Tascher, Frank

Born: May 1870

Birthplace: Indiana

Occupation: Miner

Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men's Igloo

Residence in Alaska: Porcupine City near Haines, Alaska (1900)

Biography

Frank Tascher was an early Alaska resident and a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men's Igloo.

Tascher was born in May 1870 in Indiana. During the years following the Klondike Gold Rush, many prospectors and laborers traveled north to Alaska in search of opportunities in mining and related work.

He came to Alaska in August 1899. By the time of the 1900 United States Federal Census, Tascher was living in Porcupine City near Haines, Alaska, where he was working as a miner. The Porcupine mining district was one of several small but active mining regions in Southeast Alaska during the territorial period.

Tascher later became associated with the Juneau community through his membership in the Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men's Igloo, one of the principal fraternal organizations preserving the history and fellowship of Alaska’s early settlers.

Sources

• 1900 U.S. Federal Population Census