History Talk on KHNS

Russ White talks with Sheldon Museum director Brandon Wilks. For Veterans Day, the story of Alaska-born Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Archie van Winkle, veteran of three wars.

Russ White talks with Jonathan Flood from the National Park Service. An Election Day talk about Skagway’s first election, in 1897.

Russ White talks with Haines Sheldon Museum director Brandon Wilks. Alaska Day was October 18. When Alaska was handed off from the Russians to the Americans, we changed from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar.

Henry Leasia talks with Jonathan Flood from the National Park Service about historic floods in Skagway.

Knikki Cinocco talks with Haines Sheldon Museum director Brandon Wilks about the story of pre- Gold-Rush Alaska and Yukon explorer Frederick Schwatka.

Russ White plays an archival History Talk recording from former Gold Rush National Park historian Carl Gurke, about the first aeroplanes in Skagway.

Russ Lyman talks with Haines Sheldon Museum director Brandon Wilks about the history of the town of Seward, which came about following development of the railroad into the Interior, which in turn came about because of the Gold Rush.

Russ White talks with Brandon Wilks, director of the Haines Sheldon Museum. During WWII, the U.S. provided aircraft to the Soviet Union under the Lead-Lease Program. Fairbanks was where aircraft were delivered, to be transferred to Soviet pilots.

Russ White talks with Jonathan Flood of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park about music of the Gold Rush era.

Russ White talks with Haines Sheldon Museum director Brandon Wilks. Three things we benefit from that originated in Alaska: The tsunami warning system; The aircraft emergency beacon satellite system; and … ranch dressing?