The Alaska Heritage Museum at Wells Fargo presents the diverse cultures of Alaska's native people through artifacts and Alaskan fine arts. The collection consists of more than 900 Native American artifacts. Highlights include traditional costume; a Bering Sea kayak; and paintings by Sydney Laurence (1865-1940), Fred Machetanz (1908-2002), and Eustace Ziegler (1881-1969).
The museum offers exhibits.
The Dorothy G. Page Museum presents the history of the Wasilla, Knik, and Willow Creek areas, Alaska. Exhibit topics include mining; the Knik Trading Co.; the postal system; the Den'iana Athabascans, the local Native American population; and Joe Reddington Sr. and Dorothy G. Page, founders of the Iditarod. Eight historic structures display the 1917 beginnings of Wasilla.
The museum offers exhibits and tours. Reservations are required for tours.
Fort Ross was a thriving Russian-American Company settlement from 1812 to 1841. This commercial company chartered by Russia's tsarist government controlled all Russian exploration, trade, and settlement in the North Pacific, and established permanent settlements in Alaska and California. Fort Ross was the southernmost settlement in the Russian colonization of the North American continent, and was established as an agricultural base to supply Alaska. Fort Ross was a successfully functioning multicultural settlement for some 30 years. Settlers included Russians, Native Alaskans and Californians, and Creoles (individuals of mixed Russian and native ancestry.) Along with the chapel, the structure of most historical interest at Fort Ross is the Rotchev House, an existing building renovated about 1836 for Alexander Rotchev, the last manager of Ross. It is the only surviving structure. Several other buildings have been reconstructed: the first Russian Orthodox chapel south of Alaska; the stockade; and four other buildings called the Kuskov House, the Officials Barracks, and two corner blockhouses.
The park offers exhibits, tours, educational programs, research library access, and occasional recreational and educational events.
The Tanana-Yukon Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the local history of Fairbanks, Alaska. To this end, the society operates the Wickersham House Museum, which has been restored to an early 1900s appearance. Once owned by Judge Wickersham (1857-1939), the structure was built in 1904. Wickersham was highly involved in the development of the Alaska Territory.
The house offers period rooms, while the society offers a lecture series.
The historic ruins of a World War II coastal defense installation coupled with the steep surf-pounded cliffs, deep spruce forests, wildflower-laden meadows, and a lake containing trout offer the public an opportunity to learn of the events of World War II while enjoying the natural beauty of the park. A museum in the park further explores the World War II history of the site.
The museum offers exhibits.
Known as the only museum in Sitka that contains elements of all of Sitka's history, the Sitka Historical Museum is packed with displays, photographs, and artifacts from Sitka's Tlingit, Russian, and American history.
The museum offers exhibits with subjects including a diorama of Sitka in 1867, Tlingit artifacts, the Alaska Purchase, World War II, and aviation.
"Museums Alaska is the statewide museum association of individuals and institutions committed to preserving the natural and human history of Alaska, improving existing museums, and promoting staff training." Museums Alaska maintains a central office to recieve and distribute information about Alaska's museums and also publishes a quarterly newsletter, "Network," which provides the public with information about highlighted Alaska museums and alerts museum employees with professional employees.
The site offers links to all museums affiliated with the association, an events calendar, online job listings, and a .pdf version of "Network."
This site is intended as a resource for museum professionals.
"An NCHE team of Thomas Connors, Ted Green, and Jim McNeill will explore the topic of Creating a New Nation at this Teaching American History colloquium."
In the early 1800s, Russians built a settlement at this site along Starrigavan Bay.
The site is open to the public.
Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site.
Commonly referred to as Castle Hill, this park is one of the most historically significant sites in Alaska. Tlingit natives originally inhabited this area and built a strategic fortification at this site. Between 1804—1867, Russians occupied this site. In 1867, on top of Castle Hill, Alaska was officially transferred from Russia to the United States. Today, Castle Hill is a state historic site and also designated as a National Historic Landmark. A fully-accessible walkway leads visitors to the top of the hill and provides views of downtown Sitka and the waterfront. Interpretive panels provide opportunities to learn more about the history of this site.
Website does not indicate whether any interpretative services are present at the site, beyond signage.