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Box PCA 303

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Contains 142 Results:

Edwin and Lydia Simon and family, September 1962

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-31
Scope and Contents

Edwin and Lydia (pronounced Lythia) Simon and family. Their oldest son, Franklin was trained at one time to function as a sanitation intern in town.

Dates: September 1962
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 303, Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide Collection, 1956-1963

Mary Vent and her four youngest children, September 1962

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-32
Scope and Contents

Mary had several grandchildren who were the same ages as these children. Her husband, Bobby was away working. Grandma Mary took in our children several times. Bobby was a good dog racer; might even have won the Iditarod once.

Dates: September 1962
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 303, Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide Collection, 1956-1963

Willy and Annie Vent, September 1962

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-33
Scope and Contents

Annie was a daughter of Fred Bifelt. Willy, brother to Bobby Vent and Lucy Sackett Lawrence. Willy had a military pension from injuries received during World War II. Sam White, pioneer pilot for the Fish and Wildlife and Wien Airlines, was the custodian for that pension. Willy died several years ago.

Dates: September 1962
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 303, Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide Collection, 1956-1963

Warner and Alberta Vent, September 1962

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-34
Scope and Contents

Alberta was from Hughes. I believe her maiden name was Beetus and that she had one year of high school before marrying Warner who is the son of Bobby and Mary. Warner was also a dog racer.

Dates: September 1962
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 303, Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide Collection, 1956-1963

Freddy and Lorna Vent, September 1962

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-35
Scope and Contents

Freddy, son of Bobby and Mary. Lorna, daughter of Little Sammy and Big Sophie. Young man (boy) on the right is Lorna's nephew Percy (I think?) Wholecheese, son of Peter and Julia Wholecheese. I believe this young man was murdered in Huslia in July 1986 by Little Edwin Henry. If not him, then his brother who is in the group with Big Sophie and Little Sammy. (Our daughter Mary Keller was in Huslia at the time, staying with Wilson and Eleanor Sam, while doing some work as a Mellon fellow.)

Dates: September 1962
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 303, Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide Collection, 1956-1963

George and Marie Yaska, September 1962

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-36
Scope and Contents

Marie was the daughter of George Sr. and Eliza Attla. I believe they were later divorced. Their oldest son, Wilbur, was deaf and at one time was attending a school in the West (Utah or Arizona?) for children with disabilities. Marie was a very serious young mother; hard working and somewhat distanced from other young women her age in town.

Dates: September 1962
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 303, Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide Collection, 1956-1963

Joe Yaska, September 1962

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-37
Scope and Contents

Brother of George and Patrick and half brother of Angeline Derendoff. Wonderful sense of humor.

Dates: September 1962
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 303, Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide Collection, 1956-1963

George Yatlin and Alda Henry, September 1962

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-38
Scope and Contents

George had several children not pictured. In foreground Little Edwin (her step son from a prior marriage?) and her son Roger.

Dates: September 1962
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 303, Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide Collection, 1956-1963

Ley and Bea Kahl

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-39
Scope and Contents

Ley and Bea Kahl from Fosston, Minnesota taught in Huslia for at least three years. It has been 11 years since we last had contact with them. At that time, they stopped by our house in Cody, Wyoming. Bea was having a struggle with cancer and I have been told has since died. They lived in Huslia for nine months of the year; going home to Minnesota each summer and were a great addition to the village.

Dates: 1956-1963
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 303, Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide Collection, 1956-1963

The three Kahl girls; Darlene, Arla and Margaret (Muggy)

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-40
Scope and Contents

The three Kahl girls; Darlene, Arla and Margaret (Muggy), playing with Kathryn Keller in the teacherage.

Dates: 1956-1963
Found in: Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids / PCA 303, Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide Collection, 1956-1963