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. ####################################################### This week in Alaska History: April 19, 1933 - John W. Troy, owner of the Daily Alaska Empire, was inaugurated as he 12th governor of Alaska. April 20, 1888 - The Metlakahtla post office was established on Annette Island with Fr. William Duncan as postmaster. The office was discontinued in 1889, reopened in 1892, closed again in 1895 an finally reestablished April 20, 1904, with the spelling Metlakatla. April 21, 1913 - President Woodrow Wilson signed an Executive Order establishing a reservation for the Chilkat Natives at Klukwan. April 22, 1917 - A cave-in and flooding closed the Treadwell and Mexican mines on Douglas Island. April 23, 1869 - The Alaska Times, a weekly newspaper, began publication in Sitka. It was the first newspaper printed in Alaska. April 24, 1956 - The voters of Alaska approved the constitution adopted at Fairbanks in February by a vote of 17,447 to 7,180 and adopted a "Tennessee plan" to send an unofficial three-member delegation to Congress. Ernest Gruening and William Egan were named delegates to the Senate, Ralph J. Rivers to the House. April 25, 1840 - Sir James Douglas of the Hudson's Bay Company, arrived at Sitka to negotiate a treaty. This week in Alaska History compiled by Robert N. DeArmond of Sitka
Courtesy of the Alaska Historical Society ####################################################### "An Alaskan Moment" is produced at Aleutian Peninsula Broadcasting in Sand Point apradio.org Music by Paul Holmberg With help from NAMES OF FOLKS WHO READ HISTORY & POETRY. And especially you, the supporters of Public Radio. ####################################################### 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 in Fairbanks, 1983. BEGIN POEM ####################################################### Today's poem is found in the book "A Good Crew: An Alaskan Men's Anthology", edited by Roland Wilbert and Larry Laraby. Published by Fireweed Press in Fairbanks, 1986. BEGIN POEM