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May 15th Meeting - Helen Hegener
Helen Hegener, author of “The Matanuska Colony Barns: The Enduring Legacy of the 1935 Matanuska Colony Project” will speak to the Palmer Historical Society on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 at 7 pm.
Her 140 page book details the history of Colony barns and includes photos, Colonist families listing, maps, bibliography, resources and an index. The book will be available for purchase at the meeting.
The meeting will be held at the Palmer Public Library meeting room. Refreshments will be served and door prizes awarded. Open to the Public!
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The
Palmer Historical Society, incorporated in 1986, extends a warm welcome
to you during your visit to
our WEB site! Our historical society is
dedicated to our hometown of Palmer, Alaska, a special place,
nestled
in the beautiful Matanuska Valley and surrounded by the Talkeetna and Chugach Mountains.
We are
truly a hometown kind of community.
Our
town site was designed in 1935 during the Great Depression. Our town
was one of the 100 planned
FDR New Deal "resettlement communities".
In May of that year, 204 families from Michigan, Minnesota,
and Wisconsin
(including one family from Oklahoma) were relocated to the Matanuska Valley
in order to
develop an agricultural community in what was then a Territory.
Just think! That was just 68 years after
the United States of America
had purchased the Territory of Alaska from Russia!
Palmer
incorporated as a City in April 1951 and has been an Alaskan leader in community
infrastructure
development through the years, with many dedicated citizens
giving caring thought to community needs
and lifestyle amenities.
We
at PHS invite your participation in efforts needed to save our town's
unique history! Visit the Colony
House museum at 316 East Elmwood Avenue
and you will learn more about the Matanuska Valley
Colonization Project!
The public is always invited to attend our varied monthly programs and
events
during the year. Keep watchful eyes for historical artifacts
as you travel your own life's path, and you
may be able to save a historical
treasure for us! You could be a helping hand for history!
Palmer Historical Society
Box 1935
Palmer, Ak 99645
(907) 745-1935
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