Volume 47, No. 1 !uarterly of the Alaska Historical Society Spring 2019 crowell2/189dancers_lg.jpg https://www-tc.pbs.org/harriman/images/log/lectures/ FACING OUR HISTORY September 25-28.2019, Kodiak, Alaska —.— Alaska Historical Society Annual Conference KodiakIsland mask from Les masques de la Pinart. Alphonse collection

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Winter hunting ceremony on Kodiak Island, 18th century. Illustration by Mark Matson. Courtesy of the Arctic Studies Center. he theme for the 2019 conference of the Alaska Historical Society is “Facing our History.” Many of the events subjected to historical inquiry may be interpreted in very different ways. While some historians may represent T–Š‡ƒ•’‘•‹–‹˜‡‡˜‡–•–‘„‡ ‡Ž‡„”ƒ–‡†ǡ–‘‘–Š‡”•–Š‡›‹˜‘Ž˜‡ ‘ϐŽ‹ –ǡ†‘‹ƒ–‹‘ǡƒ††‡•–”— –‹‘ǤŠ‡Š‹•–‘”› of Kodiak Island, for example, involves many such events, including the subjugation of the Alutiiq people in the Russian colonial period, the American military rule prior to statehood, the effects of the Aleutian Campaign of World War II, and the Exxon Valdez‘‹Ž•’‹ŽŽǯ•‹’ƒ –‘ϐ‹•Š‡”‹‡•ǤŠ‡–Š‡‡ƒŽ•‘”‡ ‘‰‹œ‡•–Š‡Š‹•–‘”‹ƒǯ•†‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž––ƒ• ‘ˆ†‘ —‡–‹‰ƒ†‹–‡”’”‡–‹‰’ƒ•–‡˜‡–•‘„Œ‡ –‹˜‡Ž›ƒ†‘’‡Ž›ǡ™Š‹Ž‡”‡ ‘‰‹œ‹‰–Šƒ––Š‡”‡•—Ž–‹‰ƒ””ƒ–‹˜‡ ƒ›ƒ”‘—•‡ ‘ϐŽ‹ –™‹–Š‘–Š‡”’‡‘’Ž‡Ǥ—”‰‘ƒŽ—•–„‡–‘ϐ‹† ƒ—•‡ˆ‘”‹•’‹”ƒ–‹‘ƒ†Ž‡ƒ”‹‰‹‡˜‡–Š‡‘•– disturbing history. —”‡›‘–‡•’‡ƒ‡”–Š‹•›‡ƒ”‹•”Ǥ˜‡ ƒƒƒ•‘ǡ ”Ǥ‘ˆ–Š‡—”‡—•‡—‹‡ƒ––Ž‡ǡˆ‘”‡”Ž›‘ˆ‘†‹ƒǯ• Ž—–‹‹“—•‡—Ǥ”Ǥ ƒƒƒ•‘ǯ•™‘”‹ Ž—†‡•— ‘˜‡”‹‰–Š‡Š‹•–‘”›‘ˆ™ƒǯ—“‘”‡ˆ—‰‡‘ ǡ–Š‡•‹–‡‘ˆƒͳ͹ͺͶ massacre of perhaps thousands of Alutiiq people on the south end of Kodiak Island at the hands of Russian fur trader ”‹‰‘”›Š‡Ž‹‘˜ǯ•ƒ”‡†‡Ǥ”Ǥ ƒƒƒ•‘ƒŽ•‘†‹”‡ –‡†–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ ––Šƒ–Ž‡†–‘’—„Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘‘ˆGiinaquq, Like a Face: Sugpiaq Masks of the Kodiak Archipelago. Please join us in Kodiak this September. As always, we welcome presentations on all Alaska history topics. ”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘•ƒ”‡Ž‹‹–‡†–‘ʹͲ‹—–‡•ǡƒ†ƒŽŽ’”‡•‡–‡”•—•–„‡”‡‰‹•–‡”‡†ˆ‘”–Š‡ ‘ˆ‡”‡ ‡Ǥ‘•—„‹–ƒ proposal, please send your presentation title, an abstract of no more than 100 words, and two sentences about yourself to Rachel Mason, Program Chair, [email protected]. Proposals are due May 15, 2019.

"History never really says goodbye. History says, 'See you later.'" —Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist

Message from the President "The tale is the product of the teller."

