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.
Museum Memories: March 17, 2018
The steady work to keep the “clam capitol” title took its toll on the habitat and production rate for Cordova clam canneries. Quotas placed...
At Your Library: Freedom of Information Day
Today is an important day for libraries as it recognizes one of the strongest guidelines for libraries in our country. Freedom of Information Day...
Museum Memories: March 10, 2018
The fishing boom in Cordova didn’t revolve just around salmon. Clamming began in the mid-teens with the opening of the Lighthouse Canning and Packing...
At Your Library: Women’s History Month
March is celebrating Women’s History Month! This became a national celebration in 1981 when Congress authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week...
Museum Memories: March 3, 2018
Communication technology was advancing and critical to the development of Alaska, resulting in another huge influx of population. President Roosevelt decreed all governmental radio...
Happy birthday to Dr. Seuss
If you don’t do anything else today, make a point of taking the time to read just one of Dr. Seuss’s more than 60...
2018 books to screen at your library
One of my favorite lines, when asked if I’ve seen a recent movie is to respond, “no, but I’ve read the book!”Book lovers are...
Museum Memories: February 17, 2018
Born in Philadelphia, PA in 1871, Dora Keen was the daughter of the surgeon William Williams Keen. Her father was the very first brain...
New arrivals at your library
Best-selling books arrive all the time at the Cordova Public Library. Librarian Debbie Carlson shares these new titles that are now catalogued and, on...
Museum Memories: Feb. 10, 2017
Born of high hopes upon the discovery of oil in 1902, Katalla was deemed a city of the future. Enthusiastic developers drilled oil wells...
