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News from the Tongass Historical Museum and the Totem Heritage Center October, November, December 2015
Then The new exhibit at the Tongass Historical Museum connects Ketchikan’s past and present by placing historic photos from the museum collection sideby-side with modern recreations contributed by our community.
& Now
industry, we still harvest our forests for lumber if on a smaller scale. Even tourism shows continuity, starting with visitors aboard a few steamships each month in the early 1900s, and growing into multiple massive ships bringing over 10,000 people in a single day. Throughout our history, visitors have been drawn to our community seeking the same thing: the Alaskan experience.
Staff thoroughly searched the museum’s historic photograph collection to find images that not only featured subjects, activities or groups that remain or The Ketchikan Museums team and photographer Marvin Scott recreate a photo of the The lifestyle and character have a correlation in the Moore’s Plumbing Ladies Bowling Team, a circa 1950 Coon Brothers Studio photo. Donor Karla Sunderland, KM 2010.2.12.36 No Museum artifacts were bowled in this of Ketchikan residents present, but for photos photo recreation. also reflects common ties. that would spark a sense of There is an adventurous, pioneering spirit that emerges in recognition for Ketchikanites of today. The photographs both past and present images, along with a sense of humor. were shared in an online exhibit of nearly 100 images, The shots of Bugge Beach (now Rotary Beach) picnics, and the community was invited to pick images to recreate community dances, kids fishing on the dock, and parade in the present. While some photo recreations are very floats are all familiar ways we create fun in our rainy island literal, others focus on an underlying topic or activity and community, and they are now beloved traditions. compare how they have transformed over time. The Then & Now exhibit is marked by connection and contrast, and Many participants remarked on the kinship they felt for the ultimately explores both aspects in Ketchikan’s character people whose images inspired their own. Throughout time, and lifestyle throughout time. we’ve always found ways to keep doing what we need to do Often when we look at historic photos, it is only the differences that strike us—the strange and seemingly impractical attire and hairstyles, the outdated technologies and methods of transportation and work, the vintage architectural styles and sparse streets. In many ways, the past can seem foreign and unfamiliar. But many aspects of making a living, creating a community and shaping a culture in Ketchikan have remained the same despite the inevitable changes that come with time. The industries, based on the natural resources of our area, still persist. We still rely on salmon to feed ourselves, make a living, and for recreation. While timber is no longer a primary
to live and laugh in Ketchikan. Thank you very much to everyone who submitted a photo for this exhibit!
Then & Now opens Friday, October 23rd at the Tongass Historical Museum with a free opening reception from 5 – 7 P.M. We invite you to come celebrate life in Ketchikan throughout time, and enjoy seeing your friends and neighbors connect the present to the past!
Family Funday! at the Tongass Historical Museum Join us for fun, hands-on activities in the Then & Now exhibit on Saturday, November 7th from 10 A.M. - Noon.
Native Arts Studies Program 2015–2016 Season We invite you to explore Northwest Coast Native art and Guest instructor Tommy Joseph returns to Ketchikan to culture with the Totem Heritage Center! The Native Arts teach Intermediate and Advanced Northwest Coast Carving: Studies Program offers an annual series of classes led by Masks. Students will have the opportunity to carve their experienced local and guest instructors who share their own expressive Northwest Coast mask, traditionally used to knowledge to perpetuate and strengthen traditional arts. transform a dancer as they depict stories and clan histories. Students of all levels and backgrounds are encouraged to Renowned Haida artist Reg Davidson will also come to take classes, whether you are learning a new practice or Ketchikan to teach Intermediate and Advanced Northwest refining your skills. Coast Design. Students will learn the Left: Holly Churchill works with Brooke Johnson in interrelationship of foundational formline Introduction to Cedar Bark Fall classes offer students elements and how to combine them to Weaving, 2014. opportunities to get an create complex and intricate original introduction to Northwest images. Coast Native art, refine Local blacksmith Jake Beimler teaches cedar bark weaving skills, students to forge blades, shape handles, and and complete Ravenstail assemble their own customized adze and projects. Carpenter and carving knife in Tool Making for Carvers. carver Jebidiah Knutsen Then learn how to properly sharpen and will lead Introduction maintain carving tools with local carver to Power Tools to Woody Anderson in