Cathy Sherman
Cathy Sherman is a volunteer historian and recently-retired director of the Cordova library and Historical Museum. Sherman has been contributing to The Cordova Times for over a decade.
Naval radio history, part II
Welcome back to our series on the naval presence in our area, specifically the radio stations that connected Alaska to the Lower 48. The...
Naval radio station history
The Cordova Historical Museum was recently asked about the history of the Naval radio stations in our area. It’s always fun to share the...
Cordova’s Cookin’
All the talk of clams over the last few weeks had me digging through my cookbook shelf perusing recipes for the delectable bivalve. I...
Cordova’s clams
Cordova — clam capital of the world! What did Cordovans do with all those relatively easy-to-harvest razor clams in the 20s and 30s? Remember...
Cordova Clamming History
Continuing on with some clamming history: The first two Cordova plants prepared a total pack of 11,176 standard cases of 48 ten-ounce cans, thus...
Happy (and tasty) as a Cordova clam!
A little razor clam history this week along with our boat photos! The razor clam was first described in 1788 from specimens found near...
Vessels from the days of yore
Here is a collection of some beautiful fishing vessels from our past. While the location is difficult to determine, names are visible on most...
Flashback of the harbor
Local discussions lately have been focused on the upcoming renovations of the south end of the Cordova Boat Harbor. Here is a flashback of...
The Copper King
As Cordova embarks on the start of the fishing season, the museum has been working to build a collection of various fishing vessels that...
A menu from the Model Café
Processing donations in the Archives of the Cordova Historical Society led to this lovely, little find – a menu from the Model Café. Operating...