History, at its most basic, is an account of past events. Preparing history involves collecting and interpreting the available fragments of information to develop an argument about the past. History, however, is not science– ‹–‹••—„Œ‡ –‹˜‡ȋƒŽ–Š‘—‰Š‹–”ƒ”‡Ž›ƒ†‹–•–Š‹•ȌǤ‹ˆˆ‡”‡–’‡‘’Ž‡™‹ŽŽˆ‘ —•‘†‹ˆˆ‡”‡–ˆƒ –•ƒ†ƒ’’Ž›†‹ˆˆ‡”‡– philosophical and cultural ideas in interpreting them. ‘—‹ ƒ–‹‰Š‹•–‘”›ǡ™Š‡–Š‡”‘”ƒŽŽ›‘”‹™”‹–‹‰ǡ‹•ƒ’‡”•‘ƒŽƒ –ǤŠ‡–ƒŽ‡‹•–Š‡’”‘†— –‘ˆ–Š‡–‡ŽŽ‡”ǤŠ‹• seems obvious, but it has immense consequences when it comes to thinking about history. Every historical account is as ’‡”•‘ƒŽƒ•ƒϐ‹‰‡”’”‹–ǡƒ†‹•„ƒ•‡†‘™Šƒ–ƒ‰‹˜‡’‡”•‘ǡ‹ƒ‰‹˜‡–‹‡ǡ–Š‘—‰Š–™ƒ•”‡Ž‡˜ƒ–ǡƒ’’”‘’”‹ƒ–‡ǡƒ† ™‘”–Š›‘ˆ„‡‹‰ ‘•‹†‡”‡†‹†‡ ‹†‹‰™Šƒ–Šƒ’’‡‡†‹–Š‡’ƒ•–ǡƒ†™Š›‹–Šƒ’’‡‡†Ǥ‡ ƒ—•‡Š‹•–‘”›‹••—„Œ‡ –‹˜‡ǡ ‹–‹•‹Š‡”‡–Ž› ‘–”‘˜‡”•‹ƒŽǤŠ‡ ‘ Ž—•‹‘•†”ƒ™ƒ„‘—––Š‡’ƒ•–‘ˆ–‡”‡•–‘–Š‡ˆ”ƒ‡‘ˆ”‡ˆ‡”‡ ‡Ȃ–Š‡˜‹‡™’‘‹–Ȃ of the historian. Š‡–Š‡‡ˆ‘”–Š‡‡’–‡„‡”ʹͲͳͻ ‘ˆ‡”‡ ‡‹•Dz ƒ ‹‰‘—” ‹•–‘”›ǤdzŠ‹•–Š‡‡•’‡ƒ•–‘–Š‡†‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž–›‘ˆ –”›‹‰–‘†‡• ”‹„‡–Š‡’ƒ•–ǡƒ†–Š‡†‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž–›‹”‡ ‡‹˜‹‰–Š‡‹–‡”’”‡–ƒ–‹‘•‘ˆ‘–Š‡”•Ǥ –ƒŽ•‘”‡ ‘‰‹œ‡•–Šƒ–Š—ƒ Š‹•–‘”›”‡ϐŽ‡ –•Š—ƒ•–”‡‰–Š•ƒ•™‡ŽŽƒ•Š—ƒ™‡ƒ‡••‡•ƒ†ˆƒ‹Ž—”‡•Ǥ––‡’–‹‰–‘Š‘‡•–Ž›”‡ ‘‰‹œ‡‘—” ˆƒ‹Ž—”‡•”‡“—‹”‡• ‘—”ƒ‰‡ƒ†ƒ™‹ŽŽ‹‰‡••–‘Ž‡–‰‘‘ˆ‘”‡ƒ––”ƒ –‹˜‡ϐ‹ –‹‘•Ǥ –ƒŽ•‘”‡“—‹”‡•ƒ™‹ŽŽ‹‰‡••–‘’‡” ‡‹˜‡ events from other points of view. Š‡ƒ—ƒŽ  ‘ˆ‡”‡ ‡’”‡•‡–•—•™‹–Šƒ‡š ‡’–‹‘ƒŽ‘’’‘”–—‹–›–‘’”‡•‡–ƒ†”‡ ‡‹˜‡–Š‡Š‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽƒƒŽ›•‡• ‘ˆƒ›†‹ˆˆ‡”‡–’‡‘’Ž‡ǡƒ†–‘–ƒŽƒ„‘—––Š‡™‹–Š‡ƒ Š‘–Š‡”ǤŠ‡ ‘ˆ‡”‡ ‡‹•‘’‡–‘ƒ›‘‡‹–‡”‡•–‡†‹Žƒ•ƒ Š‹•–‘”›ǤŠ‹•›‡ƒ”ǯ•‡˜‡–’”‘‹•‡•–‘„‡”‡ƒ”ƒ„Ž‡ǡƒ•™‡ŽŽƒ•ƒŽ‘–‘ˆˆ—Ǩ Š‘’‡›‘—™‹ŽŽŒ‘‹—•Ǥ

