ILWACO, Wash. — The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum will hold its annual membership meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday, which is also open to nonmembers. 

Madeline Matson, museum executive director, will present a brief update on happenings and introduce Astoria author Peter Marsh, who will talk about his latest book, “Liberty Factory: The Untold Story of Henry Kaiser’s Shipyards.”

These shipyards, two of which were in Portland and one in Vancouver, Washington, employed 100,000 workers, including 30,000 women, and launched over 700 vessels, including Liberty ships, oil tankers and escort aircraft carriers, during World War II.

Marsh has served as a boatyard correspondent and editor for Freshwater News, and has played a key role in developing the Hanthorn Cannery Museum on Pier 39 in Astoria. Copies of his book will be available for purchase during the event.