Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Yule Forenorth Kilcher (born Julius Jacob Kilcher; March 9, 1913 – December 8, 1998) was a Swiss-born American homesteader who was a member of the Alaska state senate from 1963 to 1966. He moved from Switzerland to Alaska in 1936 where he then lived permanently, after returning to Switzerland for a short time in 1939, outside of Homer, Alaska .
The Kilcher Homestead was established when his father Yule Kilcher moved to Alaska in 1940 and was given 160 acres of federal land to homestead. His mother Ruth and the children helped work the homestead while Yule traveled for months at a time to Juneau as a state Senator. [5] Over time, the homestead grew to over 600 acres of land. [7]
Alaska: The Last Frontier is an American reality television series that aired on the Discovery Channel from December 29, 2011, to November 13, 2022. The show documents the extended Kilcher family, descendants of Swiss immigrants and Alaskan pioneers, Yule and Ruth Kilcher, at their homestead 11 miles outside of Homer. [1]
Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974), mononymously known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter. She has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide as of 2024. Jewel was raised near Homer, Alaska, where she grew up singing and yodeling as a musical duo with her father, Atz Kilcher, a local
Q'orianka Waira Qoiana Kilcher (/ ˌ k ɒr i ˈ æ ŋ k ə ˈ k ɪ l tʃ ər /; [1] born February 11, 1990) is an American actress. Her best known film roles are Pocahontas in Terrence Malick 's 2005 film The New World , and Kaʻiulani in Princess Kaiulani (2009).
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Commerce. Nolan (chair), Foster, Ziegler, Hansen, Pollock; Finance. Bradshaw (chair), Blodgett, Harrison, Walsh, Kilcher, Phillips, Peter; Health, Welfare and Education
When you think of a yule log, you probably picture a roaring, wood-burning fire casting a warm light on an ornament-adorned Christmas tree.Or perhaps you have a sweet tooth and the first thing ...