—Averil Lerman, President

2 Alaska History News Notes from Local Historical Societies

Š‡Alaska Law Enforcement Museum in Š‡Juneau-Douglas City Museum has downtown Anchorage, also known as the an energetic group of knowledgeable and –ƒ–‡”‘‘’‡”—•‡—ǡŠƒ•ƒ‡™š‡ —–‹˜‡ ‡–Š—•‹ƒ•–‹ ˜‘Ž—–‡‡”•™Š‘Ž‘˜‡ —‡ƒ— ‹”‡ –‘”ǡ—‰‡‡ ƒ”‡––Ǥ ‹•ϐ‹”•–’”‘Œ‡ – Š‹•–‘”›Ǥ ʹͲͳͺǯ•˜‹•‹–‘”•‡ƒ•‘ǡ™‹–Š–Š”‡‡ ‹•–‘”‡‘”‰ƒ‹œ‡ƒ†”‡‘†‡Ž–Š‡—•‡—Ǥ ‹•–‘”‹ ‘™–‘™™ƒŽ‹‰–‘—”•™‡‡Ž›ǡˆ‘—” Š‡—•‡—™‹ŽŽ„‡ Ž‘•‡†–Š”‘—‰Š–Š‡‡† ”‡ƒ†™‡ŽŽ™ƒŽ‹‰–‘—”•ǡ–Š”‡‡‘™–‘™ ‘ˆƒ” Šƒ•™‘”’”‘‰”‡••‡•ǤŠ‡’Žƒ‹•–‘ ‡‘Ž‘‰›™ƒŽ‹‰–‘—”•ǡͶ͵ƒ’‹–‘Ž–‘—”•ǡ have exhibits on marshals, the highway patrol, ƒ –‘„‡”Dzƒ’‹–ƒŽ‹ŽŽ‡”•dz”—‡”‹‡• territorial and state police, state and wildlife walking tour, and many shifts at the front troopers, women, and more—including Safety desk, the museum was able to offer visitors ‡ƒ”ƒ†ƒ ”‘‘†‡’‹ –‹‰ƒ ”‹‡• ‡‡Ǥ If anyone one is interested in volunteering or being an intern, please contact Harnett at ͻͲ͹Ǥʹ͹ͻǤͷͲͷͲ‘”ƒ–[email protected]. ! Next to the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak, the "Historical photographs tell Ancestors’ Memorial Park is taking shape. many of the stories [at the Š‹•’—„Ž‹ •’ƒ ‡ǡ„—‹Ž–‹’ƒ”–‡”•Š‹’™‹–Š Alaska Law Enforcement Museum]. !ey start the the City of Kodiak, will honor Alutiiq history, minute you walk in the door encourage respect of archaeological sites, and with the mug shot* and invite all people to remember their ancestors. arrest record of actor Steve Mc"ueen, who got busted It is another reason to attend the Alaska for doing "brodies" in an Historical Society and Museums Alaska Oldsmobile Toronado in annual conference that will be held this year downtown Anchorage in 1972. Mc"ueen, with a ding on his ƒ–‘†‹ƒǡ‡’–‡„‡”ʹͷǦʹͺǤ nose, is looking mighty ragged a#er his night on the town ‘ƒ‡‹–‡ƒ•‹‡”ˆ‘”’‡‘’Ž‡–‘ ‘‡ – here, a raggedness exceeded only by his seismographic with Alutiiq heritage, and offer a taste of signature." its exhibits, the museum has been testing —Anchorage Daily News the Mobile Museum, a tent full of Alutiiq and locals alike a variety of interesting artifacts and treasures from the museum’s learning experiences. In November, George "My recollection is that teaching collection. While patrons learn ƒ‡” ‰ƒ˜‡ƒ–ƒŽ‡–‹–Ž‡†Dz ƒ‰‡•‘ˆ–Š‡ Mc"ueen was roaring up and down 4th Avenue at very high about the different eras of Alutiiq history, Construction of Glacier Highway,” based on speed and turning brodies— –Š‡› ƒ”‡ϐ‹––Š‡’ƒ”–•‘ˆƒŠƒ”’‘‘‘” 260 photographs taken between 1911 and drunker than hell. It was not ’”ƒ –‹ ‡Š‘Ž†‹‰ƒ—Ž—Ǥ ʹͲͳͺ–Š‡‘„‹Ž‡ ͳͻͶ͵Ǥ ‡ ‡„‡”ǡ–Š‡—•‡—‘’‡‡† just a time or two—he really raised hell for quite a while. —•‡—˜‹•‹–‡†”ƒ„ ‡•–‹˜ƒŽǡ–Š‡—œ‹‹‡ an exhibit entitled Plein Rein on Location When they did $nally get him Native Corporation’s annual meeting, and a with Sydney Laurenceˆ‡ƒ–—”‹‰ʹ͵’Ž‡‹Ǧƒ‹” stopped they administered number of schools and cultural celebrations paintings by local artists and three by Sydney a $eld sobriety test, and he somersaulted down the white around Kodiak Island. Laurence. Plein-air is a style of outdoor line. Once they got him arrested ’ƒ‹–‹‰ Šƒ”ƒ –‡”‹œ‡†„›–Š‡”‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘ it was a pretty good time— Š‡—‰’‹ƒ“™‘”†ˆ‘”‡Ž’‹•nasqulut. In ‘ˆƒ–—”ƒŽŽ‹‰Š–ǢŽ‡‹‡‹‹•ƒ‰”‘—’‘ˆ —‡ƒ— sort of an autograph party in handcu%s." the past, Alutiiq people made good use of painters in the plein-air style. —Lynn Burlingamet this giant brown seaweed, using it as food, ! to bail boats, and to make line. Kelp pickles Ketchikan’s Tongass Historical Museum *A mug shot is a photographic portrait can still be found in many Alutiiq kitchens. opened a new exhibit, Solving Problems, Telling of a person from the waist up, typically taken after arrest. The original purpose Kelp is the subject of a traveling exhibit, Stories: Handcraft in a Harsh Environment, on of the image was to provide law Underwater Forests of the Aleutians, at the ƒ” ŠͳǤŠ‡‡šŠ‹„‹–Šƒ•“—‹Ž–•ǡŽ‡ƒ†™‡‹‰Š–•ǡ enforcement with a visual record of an DUUHVWHGLQGLYLGXDOIRULGHQWLÀFDWLRQE\ —•‡—–Š‹•™‹–‡”ǤŠ‡–‡Ǧ’ƒ‡Ž†‹•’Žƒ› regalia, and stained class, along with other YLFWLPVWKHSXEOLFDQGLQYHVWLJDWRUV examines the life history of Alaska’s kelp objects made by hand throughout Ketchikan’s However, in the United States, HQWUHSUHQHXUVKDYHUHFHQWO\EHJXQWR forests, their importance to sea mammals Š‹•–‘”›ǤŠ‡’—”’‘•‡‘ˆ–Š‡‡šŠ‹„‹–‹•‘–‘Ž› PRQHWL]HWKHVHSXEOLFUHFRUGVYLDWKH ƒ†ϐ‹•Šǡƒ†Š—ƒ•ǯ ‘‡ –‹‘•–‘–Š‡Ǥ –‘”‡ϐŽ‡ –‘™Šƒ–‹•ƒ†‡ƒ†„—‹Ž––‘•—”˜‹˜‡ǡ PXJVKRWSXEOLVKLQJLQGXVWU\0XJ (QJOLVKVODQJIRUIDFHGDWLQJWRWK A team of scientists developed the exhibit but also on what is created to make a home century. in partnership with the Museum of the and community, and to explore how this work Aleutians with funding from the National ties people to ancestors and descendants. Science Foundation. It will at the Alutiiq Š‡‡šŠ‹„‹–‹ Ž—†‡•˜‹†‡‘•‘ˆŠƒ†•ƒ–™‘”ǡ Museum through April 6. making and doing.

