The Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway was chartered in Juneau, Alaska in 1934.

The formation of the Sons of Norway as a fraternal benefits society came as the result of several historic events in 19th century America—an intense period of Norwegian emigration to the United States in the 1870s and 1880s, the rise of fraternal organizations to address the economic needs of members, and the onset of the economic depression of 1893.

The Norwegian immigrant men responsible for founding the organization lived in the Norwegian colony that had formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the 1870s. What they created was a merger of a love for their homeland, a fierce loyalty to their new country, and the desire for a degree of financial security for themselves and fellow Norwegian-Americans.

The economic consequences of the 1893 depression were dire for Norwegians. Most were farmers who depended on optimum conditions of health, crop production, and market prices to provide a decent quality of life for their families. Smaller numbers of Norwegian tradesman and craftsmen depended on the financial successes of others in their communities for a livable wage. When local, regional and national economies spiraled downward, all were affected negatively.

Practical, cautious, and driven to find solutions to the financial problems many Norwegian-American families faced, the founders looked to their homeland for answers. Several of them had lived in Trondheim, where for a small weekly fee, members and their families acquired free medical care. Borrowing from that plan, the men designed a mutual assistance organization to provide members with security against financial crisis, a forum to celebrate Norwegian-American nationalism, and a means to preserve the treasured literature, music, art, foods and customs of Norway.

Membership was limited to men from 20 to 50 years old who were in good health, capable of supporting a family, morally upright, and Norwegian or of Norwegian decent. All requirements but the last were typical of fraternal insurance organizations of the time. Later in the 19-teens, women were first allowed to join Sons of Norway lodges in places where no Daughters of Norway auxiliary was available.

2024 PIONEERS OF ALASKA IGLOO 6 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD CRITERIA
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE and VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIP

ELIGIBILITY
The scholarship is open to any graduating senior of a public or private school that is approved by the State of Alaska Department of Education and located within the geographic boundaries of the Juneau School District. The applicant must be a descendant of a member of Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo #6 or Women’s Igloo #6 who is in good standing or a deceased member who was in good standing at the time of their death. A descendant is defined as the son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great-grandson, or great granddaughter of a member of Men’s Igloo #6 or Women’s Igloo #6. Legally adopted children are direct descendants.

SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process will involve three steps
1.  Submission of the scholarship application by April 12, 2024
2.  Interview of applicants during the week of May 1 to May 3, 2024.
3.  Acceptance of the scholarship at the Pioneers of Alaska Igloo #6 meeting on May 31, 2024.

APPLICATION
The completed application must be mailed to Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6 Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 21005, Juneau, AK 99802 not later than April 12, 2024.

The application shall consist of a completed and signed application form and the following:
1.  A statement describing the relationship to a member of the Pioneers of Alaska Igloo #6 that is signed by the family member of the Pioneers of Alaska. If the member is unavailable for signature, please provide an explanation.
2.  A copy of your current transcript
3.  A description of any school activities that you have participated in
4.  A summary of your work experience
5.  A description of your educational goals and how you plan to use your education
6.  Two or more letters of recommendation

RULES AND PROCEDURES
The recipient will follow the education plan outlined in the application and will enroll in a full-time course of study (minimum of 12 semester hours) within 1 year of being awarded the scholarship.

Delays longer than 1 year may result in cancellation of the scholarship.

Please provide the name and address of the school’s financial aid office and your student ID number to the Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6. This information can be sent to us at [email protected].

Failure to comply with any requirements may result in cancellation of the scholarship.

PAYMENT OF THE STIPEND
The scholarship of $2,000 will be made after verification of enrollment for the upcoming term. Payment will be made to the institution’s financial aid office.

COMMUNICATIONS
Any communications concerning scholarships should be addressed to the Pioneers of Alaska Igloo #6 Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 21005, Juneau AK 99802 or to [email protected].

Click here to download Scholarship Application

Members and guest met at the Juneau Yacht Club for Breeze In turkey and gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, crispy onion and green bean casserole, cookies and Lorinda Kassner's pecan pie.

Primary Name: Sarah Anna Winn

Also known as: Anna Sarah Milbourn Winn

Born: April 5, 1865 – Wiota, Wisconsin

Died: November 27, 1946 – Juneau, Alaska

Spouse: William Winn

Children: Burdette A. Winn

Stepchildren: John E. Winn, Milton Winn, Grover C. Winn

Occupation: Millinery shop owner

Affiliation: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6

Associated places: Wiota, Wisconsin; Juneau, Alaska

Biography

Sarah Anna Winn, also known as Anna Sarah Milbourn Winn, was a Charter Member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.