Tool Sharpening. This familiarize students with Right: Tim class is a core requirement for a Certificate the Heritage Center Millings adds a design to of Merit in carving. woodshop equipment his paddle in and basic safety. This Introduction to During Spring Break, we are offering two class is a pre-requisite for Northwest Coast opportunities for youth ages 10 Design, 2014. all carving classes. to 18 to experience Northwest Learn the fundamental principles of Northwest Coast formline design from Tlingit artist and experienced instructor Fred Trout in Introduction to Right: Molly Pew works Northwest Coast Design while creating on her project in Spring Break Cedar Bark your own original composition. Haida Weaving, 2015. weaver Diane Douglas-Willard will teach Mixed Level Cedar Bark Weaving, helping weavers of all levels to refine their skills, practice new techniques, or begin with traditional weaving basics. Fall classes wrap up with Ravenstail Project Finishing with fiber artist Kathryn Rousso, who will guide weavers in mastering techniques, understanding patterns and refining skills needed for completing their in-progress pieces. Spring classes offer students with all levels of experience opportunities to learn and refine techniques. Haida weaver Holly Churchill will guide beginning students in learning and practicing foundational cedar bark weaving methods and introduce Eagles, Reg Davidson, 1995. material preparation in Introduction to Cedar Bark Weaving. Later in the spring, Holly will also teach an Intermediate and Advanced Cedar Bark Weaving class to help students master an array of essential weaving methods and designs, practice open-weave and false embroidery techniques, and advance their weaving skills.
Coast art. Holly Churchill will continue a much loved tradition of teaching the Youth Cedar Bark Weaving class. Tlingit carver Kenneth White will also teach Youth Northwest Coast Design. Students will learn formline design basics while creating their own model clanhouse.
Students who are interested in pursuing a Certificate of Merit are welcome to stop by the Totem Heritage Center to learn more and discuss how to get started. College credit is also available through the University of Alaska Southeast. Class registration is open and ongoing. Sign up more than two weeks before your class starts to receive a discount! Register today to learn more about Northwest Coast art and to be part of an invaluable living tradition.
OPEN CRAFT NIGHT RESUMES OCTOBER 14th Work on your Northwest Coast weaving, carving and regalia projects in the company of other artists, Wednesdays, 6 - 9 P.M. at the Totem Heritage Center.
Want updates on Open Craft Night and the Native Arts Studies Program? Get on the e-mail list! Call 225-5900 or e-mail [email protected] for more information and to register for classes.
Patricia Roppel Memorial Scholarship Fund
A new scholarship for history students has been created in recognition of Patricia Roppel, who avidly researched and wrote about Alaska and its history for over 50 years. Her inquiring mind and passion led her to author 13 books, numerous articles, and several newspaper columns. It was important to her that all she wrote was interesting, thorough, and accurate. Among a number of recognitions, she twice received the Alaska Historian of the Year Award. She served the public for over thirty years on boards and commissions of state and nonprofit organizations that encouraged responsible research and educational projects in history, the humanities, and fisheries. Trained as a teacher, Roppel is remembered by colleagues for her encouragement and mentorship of students, professional historians and writers at the beginning of their careers.
The Patricia Roppel Memorial Scholarship will be a $5,000 award made annually to an Alaskan undergraduate or graduate student attending an accredited college and majoring in history, especially pursuing the study of Alaska and the North. Special consideration will be given to an applicant specializing in Southeast Alaska history, or the history of mining, fisheries, or timber in Alaska. The Tongass Historical Society Scholarship Committee will select the recipient from applications made through the Alaska Community Foundation annually. Roppel served on the Tongass Historical Society’s board of directors, made significant donations of objects, information, time and money, and was a supportive member for over 50 years. - Tongass Historical Society Patricia Roppel
Another Busy Summer Season The Ketchikan Museums shared local history and heritage with over 53,000 visitors from around the world during the busy tourism season. In addition to answering questions about the exhibits, salmon, Ketchikan and Alaska in general, our seasonal tour guides led over 130 educational tours focused on traditional native art and culture at the Totem Heritage Center. Thank you to our guides for going above and beyond to make all visitors feel truly welcome, continually seeking knowledge to provide accurate and culturally respectful information, and making Ketchikan visits more educational and meaningful.
