The women’s team creamed the Men’s team in the annual Treadwell Mine Disk Golf tournament.

Primary Name: Vanwart, Mrs. Edwin

Filed as: Vanwart, Mrs. Edwin

Also known as: Mrs. Edwin Vanwart

Occupation / Association: Member, Pioneers of Alaska; homemaker

Associated places: Yorkshire, England; Juneau, Alaska; Prospect Lake, Vancouver–Fraser region, British Columbia

Keywords: Mrs Edwin Vanwart, Vanwart family Juneau, Yorkshire England immigrants Alaska, Pioneers of Alaska members, early Juneau women, Juneau pioneers

Biography

Mrs. Edwin Vanwart was born in Yorkshire, England, on November 30, 1857.

She later immigrated to North America and first came to Juneau, Alaska, in July 1919. In her application for membership in the Pioneers of Alaska, she described herself as four feet eight inches tall, weighing approximately 135 pounds, with blue eyes, gray hair, a fair complexion, and a medium-high forehead.

She was married to Edwin Vanwart and described herself as a housewife. At the time of her Pioneers of Alaska membership application, she listed her nearest relative as Mrs. H. Whitehead of Prospect Lake, British Columbia.

Her application for membership in the Pioneers of Alaska was endorsed by Ms. Jus H. Skiekitt and Ms. M. P. Berry. Her membership was favorably accepted by Mary McMongale, Josephine Langreth, and Mrs. J. McCleul.

Mrs. Edwin Vanwart died on September 2, 1930.

Sources

Pioneers of Alaska Membership Application

The Anita Kodzoff House, a duplex, sits at 107 West First Street on the southeast face of Telephone Hill.

City tax records date the Kodzoff House from 1896, with possession of the site passing among a number of early settlers. Names affiliated with the property between 1885 and 1895 include: French Pete Erussand, John Jackson, William Nelson, John McKinnon and John Malony.

In 1901, Lot 5 was owned and developed by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. The company provided terminal and business space for local professionals during its 30-year existence.

Lot 6 underwent property improvements during Richard Johnson's ownership from 1901 to 1914. By 1916 two "shacks" were recorded on the site. A succession of individuals owned the property from 1915 until Anita Grace Garnick-Kodzoff-Olsen, President of the Juneau Women's Igloo in 1949 and 1950, purchased the property in 1945 from Sam Feldon.

The polygonal, wood-frame building is located off the southern stairwell, a Juneau landmark, on Main Street. This Pioneer Bungalow is clad with asphalt composition siding with the exception of the wood-shingled south facade. Composition roofing covers the intersecting gable roofs, and a shed roof covers the glassed-in porch on the front facade. Extended eaves with boxed cornices are visible. The building stands two stories high on its east facade; the opposite side isl½ stories.

A variety of windows appear on the building: fixed-pane, multi-lite, double-hung sash and diamond-shaped. Soon after the Kodzoff purchase in 1945, the sun porch on the north facade was converted to an enclosed entry. Original doors remain on the east and west facades. The duplex's lower level is the poured concrete partial basement. The wooden apartment door is comprised of a small, leaded-glass window with multi-lites. 

Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey, 1984

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.