Thu, January 10, 2013
By Zach Jones View of workers inside Libby, McNeil, & Libby cannery, circa 1925. Courtesy Sealaska Heritage Institute Archives. In 1912 thirty-five year old Japanese national Seiki (Shoki) Kayamori (1877-1941) arrived in Yakutat, Alaska, to work at the local salmon cannery. He joined a crew of Japanese, Filipino, and Tlingit Indian workers already employed in the Yakutat cannery. He was one of the many individuals that make up Alaska’s diverse ethnic population and history. Kayamori, however, was an amateur photographer...
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Sat, January 05, 2013
The U.S. Senate is considering making revisions to the filibuster. While the term brings to mind the image of a lone senator reading the phone book late into the night, in recent years senators have brought proceedings to a halt simply by announcing their intent to filibuster. No one actually stands for hours and hours while speaking continuously without a break; the threat is enough.It’s worth remembering our own loquacious and indefatigable senator of the 1970s, Mike Gravel, once used...
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Sun, December 16, 2012
Welcome to the Alaska Historical Society’s new blog!The goal of the blog is very simple: to promote the study and understanding of Alaska’s history. We offer this online platform to provide information and also to respond to your questions about Alaska history.New posts will be added each week, so please check back often.Have a question about Alaska history? Send it to moderator Ross Coen (rcoen@uw.edu) and we’ll do our best to point you in the right direction.The Alaska Historical Society...
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