A firsthand report on transfer of Alaska to US in 1867

10/16/09 Sunday is Alaska Day, commemorating the transfer of Russian America to the United States in 1867. One of the more fun accounts of that early time in Alaska was discovered some years ago in the Newberry Library in Chicago by the late Alaska historian Morgan Sherwood.

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Alaska Exchange Classics concert to feature Alaskan and Japanese musicians

10/14/09 SITKA - Distinguished artists from Juneau, Sitka and Japan will celebrate Alaska Day with the Alaska Exchange Classics concert that will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Sitka High School Performing Arts Center.

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Early voting available with absentee ballots

10/15/10 The Division of Elections will begin issuing ballots at their offices beginning Oct. 18, Alaska Day, a news release says. Although Alaska Day is a state holiday and most government offices will be closed, the division's offices will be open for voting.

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