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
A second cannery was built at Odiak in 1888 by the Pacific Steam Whaling Company, but after a fire, it was rebuilt at nearby...
At Your Library: Word Chips: spring thoughts from Cordova
In celebration of April being Poetry Month, the Cordova Public Library staff installed an interactive magnetic board with movable printed words on chips. Our...
At Your Library: End struggles over homework with your child
The Alaska State Library has a great online service to provide help to your child/student every day from noon to midnight. Powered by Tutor.com,...
Museum Memories
Things began looking up for Cordova by the spring of 1963. The Copper River Highway was on the horizon, fishing was about to start...
Post IT 2 work underway in water division
Each and every morning as Cordovans start their day they turn the faucet on and out comes clean, refreshing water. Ever think about what...
Cordova Public Library: Upon our shelves
New to our Alaskana section, 81 Days Below Zero by Brian Murphy, is the story of Leon Crane, an aviator with the Army who...
Museum Memories
The first trainload of ore from the Kennecott Mines reached Cordova on April 8, 1911, carrying 1,200 tons of high-grade copper ore with an...
Knit Lit: Cordova Public Library starting a new book club
The Cordova Public Library is pleased to announce a new adult book club starting this month. It’s been awhile since the library has itself...
Museum Memories
Asian market and herring roe on kelp, long a Native delicacy, became very lucrative as a commercial harvest. Herring kelp pounding became a unique...
At Your Library: New books look at effects of childhood trauma
The Cordova Public Library recently acquired two new books for our permanent collection that deal with the long-term effects of childhood trauma. Here’s a...
