Welcome to

"An Alaskan Moment"

A "moment" is a measure of time... 90 seconds.

"An Alaskan Moment" lasts a little longer.

Sometimes twice as much.

Every Monday morning. 

This week in Alaska History:

January 25, 1959 - Alaska's first indoor artificially heated swimming pool opened in Fairbanks.

January 26, 1959 - The first Alaska State Legislature convened at Juneau.

January 27, 1925 - The first dog team left Nenana to relay serum to Nome to fight a diphtheria epidemic. The serum reached Nome on February 4.

January 28, 1940 - Half of the town of Candle was destroyed by fire.

January 29, 1914 - Juneau Camp No. 4 of the Alaska Native Brotherhood was organized in the Native school house.

January 30, 1920 - Fire destroyed the plant of the Daily Alaska Citizen at Fairbanks.

January 31, 1956 - General John Noyes, head of the Alaska National Guard, died at Nome as a result of a plane crash.

This week in Alaska History compiled by Robert N. DeArmond of Sitka
Courtesy of the Alaska Historical Society

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Now for your poem.

Today's poem is found in the book "Hunger & Dreams: The Alaskan Women's 
Anthology", edited by Patricia Monaghan. Published by Fireweed Press of 
Fairbanks, 1983.

"Fish Story"
by Katherine McNamara

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"An Alaskan Moment"

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