This week in Alaska History: On September 4, 1794 the first ship was built in Alaska. The Phoenix set sail from Resurrection Bay, where Seward now exists. It was the first ship launched on the northwestern Pacific Coast and sailed six times between Kodiak, Alaska and Okhotsk, Russia - carrying loads of fur over a span of four years. Alexander Baranof Arrives On Kodiak … [Read more...]
This Week In American History: Leonard Bernstein
This Week In American History: On August 26, 1918 Leonard Bernstein was born. Considered one of the best conductors in American music history, he is best known for composing the music for the movies “One the Waterfront” and “West Side Story” and the opera “Candide”. Leonard Bernstein’s Early Life Leonard Bernstein was born August 26, 1918 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. As a young boy … [Read more...]
This Week In American History: The 19th Amendment
This Week In American History: On August 18, 1920 the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote. The Seneca Falls Convention Founded in the mid 19th century, America’s suffrage movement’s founders were women who had honed their skills through work in the abolitionist and temperance movements. In July 1848, 200 women suffragists met in … [Read more...]
This Week In American History: Lucy Stone
This Week In American History: On August 13, 1818 Lucy Stone was born. She was the first woman in Massachusetts to earn a college degree. Her life was dedicated to fighting for the abolition of slavery and women’s suffrage. She helped found the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA). Lucy Stone’s Early Years Hannah Matthews Stone gave birth to Lucy Stone on August 13, 1818 in … [Read more...]
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People occurs annually on August 9th each year. The day commemorates the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations' first meeting, held in 1982. Observation of the day focuses on protecting and promoting the rights of the world’s indigenous population. There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people. Living in over 90 … [Read more...]
The George C. Thomas Memorial Library
This week in Alaskan History: The George C. Thomas Memorial Library was opened to the public on August 4, 1909. The library was turned over to the City of Fairbanks in 1942. The FNSB was created in 1964 and four years later the City of Fairbanks gave the Thomas Memorial Library to the Borough. George C. Thomas Becomes Aware of Fairbanks’ Lack of A Library Fairbanks came into being … [Read more...]
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