Alaska History News 3 Notes from Local Historical Societies

Š‡Tongass Historical Society held its annual meeting 25th—„ƒŽ™ƒ•„›•ƒ‹Ž‘”•‘ˆ–Š‡Bagheera on their Arctic ƒ—ƒ”›ͳ͹Ǥ’‡ƒ‡”ƒŽ‡‹ŠŽƒǡƒ‡– Š‹ƒƒ—–Š‘”ǡƒ†‡ sailing adventure, and at their March 6th annual meeting was a presentation about his recent book, Alaska’s Inside Passage: followed by stories around the topic of “the slime line.” Nature, History, Native Culture, Industries. ! Š‡ ƒŽ•‘ ‘–‹—‡•”‡Šƒ„‹Ž‹–ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ’‘•‹ •Žƒ† ƒ’‡‡ ‹•‹‘ȋŽ‹‰‹–ƒ‡ǣž–•±‡–Ȍ‹•ƒ’‘‹–‘ˆŽƒ† ‘ƒ–Š‘—•‡ˆ‘”—•‡ƒ•ƒƒ”‹–‹‡Š‡”‹–ƒ‰‡ ‡–‡”Ǥ‘–”ƒ –‘”• splitting the big waters at the south end of Kuiu Island in and volunteers are working to make repairs and building Southeast Alaska, and the location of an historic lighthouse. ƒƒ††‹–‹‘™‹–Šƒƒ ‡••‹„Ž‡‡–”›ƒ†”‡•–”‘‘ǤŠ‡ For the past 21 years, volunteers in the Cape Decision —•‡—ǯ•ϐ‹”•–‡šŠ‹„‹–‹•„‡‹‰’Žƒ‡†„›‹–‡”†”‡™ Lighthouse Society have worked to make the site safer ‹ƒ‘––‹–‘„‡”‡ƒ†›„›•—‡”ǤŠ‡•‘ ‹‡–›‹••‘Ž‹ ‹–‹‰ and more hospitable, and to create an environment that for exhibit ideas and asks folks to visit their website and on ‡”‹ Š‡•–Š‡Ž‹˜‡•‘ˆƒŽŽ™Š‘˜‹•‹–Ǥ ʹͲͳͺǡ‡ƒ’„‡ŽŽǯ• the exhibit page share ideas, www.sitkamaritime.orgǤŠ‡ Ikkatsu Project brought volunteers from Washington State society has put videos of past annual meetings and oral to clean up and monitor marine debris on the beach near the Š‹•–‘”›‹–‡”˜‹‡™•‘–‘’‹ ••— Šƒ•ƒ‡”›‹ˆ‡ǡ”‘ŽŽ‹‰ǡ lighthouse. It was a great adventure for everyone involved. and Women in Fishing on its website as well. Check it out at Š––’•ǣȀȀ™™™Ǥ‹ƒ–•—’”‘Œ‡ –Ǥ‘”‰ǤŠ‡Žƒ•ƒ ! Historical Commission just funded a project for Skagway- Š‡Cook Inlet Historical Society’sϐ‹”•–•’‡ƒ‡”‹‹–• based conservator Nicole Peters to assess and recommend ‘”–Š–‘–Š‡ —–—”‡ǣŽƒ•ƒ• ‘—–‡”–Š‡‹”˜‹”‘‡– preservation treatments for the iconic Lantern Room atop •‡”‹‡•™ƒ•Ž‡šƒ†‡” ƒ‡•ǡƒ‡ ‘‘‹•–ǡ™Š‘–‹–Ž‡†Š‹• the lighthouse’s tower. –ƒŽDz‡•‘—” ‡—”•‡‘”–ƒ–‹•–‹ ƒŽ‹”ƒ‰‡ǫ‹Ž‡ƒŽ–Š ! and Alaska’s Economy.” In March, Ross Coen will speak on ˆ–‡”–Š‡‘˜‡„‡”͵ͲǡʹͲͳͺ‡ƒ”–Š“—ƒ‡–Šƒ–Š‹–Š—‰‹ƒǦ •ƒŽ‘”‡•‡ƒ” Š‹Žƒ•ƒǡͳͺͺͻǦͳͻʹͶǢ‹’”‹Ž‹ ›Ž‹—• Eagle River particularly hard, the Chugiak-Eagle River ™‹ŽŽŠƒ˜‡ƒ ‘˜‡”•ƒ–‹‘™‹–Š‹  ‹• Š‡”ƒ† ƒ‡‰˜‹ Historical Society ran an article in their newsletter from the about the Alaska constitution and resource development; Knik Arm Courier‘ˆ’”‹Žͳǡͳͻ͸Ͷǡ†‡• ”‹„‹‰†ƒƒ‰‡•–‘–Š‡ and in May, Larry Persily will speak on the efforts to develop ƒ”‡ƒˆ”‘–Š‡ͳͻ͸Ͷ ‘‘† ”‹†ƒ›ƒ”–Š“—ƒ‡Ǥ‘’ƒ”‡†–‘ a North Slope gas pipeline. other Alaska cities, the Courier reported, the Greater Chugiak ! ”‡ƒ‡• ƒ’‡†™‹–Š”‡Žƒ–‹˜‡Ž›‹‘”†ƒƒ‰‡ǤŠ‡™‘”•–ǦŠ‹– Š‡Resurrection Bay Historical Society in Seward building was apparently the Eagle River School, where the ™‡Ž ‘‡†ƒ‡™ —”ƒ–‘”‘ˆ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘•‹ –‘„‡”ʹͲͳͺǡ walls of the multipurpose room cracked and leaned inward Leslie Fried. Leslie ƒ’’”‘š‹ƒ–‡Ž›ˆ‘—”ˆ‡‡–ƒ––Š‡–‘’ǤŠ‡•‘ ‹‡–›Šƒ•’—–‘—– worked at the Alaska a call for volunteers to help a few hours a month, and for ‡™‹•Š—•‡—ˆ‘”•‡˜‡ ‡„‡”•Ǥ‡„‡”•Š‹’‹•̈́ͳͷȀ‹†‹˜‹†—ƒŽǡ̈́ʹͷȀˆƒ‹Ž›ǡƒ† years as its curator. In Š‡ ••Š‘—Ž†„‡–‘ ǡǤǤ‘š͸͹Ͳͷ͹͵ǡŠ—‰‹ƒǡ November, Marie Gage ͻͻͷ͸͹Ǥ‘˜‘Ž—–‡‡” ƒŽŽͻͲ͹ǤʹͶʹǤͳ͸ʹ͹Ǥ spoke to the society on ! Seward’s Woodlawn Š‡Palmer Historical Society holds History Night, Cemetery, where notable an evening of entertainment and history, on the third Seward resident and town ‡†‡•†ƒ›‘ˆ‡ƒ Š‘–Šƒ––Š‡ƒŽ‡”‘‘•‡‘†‰‡ƒ–͹ founder Mary Lowell p.m. PHS kicked off the new year with a combined History is buried. Audience ‹‰Š–ƒ†—ƒŽ‡‡–‹‰ ƒ—ƒ”›ͳ͸Ǥ’‡ƒ‡”–‡˜‡”‘™ members were aghast to shared his latest mountain climbing adventures in the Stok learn the grave marker for ƒ‰‡‘ˆ–Š‡ ‹ƒŽƒ›ƒ•ǤŠ‡ ‡„”—ƒ”›’”‘‰”ƒ™ƒ•‰‹˜‡ Lowell is nowhere to be by author Helen Hegener talking about Palmer, the old town found. A few years ago, a of Matanuska, the Matanuska coal region, with a side trip to City of Seward employee Wasilla. Helen’s books include The 1935 Matanuska Colony offered to take Lowell’s and The Alaska Railroad: 1902-1923, Blazing an Iron Trail gravestone to Anchorage Across the Last Frontier. to get an estimate for !e "Angel" of Woodawn Cemetery, ! repairs. Now, it appears Seward, Alaska. Š‡Sitka Maritime Heritage SocietyŠ‡Ž†ƒƒŽŽŠ‹’•‹‰Š– that no one knows its ‹ ‡„”—ƒ”›ƒ––Š‡ƒ”ƒ‘ˆ •Žƒ†”‡™‡”›Ǥƒ—”‡–‡‹ Š‡ location. Marie checked shared his experiences sailing on the Grays Harbor Historical ™‹–Š˜ƒ”‹‘—•ˆ—‡”ƒŽŠ‘‡•‹ Š‘”ƒ‰‡ǡ„—– ‘—Ž†ϐ‹†‘ Seaport’s tall ship Lady Washington‹ʹͲͳͺǤŠ‡ ‡„”—ƒ”› answers as to the whereabouts of the marker.