She was born in Wiota, Wisconsin, on April 5, 1865, though she was known to keep the year of her birth a closely guarded secret.

She married William Winn on December 10, 1892, in Woodford, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. The couple moved to Juneau, Alaska, in 1893.

On March 21, 1896, she gave birth in Juneau to their son, Burdette A. Winn. She also raised her husband’s sons from an earlier marriage: John E. Winn, born December 1882, and Milton Winn and Grover C. Winn, twins born in January 1886 in Wisconsin.

In Juneau, she owned and operated a millinery shop.

Sarah Anna Winn died in Juneau, Alaska, on November 27, 1946.

Sources

• 1900, 1920, and 1930 U.S. Federal Census
• Biographies of Alaska Yukon Pioneers, Vol. 3, p. 342, Ed Ferrell
• 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau

Primary Name: Alice Jane Wallstedt

Also known as: Alice Jane Johnson Wallstedt

Born: October 15, 1883 – Oakland, Alameda County, California

Died: December 23, 1957 – Sonoma, California

Parents: John Johnson and Annie Vanderslice Johnson

Spouse: Sigurd J. Wallstedt

Children: Gertrude Lilly Wallstedt, Wilma Wallstedt, Murielle Sigrid Wallstedt

Affiliation: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6

Associated places: Oakland, California; Juneau, Alaska; Sonoma, California

Biography

Alice Jane Wallstedt was a Charter Member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.

Alice Jane Johnson was born on October 15, 1883, in Oakland, Alameda County, California, to John Johnson and Annie Vanderslice Johnson.

She married Sigurd J. Wallstedt, a billiard room owner. The couple lived in Juneau, Alaska, and had three daughters: Gertrude Lilly Wallstedt, born January 24, 1913; Wilma Wallstedt, born in 1914; and Murielle Sigrid Wallstedt, born May 29, 1922.

Alice Jane Wallstedt died in Sonoma, California on December 23, 1957.

Sources

• 1930 U.S. Federal Census, San Francisco
• California Births and Christenings
• California Death Index

Vanden Wyer, Catherine L.

Born: July 1894

Birthplace: Douglas, Alaska

Died: May 3, 1964

Place of death: Seattle, Washington

Parents: Nicholas King; Alice Alicia Develin King

Spouse: Hurbert A. Vanden Wyer (marine engineer)

Children: Alice E. Vanden Wyer (born June 2, 1921, Alaska); Hurbert Anthony Vanden Wyer (born 1926, Seattle, Washington)

Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6

Biography

Catherine L. Vanden Wyer, born Catherine L. King, was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6. She was born in July 1894 in Douglas, Alaska, the daughter of Nicholas King and Alice Alicia Develin King, members of the early Douglas Island community during the territorial mining era.

She married Hurbert A. Vanden Wyer, a marine engineer, in 1920. The couple had two children: Alice E. Vanden Wyer, born in Alaska on June 2, 1921, and Hurbert Anthony Vanden Wyer, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1926.

Catherine spent part of her early life in the Juneau–Douglas area and later lived in Seattle, Washington. She died in Seattle on May 3, 1964.

Sources

• 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska
• 1920 and 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle, Washington
• Alaska Daily Empire, June 2, 1921
• Washington Death Index

Primary Name: Valentine, Josephine G.

Filed as: Valentine, Josephine G.

Also known as: Josephine Cook; Josephine G. Cook; Josephine Scanlon Cook Valentine

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6

Associated places: New York; San Francisco, California; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington

Keywords: Josephine G Valentine, Josephine Cook Juneau, Emery Valentine family, Frank A Cook miner, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No 6 charter members, Scanlon family, early Juneau women

Biography

Josephine G. Valentine was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born in October 1871 in New York to Mary Ryan and Hugh Scanlon. As a young woman, she moved west to San Francisco, California, and later came north to Juneau, Alaska, in 1899.

Josephine married Frank A. Cook, a miner. The couple had one daughter, Madeline Ann Cook, who was born on May 15, 1905. Later that same year, Frank Cook died on December 15, 1905.

