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Huslia original school building. , 1950

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-10
Scope and Contents The "old town" had been located at Cutoff which was near the mouth of the Huslia River. Old town used to flood regularly. Bishop Gordon of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska worked . with the town council in procuring materials for this building, so the new town could have a school and church, neither of which were present in Old Town. This would have been in the early 1950's. The teachers lived in part of the buildings and held classes in the rest, and the Episcopal Church was to be used for...
Dates: 1950

The new school built in 1955 or 1956., ca. 1955-1956

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-11
Scope and Contents It had 2 classrooms [and] 3 teachers. The small building to the right contained a generator that supplied electricity to the school and to the teacherage, a duplex which housed the teachers in a "bed sitter" apartment and a 2 bedroom apartment. The school also had a well, but no running water. The building was not earthquake proof and the roof leaked. This was the central focal point of the community. Grades 1 8. Until 1962 no one had gone to high school. That year the first group of...
Dates: Majority of material found within ca. 1955-1956

The original rectory (manse, parsonage) for the Episcopal Church.

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-12
Scope and Contents

The Episcopalians in Cutoff and Huslia were by itinerant clergy. In 1954, Arlene Chatterton, a nurse evangelist with an Episcopalian organization known as the Church Army, was assigned to Huslia and this cabin was built for her. She was followed in the summer of 1956 by the Rev. Patterson Keller, who was then a deacon in the Episcopal Church and was the first resident Episcopal clergy person. He was ordained a priest in the community hall/church in 1957.

Dates: 1956-1963

Foot race on school grounds., 1960

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-13
Scope and Contents

In the background is the newly built Church of Good Shepherd (Episcopal) built the summer of 1960. Next to it is the two story rectory built in the summer of 1958 following the marriage of Father Keller to Connie Godfrey of Bennington, Vermont. Sidney Huntington (now of Galena) owned the house to the right of the rectory. The rectory very often functioned as a road house for visitors to Huslia. In the foreground a foot race is taking place on the school grounds.

Dates: 1960

George Attla Sr. with his wife Eliza and youngest son Barney, September 1962

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-15
Scope and Contents

George was almost blind but still very proud and capable of running an excellent trap line in winter, fishing in summer, still handling his own dog team. Eliza was a remarkably tough able woman. She did wonderful beadwork and made the best parkas in town.

Dates: September 1962

Cue and Madeline Bifelt and family, September 1962

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-19
Scope and Contents

Cue is Fred's son. Madeline was the daughter of Edward Bergman of Allakaket. Isabelle, the oldest child on the right, was not Cue's daughter. Their daughter Dolores had drowned the summer before while playing in the river with Lucy Bifelt and Barney [John] Sackett. Cue was also a very successful dog racer.

Dates: September 1962

Richard and Angeline Derendoff and family, September 1962

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-21
Scope and Contents

Richard was of Russian descent. Angeline was a daughter of old Granma Happy and I believe aunt or half sister of Butch (George) and Patrick Yaska. Their oldest daughter Cecilia is not pictured.

Dates: September 1962

Larson Charlie, September 1962

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-20
Scope and Contents

Larson Charlie right. (Chief Henry on left comes later.) Larson was from Koyukuk but spent some time in Huslia visiting his daughters Catherine Attla and Little Sophie Sam. He had been Mary Vent's first husband.

Dates: September 1962

Chief Henry and Bessie. , September 1962

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-22
Scope and Contents

In many ways the family of Huslia as far as seniority and position of respect. I believe Bessie and Eliza Attla were sisters and that Big Sophie Sam was their half sister. Their son, Matthew Henry lived in Huslia, as did their daughter Alda.

Dates: September 1962

Thomas Henry, 1960., 1960

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-23
Scope and Contents

Son of Matthew, grandson of Chief Henry. In 1961 or 1962, Thomas participated in a relocation program sponsored I believe by the BIA [Bureau of Indian Affairs]. He went first to Chicago. I do not believe this was a successful program. He had a brother named Silas.

Dates: 1960