He is a gifted, humorous speaker and has
entertained numerous audiences across the country with his stories and tales from the
forgotten horse drawn era. If you enjoy history and need a good chuckle, come join Jerry when
he presents……..”Hook Up the Horse and Buggy Pa…..We’re Going to Town!”
The Northwest Carriage Museum in Raymond, Washington houses one of America’s
finest collections of 19th century horse drawn vehicles and artifacts. They have graciously
allowed CPHM the loan of one of their carriages for the special exhibit currently on view.
Thanks to Pacific County Lodging Tax Fund and the Booth Family for financial support of
this and other museum programming.