Hey there! I cannot believe that I have already completed more than five weeks at my internship here at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum! Towards the end of my fifth week, I was able experience the festivities revolved around Independence Day. I hope everyone had a splendid Fourth of July! (all photos credit: Priscilla Ly) I certainly did. Independence Day is…
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It’s All Elementary, My Dear Readers
Hey there! I wanted to share a bit of what I am doing at my internship at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum! I spend a good amount of my time down in the basement working with the collections, completing projects for the Curator of Collections & Exhibits, Jodi. Although it seems as if I would be doing a lot of data-entry…
They Built This City on Logs and Gold
Hello There! Quick history lesson: The area around the Gastineau Channel was originally fishing grounds for local Tlingit Indians. In the late 1800s, the area became a focus of attention when Kawa.ée (or Kowee) of the Auk Tlingit tribe provided gold samples in response to a reward by George Pitz, Sitka Engineer. Kawa.ée led Richard Harris and Joseph Juneau (name…
I’m On Top of the World!
Hello Again! The Saturday after my first week of work at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, I headed downtown and ventured up with the Mount Roberts Tramway! I was 1800 feet above sea level after having taken an aerial tramway up Mount Roberts. At the top of the tramway is a nature center, a bald eagle habitat, viewing platform, theater, restaurant, gift shop,…
Greetings from The Last Frontier!
Hello Everyone! I’m Priscilla and I recently finished my sophomore year at Saint Rose. For ten weeks of my summer, I will be in Juneau, Alaska, interning at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. I am lucky to be able to experience this due to the Project 70 opportunity and the Office of Alumni Relations on campus. Project 70 is a scholarship/internship…