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.
Donations welcome to support North Star Theatre
Having a movie theatre in Cordova once again is truly a wonderful addition to the community. Movies in the Cordova Center’s North Star Theatre...
Museum Memories
In 1947, the early members of Cordova formed an Isaac Walton league for Cordova determined to bring moose to the Copper River Delta. Merle...
Summer Reading workshops begin June 6
The Cordova Public Library is ready to keep children reading and busy during the summer break from school. Traditionally, summer reading programs are designed...
Museum Memories
Throughout the ’40s and ’50s, a steady decrease in the numbers of fish taken statewide was noticed. In the Cordova region, canneries packed 527,000...
Museum Memories
Cordova had expanded its boat harbor in the mid-’30s and now with the throes of statehood upon the territory many debated how that would...
At Your Library: The Great American Read begins May 22
Do you ever wonder what the most popular books in the United States might be? How would you choose your top 100?Well, the Public...
Museum Memories
Trapping, hunting and subsistence lifestyles were less regulated in the territorial days before statehood. Actually, a lot of things were less regulated before statehood;...
At your Library: Read a book about moms
“Behind all your stories is always your mother’s story. Because hers is where yours begin.” —Mitch Albom
As we approach Mother’s Day, (it’s the 13th – hurry...
Museum Memories
In the ’20s, virtually every island in Prince William Sound that was suitable for raising foxes was under permit with the Forest Service. In...
Plan ahead for this construction season
The Cordova Planning Department is reminding residents that a building permit is required for the erection, construction, establishment, moving, alteration, enlargement, repair or conversion...