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Š‡Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association Š‡ Alaska Native Media Group is sponsoring a series (AMIPA) is planning a Historic Aviation Footage Film of panel discussions at UAA on the Alaska Native Claims ‡•–‹˜ƒŽ–‘„‡•Š‘™ƒ––Š‡‡ƒ”‘‘–ŠŠ‡ƒ–‡”‹ ‡––Ž‡‡– –Ǥƒ‡Žͳǡ‹ ƒ—ƒ”›ǡ™ƒ•Dzƒ‹‰–Š‡‡‹•  Š‘”ƒ‰‡‘’”‹Ž͵ͲǤŠ‡ϐ‹Ž•™‹ŽŽ‹ Ž—†‡™‘”•ƒ„‘—– – A New Generation.” Panel 2, in February, was “Where —••‡””‹ŽŽǡ‘‡Ž‹‡ƒ†‡‹‡Ž•‘ǡƒŽ‘‰™‹–ŠŠ‹•–‘”‹  ƒ”‡–Š‡Šƒ”‡Š‘Ž†‡”•ǫdzƒ” Šʹͻǡ͹ǣͲͲȂͺǣ͵Ͳ’ǤǤǡ ‹ƒ‰‡•‘ˆ‹ŽŽ‘‰‡”•ƒ†‹Ž‡›‘•–‹Žƒ•ƒǡ ϐ‹Ž  ͳͲͳƒ•—•‘ ƒŽŽǡƒ‡Ž͵™‹ŽŽƒ††”‡••Dz‘‡‹ The Queen of Dago Lake, and rare footage taken by the CAA ‡ƒ†‡”•Š‹’Ǥdzƒ‡Ž‹•–•‹ Ž—†‡”ǤƒŽ‡‡‘”‘—‰ŠǡŠƒ‹” ‹–Š‡ͳͻ͵Ͳ•ǡͳͻͶͲ•ǡƒ†ͳͻͷͲ•ǤŠ‡ϐ‹Žˆ‡•–‹˜ƒŽ‹•ƒˆ—† ‘ˆ–Š‡ —‹–‹” —’‘Žƒ”‘— ‹ŽǢ”Ǥƒ–Š›ƒ–‡‡ǡ ”ƒ‹•‡”ˆ‘”–Š‡‘”‰ƒ‹œƒ–‹‘Ǥ Šƒ ‡ŽŽ‘”Ǣƒ†ƒŽ‡”‹‡ƒ˜‹†•‘ǡˆ‘”‡”–Ǥ ‘˜‡”‘”ƒ† """s### Commissioner of Health and Social Services for the State of Š‡Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Alaska. Area, designated in 2009, supports local community """s### ’”‘Œ‡ –•‹‹”†ǡ †‹ƒǡ ‹”†™‘‘†ǡŠ‹––‹‡”ǡ‘”–ƒ‰‡ǡ The Sea Chest, journal of the Puget Sound Maritime ‘’‡ǡ‘‘’‡”ƒ†‹‰ǡ‘‘•‡ƒ••ǡƒ†‡™ƒ”†Ǥ ʹͲͳͺǡ Society, devoted its winter 2019 issue completely to Alaska, it awarded eleven community grants for projects such as ˆ”‘‰—‡•–‡†‹–‘” Ǥ‡‡Ž‘’‡ ‘ˆ‘”–Š–‘–Š‡Š‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽ new interpretive signs, trail construction, and maintenance, ƒ”–‹ Ž‡•–‘–Š‡„‘‘”‡˜‹‡™•ǤŠ‡ ‘˜‡”‹•–Š‡˜‡‡”ƒ„Ž‡ and an Elders and Youth program. Among the projects Yukon River sternwheeler SS Nenana, which is undergoing ƒ”‡ƒ‡™‡‘”‹ƒŽ‹Š‹––‹‡” ‘‡‘”ƒ–‹‰–Š‡ͳͻ͸Ͷ a renovation under the leadership of the Friends of the ‘‘† ”‹†ƒ›ƒ”–Š“—ƒ‡ǡϐ‹‡Ž†–”‹’‹‹Ǧ‰”ƒ–•–‘–Š‡ Nenana ‹ ƒ‹”„ƒ•Ǥ ‹•–‘”‹ƒ• ƒ”›–‡‹ǡ”— ‡‡””‡ŽŽǡ Roundhouse Museum in Girdwood and the Alaska Wildlife ‡„‡ ƒ‘—Ž•‘ǡƒ† Ǥ‡‡Ž‘’‡ ‘ˆ‘”–ŠǡƒŽ‘‰™‹–Š Conservation Center, and summer trail programs. ƒ” Šƒ‡‘Ž‘‰‹•– ƒ‡•‘‰‡”• ‘–”‹„—–‡†ƒ”–‹ Ž‡•‘Žƒ•ƒ """s### maritime history. Katie Ringsmuth’s Tundra Vision spring series at the """s### ‘—–ƒ‹‹‡™‹„”ƒ”›‹ Š‘”ƒ‰‡Ž‘‘•ƒ–Žƒ•ƒǯ• Maida Buckley of Fairbanks is one of nine recipients of the ‹Ž‹–ƒ”›’ƒ•–Ǥ ‡ƒ‘ŽŽƒ”†ƒ†ƒ‡•‡„Ž‡ ƒ•–’”‡•‡–‡† 2019 Governor’s Arts & Humanities Awards. Maida received Dz ”‘œ‡‹ ‹•–‘”›ǣ‡ƒ†‡”ǯ•Š‡ƒ–‡”Žƒ›‡Ž‡„”ƒ–‹‰ a lifetime achievement award for contributions made during –Š‡‘Ž†‹‡”•™Š‘—‹Ž––Š‡Žƒ•ƒ ‹‰Š™ƒ›dz‹ ‡„”—ƒ”›Ǥ Š‡” ƒ”‡‡”‘ˆ‘”‡–Šƒʹͷ›‡ƒ”•ƒ•ƒ‡†— ƒ–‘”Ǥ— Ž‡›ǡƒ ƒ” Šʹ͹ǡ‹‡‹ ‡ƒ† ˜ƒ ‘†‡•ǡ ”‹‡†•‘ˆ‹‡ –‡ƒ Š‡”ƒ–‡•–ƒŽŽ‡› ‹‰Š Š‘‘Ž‹ ƒ‹”„ƒ•ǡ–‹”‡Ž‡••Ž› ‹–‡—‹–ǡƒ”‡•’‡ƒ‹‰ƒ„‘—–DzŠ‡‡ ”‡– ‹•–‘”›‘ˆ–Š‡ Šƒ’‹‘‡†ƒ††‡˜‡Ž‘’‡†–Š‡ ‹•–‘”›ƒ›ƒ†‡–Š‡ ‘Ž†ƒ”‹Žƒ•ƒǤdz’”‹Žʹͷǡ—••ƒ†‡”—‰–™‹ŽŽ People programs statewide. Check out all of this year’s speak on “Lower Copper River Landscapes and Indigenous awardees at akgovawards.org  ‘—–‡”•ǣŠ‡”›‡–—”•ƒˆ–‡”ͳ͵Ͷ‡ƒ”•Ǣdzƒ†‘ """s### ƒ›͵Ͳǡ‡•Ž‹‡ ”‹‡†™‹ŽŽ•’‡ƒ‘Dz‡ˆ—‰‡‹–Š‡ƒ•– Š‡Yukon Historical & Museums Association has put out ”‘–‹‡”ǣ˜‘Ž—–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡Žƒ•ƒ‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–ŽƒǤdz a call for presentations for a conference marking the 150th """s### ƒ‹˜‡”•ƒ”›‘ˆ–Š‡†”ƒ™‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡‘ŠŽ—šƒ’ǡ –‘„‡” Last November the Alaska Mining Hall of Fame ʹ͸Ǧʹ͹ǤʹͲͳͻ‹Š‹–‡Š‘”•‡ǡ—‘ǤŠ‹Žƒ–Ž‡ƒ†‡”‘ŠŽ—š Foundation inducted three pioneers from frontier mining ƒ†Š‹•™‹˜‡•†”‡™–Š‡ƒ’‹ͳͺ͸ͻˆ‘”‡”‹ ƒ• ‹‡–‹•– ƒ’•ǤŠ‡›”‡ ‘‰‹œ‡† ‘‡—‹‰Ž‡›™Š‘ ”‘••‡†–Š‡ ‡‘”‰‡ƒ˜‹†•‘ǡ™Š‘™ƒ•‹–Š‡‘”–Š–‘˜‹‡™ƒ•‘Žƒ” Š‹Ž‘‘–ƒ••‹ͳͺͻͳƒ†‹‡†‹–Š‡ ‘”–›‹Ž‡ǡŽ‘†‹‡ eclipse. For more information and to submit a proposal, and Fairbanks areas before going into the Kantishna Hills contact [email protected]Ǥ‡ƒ†Ž‹‡ˆ‘”’”‘’‘•ƒŽ•‹• in 1905 where he developed lode silver and gold mines on ’”‹Ž͵ͲǡʹͲͳͻǤ —‹‰Ž‡›‹†‰‡—–‹ŽŠ‡Ž‡ˆ–Žƒ•ƒ‹ͳͻ͵ͺǤŠ‡ ƒŽŽ‘ˆ ƒ‡ """s### ‹–”‘†— ‡†ƒ›–‘‡Žƒƒƒ”‹ǡƒ ‹‹•Š‹‹‰”ƒ–ǡ™Š‘ Š‡Fort Ross Conservancy ”‡’‘”–•–Šƒ–ƒ›ͳͺ‹• Š‡Ž’‡† ”‡ƒ–‡”‹‹–›‹‹‰‘’ƒ›‹–Š‡Žƒ–‡ͳͻ͵Ͳ•ǡ Žƒ•ƒƒ–‹˜‡ƒ›ƒ– ‘”–‘••–ƒ–‡ ‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽƒ”‹ one of the more successful placer mines in the Kougarok California, acknowledging the many contributions of Alaska †‹•–”‹ –‘”–Š‘ˆ‘‡ˆ‘”‘”‡–Šƒ–™‡–››‡ƒ”•ǤŠ‡› Natives to the former Russian-American Company fort’s also inducted one of their early members, Alvin Agoff, Š‹•–‘”›ǤŠ‹•›‡ƒ”–Š‡ Š‘”ƒ‰‡ƒ‰ƒš̰†ƒ ‡”•™‹ŽŽ son of a Russian immigrant, who grew up in the Iditarod share their traditional dancing from the Aleutian Islands, ‹‹‰†‹•–”‹ –‹–Š‡ͳͻ͵Ͳ•ƒ†ͶͲ•ƒ†‹‡†‘”‹ ‡ Ekatherina Savvinova of the Sahka Republic will perform Creek along with trapping, freighting with sled dogs, and songs and share Siberian Native history, and Haida artist ‘•–”— –‹‰ ƒ„‹•ǡ‹‹‰‡“—‹’‡–ƒ†–”ƒ‹Ž•ǤŠ‡ Rachel Langford will lead a metal etching project. For the Prince Creek Mining Company, run by relatives of Agoff, ƒ†˜‡–—”‘—•ǡ–Š‡”‡‹•–Š‡͸–Š—ƒŽ ‘Š’‡””›‡‘”‹ƒŽ •–‹ŽŽ‘’‡”ƒ–‡•‹–Š‡ †‹–ƒ”‘††‹•–”‹ –ǤŠ‡Žƒ•ƒ‹‹‰ ƒ›ƒ“ƒ ‡‹ƒ†›‘˜‡Ǥ Hall of Fame newsletter, The Paystreak, has more about the –Š”‡‡‹†‹˜‹†—ƒŽ•ǡƒŽ‘‰™‹–ŠƒŽ‹•–‘ˆƒŽŽ‹†— –‡‡•ȋǤǤ‘š ͺͳͳͲͺǡ ƒ‹”„ƒ•ǡͻͻ͹ͲͺȌǤ