Visitors enjoy learning about Ketchikan’s unique history at the Tongass Historical Museum.
Both facilities participate in Blue Star Museums, a collaboration of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of Defense, and over 2,000 museums to offer free admission for active duty military personnel and their families. Admission is always free to locals and their guests. “So glad that you can preserve this amazing work and pass these traditions on through students!”
“What a wonderfully interactive display – I can tell someone with an educational background put effort in for the kids. We adults enjoy it to!” - Shirley and John Rogers, California Tongass Historical Museum visitors
- Callihan family, Pennsylvania Totem Heritage Center visitors
School Visits
All grades are welcome for exploration and activities at the Totem Heritage Center and the Tongass Historical Museum! We offer a range of activities and crafts designed to connect students to museums, history and culture! A variety of program options are available and can be adapted to suit grade, class size and curriculum. We’re happy to create a program for your group! Above: North Point Higgins 4th grade class tries on masks while learning about the “tree of life” at the Totem Heritage Center. Right: Tongass School of Arts and Sciences 1st and 2nd grade class gets hands on with some soil samples in the Grown on the Rock exhibit at the Tongass Historical Museum.
The Totem Heritage Center preserves and displays original 19th Century totem poles. Learn about the culture of Ketchikan’s first peoples and traditional Native Alaskan art. Tongass Historical Museum displays focus on local history and art, and change throughout the year. Field trip activities are exhibit-specific. Class visits are FREE throughout the school year! Contact us to learn about educational programs at the museum, or to join our teacher e-mail list for updates about current exhibits and programs for students: 225-5900 * [email protected] * KetchikanMuseums.org
Ketchikan Museums Calendar Tongass Historical Museum
Then
& Now
On display: October 23, 2015–February 28, 2016 Free Opening Reception: Friday, October 23, 5–7 P.M.
Funday!
Saturday, November 7, 10 A.M.–Noon Free family fun in the exhibits!
Totem Heritage Center Native Arts Studies Program Fall Classes Introduction to Power Tools Jebidiah Knutsen, October 5–7 Introduction to Northwest Coast Design Fred Trout, October 12–23 Mixed Level Cedar Bark Weaving Diane Douglas-Willard, October 26–November 6, 2015
Permit No. 95
Ketchikan, Alaska
Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID
Tongass Historical Museum 629 Dock Street Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 (907) 225-5600
Winter Hours
October–April 1:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M. Tuesday–Friday 10:00 AM–4:00 P.M. Saturday u
u
u
Totem Heritage Center
601 Deermount Avenue Mailing Address: 629 Dock Street Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 (907) 225-5900
Winter Hours
October–April 1:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M. Monday–Friday
Human-Bear Mask, Tommy Joseph.
Introduction to Northwest Coast Carving: Bowls Wayne Hewson, November 9–21 Ravenstail Weaving Project Finishing Kathryn Rousso, December 7–12 Open Craft Night Wednesdays, 6–9 P.M., Starting October 14
Tongass Historical Museum Totem Heritage Center 629 Dock Street Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
Ketchikan Museums
Ross Coen Presentation
November 20th Friday Night Insight program 7–8 P.M., Southeast Alaska Discovery Center Fresh from the Can: Salmon, Pure Food Laws, and Perceptions of Nature in the Early 20th-Century Alaska Fishing Industry This presentation takes a different approach to the history of the early 20th century salmon industry by focusing on the salmon inside the can. Coen examines how the industry perceived salmon, first as a living creature in the ocean and then as a commercial product whose quality, taste, and appearance on the consumer’s dinner table became a priority. In marketing canned salmon as pure, wholesome, and even “fresh,” the packers downplayed industrialism and marketed nature.
City of Ketchikan Museum Department Staff www.KetchikanMuseums.org
Museum Director . . . . . . . . . . . Lacey Simpson Sr. Curator of Collections . . . . . Hayley Chambers Sr. Curator of Programs . . . . . . . . Anita Maxwell Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erika Brown Administrative Secretary . . . . . . . . Tara Hofmann Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Froeschle Program Assistant. . . . . . . . . . Stacey Williams Museum Attendant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vacant Ketchikan Museums collect, preserve, interpret and creatively share the history and culture of our region to serve, educate, engage and enrich our community.
