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July-August, 2020
This July-August issue of Alaskan History Magazine features the following articles: • Septima M. Collis, author of A Woman’s Trip to Alaska, about her historically informative voyage through Alaska’s Inside Passage in 1890. • Gavriil Andreevich Sarychev, a Russian sea captain who mapped much … Continue reading
Northern Light Media Books
Northern Light Media publishes non-fiction books about the history of Alaska, with more than a dozen titles currently in print. Learning more about these titles and ordering books is easy, and there are four convenient ways to do so online: … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Alaska Railroad, Books, News & Information, Roadhouses, Sled Dog History
Tagged Alaska Railroad, Alaskan Roadhouses, All Alaska Sweepstakes, Amazon, books, Contact, CreateSpace, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, IndieBound, Matanuska, Northern Light Media, Ordering, Orders, Roadhouses, sled dogs, Yukon Quest
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2015 Alaska Book Week
Northern Light Media will be participating in Alaska Book Week again this year, with a book-signing at our favorite bookstore, Fireside Books in Palmer, on Saturday, October 3, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm! We’ll be focusing on our mushing books, … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Alaska Book Week, All Alaska Sweepstakes, Fireside Books, Iditarod, Matanuska, Northern Light Media, Yukon Quest
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Matanuska Colony History
On Wednesday, May 20, I gave an hour-long talk and slideshow on the history of the 1935 Matanuska Colony Project for the Palmer Historical Society. It’s always interesting to given presentations of that history in Palmer, for many of those … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History
Tagged Colony, Matanuska, Palmer, Palmer Historical Society, Willis T. Geisman
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PHS History Night
I’ll be giving a slideshow and presentation about four of my books for the Palmer Historical Society’s History Night on Wednesday, May 20th, at the Palmer Public Library. Through photos, stories, and a look at the history behind the Colony … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books
Tagged Colony, Helen Hegener, history, Matanuska, Northern Light Media, Palmer
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1935 Matanuska Colony Talk
On the third Wednesday of May I’ll be giving a presentation about my book on the 1935 Matanuska Colony for the Palmer Historical Society’s History Night. Through photos, stories, and a look at the history behind the Colony Project, I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska History, Books
Tagged Alaska, Colonist, Colony, Fireside Books, Helen Hegener, Matanuska, Matanuska Valley, New Deal, Northern Light Media, Palmer
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The Beautiful Matanuska Valley
The Beautiful Matanuska Valley is a tribute to a very special part of the Last Frontier, a unique valley surrounded by towering mountains, bordered on its southern edge by the tidewaters of Knik Arm, a branch of Cook Inlet, crossed … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Helen Hegener, Iditarod, Knik, Matanuska, Northern Light Media, Palmer, Wasilla
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