Category: News

Tue, April 14, 2020

Research Opportunity in Arctic & Northern Studies at UAF

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is recruiting one student for the Master of Arts in Arctic & Northern Studies to research the Copper Valley School, a Catholic boarding school that was located near Glennallen, Alaska. Benefits: Tuition, monthly stipend, and health insurance. About this Opportunity: A partnership among Arctic & Northern Studies (ACNS) and the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and the Copper Valley School Association (CVSA) is sponsoring one student to complete... (Read More)

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Thu, April 02, 2020

2020 Annual Conference — Call for Papers

2020 Alaska Historical Society Annual Conference October 14 to 17, 2020  Sitka, Alaska "Place and Power" [caption id="attachment_6271" align="alignright" width="348"] Sitka from water, showing the Three Sisters in the background. Sitka Harbor-7, Alaska State Library Photo Collection.[/caption] Call for Papers “Place and Power” is the theme for the 2020 Alaska Historical Society Conference to be held in Sitka, October 14-17.  Gathering in Sitka while the community commemorates the 1867 transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States provides a... (Read More)

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Fri, February 14, 2020

2020 Conference Location

AHS is pleased to announce that the Sitka Historical Society and Museum will be our hosts for the 2020 conference in Sitka from Wednesday, October 14 through Saturday, October 17. Sitka's annual Alaska Day Festival will be held on Sunday, October 18, so AHS members have the opportunity to stay to enjoy the event. AHS Program Chair is Rachel Mason.  Conference theme expected to be determined by the end of February.  Suggestions of theme, possible keynote speaker, and session topics... (Read More)

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Tue, January 21, 2020

Immediate Action Required: Proposed Closure of National Archives in Seattle

NATIONAL ARCHIVES IN SEATTLE PROPOSED TO BE CLOSED The Alaska Historical Society is sounding the alarm.  There is a proposal to close the Seattle National Archives and Records Center.  Please consider speaking up—every comment matters! The Alaska Historical Society is recommending the National Archives continue to have a branch facility in the Pacific Northwest.  The Federal Public Buildings Reform Board, created by Congress in 2016 to identify and dispose of high-value Federal real estate, is recommending the sale of the... (Read More)

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Fri, December 20, 2019

KTVA FRONTIERS PROGRAM — Dick Proenneke: At Home in the Wilderness

[caption id="attachment_6246" align="alignright" width="193"] Dick Proenneke eating fresh blueberries in a spot along the Chilikadrotna River. © MAGGIE YURICK. Courtesy of National Parks and Conservation Association.[/caption] After two years of research and production, Rhonda McBride & Will Mader are pleased to announce completion of their film about Dick Proenneke, a self-educated naturalist who lived alone for nearly thirty years in the mountains of Alaska in a log cabin that he constructed by hand near the shore of Twin Lakes in... (Read More)

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