Josephine later remarried on December 16, 1909, in Juneau to Emery Valentine. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1915.

Josephine G. Valentine later moved to Seattle, Washington, where she died on December 9, 1952.

Sources

1880 U.S. Federal Census, San Francisco

1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau

Alaska Marriage Certificate

Washington Death Certificate

Douglas Island Weekly News, December 22, 1909

Primary Name: Naghel, Annetta

Filed as: Naghel, Annetta

Also known as: Annetta Theresa Johnson; Annetta Theresa Naghel

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6; musician

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; San Francisco, California; Alameda, California

Keywords: Annetta Naghel Juneau Alaska, Annetta Theresa Johnson, Charles Edward Nagel family Juneau, Pacific Coast Steamship Company Spokane musician, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Auxiliary charter members, Evergreen Cemetery Juneau burials

Biography

Annetta Naghel was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.

She was born Annetta Theresa Johnson on August 28, 1877, in San Francisco, California, to Annie T. McClary and Alexander Johnson.

In 1904, she met Charles Edward Nagel in Sitka, Alaska. At the time, he was a United States Marine stationed there, and she was working as a musician aboard the Pacific Coast Steamship Company vessel S.S. Spokane.

Nagel proposed during the 1905 tour season, and the couple planned to marry the following year. Instead, Annetta left the ship while it was in Juneau, and the two were married there on August 6, 1906.

Annetta and Charles had three children: Edward Quesnel “Pat” Nagel, born in Juneau on February 10, 1908; Grace Emette Nagel, born in Juneau on October 28, 1909; and Gladys Agnes Nagel, born in Juneau on October 10, 1911.

Annetta Theresa Naghel died in Alameda, California, on July 11, 1957. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau on July 22, 1957.

Sources

1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska.

Gastineau Channel Memories, Volume 2, pp. 265–277.

Alaska Marriage Records.

California Death Index.

Museth, Trine

Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6

Role: Charter Member

Associated Places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Escondido, California; San Diego, California

Biography

Trine Museth was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born in Douglas, Alaska, on November 25, 1897, to Henry Museth and Martha Museth. The family name had originally been Mjaaset. Her parents, Hendrik and Marta Mjaaset, emigrated from Voss, Norway, in 1881 and later Americanized their surname to Museth.

Museth grew up in the Douglas and Juneau area during the early years of the mining communities of Southeast Alaska.

When her father became ill in 1923, she moved with her parents and her sisters, Nora and Agnes, to Escondido, California. After her father's death in 1926, she remained in California and worked as a teller at a commercial bank for approximately forty years. She retired in 1963.

Trine Museth died in San Diego, California, on June 14, 1988.

Sources

• 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska
• Gastineau Channel Memories, Vol. 1, pp. 353–355
• California Death Index

Primary Name: Museth, Nora Alice

Filed as: Museth, Nora Alice

Also known as: Nora Museth Williams

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Igloo Auxiliary No. 6; post office employee

Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Treadwell, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Escondido, California; Seattle, Washington; Tacoma, Washington

Keywords: Nora Alice Museth, Nora Museth Williams, Museth family Douglas Alaska, Joseph Augustin Williams mining engineer, Juneau Women's Igloo Auxiliary No 6, Douglas High School 1914, Treadwell Post Office employees

Biography

Nora Alice Museth was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women's Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.

She was born in Douglas, Alaska, on June 24, 1895, to Henry Museth and Martha Nilsdatter Bolstad-Museth. Their names were Americanized from Hendrik and Marta Mjaaset after they immigrated to the United States from Voss, Norway, in 1881.

Nora graduated from Douglas High School in 1914. She was the only senior in Douglas that year, and during the final half of the school year, she joined four seniors attending Juneau High School.

While in high school, she worked as a projectionist at the local theater. After graduating, she obtained employment at the Treadwell Post Office, where she earned $45 per month.

In 1923, when her father became ill, Nora moved with her parents and sisters Agnes and Trini to Escondido, California.

In 1925, she returned to Juneau as the bride of Joseph Augustin Williams, a mining engineer employed by the Treadwell mining operations. Nora and Joseph had been engaged before she left Alaska. They were married on April 21, 1925, and soon returned to Alaska.

The couple raised four children: Irene Patricia (born April 3, 1926), Donald Museth (born 1928), John Rodney (born 1931), and Marjorie Josephine (born 1934).

