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Petersburg Public Library

  • services/
    • Meeting Rooms
    • Proctoring
    • Passports
    • Digital Navigators
    • Art & Exhibits
  • books & more/
    • catalog search
    • Alaska Digital Library
    • Staff picks
    • Request it
    • games
    • discovery kits
    • Databases A-Z
  • Podcasts/
    • Homegrown Conversations
    • Voices of Séet Ká Kwáan
    • Listening Project
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    • newspaper archive
    • alaska's digital archive
    • alaska's historic newspapers
    • Clausen Museum
  • get involved/
    • Give
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  • About/
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    • Staff & Board
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    • Comments & Suggestions
    • Petersburg Borough
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August 17, 2010

Kids Welcome Here: The Legacy of Carol Enge

August 17, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library

Carol Enge provided a home away from home for kids in her First Street house since the 1950’s.

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August 17, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library/
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August 13, 2010

Patty Simpson & Irene Roundtree: Sisters in Flight Service

August 13, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library

Patty Simpson and her sister Irene Roundtree started their lives in Petersburg as Wasvicks. Five Daughters Hill in Petersburg is named after the five sisters in their family.

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August 13, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library/
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August 03, 2010

Patti Norheim & Gloria Ohmer: “It was an Everything Store”

August 03, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library

When Patti and Gloria went to apply for a loan to start their store “the Cache”, the banker was dubious.

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August 03, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library/
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July 31, 2010

Dot & Alan Otness: Memories of Summer Days at Green Rocks

July 31, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library

Dot Otness says her favorite memories are of picnics. In this interview with her son Alan, she remembers favorite hikes and trips to the Green Rocks Homestead down Wrangell Narrows.

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July 31, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library/
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July 20, 2010

Gerald Lind: The rush of wings, a mystery solved or: How do those hummingbirds get here?

July 20, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library

Gerald Lind says he was born where most people end up: in a mortuary.

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July 20, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library/
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July 10, 2010

The Strength, Courage and Healing Hands of Arlene Otness

July 10, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library

Arlene Otness remembers working in the old Petersburg Hospital back in the days when it was an aging two story house settling around a stump that raised the floorboards of the x-ray room. In this compelling interview with her long-time friend Roxy Lee, Arlene tells stories that are poignant, funny and inspiring.

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July 10, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library/
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June 29, 2010

Louis and Greg Severson

June 29, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library

Louis Severson reminisces about his youth with his son Greg, telling about a time in Petersburg when Norwegian was commonly spoken in town.

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June 29, 2010/ Petersburg Public Library/
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