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Spring 1961. , Spring 1961

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-14

Scope and Contents

Spring 1961. The day of the dedication of the new church building. Bishop William J. Gordon, Jr., of Fairbanks dedicated the building. He now lives in Midland, Michigan. His wife Shirley is standing next to him. On her right is Mary Ann Munroe of Texas, who had come to Fairbanks to be with her cousin Judy Edwards who had been seriously burned in a tragic fire in Tanana that had killed Judy's husband, the Rev. Curtis Edwards, as well as their three children . (Judy later married the Rev. Bob Jones who was rector of All Saints Church, Anchorage for a number of years before becoming the Episcopal bishop of Wyoming.) Bishop Gordon brought Mary Ann with him to Huslia for this occasion. To the Bishop's left are Rhoda and Angeline Derendoff and Emily Sam.

Dates

  • Spring 1961

Extent

1 Photographic Slides

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

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