History (Society and Culture)

History further on these related pages:

Anchorage@ Copper Center@ Fairbanks@ Kodiak@

Kodiak@ Palmer@ Sitka@ Whittier@

History Sites:

Alaska Siberia Research Center Alaska Siberia Research Center: An independent , non-profit, non-partisan educational and research institution for thought and opinion on Alaska-Siberia affairs and cultures. (History) http://www.aksrc.homestead.com/ Alaska Historical Societies Alaska Historical Societies: Locate address information (including web site links) to historical societies in each borough within the state of Alaska. (History) http://www.daddezio.com/society/hill/SH-AK-NDX.html Blacks In Alaska History Project Blacks In Alaska History Project: A non-profit corporation dedicated to honoring the contributions of black Americans to the development of Alaska. (History) http://www.yukonalaska.com/akblkhist/index.html Alcan Highway Alcan Highway: Construction history of the Alaska-Canada road from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Fairbanks including vintage photographs. (History) http://www.visi.com/~alcan/ Alaska State Museums Alaska State Museums: Juneau and link to Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka. History, ethnology, publications, and grant information. (History) http://www.eed.state.ak.us/lam/museum/home.html Threads of Gold Threads of Gold: University of Alaska history of women of the Gold Rush era. (History) http://www.uaf.edu/museum/exhibits/tog/ Meeting of Frontiers: Alaska - The Russian Colonization of Alaska Meeting of Frontiers: Alaska - The Russian Colonization of Alaska: Although the original impetus for colonizing Alaska was the fur trade, the Russian Orthodox Church had probably the greatest lasting impact on the people of Alaska, helping to create a multicultural Orthodox community that exists to this day. (History) http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfak/mfakrcol.html Amy Lou's Alaska Amy Lou's Alaska: Includes a selection of over a hundred black and white images Amy Lou photographed during her career. (History) http://www.amylousalaska.westhost.com Arktika - Aviation History in Canada Arktika - Aviation History in Canada: A bi-lingual book in English and Russian about the Lend-Lease flights through Western Canada and Alaska during World War 2. Book title, "Cobras Over The Tundra." (History) http://www.cobrasoverthetundra.com/ University Libraries Digital Initiative Program University Libraries Digital Initiative Program: Image collections of the University of Washington Libraries Digital Initiatives Program on the topic of the history, natural sciences, and regional cultures of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. (History) http://content.lib.washington.edu/ ThinkQuest - Women in Alaska's History ThinkQuest - Women in Alaska's History: Historical information combined with "fun learning activities" compiled by high school students. (History) http://library.thinkquest.org/11313/ Stories from the Gold Rush Stories from the Gold Rush: Includes tales of extraordinary women, trails to the gold fields, pictures of tent cities, effects of starvation and disease, literature of the period, and links to Jack London and Robert Service. (History) http://postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/gold2.html Northern Studies Links Northern Studies Links: Long list of links about the history of First Nations and the Polar Regions provided by Yukon College. (History) http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/~agraham/nostbm.htm