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June 23, 1922 Block 8 of the Petersburg townsite will be purchased by the Town of Petersburg from the Petersburg Packing Corporation for school purposes. Block 8 is located one block above the cannery and next to the Sverre Johansen residence. It is a scenic site, overlooking the north end of the Narrows, Frederick Sound, and the mainland mountains. It is level, well drained, and with a good gravel subsoil close to the surface which ensures dry playgrounds and a solid foundation. The owners offered the entire block to the town for the sum of...
Parents Ian and Shawna (Klein) Braun welcomed baby daughter Malenie Claire Braun, born on May 10th at The Flagstaff Medical Center, Flagstaff, Arizona. She weighed 6 pounds, one ounce and measured 19.5 inches. Proud grandparents are Duke and Kate Klein of Prineville, Oregon and Rick and Sue Braun of Petersburg....
Julia Susan Murph earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and graduated cum laude from the University of Alaska Fairbanks on April 30, 2022. Britton Erickson and Gillian Wittstock earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for spring semester 2022. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.84 grade-point average to be listed. Britton Erickson graduated cum laude with a BBA in Business Administration from Gonzaga University....
June 16, 1922 Big Joint Picnic is Great Success. Although the weather outlook appeared rather questionable Sunday morning, it did not stop a large crowd from starting out for Mason’s Place, 20 miles down the Narrows, to meet the Wrangell crowd for a joint picnic. The Americ left first with the early birds; then followed the Eunice, Lorraine, Sherman, and Odin – not to mention Jesse Ames’s pleasure yacht. Unfortunately, the Wrangell crowd did not show up until after two o’clock in the afternoon, but they came in force, using two large gas boa...
Henry James Rathmann was born on May 19th, 2022 7:44 pm at Mercy Birthing Center in St. Louis, Missouri to Petersburg residents Kaitlin DuRoss and Josh Rathmann. He weighed 7lb 6oz. and was 20.5 inches long....
This flag flew over the Experimental Fur Farm, established out Mitkof Highway in the late 1930's by Earl Ohmer and operating under the initial direction of Dr. Jules Loftus and the University of Alaska. Loftus was succeeded by James Leekley, who donated the flag to the Museum. Pre-dating statehood for Alaska and Hawaii, the flag is reflective of its era with only 48 stars. It was hoped that more scientific management of fur production would improve success, with a focus at the farm on animal...
June 9, 1922 Big Joint Picnic With Wrangell Planned Sunday. Prompted by the splendid weather and by a mutual desire of getting together for a neighborly visit, the Wrangell and Petersburg American Legion posts have agreed to meet about half-way between Wrangell and Petersburg, at Masons Place, on the coming Sunday, and arrangements for the picnic are being completed in good shape. Every person who can possibly get away from town on Sunday is expected to be on hand Sunday morning at eight oclock as boats are scheduled to leave at that time. A...
The Petersburg Ranger District will be cutting, falling and hauling wood in support of the East Ohmer Creek Stream Restoration project, beginning Monday, June 13, 2022. The work is anticipated to take up to two weeks and short delays can be expected. Cut logs and logs with rootwads attached will be taken on Woodpecker Road at Mile Post 3.0 and Mile Post 11.0, and near the junction of the Snake Ridge Road and FS 40006. The contractor will place signs near the work sites but expect log truck traffic from approximately June 13 – 24th. For more i...
June 2, 1922 One hundred and fifty salmon canneries are planning operations in Alaska this season, an increase of more than thirty over last year. Two crab canneries and three clam canneries will operate in the territory. May 30, 1947 New Cab Company Formed by Veterans. A new cab company was formed in Petersburg this week, starting operation on Wednesday morning. The two World War II veterans who have formed the organization are Jim Miller and Neil McDonald. They will take their calls at the Pastime, phone 76, and operate under the name...
