January 2023 – Fairbanks Genealogical Society

January program: Alaskan Trade Tokens

ByFGSociety January 22, 2023January 22, 2023

Happy New Year! We are pleased to announce a new meeting location, the Alaska Mining Hall of Fame. Join us for the January 2023 meeting. The program will be “Alaskan Trade Tokens” presented by Dick Hanscom, an expert on Alaska rare coins, tokens, and similar collectibles. His webpage is Alaska Rare Coins. The meeting will…

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November’s Meeting Vachon Family

ByFGSociety January 22, 2023January 22, 2023

In November, members met via Zoom. The program was the “Vachon Family”, who came to Fairbanks by way of the Klondike gold rush. Many members of the family, including the children, are buried at Clay St Cemetery. A great presentation of research was made by Janet Richardson and Aldean Kilbourn. There are so many side…

April Meeting at Fairbanks Distilling Co.

ByFGSociety April 21, 2025April 21, 2025

Our April meeting will be held at the Fairbanks Distilling Company, Tuesday April 22, 2025. We will meet at 5pm for drinks (optional, purchase your own), then the tour will begin at 6pm. We will tour the old building and learn it’s history in Fairbanks. If you are reading this, you are invited to attend!…