Museum Memories: Nov. 11, 2017
In honor of Veterans Day, we share this photo from the Doc Chase collection. This beautiful memorial constructed after World War I commemorated those...
Museum Memories: Nov. 18, 2017
Katalla, southeast of Eyak was quick to take on the challenge of being the gateway to the region’s abundance of natural resources. In the...
Museum Memories: Dec. 2, 2017
Did you feel that earthquake on Monday? Centered about 60 miles away, not too far from the 1964 Good Friday earthquake that struck the...
Museum Memories: Dec. 9, 2017
Cordova’s first city hall was an old wooden structure that dated back to 1935, but conveniently housed the administration, civil defense, fire and police...
Museum Memories: Dec. 16, 2017
In the early days of construction of the Copper River and Northwest Railway, the company property in Cordova included two office buildings, a hospital,...
Museum Memories: December 30, 2017
For the first 20 miles, the Copper River and Northwest Railway route followed old Eyak trails from the lake to Alaganic slough. Plenty of...
Museum Memories: January 6, 2017
Did you know there was a bowling alley in Cordova in 1908? How about a bowling alley in Cordova in the 1960s? Enjoy an...
Museum Memories: January 13, 2018
Ken and Don VanBrocklin and Bill Sherman decided to expand their business to include an eight-lane bowling alley. The plans were drawn, and construction...
Museum Memories: Jan. 20, 2018
As we continue the bowling story in Cordova, after the opening of the Club Bowl, leagues formed immediately — many were already forming before...
Museum Memories: January 27, 2018
A couple of the boys were warding off the cold one night in 1961, and over glasses of their favorite “anti-freeze” they discussed just...