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Time Line From 1830 - to the present, snapshots of significant years and events from our history. |
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New Archangel A quick look at Sitka in the 1840's under the leadership of Governor Arvid Adolf Etholén and a glimpse of the first pastor, Uno Cygnaeus. |
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Letters Home A sampling from the letters of Aaron Sjostrom, sexton and organist, from New Archangel to his family in Finland. |
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Transfiguration Painting Notes on a wonderful artifact now touring Finland, soon to be back in the US and then home to Sitka: The Transfiguration of Christ by Finnish artist Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm (1799-1881) |
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The Kessler Organ Kessler Organ #45, the first pipe organ on the west coast of North America, built in 1844 in Estonia at the Ernst Kessler Organ Works, shipped to Sitka in 1846. |
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Renewals Events and pictures from the 1940's to the present. |
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The Lutheran Cemetery In 1841, Pastor Cygnaeus dedicated the Lutheran Cemetery, now located at the end of the little street named Princess Way. |
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Margaretha
Etholén An uncommon young woman who built a wonderful reputation while supporting her husband's position as Company Manager/Governor of Russian Alaska. |
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