News from the Tongass Historical Museum and the Totem Heritage Center October, November, December 2015
Then The new exhibit at the Tongass Historical Museum connects Ketchikan’s past and present by placing historic photos from the museum collection sideby-side with modern recreations contributed by our community.
& Now
industry, we still harvest our forests for lumber if on a smaller scale. Even tourism shows continuity, starting with visitors aboard a few steamships each month in the early 1900s, and growing into multiple massive ships bringing over 10,000 people in a single day. Throughout our history, visitors have been drawn to our community seeking the same thing: the Alaskan experience.
Staff thoroughly searched the museum’s historic photograph collection to find images that not only featured subjects, activities or groups that remain or The Ketchikan Museums team and photographer Marvin Scott recreate a photo of the The lifestyle and character have a correlation in the Moore’s Plumbing Ladies Bowling Team, a circa 1950 Coon Brothers Studio photo. Donor Karla Sunderland, KM 2010.2.12.36 No Museum artifacts were bowled in this of Ketchikan residents present, but for photos photo recreation. also reflects common ties. that would spark a sense of There is an adventurous, pioneering spirit that emerges in recognition for Ketchikanites of today. The photographs both past and present images, along with a sense of humor. were shared in an online exhibit of nearly 100 images, The shots of Bugge Beach (now Rotary Beach) picnics, and the community was invited to pick images to recreate community dances, kids fishing on the dock, and parade in the present. While some photo recreations are very floats are all familiar ways we create fun in our rainy island literal, others focus on an underlying topic or activity and community, and they are now beloved traditions. compare how they have transformed over time. The Then & Now exhibit is marked by connection and contrast, and Many participants remarked on the kinship they felt for the ultimately explores both aspects in Ketchikan’s character people whose images inspired their own. Throughout time, and lifestyle throughout time. we’ve always found ways to keep doing what we need to do Often when we look at historic photos, it is only the differences that strike us—the strange and seemingly impractical attire and hairstyles, the outdated technologies and methods of transportation and work, the vintage architectural styles and sparse streets. In many ways, the past can seem foreign and unfamiliar. But many aspects of making a living, creating a community and shaping a culture in Ketchikan have remained the same despite the inevitable changes that come with time. The industries, based on the natural resources of our area, still persist. We still rely on salmon to feed ourselves, make a living, and for recreation. While timber is no longer a primary
to live and laugh in Ketchikan. Thank you very much to everyone who submitted a photo for this exhibit!
Then & Now opens Friday, October 23rd at the Tongass Historical Museum with a free opening reception from 5 – 7 P.M. We invite you to come celebrate life in Ketchikan throughout time, and enjoy seeing your friends and neighbors connect the present to the past!
Family Funday! at the Tongass Historical Museum Join us for fun, hands-on activities in the Then & Now exhibit on Saturday, November 7th from 10 A.M. - Noon.
Native Arts Studies Program 2015–2016 Season We invite you to explore Northwest Coast Native art and Guest instructor Tommy Joseph returns to Ketchikan to culture with the Totem Heritage Center! The Native Arts teach Intermediate and Advanced Northwest Coast Carving: Studies Program offers an annual series of classes led by Masks. Students will have the opportunity to carve their experienced local and guest instructors who share their own expressive Northwest Coast mask, traditionally used to knowledge to perpetuate and strengthen traditional arts. transform a dancer as they depict stories and clan histories. Students of all levels and backgrounds are encouraged to Renowned Haida artist Reg Davidson will also come to take classes, whether you are learning a new practice or Ketchikan to teach Intermediate and Advanced Northwest refining your skills. Coast Design. Students will learn the Left: Holly Churchill works with Brooke Johnson in interrelationship of foundational formline Introduction to Cedar Bark Fall classes offer students elements and how to combine them to Weaving, 2014. opportunities to get an create complex and intricate original introduction to Northwest images. Coast Native art, refine Local blacksmith Jake Beimler teaches cedar bark weaving skills, students to forge blades, shape handles, and and complete Ravenstail assemble their own customized adze and projects. Carpenter and carving knife in Tool Making for Carvers. carver Jebidiah Knutsen Then learn how to properly sharpen and will lead Introduction maintain carving tools with local carver to Power Tools to Woody Anderson in Tool Sharpening. This