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A MAN, A VILLAGE, A RIVER, A PARK: THE STORY OF CHIEF CHARLEY

Chief Charley (right) and his peers—Chief Isaac of Moosehide and Chief Roderick of Circle City—posing on the banks of the Yukon River, 1900. Alaska State Library, Wickersham State Historic Site Photographs (p277-4-95).

•Ž‡ƒ†‡”‘ˆƒ ƒ–Šƒ„ƒ• ƒ„ƒ†ǡŠ‹‡ˆŠƒ”Ž‡›ƒ’’‡ƒ”•ˆ”‡“—‡–Ž›‹–Š‡Š‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽ”‡ ‘”†ǤŠ‡‰Ž‹ ƒ‹••‹‘ƒ”› ‘„‡”– ‘ƒŽ††‘ —‡–‡†Š‹•‡š Šƒ‰‡•™‹–ŠŠƒ”Ž‡›ƒ†Š‹•’‡‘’Ž‡‹–Š‡ͳͺ͹Ͳ•ǡƒ•†‹†–Š‡–”ƒ†‡”‡”‘›Dz ƒ dz  —‡•–‡ǡƒ† ˜ƒ‡–”‘˜‡–‹‘•DzŠƒ”Ž‡›ǯ•’‡‘’Ž‡dz‹Š‹•ͳͺͺͲ ‡•—•‘ˆŽƒ•ƒǤ‹•‹–‘”•”‡’‘”–‡†”‘—‰ŠŽ›ͷͲ ‹Šƒ„‹–ƒ–•ƒ–Šƒ”Ž‡›ǯ•‹ŽŽƒ‰‡ǡƒ•‡––Ž‡‡–‡ƒ”–Š‡ƒ†‹‹˜‡”‘—–Š‘–Š‡‘”–Š•‹†‡‘ˆ–Š‡—‘‹˜‡”Ǥ ͳͺͺ͵ǡ–Ǥ ”‡†‡”‹  Š™ƒ–ƒǯ•”ƒˆ–‹‰‡š’‡†‹–‹‘ƒ””‹˜‡†ƒ†Š‡ ‘—–‡†•‹šŠ‘‡•ƒ†‘–‡†–Šƒ– ‘•‡’Šƒ†—‡ǡƒ‰‘Ž†’”‘•’‡ –‘”ǡ had also arrived by raft. Sadly, Schwatka spent more time writing about the mosquito population than about the village. ˆ–‡”‰‘Ž†™ƒ•†‹• ‘˜‡”‡†‘–Š‡ ‘”–›‹Ž‡‹˜‡”‹ͳͺͺ͸ǡŠƒ”Ž‡›ǯ•„ƒ†‘˜‡†—’–Š‡—‘‹–‘ƒƒ†‹ƒ–‡””‹–‘”›–‘ –”ƒ†‡™‹–Š–Š‡’”‘•’‡ –‘”•ƒ†–‘•‡ŽŽ–Š‡ϐ‹•Šƒ†‘‘•‡‡ƒ–ǤŠ‡›™‘—Ž†”‡–—”–‘–Š‡‹”˜‹ŽŽƒ‰‡‘–Š‡‡”‹ ƒ•‹†‡‘ˆ the line within a decade. Š‡–Š‡Ž‘†‹‡‰‘Ž†”—•Š„‡‰ƒǡ•–ƒ’‡†‡”•ˆ‘—†–Š‡‹”™ƒ›–‘ƒͺͺǦ‹Ž‡”‹˜‡”†‘™•–”‡ƒˆ”‘Šƒ”Ž‡›ǯ•‹ŽŽƒ‰‡ and began to call it Charley River (or Charley’s River). A small cluster of cabins sprang up at the river’s mouth—steamboat ƒ’–ƒ‹• ƒŽŽ‡†‹–Šƒ”Ž‡•˜‹ŽŽ‡Ȅƒ†„‡–™‡‡͹Ͳƒ†ͳͲͲ’”‘•’‡ –‘”••’‡–ƒ›‡ƒ”’ƒ‹‰ˆ‘”‰‘Ž†ǤŠƒ”Ž‡›‹˜‡”‡˜‡” became a gold-producer like nearby Coal Creek and Woodchopper Creek, but it did attract the attention of National Park ‡”˜‹ ‡’Žƒ‡”•‹–Š‡ͳͻ͹Ͳ•™Š‘•ƒ™ƒ”ƒ”‡‘’’‘”–—‹–›Ȅ–Š‡ Šƒ ‡–‘’”‡•‡”˜‡–Š‡‡–‹”‡™ƒ–‡”•Š‡†‘ˆƒ™‹Ž†ƒ†• ‡‹  ”‹˜‡”Ǥ –™ƒ•–Š‡‘Ž›•— Š ƒ•‡‹–Š‡ƒ–‹‘ƒ†‹ͳͻ͹ͺ”‡•‹†‡–ƒ”–‡”†‡•‹‰ƒ–‡†–Š‡ƒ”‡ƒƒƒ–‹‘ƒŽ‘—‡–Ǥ™‘ years later, with the passing of ANILCA, the park was named Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. Few people today ”‡ƒŽ‹œ‡–Šƒ–Š‹‡ˆŠƒ”Ž‡›ǯ•Ž‡‰ƒ › ƒ„‡–”ƒ ‡†–Š”‘—‰Š–Š‡ƒ‡‘ˆ–Š‹•ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ’ƒ”Ǥ

