Museum Memories
It’s not Texas! This is our neighboring community of Chitina, up the Copper River and the photograph was likely taken in the early 1900’s....
Museum Memories
Here’s a photo from the archives that captures an early view of the City airport with some summertime strollers. The first plane landed in...
Museum Memories: Forest Service’s original ranger boat
Recently the Society published a photo of the M/V Chugach, the US Forest Service’s original ranger boat in Prince William Sound. The Cordova Historical...
Museum Memories: ‘Old Town’ Eyak
Here’s a great image of Cordova’s past. Taken over 100 years ago, this photo shows “Old Town” once known as Eyak and then Odiak it...
Museum Memories: Cordova’s first school
One of our all-time favorite photos, this was Cordova’s first school perched high on the crest of Browning Avenue. In 1908, Miss Meldah Nettleton first...
Museum Memories: Cordova’s first school
By 1910 – 1911, Cordovans had their very first new school and were extremely proud of the structure that sat near the crest of...
Museum Memories
The history of formal schooling in Alaska is really two stories. One covers the origins and development of schools for those – mostly Euro-Americans...
Museum Memories
This photo, taken in the late 1930s, shows the work completed on the spit by the Civilian Conservation Corps. This revetment was created to...
Museum Memories
At the recent Cordova Historical Society dinner, a delicious clam dip hit the sweet spot for a lot of diners and made us all...
Museum Memories
Recently the City of Cordova Port and Harbor hosted a booth at the 2016 Fish Expo in Seattle. Not only is it a great...