Alaska History Week is celebrated during the first week of March. This year the Alaska State Archives decided to participate by showing off some of our collections through an Instagram campaign (seen below).
Established by Sec. 44.12.092, “The first week of March each year is established as Alaska History Week to celebrate the contributions and experiences that comprise the past development of The Great Land. Alaska History Week may be observed by school assemblies, programs, and other suitable observances and exercises by civic groups and the public.”
Each day we shared historical government documents you can find in our collections and how we at the Archives can help you with your research needs. If you weren’t able to follow along while it happened, search #akhistoryweek2018 on Instagram to see what you missed!
In our collections you’ll find District, Territorial, and Statehood records created by government agencies such as the Office of the Governor, all state departments, the Legislature, and the Court. The records include a variety of formats like photographs, maps, microfilm, audio reels, video tapes, and of course, good old-fashioned paper.
Currently we store around 25,000 cubic feet of permanent records – that’s a lot of potential research material. Whether you’re interested in genealogy, legislation, agency histories, historic events or government figures, we’ll likely have something of interest for you. You can schedule an appointment or just walk in; we’re open to the public Tuesday-Friday from 10a-4p in the brand new Andrew P. Kashevaroff Building in downtown Juneau, Alaska. If you’re not located in town you can contact us by phone at (907) 465-2270 or by email at archives@alaska.gov.
We hope you learned some fun tidbits of Alaskan history and more about our role at the State Archives. Remember to join us again next year!
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