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Anchorage in 1915: Its Founding and Significance to the World

 

With the Anchorage centennial having arrived, the city is looking forward to what the next hundred years hold. Preston Jones, Ph.D., puts a century of growth and progress into perspective, and explores how Anchorage became the base of American power in the North.

Preston Jones received a Ph.D. in history from the University of Ottawa (Canada) in 1999. He has received several awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship for study in Canada and a fellowship with the Pew Program in Religion and American History.

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  • Check out Dr. Jones' PowerPoint presentation to accompany his lecture here

HOST: Cook Inlet Historical Society

BROADCAST ON KSKA: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. (Alaska time)

REPEAT BROADCAST: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. (Alaska time)

RECORDED: Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the Anchorage Museum

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