Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XLII
The first winter in Fairbanks were pedestrian for the Violet Kielczewski family. Violet enrolled her two youngest children, 10 year old...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XLI
After getting ashore and getting the outboard motors cleaned of sand and the evening meal, they wondered what challenges were to come. ...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XL
One look at the swift Tanana River and Violet wished they had not thought they could get boats up against the treacherous current, but...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XXXIX
It was August of 1962. They said it just simply couldn’t be done and no wonder they shook their heads as a deep sea-troller attempted to...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XXXVIII
Orrah Jr. was holding a telegram in his hand, and Violet just knew “we had lost our beloved Frankie”, it read “Frank drowned on Harris...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XXXVII
Violet didn’t have a visa to enter the United States, husband Orrah who was an American citizen had lived in Canada for over forty years...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XXXVI
Son Floyd left British Columbia and married a gal from Chisholm, while daughter Elnora left for her old job in Fort Frances, Ontario. She...
1916 Minnesota State High School Board Examinations
New to our collection are these 1916 Minnesota State High School Board Examinations, administered to 8th Graders as part of their spring...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XXXV
Violet thought it sure was crowded in the two room cabin that was right above the tidal flats. There was a sawmill near them so the boys...
Horse Drawn School Bus in Birchdale
This is a photograph of the early school bus that serviced the Birchdale School during the winter. Winter school buses had foot warmers...
