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Interior Sketches” book project featured in Alaska Historical Society newsletter

The most recent issue of the Alaska Historical Society’s newsletter, Alaska History Notes, had a half-page announcement about my upcoming book, put in compliments of the local Tanana-Yukon Historical Society. The announcement features my...

Bingle Memorial Camp namesake was indefatigable worker

Bingle camp lodge as it looked in 2001 Bingle Memorial Camp is set on a picturesque 66 acre heavily-wooded parcel along the south shore of Harding Lake, about 47 miles southeast of Fairbanks. It...

Claypool/Berry house a reminder of Fairbanks judicial history

Claypool/Berry houe in early winter of 2011 When James Wickersham became sole judge for Alaska’s new 3rd Judicial District in 1900, he was not a lone ranger tasked with bringing justice to Interior Alaska....

Palace Hotel a rare remnant of Fairbanks early business district

Palace Hotel as it looked in November 2012 The old Palace Hotel, a two-story log structure now located at Pioneer Park, is a rare survivor of Fairbanks’ early business district. According to the City...

Kickstarter campaign to fund book winding down

Dear Friends, Thank you to all who have supported my Kickstarter campaign. For the past month I have been raising funds to publish a book based on my historical drawings and newspaper columns. Last...