This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
New houses rise along Kake to cannery road
Since the road between Kake village and the cannery was completed, several new houses have been erected and more are planned for the summer. Eddie Williams occupied his new home. Aaron Bean and Pat Coody finished and moved into theirs. A four year old girl, Elsie Kaklen, died after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the Salvation Army barracks with burial on Burial Island. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Stedman and sons returned from Petersburg. Rousk James is building a five room house on First Street. The Excelsior Society held a fundraising entertainment in Wilsons Hall for the town hall building fund, raising over $50. Ms. Mary Hammon of Sydney, B C arrived for a visit, her first since leaving Kake forty years ago. A community Xmas celebration planning meeting was held at Seth Williams house with committees appointed and funds totaling $61. The Northern Commercial Company plans to withdraw from Alaska and the Yukon field by 1922. Deputy Marshal Noah Howell of Petersburg will oversee the Ketchikan marshal's office during absence of Deputy Walter Sharpe.