Sitka History Minute
The Sitka Historical Society works with KCAW Raven Radio 104.7 FM to produce Sitka History Minutes. Written by Society Executive Director Hal Spackman, Museum Curator Kristy Griffin, and Collections Fellow Caitlin Rogers, these short weekly programs highlight the intriguing people, events, and stories in the history of Sitka. Tune in on Thursday mornings around 8:30 am after The Writer’s Almanac to hear the latest episode. If you’ve missed any episodes, you can find all right here!
The Sitka Historical Society wishes to acknowledge Historian Robert N. DeArmond, whose work has made many Sitka History Minutes possible.
Episode 1: Alaskans and Their Dogs
Episode 2: The Cows of Iris Meadows
Episode 3: Dorothy Brownie Thompson
Episode 4: Jack Calvin
Episode 5: Ben Forbes
Episode 6: Fred Bahovec
Episode 7: The Ice of Swan Lake
Episode 8: Sirstad and the Goats
Episode 9: Sitka Pulp Mill
Episode 10: Andrew P. Johnson
Episode 11: Sitka and the Potato
Episode 12: Pyramid Packing Company
Episode 13: Russian Food
Episode 14: Prinsendam
Episode 15: The Russian Seamstress
Episode 16: Captain Mike Healy
Episode 17: National Cemetery
Episode 18 Special Edition: Raven Radio Sign-on
Episode 19: Governor Brady
Episode 20: Jail and Baseball
Episode 21: Drugstore Brewery
Episode 22: Archie VanWinkle
Episode 23: China Mary
Episode 24: Ted Kettleson
Episode 25: First Dentist
Episode 26: Christmas
Episode 27: Avalanche
Episode 28: Sitka Bands
Episode 29: Fastest Man
Episode 30: Shore Boats
Episode 31: Redoubt
Episode 32: Sitka 1920
Episode 33: The Miracle of Biorka Island
Episode 34: Helena
Episode 35: Vi Davis
Episode 36: Elisabeth Von Wrangell
Episode 37: Paulina Cohen
Episode 38: The First Bike
Episode 40: Trade Sacks and Tobacco
Episode 41: Goddard Hot Springs
Episode 42: Alaska Sale (1 of 2)
Episode 43: Alaska Sale (2 of 2)
Episode 44: Sitka’s Only Hanging
Episode 45: Sawmill Creek
Episode 46: Princess Maria Maksutova
Episode 49: Fins
Episode 50: Cannery #1
Episode 51: Cannery #2
Episode 52: Cannery #3
Episode 53: Cannery #4
Episode 54: Alaska’s First Mining Engineer
Episode 55: Sitka’s First Movie
Episode 56: Lady Franklin
Episode 57: Sitka Health Summit
Episode 58: The Woman in Blue
Episode 59: Walter Sobeleff
Episode 60: Sitka’s First Editor
Episode 61: Millmore Hotel
Episode 62: Warren G. Harding’s Visit
Episode 63: Saint Innocent
Episode 64: Jamestown
Episode 65: Billy Basin Pt. 1
Episode 66: Billy Basin Pt. 2
Episode 67: AK Power Struggle