In 1983, Joseph and Nora moved to Seattle, Washington. Nora Alice Museth Williams died on January 17, 1994, in Tacoma, Washington.

Sources

1930 and 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Gastineau Channel Memories, Vol. 1, pp. 353–355; Alaska Daily Empire, May 6, 1925; Alaska Daily Empire, April 3, 1926; Washington Death Certificate.

Primary Name: Museth, Agnes

Filed as: Museth, Agnes

Also known as: Agnes E. Museth

Occupation / Association: Stenographer, Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Auxiliary No. 6

Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Tacoma, Washington; Escondido, California; San Diego, California; Voss, Norway

Keywords: Agnes Museth Juneau Alaska, Museth family Douglas Alaska, Nora Alice Museth, Alaska Juneau Gold Mine employees, Douglas High School graduates Alaska, Norwegian immigrants Juneau Alaska, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Auxiliary charter members

Biography

Agnes Museth was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.  She was born May 29, 1892, in Michigan to Henry Museth and Martha Nilsdatter Bolstad Museth. Her parents had immigrated from Voss, Norway in 1881, and their family name was Americanized from Hendrik and Marta Mjaaset after their arrival in the United States.

Agnes came to Alaska with her family in June 1894 and grew up in Douglas. She graduated from Douglas High School in 1911 and later attended a one-year business college in Tacoma, Washington.

After completing her education, Museth began working as a stenographer for the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company.

In 1923, when her father became ill, Agnes moved with her parents and her sisters Nora and Trini to Escondido, California. She remained in California after her father’s death in 1926.

Agnes E. Museth died on December 18, 1977, in San Diego, California.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska.

Gastineau Channel Memories, Volume 1, pp. 353–355.

California Death Index.

Primary Name: Mullen, Beatrice

Filed as: Mullen, Beatrice

Also known as: Beatrice Margaret Behrends; Beatrice Margaret Mullen

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Auxiliary No. 6

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; San Francisco, California; Palo Alto, California

Keywords: Beatrice Mullen Juneau Alaska, Beatrice Margaret Behrends, B M Behrends family Juneau Alaska, John Francis Mullen family Juneau, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Auxiliary charter members, early Juneau pioneer families

Biography

Beatrice Mullen was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.

She was born Beatrice Margaret Behrends in Juneau, Alaska, on September 25, 1892, to Bernard B. M. Behrends and Margarete Virginia Pakel Behrends, members of a prominent early Juneau pioneer family.

On June 25, 1915, she married John Francis Mullen in Juneau. The couple had three children: Bernhard, born March 26, 1916, in Juneau; Beatrice, born October 30, 1918, in San Francisco, California; and Virginia, born May 28, 1920, in Juneau.

Beatrice Mullen died in Palo Alto, California, on May 16, 1982.

Sources

1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska.

California Death Index.

Alaska Daily Empire, March 29, 1916.

Primary Name: Morton, Ione Elizabeth

Filed as: Morton, Ione Elizabeth

Also known as: Ione Morton; Ione Elizabeth McDonald

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Women's Igloo Auxiliary No. 6

Born: November 4, 1895, Washington

Died: April 13, 1956, Contra Costa County, California

Parents: John F. McDonald; Elizabeth M. Hutchison McDonald

Spouse: Harold Frederick Morton

Children: John Francis Morton (born 1914, Washington); Myrtle Ione Morton (born December 15, 1914, Douglas, Alaska)

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Anchorage, Alaska; Alameda, California; Contra Costa County, California

Keywords: Ione Elizabeth Morton, Ione McDonald Morton, Harold Frederick Morton, Myrtle Ione Morton, John Francis Morton, Pioneers of Alaska Women's Igloo 6 Charter Member

Biography

Ione Elizabeth McDonald Morton was a Charter Member of the Juneau Women's Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born November 4, 1895 in Washington to John F. McDonald and Elizabeth M. Hutchison McDonald.

She married Harold Frederick Morton on November 19, 1912, in Juneau, Alaska. The couple had two children: John Francis Morton, born in Washington in 1914, and Myrtle Ione Morton, born December 15, 1914, in Douglas, Alaska.

In 1920, she was living in Sitka, where her husband served as Superintendent of the Alaska Pioneers Home. By 1930, the family had moved to Anchorage, Alaska.

Ione Elizabeth Morton died on April 13, 1956, in Contra Costa County, California.

