This Day in Juneau History

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JANUARY 17

1925 - A lease for five rooms on the 5th floor of the Goldstein Building has been signed by Governor Scott C. Bone ...

JANUARY 18

1921 - The Rev. Charles E. Rice, who with his family arrived here yesterday to take charge of Holy Trinity ...

JANUARY 19

1909 - Robert F. Stroud, 18, is in the federal jail charged with the shooting death of F. K. F. von Dahmer, 33, ...

JANUARY 20

1927 - Roller hockey, played at the skating rink in the Arctic Brotherhood Hall, is a popular game now and draws ...

JANUARY 21

1905 - The 300-stamp mill of the Treadwell Company closed down several days ago after having operated on water ...

JANUARY 22

1917 - For the first time a Coast Guard cutter has been detailed to the northern fishing banks in the winter and ...

JANUARY 23

1920 - The fish hatchery on the lower floor of the Arctic Brotherhood building on Third Street in downtown Juneau ...

JANUARY 24

1905 - While a crew of the Alaska Electric Light & Power Company was laying a new electric cable to Douglas ...

JANUARY 25

1932 - The official inquiry into Juneau’s first bank hold-up ended today when a coroner’s jury, convened by U. S. ...

JANUARY 26

1913 – Salmon Creek power station opens to generate power for the Perseverance mine. Juneau 1980 Centennial ...

JANUARY 27

1917 - The heavy snowfall of the past few days is causing problems in the Juneau area. An enormous snowslide ...

JANUARY 28

1907 - Lack of coal is hampering the operations of the Treadwell mines. A Japanese coal ship failed to arrive on ...

JANUARY 29

1914 – Juneau Camp No. 4 of the Alaska Native Brotherhood was organized in the Native school house. Juneau 1980 ...

JANUARY 30

1914 - Juneau Camp No. 4, Alaska Native Brotherhood, was organized in the school house of Auk Village in Juneau ...

JANUARY 31

1898 – The federal court house and jail, on the site of the present state office building, burnt to the ground. ...
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Sources:  Digital Bob, a series of articles from columns Days of Yore, Gastineau By-gones, and News of the Gold Camp by Bob DeArmond on the history of the Gastineau Channel area (1881 – 1951) posted on the Juneau-Douglas City Museum webpage.

Down Through the Years, compiled by R.N. DeArmond, The Alaska Journal, various issues 1978 -79.  Items are cited as: Down Through the Years.

Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum website has two pages of local history articles and notes: History on the Channel, features monthly articles on local specific topics of Juneau area history, while  This month in Juneau History is very similar to this website’s page, featuring news articles by month over the span of printed Juneau newspaper history.

Juneau 1980 Centennial Calendar, Scott Foster, researcher/writer, 1980. A calendar with Juneau events from 1880 – 1980 published for the centennial of Juneau’s founding.  Items used are cited as Juneau 1980 Centennial Calendar.

Local Juneau area newspapers including the various iterations of the original Alaska Daily Empire aka Daily Alaska Empire and the Douglas Island News.  Digital versions of the Empire (1912 – 1952) and the Douglas Island News  aka Stroller’s Weekly (1898 – 1931) can be accessed in the Library of Congress newspaper project Chronicling America.  Later editions of the Empire and various other local papers can be viewed on microfilm at the Alaska State Library in Juneau. Items are cited per the newspaper source.

“Today in Alaskan History…” – a day-to-day reference to historic events. Compiled by The Alaskan Headliners – Micheal Sakarisa, Jeff Brown, Judy Hall. 1990. A book of headline events in Alaskan history, with Juneau items used on this page.  Items are cited as: “Today in Alaskan History…”