Very much enjoyed this edition and Maggie Wilkinson's memories. I also attended the Quonset hut school, earlier than Maggie (1953-54) and with a real teacher (Mrs. Gordon), and went on to junior high downtown where she did. Things were so different back then - and in my mind, better!
I look forward to reading these stories. Though I’ve been here 50+ years I never knew a lot of this . I share this information with my daughters so they can learn the history of Alaska.
Very much enjoyed this edition and Maggie Wilkinson's memories. I also attended the Quonset hut school, earlier than Maggie (1953-54) and with a real teacher (Mrs. Gordon), and went on to junior high downtown where she did. Things were so different back then - and in my mind, better!
Jackie - Love your memories. Thank you for sharing. Glad you enjoyed Maggie’s story.
$1 an hour was huge bucks in 1958. I was getting 50 cents and hour for mowing lawns in Fairbanks in 1968.
Jon - My brother and I shoveled snow from driveways in Anchorage for 75 cents… in the early 1960s.
I look forward to reading these stories. Though I’ve been here 50+ years I never knew a lot of this . I share this information with my daughters so they can learn the history of Alaska.