History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.

Courtesy of the Alaska Gold Rush, we have two Alaskan terms in common usage –

One of my favorite anecdotes, hopefully true, involves a couple from Iowa who were visiting

When Elsa Einstein, Albert’s wife, was being shown around the Mount Wilson Observatory, she was

One of the most iconic images of the Arctic for tourists is the blanket toss. 

During the Alaska Gold Rush, this was a ‘fake news’ photo.  Technically there was no

Next time you complain about the postal service, look at what it WAS. This photograph

This was the solution to the energy crisis in Nome during the Alaska Gold Rush. 

Here’s a glimpse of the past and the future together.  Can you identify the man

Here we go again!  This is an editorial cartoon from a century ago when the

Next time you hear someone say, “I want my job back!” think of this picture.

I hear a lot of lamenting