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Friday, November 22, 2024
Valdez Museum Reopens to Visitors on July 1st Valdez, Alaska, June 25, 2020 –The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive on Egan Drive in downtown Valdez will reopen on July 1st, under new health guidelines that ensure a safe environment for visitors, volunteers and staff. With the July 1st reopening visitors will experience the “new normal” […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An abandoned bus in the Alaska backcountry, popularized by the book “Into the Wild” and movie of the same name, was removed Thursday, state officials said.
Scores of travelers have been rescued and two have died trying to cross the unpredictable Teklanika River while seeking to retrace the steps of Christopher McCandless along the Stampede Trail.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Environmental groups and women from Alaska and Louisiana are asking a federal court to make the Environmental Protection Agency set new rules for use of oil spill dispersants, citing worries about the chemicals’ health and environmental effects. “We want our foods to come to us. What’s […]
The Valdez Museum and Historical Association, Inc. (VMHA) has classified 108 item sets as Undocumented Property as defined in AS 14.57.210. An itemized list can be downloaded on the Museum website: www.valdezmuseum.org. All items are believed to have been in the possession of VMHA for at least 7 years as […]
The Valdez Senior Center recently rebranded their home-delivered meals program as Meals on Wheels Valdez. According to their web site, Meals on Wheels America is the leadership organization supporting the more than 5,000 community-based programs across the country that are dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger. This network serves […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska company has opened the state’s largest solar farm with expectations of generating enough electricity to power about 200 homes, officials said. Renewable IPP officially opened the 1.2-megawatt facility near Willow Nov. 15, The Alaska Journal of Commerce reported Monday. The facility is expected to […]
Valdez Pioneers sixth annual Night at the Museum will be Friday, November 15th at Valdez Museum and Historical Archive, six to eight pm. Come celebrate Valdez history, enjoy refreshments, meet with old friend and make new ones. There will be a showing of Valdez, the Town that Survived; a documentery […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Museum Cataloging Project Unveils New Treasures Valdez, Alaska, October 22, 2019 – The Valdez Museum on Hazelet with its Remembering Old Valdez Exhibit is closed for the season, but there’s a buzz of activity inside the sprawling warehouse building. Nearly every inch of floor space is covered […]
Pioneers Stampede to Valdez Will Honor Eyak Native Village & Nancy Lethcoe Pioneers from sixteen Alaskan communities will hit the trail to Valdez for the 103rd Grand Igloo Convention to be held September 26-28, 2019. The convention will be held in the Valdez Civic Center. This year the Pioneers of […]
