Sesquicentennial
Dear Editor: Alaska Day and the sesquicentennial has come and gone, but … if you still have interest in the speakers who presented, here is second chance.
The Sitka Historical Society and Sitka National Historical Park presented 17 speakers on a variety of topics. The speakers and topics were: Ana Ditmar, ‘‘The Story of St. Michael’s Cathedral Russian Icon Collection’’; Dave McMahan and Bob Sam, ‘‘The Final Story of the Neva Survivors Camp’’; Father Michael Oleksa, ‘‘Six Saints of Sitka, Sitka has more saints than any other city in the United States’’; Tamie Parker Song, ‘‘The Necessity of Truth in Reconciliation’’; Steve Haycox, ‘‘150th 101’’; Mike Dunham, ‘‘The Four Emancipators’’; Terrence Cole, ‘‘The Leutze painting of the Treaty of Cession’’; Captain Chip Lewin, ‘‘U.S. Coast Guard History’’; Rebecca Poulson, ‘‘Origins of the Sitka Mission’’; Margan Grover and Dan Thompson, ‘‘People and Stories of Castle Hill: At the Intersection of Archaeology, History and Global Networks’’; Alexis Liberovsky, archivist of the Orthodox Church in America, ‘‘Russian Orthodox Church and Interactions with U.S. Presidents 1867 to 1917’’; Chris Allan, ‘‘Destination-Sitka: Special Correspondents and the Scramble to Report on the 1867 Transfer of Russian America to the United States’’; Pat Heuer, certified silviculturist, interpretive hike part way up the Mt. Verstovia Trail to look at and discuss Russian clear cuts and charcoal pits; Harvey Brandt and Mike Morris, ‘‘The Ice Business’’; Anne Pullnow, ‘‘Linking Local Archaeological Finds and Tlingit Oral History Prior to Russian Contact’’; Jenya Anichenko, ‘‘Love at the Time of Russian America’’; and Bob Sam, ‘‘Sitka Cemeteries’’.
To listen to the topics follow these directions: Go to the Sitka History Museum web site, right hand side: You Tube Channel, locate the arrow and click on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIRGzZ9L92k&list=PLBOGocQfEwuv5YoZ41WFZ3IMvC4aCgSD7
Additionally Emmett Williams, did a series of 10 podcasts again on varied subjects – the link to those is: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yjtrhvc46m2gjye/AADrHt8fLqK1ZEvPlGVokIJda?dl=0
His presenters include: Lee Farrow, ‘‘Alaska Purchase’’; Sergei Kan, ‘‘Creoles’’; David Kanosh, ‘‘Language and Uncomfortable Histories’’; Jane Angvik, ‘‘Women’s Hall of Fame’’; Tommy Joseph, ‘‘Native Alaskan Art’’; Ross Coen, ‘‘Alaskan Cities and Uncomfortable History’’; Father Oleksa, ‘‘Boarding Schools’’; and Dennis Nobel, ‘‘Capt. Mike Healy.’’
The Daily Sitka Sentinel also ran a series of articles about the 150th by Chris Allan, a National Park historian. Happy holidays to all.
Jeff Budd, Sitka