Sources

1920 U.S. Federal Census, Sitka; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Anchorage; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Alameda County, California; Alaska Marriage Certificate; California Death Index; Douglas Island Weekly News, November 27, 1912; Douglas Island Weekly, December 16, 1914

Primary Name: Monagle, Mary

Filed as: Monagle, Mary

Also known as: Mary Monica Hudson Monagle; Mary M. Monagle

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Igloo Auxiliary No. 6; merchant

Associated places: Irwin Station, Pennsylvania; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; Pierce County, Washington

Keywords: Mary Monagle Juneau Alaska, Mary Monica Hudson Monagle, Monagle family Juneau Alaska, Monagle Variety Store Juneau, Treadwell mine families, Juneau Women's Igloo Auxiliary No 6

Biography

Mary Monagle was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women's Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.

She was born Mary Monica Hudson on April 30, 1879, in Irwin Station, Pennsylvania, to Edward James Hudson and Margaret McLaughlin Hudson. She arrived in Juneau, Alaska, in 1896.

She married James Monagle at the Cathedral of the Nativity in Juneau on January 25, 1899. James worked at the Treadwell and Juneau gold mines, and together the couple operated Monagle's Variety Store in Juneau for many years.

Mary and James Monagle had nine children: Mary Monica, born December 25, 1900 in Juneau; Michael Edward, born November 21, 1902 in Seattle; James William, born September 26, 1903; John Parker, born September 9, 1906; Francis P., born 1911 in Washington; Margaret Ellen Rose “Dolly”, born November 13, 1913 in Pierce County, Washington; Rosellen M., born 1916 in Washington; Joseph Earl, born April 24, 1918 in Juneau; and Merritt Gerald, born September 24, 1926 in Washington.

Mary Monagle died on December 15, 1966, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.

Sources

1880 U.S. Federal Census, Irwin Station, Pennsylvania; 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Pierce County, Washington; 1920, 1930, and 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Gastineau Channel Memories, Vol. 1, p. 347.

Messerschmidt, Gertrude Rosina

Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6

Role: Charter Member

Associated Places: Gosheim, Württemberg, Germany; San Francisco, California; Juneau, Alaska

Biography

Gertrude Rosina Messerschmidt, born Gertrude Rosina Hermie, was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born on March 10, 1873, in Gosheim, Württemberg, Germany. In 1893, she immigrated to the United States.

In late June of 1899, she arrived in Juneau from San Francisco to work as a clerk in the bakery operated by Gustav Messerschmidt. On September 21, 1899, Gustav and Gertrude were married and lived above the bakery shop.

The couple had nine children: Gertrude (born July 1900), George (born September 1901), Henry Theodore (born 1903), William Howard (born 1904), Francis (born 1907), twin daughters Katherine Elizabeth and Elizabeth Katherine (born 1909), and Rosina (born 1912). Rosina was the first of their children to be born in a hospital.

Gertrude Messerschmidt died on May 13, 1926.

Sources

• 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
• Gastineau Channel Memories, Vol. 1, p. 334
• Alaska Daily Empire, May 14, 1926

Primary Name: Messerschmidt, Frances Helen Theresa

Filed as: Messerschmidt, Frances Helen Theresa

Also known as: Frances Helen Theresa Hermie; Frances Helen Theresa Weisberg; Frances Helen Theresa Niederhelman; Frances Helen Theresa Stephenson

Occupation / Association: Bookkeeper; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Women's Igloo Auxiliary No. 6

Born: August 20, 1907, Juneau, Alaska

Died: December 1, 2002, Seal Beach, Orange County, California

Parents: Gustav Heinrich Hermie; Gertrude Rosina Hermie

Spouses: Robert Nathan Weisberg (m. January 15, 1926); Louis Carl Niederhelman (m. August 20, 1932); Harold Stephenson (m. 1943); Harold J. Messerschmidt

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Stockton, California; Seal Beach, Orange County, California

Keywords: Frances Helen Theresa Messerschmidt, Frances Hermie, Frances Weisberg, Frances Niederhelman, Frances Stephenson, Pioneers of Alaska Women's Igloo 6 Charter Member

Biography

Frances Helen Theresa Messerschmidt was a Charter Member of the Juneau Women's Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born in Juneau, Alaska, on August 20, 1907, to Gustav Heinrich Hermie and Gertrude Rosina Hermie.

