How much do you know about the construction of the Alaska Highway? Living at the end of the Alcan in Delta Junction, I thought I had a pretty good bead on it’s back story. But then I stumbled on a photograph that took me on a journey of discovery about details surrounding building the highway…
Join us online only for the February meeting. This is a Zoom only meeting this month. You will enjoy the program, “Axel and Anna”, a story about a newlywed couple in 1910’s Fairbanks. Tuesday Feb 22, 6pm-8pm. The speaker will be Amy Stratman. Members will be sent the link. Non members may email FbksGenSociety@gmail.com for…
Our next meeting is Tues, January 26, 6pm. “Fairbanks tidbits and FGS member’s genealogy discoveries”. Members will speak about their findings and/or photos. We will also look at a few short interesting findings from our local Fairbanks research. Feel free to share your story during the meeting. We will call upon members if they would like…
Join us on Feb 25 for the next meeting, 6pm to 8pm at the Blanchard Family Funeral Home, 611 Noble St Fairbanks, Alaska.The program will be “Roshier H. CreecyA Black Man’s Search for Freedom and Prosperity in the Koyukuk Gold Fields of Alaska”presented by Peggy Merritt. More information:The story of Roshier H. Creecy is a…
Happy New Year! Join us for the next meeting of the Fairbanks Genealogical Society, Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 6-8pm, at the Blanchard Family Funeral Home, Fairbanks, AK. Meetings are free and open to the public. Our guest speaker will be long time Fairbanks resident Leslye Korvola. She will speak about her experiences which led to…
