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December 4, 1925 – Governor George A. Parks, who passed through on the Watson from Ketchikan to Juneau, told Petersburg residents that one of the very largest government dredges would be employed in the work of dredging the Narrows here. It will be of the self-dumping type and will scoop up the gravel and sand and then empty it in deep water. Colonel Steese is now in Washington D.C. to look after the appropriation. Major L.E. Oliver is now in Seattle to arrange for the dredge. Work will start in the spring. Delegate Dan Sutherland, who a...
The Moose Lodge hosted a free burger and potato salad dinner for federal workers and their families on Wednesday, November 19. About 41 people attended the event. Callie Bell and Ellie Hagar prepared the potato salad, Duane Bell cooked the burgers, while Sue Short prepared them. Hammer and Wikan donated the ingredients, and Maureen Floyd and Terry Falter assisted Sue Short with serving....
Ashley Lohr enjoys the fun as Ruth Johnson contemplates where to place a piece of art for a visitor participation installation at the opening of Ashley's annual art exhibition at the Clausen Museum....
November 20, 1925 – Alaska’s Governor is standing squarely with the Territory in opposition to the plan of postal authorities to ship Alaska mail from Seattle as freight. At the risk of incurring the displeasure of the administration to which he is answerable for his acts, the Governor has addressed a protest to the Washington authorities, vigorously opposing the proposed change and defending the right of Alaskans to a continuance of the present excellent service. He scarcely could have done more had he been elected by the people. The Gov...
November 13, 1925 – Harry J. Raymond, pioneer Juneauite and for many years engaged in the grocery business there, has purchased the Warm Springs Bay (Baranof Post Office) property from Doty and a health and pleasure resort. The Warm Springs Bay hot springs are said to be among the best on the coast. Warm Springs Bay is situated on Baranof Island and is a perfectly landlocked harbor. One of the prettiest fresh water lakes in the country lies just back from the bay and its outlet flows into the bay, terminating with a beautiful waterfall. Mr. Ray...
In December 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States entered World War II. In communities along the west coast of the U.S., including the Territory of Alaska, precautions were taken to protect the country from foreign invasion and sabotage. In Petersburg, anyone needing to access the waterfront – fisherman, seafood processors, fuel dock workers, steamship passengers, etc. – was required to carry a photo identification card issued by the U.S. Coast Guard. The Clausen Museum col...
November 6, 1925 – The motor-ship Boxer was in Port Wednesday with four hundred reindeer carcasses on board, some of which were sold to the local markets. The Boxer, with its Eskimo crew, is on its way south from the Point Barrow district. It has a 300-HP Atlas diesel and is commanded by Captain Whitlan. The passengers on board were Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Andrews and six school teachers from Wainwright, in the Arctic Circle. November 3, 1950 – Despite the fact that digging started when the season was almost over, about 1,000 pounds of false hel...
Just nine days after a successful spinal surgery, Brynnleigh Hudson joined with Rachel Hudson and Joshua Schmeling to transform into an adorable trio of Halloween pirates last Friday, complete with a rolling pirate ship to help haul their heaps of trick-or-treating candy....
The Petersburg Lutheran Church Sanctuary was adorned with colorful quilts on Saturday for the annual quilt show. Attendees voted for their favorite and this year's winner was Liz Bacom's Floral Mandala....
This female mannequin head was used at the Lillian Shop for displaying hats. The Lillian Shop was a women's and children's apparel store established by Lillian Swanson in 1938. Lillian operated the business, located in the Wheeler Building, until 1956. This artifact was donated to the Clausen Museum by Marge Heimdahl. Information and photos for this column are provided by the Clausen Memorial Museum....
In 1927, a 14-year-old girl named Alice Norberg left the fox farm in West Petersburg where she was raised and boarded a steamer to Seattle then a Greyhound bus to Hollywood to pursue a showbiz career. She eventually appeared in 32 movies during the 1930s and 40s. This Friday, the Clausen Memorial Museum is screening one of her films, "The Invisible Ghost" (1941), starring Bela Lugosi, in an evening designed to bring Alice's story back to Petersburg's collective memory. "People kind of forgot...
Petersburg’s nonprofit Viking Swim Club will hold its annual fundraiser auction this Saturday at the Sons of Norway Hall, with proceeds helping to keep swimming affordable for local families. “This is the main vehicle to fund the Viking Swim Club,” said Marlena Newman, the club’s fundraising chair. “If we don’t have our fundraisers, then, of course, the dues go up for families.” Newman and a team of volunteers have spent the past three months organizing the event, which includes a dinner, silent and live auctions, and a raffle. It’s one of two...
October 16, 1925 – There is just one reason for this paper being started – to sell news – news that is news, constructive news. The South Alaska Publishing Company, with papers in Ketchikan, Petersburg and Sitka, is organized to conduct an independent press – a press that will, without bias of fear or favor, no matter what its editorial opinion may be, print both sides of a story. Free speech has made the American nation a great country. Those intolerant of free speech and honest discussion of public issues, though they may call themsel...
Hollywood starlet Alice Walker was 'discovered' in Petersburg, Alaska, by a visiting family friend and it was decided she must go off to Hollywood to become an actress. Born on January 7, 1913, to Adolf and Alice G. Norberg, Terry left her home in Petersburg to chase her dream in 1927. She took classes in singing and dancing, worked as a lounge singer, changed her name (twice!) and went on to secure roles in more than twenty films. This studio portrait was taken circa 1920 at the Fred Hartsook...
Beth Flor's oil painting, Entwined Lemons, was selected for the International Guild of Realism Fall Salon online show. Works were selected from 200 artists from fifteen countries. The show will be exhibited on the IGOR website and the American Art Collector website from Oct 15 to Dec 20....
October 9, 1925 – According to word received by local persons, the New England Fish Company at Ketchikan is looking for fresh smelt (true Silver Smelt), for which they will pay a minimum of 7 cents per pound, freight on board steamer at Petersburg. Large smelt reaching them in good condition will probably fetch a higher price. A good deal of smelt was shipped from Wrangell last year and some shipments have already been made from that district this season. It would seem that there is an opportunity for local men to make some money in a new f...
It took Jack Galaktionoff, part of Petersburg Indian Association's Tribal Transportion crew, a few days to rebuild the roughly twenty-foot section of boardwalk trail that was smashed by falling trees in last week's wind storm. But, as of early this week, the trail is looking good as new....
The kitchen volunteers, including (pictured above, left to right) Tamera Mccay, Naomi Youngberg, Tina Buschmann, Miriam Swanson and several others serving the tables, dished up countless bowls of soup for attendees. Bakers provided a long line of goodies for the dessert auction, local artists contributed bowls as a premium for bigger donations, and some major donors provided a matching grant. Saturday's fundraiser in the Sons of Norway Hall for Humanity in Progress (HIP) raised close to twenty...
