CIHS Is Now Accepting Grant Applications
The Anchorage Origins Micro Grant
Cook Inlet Historical Society has established a micro grant program available for Anchorage School District educators to encourage or enhance the study of history in Anchorage Schools. The grants are funded through a generous donation from the estate of Loisann and John Reeder. Apply here.
The Reeder-Davies Grant
Cook Inlet Historical Society offers the Reeder-Davies Research Grant to support research in history of Alaska and the Cook Inlet area. The grants are funded through a generous donation from the estate of Loisann and John Reeder. Apply here.
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Celebrating 100 Years of the Alaska Railroad
On July 15, 2023, the Alaska Railroad will celebrate its 100th birthday.
But the roots of the railroad go back to 1903 when John Ballaine and a small group of Seattle-based investors decided to develop a rail line from the port city of Seward to the Matanuska coal fields.
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Opening of the Whittier Tunnel, 1942-1943
On November 21, 1942, the Anchorage Daily Times announced the holing through of the Whittier tunnel through a rock formation to provide access to the new port of Whittier on Passage Canal, an arm of Prince William Sound. The most prominent headline of the November 21st edition declared, “Open Alaska Railroad Whittier Tunnel.”
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The Remarkable Women of Prince William Sound
The recorded history of European contact in Prince William Sound is rich with stories of independent and adventurous men. Some years ago while reading “A History of Prince William Sound” by Jim and Nancy Lethcoe, I noted a depiction of a heroic event by the wife of fox farmer Jim Johnson. The narrative indicated that after accidentally shooting himself, she loaded her wounded husband and their son into their dory, rowing into open water to seek help.
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