6 Alaska History News Other Notes Are You a Student or Emerging Professional? Alaska Historical Society If you would like to attend the AHS Board of Directors meeting in Kodiak, September 25- ʹͺǡʹͲͳͻƒ†›‘—‡‡†Š‡Ž’™‹–Š Averil Lerman, President travel expenses and conference Anchorage fees, please consider applying Rebecca Poulson, Vice President for the Student and Emerging Sitka Professional Awards offered by the Tim Troll, Treasurer Alaska Historical Society. Anchorage Sara Piasecki, Secretary Š‡ƒ™ƒ”†• ‘•‹•–‘ˆ”‡‹„—”•‡‡–ˆ‘” Anchorage documented travel expenses up to $1,000 plus a conference Chris Allan registration package. Applicants must be members of Fairbanks AHS, be enrolled in a graduate student or upper-division Tom Bundtzen undergraduate program related to Alaska history, and Fairbanks be able to attend the meeting in its entirety and make a presentation. Rogan Faith Anchorage ƒ Šƒ’’Ž‹ ƒ–—•–•—„‹–ǣͳȌƒŽ‡––‡”™‹–Šƒ•–ƒ–‡‡–‘ˆ Patuk Glenn eligibility and an explanation of how attending the meeting Eagle River will enhance your academic or professional development, Ian Hartman ʹȌƒ–‹–Ž‡ƒ†ƒ„•–”ƒ –‘ˆ›‘—”’”‘’‘•‡†’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘ǡƒ†͵Ȍ Anchorage ƒ”±•—±ǤThe application deadline is May 18. Electronic Erik Johnson submission is preferred. Applications should be submitted Denali Park to [email protected]ǡ‘”˜‹ƒ”‡‰—Žƒ”ƒ‹Ž–‘ǣ  Aaron Leggett ™ƒ”†•ǡǤǤ‘šͳͲͲʹͻͻǡ Š‘”ƒ‰‡ǡŽƒ•ƒͻͻͷͳͲǤ Anchorage Rachel Mason Anchorage Angela Schmidt Fairbanks William Schneider Fairbanks Anastasia Tarmann Juneau Others: Jo Antonson, Executive Director, Anchorage Ross Coen, Editor, Alaska History, Fairbanks Judy Bittner, Alaska Office of History and Archaeology, Anchorage Ladies of McCarthy sitting on boardwalk, July 4, circa 1927-28. Eleanor Tjosevig Collection, courtesy of Dick Anderson and the McCarthy- Patience Frederiksen, Alaska Libraries, Archives, Kennicott Historical Museum. From the NPS publication For the Love of Freedom by Karen Brewster. Museums, Juneau

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.44-90 Sharps "bu%alo gun" round Alaska State Library, P.E. Larss Photograph Collection (p41-212). (p41-212). Collection Photograph Larss P.E. Library, State Alaska !e Hamilton discharging cargo at Dawson City, ca. 1898.

A CLOSE CALL IN DAWSON CITY ƒ•–‡†‡•†ƒ›ƒ˜‹†‘‡ǡϐ‹”‡ƒȗ‘–Š‡•–‡ƒ‡” Hamiltonǡ™ƒ•‡šƒ‹‹‰ƒ”‹ϐŽ‡™Š‹Ž‡‹Š‹•”‘‘‘ the boat. It accidentally discharged. A large crowd was moving back and forth along the bank and the bullet’s course was directly across their path. So far as we can learn the ball passed through a man’s trouser leg, nipped the brim of another man’s hat, then struck Mrs. ‹Ž–œǡ†‡‘Ž‹•Š‹‰Š‡”Šƒ–ǡŠƒ‹” ‘„ƒ† Ž‹’’‹‰ƒ™ƒ› a portion of her hair; thence through the iron front of –Š‡‡‰‹ƒƒˆ±ǡ‡š–‰”ƒœ‹‰–Š‡•‹†‡‘ˆǤ ‘ƒŽ†ǡ making a wound in which a lead pencil could be buried. ˆ–‡”„”—•Š‹‰ ‘ƒŽ†ǡ–Š‡„—ŽŽ‡–ǯ•ˆ—”›•’‡–ǡ‹–ˆ‡ŽŽ harmlessly at the feet of Mr. Healy, who picked it up. . . Mr. Cone was arrested and given an examination. His discharge immediately followed, as no criminal fault could be ascribed. —Yukon Midnight Sunǡ —‡ʹ͹ǡͳͺͻͺ

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