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News & Events
November 2018
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First Friday Opening Reception
Jinkaat Yoo X̱’atánk Lingít X̱’éináx̱
Ten Tlingit Words to Know and Use
Friday, November 2nd
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Kootéeyaa, s’eek and s’áxt (totem pole, black bear, and devil’s club) are just a few words we regularly use when communicating about place in Southeast Alaska.
Jinkaat Yoo X̱’atánk Lingít X̱’éináx̱ (Ten Tlingit Words to Know and Use)
invites the viewer to use these words (and more) in Tlingit- a language that has been in use for at least 10,000 years.
Jinkaat Yoo X̱’atánk Lingít X̱’éináx̱
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l be on display in the Media Room Gallery through April 2019 and will include ten Tlingit words displayed alongside ten curated items from the Museum’s permanent collection. Viewers will be encouraged to learn both the meaning and pronunciation of the ten Tlingit words and can also participate in learning additional Tlingit vocabulary and phrases through interacting with Museum exhibits, utilizing language learning resources and consulting with a Tlingit language learning group.
In addition, Museum visitors will be provided a Tlingit language “scavenger hunt’ to assist in learning additional Tlingit vocabulary. Using a list of Tlingit words, participants will be encouraged to explore the Museum’s exhibits to locate the words and find their meanings.
Tlingit language learning resources and learning activities will be available in the Media Room Gallery for individuals or groups who want to use the gallery for language learning throughout the winter.
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First Friday Continuing Exhibit
Favorites
, by
AliceTersteeg & Dianne Anderson
“Favorites”
is a joint show by
Professor Alice Tersteeg and her former student and teaching assistant, Dianne Anderson.
The theme of this exhibit plays on the teacher-student friendship between Tersteeg and Anderson and is expressed through
painting, printmaking and handmade paper collage.
This exhibit runs through November 24th. Artwork is for sale and at very reasonable prices.
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Image Above:
Robins Like Berries Too,
Tribute to Alice. Oil painting by Dianne Anderson.
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Dr. Walter Soboleff Day
November 14th
Expressing Encouragement and Gratitude through Personal Notes
November 1st - 30th
In 2014, HB217 was signed into law by the 28th Alaska State Legislature, 2nd session, “an act establishing November 14 each year as Dr. Walter Soboleff Day”. Walter Alexander Soboleff (November 14, 1908 – May 22, 2011) was an influential member of the Juneau community and throughout the state of Alaska.
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Of Tlingit and Russian-German descent, he contributed to many organizations, including serving in all of the offices at Grand Camp ANB, participating in the Juneau Lions Club, teaching Native Cultural Studies at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, serving in the AK National Guard, and his lifetime avocation as Presbyterian pastor for the Juneau Memorial Church and as a traveling preacher. He spent his life working with people, with the goal of higher education, self-respect, spiritual values, tolerance, and equality.
Those fortunate enough to have known him may fondly remember his frequent handwritten notes and cards. Through this simple act of recognition and caring, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum invites you to send someone a note of encouragement this November in his honor. Stop by the Museum for a free notecard, US postage and an insert remembering Dr. Soboleff, which can be included with your letter.
As Dr. Soboleff once said, “When you give, feel good about it.”
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Image above: Walter Soboleff, 1982, photo by Joseph Alexander, gift of Susan Derrera, JDCM 2013.11.1699
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George Danner III:
Images of the Construction of Glacier Highway
Saturday, November 17th
10:30-Noon
FREE
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On his website titled,
A Historical Pictorial of the Construction of Glacier Highway
,George Danner III has organized 260 photographs taken between 1911 and 1943 documenting the construction of Glacier Highway from present day Harborview Elementary school to Sherwood Lane.
Danner's Coffee and Collections presentation will feature around 50 of these images and he will talk about how construction techniques have changed over time. Danner will draw from his memories, as well as his father's, in order to provide a reference between the historic images and Glacier Highway today.
Both Danner and his father, George Danner Jr., were born and raised in Juneau. George's grandfather came to Juneau in 1914 and was a pioneer dairy farmer, building Mendenhall Dairy in 1933. George spent his career on boats and ships, ranging from gillnetters to oceanographic research vessels and finally to his 32 years with the Alaska Marine Highway. He retired as chief engineer in 2007.
Danner's family came to own these photos in the late 1950’s when they were given to his father.
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Photograph above courtesy of George Danner III.
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Sayéik
Film Screening
November 28th
6:30 - 8:00pm
at the Goldtown Theater
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum will be screening the short film entitled
Sayéik,
by Luke Holton, and hosting a panel discussion on place names at the Goldtown Theater on Wednesday, November 28th at 6:30pm. This event is FREE.
Sayéik
is a student research film that examines historical events of colonization in Southeast Alaska. By illustrating the relationship between native and non-native communities throughout the 20th century, the documentary aims to celebrate the early success of place name revitalization projects across the state.
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Image above: Opening scene from the film Sayéik.
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Invest in your community's history and art.
Become a Member
of the
Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum
Benefits include
FREE
walking tours for members at the Fellow, Patron, Sustaining and Benefactor levels.
Visit
https://fojdcm.org/
for more information about membership level benefits, to become a member, and check out what the Friends are up to.
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Museum Fall-Winter Hours
Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm
Closed November 12th for Veteran's Day
Closed November 22nd and 23rd for Thanksgiving
FREE November Admission
Graciously provided by
Pioneers of Alaska Men's and Women's Igloo #6
Call us at 907 586-3572
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum fosters among its diverse audiences an awareness of Juneau's cultural heritage, values and community memory so we may draw strength and perspective from the past, inspire learning, and find purpose for the future. As a public trust, we collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit those materials that document the cultures and history of the Juneau and Douglas area.
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STAY CONNECTED on the Friends' Facebook page
Each week
we post
Who's Who Wednesday,
portraits from the
J. Alexander collections, and
ThrowBack Thursday,
a look at
Juneau's past through our Museum's collection.
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