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Alaskan History, Vol. 4, No. 5

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Helen Hegener

The September-October, 2025 issue of Alaskan History Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 5, features a wide variety of articles. Continue reading →

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The Parks-Archer Colony Barn

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Helen Hegener

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 →

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