familiarize students with Right: Tim class is a core requirement for a Certificate the Heritage Center Millings adds a design to of Merit in carving. woodshop equipment his paddle in and basic safety. This Introduction to During Spring Break, we are offering two class is a pre-requisite for Northwest Coast opportunities for youth ages 10 Design, 2014. all carving classes. to 18 to experience Northwest Learn the fundamental principles of Northwest Coast formline design from Tlingit artist and experienced instructor Fred Trout in Introduction to Right: Molly Pew works Northwest Coast Design while creating on her project in Spring Break Cedar Bark your own original composition. Haida Weaving, 2015. weaver Diane Douglas-Willard will teach Mixed Level Cedar Bark Weaving, helping weavers of all levels to refine their skills, practice new techniques, or begin with traditional weaving basics. Fall classes wrap up with Ravenstail Project Finishing with fiber artist Kathryn Rousso, who will guide weavers in mastering techniques, understanding patterns and refining skills needed for completing their in-progress pieces. Spring classes offer students with all levels of experience opportunities to learn and refine techniques. Haida weaver Holly Churchill will guide beginning students in learning and practicing foundational cedar bark weaving methods and introduce Eagles, Reg Davidson, 1995. material preparation in Introduction to Cedar Bark Weaving. Later in the spring, Holly will also teach an Intermediate and Advanced Cedar Bark Weaving class to help students master an array of essential weaving methods and designs, practice open-weave and false embroidery techniques, and advance their weaving skills.
Coast art. Holly Churchill will continue a much loved tradition of teaching the Youth Cedar Bark Weaving class. Tlingit carver Kenneth White will also teach Youth Northwest Coast Design. Students will learn formline design basics while creating their own model clanhouse.
Students who are interested in pursuing a Certificate of Merit are welcome to stop by the Totem Heritage Center to learn more and discuss how to get started. College credit is also available through the University of Alaska Southeast. Class registration is open and ongoing. Sign up more than two weeks before your class starts to receive a discount! Register today to learn more about Northwest Coast art and to be part of an invaluable living tradition.
OPEN CRAFT NIGHT RESUMES OCTOBER 14th Work on your Northwest Coast weaving, carving and regalia projects in the company of other artists, Wednesdays, 6 - 9 P.M. at the Totem Heritage Center.
Want updates on Open Craft Night and the Native Arts Studies Program? Get on the e-mail list! Call 225-5900 or e-mail [email protected] for more information and to register for classes.
Patricia Roppel Memorial Scholarship Fund
A new scholarship for history students has been created in recognition of Patricia Roppel, who avidly researched and wrote about Alaska and its history for over 50 years. Her inquiring mind and passion led her to author 13 books, numerous articles, and several newspaper columns. It was important to her that all she wrote was interesting, thorough, and accurate. Among a number of recognitions, she twice received the Alaska Historian of the Year Award. She served the public for over thirty years on boards and commissions of state and nonprofit organizations that encouraged responsible research and educational projects in history, the humanities, and fisheries. Trained as a teacher, Roppel is remembered by colleagues for her encouragement and mentorship of students, professional historians and writers at the beginning of their careers.
The Patricia Roppel Memorial Scholarship will be a $5,000 award made annually to an Alaskan undergraduate or graduate student attending an accredited college and majoring in history, especially pursuing the study of Alaska and the North. Special consideration will be given to an applicant specializing in Southeast Alaska history, or the history of mining, fisheries, or timber in Alaska. The Tongass Historical Society Scholarship Committee will select the recipient from applications made through the Alaska Community Foundation annually. Roppel served on the Tongass Historical Society’s board of directors, made significant donations of objects, information, time and money, and was a supportive member for over 50 years. - Tongass Historical Society Patricia Roppel
Another Busy Summer Season The Ketchikan Museums shared local history and heritage with over 53,000 visitors from around the world during the busy tourism season. In addition to answering questions about the exhibits, salmon, Ketchikan and Alaska in general, our seasonal tour guides led over 130 educational tours focused on traditional native art and culture at the Totem Heritage Center. Thank you to our guides for going above and beyond to make all visitors feel truly welcome, continually seeking knowledge to provide accurate and culturally respectful information, and making Ketchikan visits more educational and meaningful.
