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Homer from space. Homer is located at 59°38'35" North, 151°31'33" West (59.643059, −151.525900). [4] The only road into Homer is the Sterling Highway. [5] The town has a total area of 25.5 square miles (66 km 2), of which 15 square miles (39 km 2) are land and 10.5 square miles (27 km 2) are covered by water.
She was treasurer of the Homer Society of Natural History, Inc., the museum's sponsoring agency, from 1968 to 1983. [7] As an active member of the Alaska Historical Society until 1986, she served two terms on its board of directors; she was also a member of the Kenai Peninsula Historical Association, serving as its president for two years.
Hazel Heath, the treasurer of the society from 1968 to 1983 and mayor of Homer from 1968 to 1976, has been credited with founding the museum, [4] which was established in 1968. [ 5 ] Sam Pratt and his wife Vega donated the land on which the museum was built, and Sam Pratt served as the first volunteer curator of the museum.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings in Alaska on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
This list of museums in Alaska is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
[citation needed] By 1960 the Salty Dawg Saloon had a building adjacent to it, coinciding with The Alaska Territory becoming the 49th state of the union in January 1959. [ citation needed ] Earl D. Hillstrand (1913-1974), an attorney , small businessman and member of the Alaska House of Representatives , purchased it in 1960.
Alaska Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit state historical society in Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Historical Society advocates for educational projects regarding Alaska's history. The Society holds an annual conference with a silent auction fundraiser and publishes a semi-annual historical journal, Alaska History and a quarterly ...
Jean Keene [1] (October 20, 1923 – January 13, 2009), also known as the Eagle Lady, was a former rodeo trick rider who became the subject of national attention due to her feeding of wild bald eagles on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. Although she had many supporters for the feedings, she was also criticized for drawing a large population of ...