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Tag Archives: Great Depression
Kindle Edition: “A Mighty Nice Place”
The story of the 1935 Matanuska Colony Project, which settled 200 families near Palmer, Alaska. Continue reading →
Posted in Alaska History, Book Reviews, Books, Colony Barns, Kindle eBooks, Matanuska Colony, Matanuska Valley, News & Information
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Tagged "A Mighty Nice Place", Alaska, Book Reviews, Colony, eBook, farming, Great Depression, history, Matanuska Colony, Matanuska Valley, New Deal, Palmer
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The Matanuska Colony Barns
In 1935 the U.S. Government transported 200 families from the Great Depression-stricken midwest to a valley of unparalleled beauty in Alaska, where they were given the chance to begin new lives as part of a federally-funded social experiment, the Matanuska … Continue reading →
Posted in Alaska History, Books
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Tagged Alaska, Albert Marquez, Barbara Hecker, barn, barns, Breeden, Colony farm, Colony Project, Dave Rose, Eric Vercammen, Great Depression, Havemeister, Hegener, Jim Fox, Joanie Juster, Matanuska Valley, MATI, Northern Light Media, Palmer, Ron Day, Stewart Amgwert, The Matanuska Colony Barns
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