Visitors enjoy learning about Ketchikan’s unique history at the Tongass Historical Museum.
Both facilities participate in Blue Star Museums, a collaboration of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of Defense, and over 2,000 museums to offer free admission for active duty military personnel and their families. Admission is always free to locals and their guests. “So glad that you can preserve this amazing work and pass these traditions on through students!”
“What a wonderfully interactive display – I can tell someone with an educational background put effort in for the kids. We adults enjoy it to!” - Shirley and John Rogers, California Tongass Historical Museum visitors
- Callihan family, Pennsylvania Totem Heritage Center visitors
School Visits
All grades are welcome for exploration and activities at the Totem Heritage Center and the Tongass Historical Museum! We offer a range of activities and crafts designed to connect students to museums, history and culture! A variety of program options are available and can be adapted to suit grade, class size and curriculum. We’re happy to create a program for your group! Above: North Point Higgins 4th grade class tries on masks while learning about the “tree of life” at the Totem Heritage Center. Right: Tongass School of Arts and Sciences 1st and 2nd grade class gets hands on with some soil samples in the Grown on the Rock exhibit at the Tongass Historical Museum.
The Totem Heritage Center preserves and displays original 19th Century totem poles. Learn about the culture of Ketchikan’s first peoples and traditional Native Alaskan art. Tongass Historical Museum displays focus on local history and art, and change throughout the year. Field trip activities are exhibit-specific. Class visits are FREE throughout the school year! Contact us to learn about educational programs at the museum, or to join our teacher e-mail list for updates about current exhibits and programs for students: 225-5900 * [email protected] * KetchikanMuseums.org
Ketchikan Museums Calendar Tongass Historical Museum
Then
& Now
On display: October 23, 2015–February 28, 2016 Free Opening Reception: Friday, October 23, 5–7 P.M.
Funday!
Saturday, November 7, 10 A.M.–Noon Free family fun in the exhibits!
Totem Heritage Center Native Arts Studies Program Fall Classes Introduction to Power Tools Jebidiah Knutsen, October 5–7 Introduction to Northwest Coast Design Fred Trout, October 12–23 Mixed Level Cedar Bark Weaving Diane Douglas-Willard, October 26–November 6, 2015
Permit No. 95
Ketchikan, Alaska
Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID
Tongass Historical Museum 629 Dock Street Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 (907) 225-5600
Winter Hours
October–April 1:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M. Tuesday–Friday 10:00 AM–4:00 P.M. Saturday u
u
u
Totem Heritage Center
601 Deermount Avenue Mailing Address: 629 Dock Street Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 (907) 225-5900
Winter Hours
October–April 1:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M. Monday–Friday
Human-Bear Mask, Tommy Joseph.
Introduction to Northwest Coast Carving: Bowls Wayne Hewson, November 9–21 Ravenstail Weaving Project Finishing Kathryn Rousso, December 7–12 Open Craft Night Wednesdays, 6–9 P.M., Starting October 14
Tongass Historical Museum Totem Heritage Center 629 Dock Street Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
Ketchikan Museums
Ross Coen Presentation
November 20th Friday Night Insight program 7–8 P.M., Southeast Alaska Discovery Center Fresh from the Can: Salmon, Pure Food Laws, and Perceptions of Nature in the Early 20th-Century Alaska Fishing Industry This presentation takes a different approach to the history of the early 20th century salmon industry by focusing on the salmon inside the can. Coen examines how the industry perceived salmon, first as a living creature in the ocean and then as a commercial product whose quality, taste, and appearance on the consumer’s dinner table became a priority. In marketing canned salmon as pure, wholesome, and even “fresh,” the packers downplayed industrialism and marketed nature.
City of Ketchikan Museum Department Staff www.KetchikanMuseums.org
Museum Director . . . . . . . . . . . Lacey Simpson Sr. Curator of Collections . . . . . Hayley Chambers Sr. Curator of Programs . . . . . . . . Anita Maxwell Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erika Brown Administrative Secretary . . . . . . . . Tara Hofmann Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Froeschle Program Assistant. . . . . . . . . . Stacey Williams Museum Attendant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vacant Ketchikan Museums collect, preserve, interpret and creatively share the history and culture of our region to serve, educate, engage and enrich our community.
