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• Illuminating Subjects: Snippets of Lighthouse History and Preservation in Alaska

  • When
    Thu, January 23, 2020
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    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    APK

  Lighthouses played a vital role in navigation for nearly a hundred years in Alaska. Their lights saved countless lives from fisherman, freighters, and passenger ships. Today this critical function is performed by automated lights, radar, AIS, and Global Position Systems. Yet lighthouses remain fixed both physically on our rocky shoreline and also in our imagination. Built to ensure safety at sea for all who see their light perhaps no other type of structure built by humans reflect such altruistic intentions. Andrew Washburn, Vice President of the Cape Decision Lighthouse Society and Museum Registrar at the Alaska State Museum, brings a multifaceted perspective to the subject of Alaska Lighthouses. His presentation begins with the story of Florence E. Tobin (sister to the widely known founder of the Alaska Sportsman Emery Tobin) a clerk for the United States Lighthouse Service district headquarters and later with the Coast Guard in Ketchikan from 1921 to 1950. Washburn will share images from a collection of memorabilia donated by her to Alaska State Museum as well as other historic images. The presentation will continue to highlight recent and current efforts to preserve lighthouses in Alaska. Stories and images of places like Cape Decision, Mary Island, Scotch Cap, and Eldred Rock will highlight the challenges and the rewards of historic preservation in isolated locations.
  

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• First Friday - February

  • When
    Fri, February 07, 2020
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    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    APK

  Sara Tabbert

  LOWLANDS

  Sara Tabbert of Fairbanks creates woodblock prints and panels that reveal oft-overlooked subjects and environments. Lowlands will highlight new sculptural skills and techniques and will explore the strange and beautiful landscapes of interior Alaska.

  The Alaska State Museum is open with FREE admission the first Friday of every month from 4:30-7pm. Sponsored by the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum.

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• First Friday - March

  • When
    Fri, March 06, 2020
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    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    APK

  The Alaska State Museum is open with FREE admission the first Friday of every month from 4:30-7pm.

  Sponsored by the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum.

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• First Friday - April

  • When
    Fri, April 03, 2020
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    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    APK

  The Alaska State Museum is open with FREE admission the first Friday of every month from 4:30-7pm.

  Sponsored by the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum.

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• First Friday - May

  • When
    Fri, May 01, 2020
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    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    APK

  The Alaska State Museum is open with FREE admission the first Friday of every month from 4:30-7pm.

  Sponsored by the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum.

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• First Friday - June

  • When
    Fri, June 05, 2020
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    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    APK

  The Alaska State Museum is open with FREE admission the first Friday of every month from 4:30-7pm.

  Sponsored by the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum.

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• First Friday - July

  • When
    Fri, July 03, 2020
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    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    APK

  The Alaska State Museum is open with FREE admission the first Friday of every month from 4:30-7pm.

  Sponsored by the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum.

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• First Friday - August

  • When
    Fri, August 07, 2020
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    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    APK

  The Alaska State Museum is open with FREE admission the first Friday of every month from 4:30-7pm.

  Sponsored by the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum.

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• First Friday - September

  • When
    Fri, September 04, 2020
  •  
    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    APK

  The Alaska State Museum is open with FREE admission the first Friday of every month from 4:30-7pm.

  Sponsored by the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum.

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• First Friday - October

  • When
    Fri, October 02, 2020
  •  
    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    APK

  The Alaska State Museum is open with FREE admission the first Friday of every month from 4:30-7pm.

  Sponsored by the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum.

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• First Friday - November

  • When
    Fri, November 06, 2020
  •  
    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    APK

  The Alaska State Museum is open with FREE admission the first Friday of every month from 4:30-7pm.

  Sponsored by the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum.

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• First Friday - December

  • When
    Fri, December 04, 2020
  •  
    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    APK

  The Alaska State Museum is open with FREE admission the first Friday of every month from 4:30-7pm.

  Sponsored by the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum.

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