Alexandra Napifuvak Channa Chernikov Knagin Simeonoff (left) standing with her mother-in-law (mother of William Simeonoff, Jr.) Irene Ponomarev Christoffersen Simeonoff (right), 1900 - 1963

Item — Box: PCA 445 Box 1

Identifier: PCA 445-14

Staff Only

Content Description

From the Collection:

The photographs include family members of the Simeonoff, Ponomarev, and Knagin families with genealogy dating back to the Russian American Company in the early 1800’s. Photographs were taken in and around Kodiak and also include Woody Island, Afognak, Eklutna, Ouzinkie, Port Lions, Kenai, and Uganik mostly from 1900 to the 1960’s. A few photos were taken outside Alaska, including Washington, D.C., San Diego, and Albuquerque. Photos in the Chateau de Musee, Boulogne sur Mer, France were taken by Helen J. Simeonoff to document Sugpiaq masks collected by Louis Alphonse Pinart, 1872-1873, in Kodiak, Afognak, Katmai; and Unga.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1900 - 1963

Conditions Governing Access

At the request of the donor, public access to the genealogical section of the collection is restricted until 2025. The photographs are available for viewing.

Biographical / Historical

Alexandra Napifuvak Channa Chernikov Knagin Simeonoff [Born: March 17, 1919 at Afognak, Alaska (Sugpiaq/Russian), died July 8, 1999 in Kenai, Alaska]. Irene Ponomarev Christoffersen Simeonoff (mother of William Simeonoff, Jr.) [Born May 17, 1879 at Karluk, Alaska, died in Kodiak about 1939. Irene Ponomarev Christoffersen Simeonoff was the daughter of Grigorii Andreianov Budilov Ponomarev: Born June 13, 1842 in Sitka, died June 5, 1879 in Three Saints (Old Harbor), Alaska. Her mother may have been Elena Petellin Kashevarov born January 22, 1847 in Unalaska].