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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.

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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.

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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.

Scope and Contents Marion was not the mother of Jimmy's children. Their mother was Flora, daughter of Mary Vent and sister of Catherine Attla and Little Sophie Sam. Jimmy had older daughters, Virginia and Josephine. Jimmy ran a store in Huslia which had a generator that supplied minimum electricity to the town (one light bulb per house) on a limited schedule. He was a very able man and wrote a book that was included in Reader's Digest, On the Edge of Nowhere. Jimmy's father, Old Man Huntington, was a white man...

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Sidney and Angela Huntington who now live in Galena. Angela was from Koyukuk. One of the few Roman Catholics in Huslia. Sidney is a natural engineer, an incredibly talented man. He designed the church building in Huslia, hand built the steeple and worked in Anchorage during World War II. He was very forceful in working for improved education for Huslia children. He had several older children from a prior marriage who lived in Galena or Koyukuk.

Scope and Contents Lucy had been married to Jack Sackett, a white man who ran the trading post in Cutoff and Huslia. Lucy had some schooling, perhaps even high school. She could read and write and was a very capable storekeeper and post mistress. She married Bill probably in 1961. He was a white man she made contact with thru a "mail order" service of some sort. Lucy died of cancer several years ago. Barney [John Sackett] has been active politically in Alaska I understand. Lucy was a sister of Bobby and Willy...

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Eliza Olin, daughter of Olin the medicine man. She moved away in 1959 to Koyukuk we think.

Scope and Contents Actually only Hudson (on the right) was their child in this group. The oldest young woman, Elma Jean was a daughter of Sidney and Angela Huntington who had been "given" to them as an infant when Angela was very sick. The young boy and the girl in front of Big Sophie were the children of their daughter Julia Wholecheese who had died. The third girl was another granddaughter, daughter of Tony and Emily Sam, who had also been given to them as an infant. Sons, Bergman and Wilson are not...

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Emily was from Hughes originally. This was the largest family in town. Very responsible parents, despite the size of the family. Tony is son to Little Sammy and Big Sophie.

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Little Sophie was a sister of Catherine Attla. Little Sophie and Big Sophie were always referred to that way to avoid the confusion of two Sophie Sams. Billy is Little Sammy and Big Sophie's son.