Martin receives award

Irene Martin of Skamokawa has been awarded the David Douglas Fellowship Award from the Washington State Historical Society Board of Trustees for her work as curator of the “Legacy of the Columbia River Fishery” project, a traveling exhibit on Columbia River commercial fishing, both tribal and non-tribal, historical and present-day.

The exhibit debuted in 2012 and has been shown at a number of venues including the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco, the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, the Oregon State Fair, Naselle Finn Fest and the Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission’s “Future of Our Salmon” conference. Working with several groups, she spearheaded the effort to put together this beautifully written and illustrated exhibit.

The David Douglas Fellowship Award recognizes the significant contribution of an individual or an organization through projects, exhibits, educational products or any other vehicle that informs or expands appreciation of any field of Washington State history during the previous year.