She married Robert Nathan Weisberg on January 15, 1926. Weisberg died July 29, 1931.

She remarried on August 20, 1932, to Louis Carl Niederhelman, who worked as a bartender. Frances worked as a bookkeeper. The 1940 census listed her as divorced.

In 1943, she married Harold Stephenson, who died June 24, 1971.

She later married Harold J. Messerschmidt and was living in Stockton, California in 1947.

Frances Helen Theresa Messerschmidt died December 1, 2002, in Seal Beach, Orange County, California.

Sources

1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; U.S. Social Security Death Index; Gastineau Channel Memories, Vol. 1, p. 333; Alaska Daily Empire, January 16, 1926

Primary Name: McDonald, Elizabeth

Filed as: McDonald, Elizabeth

Also known as: Elizabeth Marshall Hucheson; Elizabeth Hucheson McDonald

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Auxiliary No. 6

Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; Atlin, British Columbia; Marshfield, Oregon; West Virginia

Keywords: Elizabeth McDonald Juneau Alaska, Elizabeth Marshall Hucheson, John F McDonald Douglas Alaska, Douglas Alaska pioneer families, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Auxiliary charter members, early Douglas Alaska residents

Biography

Elizabeth McDonald was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.

She was born Elizabeth Marshall Hucheson in November 1858 in West Virginia to Agnes Henry and Robert M. Hucheson.

In 1875, she married John F. McDonald in Marshfield, Oregon. The couple lived in Seattle, Washington, for approximately twenty years and later spent two years in Atlin, British Columbia, before moving to the Gastineau Channel region. In 1899, they settled in Douglas, Alaska.

John McDonald served the community for eighteen years as the city marshal of Douglas.

Elizabeth and John had four children: Annie, born in 1877 in Oregon; Agnes, born in 1879 in Washington; Ruth Irene, born in July 1892; and Elizabeth Ione, born in November 1896.

Elizabeth McDonald died on February 20, 1933, in Seattle, Washington.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska.

Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 2, p. 202, Ed Ferrell.

Alaska Daily Empire, February 21, 1933.

Washington Death Certificate.

Over 20 members of the Juneau Igloo and their guests enjoyed a night out at the movies, featuring the talents of Juneau film maker Chuck D. Keen.

A short form documentary produced for an International Film Competition offered highlights of Chuck Keen's extraordinary vision and tenacity, followed by the main feature, Challenge to Be Free.

The Filipino community has a mostly unrecorded history in Juneau, spanning back over 100 years. 

The Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo wishes to work closer with FilCom on projects where our shared missions overlap, so we began this effort with a charter birthday gift of a decorated Christmas tree and wreath. 

Primary Name: Chernikoff, Katherine

Filed as: Chernikoff, Katherine

Also known as: Katherine "Kate" Zeranoff; Katherine McRoberts; Katherine Chernikoff

Occupation / Association: Waitress; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Women's Igloo Auxiliary No. 6

Born: November 11, 1894, Sitka, Alaska

Died: December 5, 1965, Sitka, Alaska

Spouses: Richard McRoberts; Boris Vasilicrich Chernikoff (m. January 20, 1936)

Children: Jennie McRoberts (born March 1921); Richard McRoberts (born August 1922); Harold McRoberts (born April 1926); Eugene McRoberts (born 1927); John McRoberts (born July 1929)

Associated places: Sitka, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Katherine Zeranoff Chernikoff, Kate Zeranoff, Katherine McRoberts, Boris Vasilicrich Chernikoff, Pioneers of Alaska Women's Igloo 6 Charter Member, Sitka Alaska pioneers

Biography

Katherine "Kate" Zeranoff Chernikoff was a Charter Member of the Juneau Women's Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born on November 11, 1894, in Sitka, Alaska.

She married Richard McRoberts. The family was living in Sitka in 1920, where Katherine worked as a waitress. Their children were Jennie, born in March 1921; Richard, born in August 1922; Harold, born in April 1926; Eugene, born in 1927; and John, born in July 1929. Katherine was recorded as widowed in the 1930 census.

She later remarried Boris Vasilicrich Chernikoff on January 20, 1936.

Katherine Chernikoff died in Sitka, Alaska, on December 5, 1965.

Sources

1920 U.S. Federal Census, Sitka; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Alaska Marriage Certificate; Alaska Death Certificate