Podcast appearances and mentions of katherine ringsmuth

This is Katherine Ringsmuth’s presentation for the event NN Cannery and Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1919 (Note, the audio podcast is also posted in iTunes as well as the presentation by Tim Troll.) The horrific Spanish Flu epidemic that came to Alaska 100 years ago arrived in Bristol Bay in 1919. NN Cannery Hospital became the center point for relief efforts for cannery workers and the Native villages Naknek, Ugashik, Savanoski where adult population faced extinction. In response to the crisis, the NN cannery transformed into a makeshift orphanage to care for all of the children who lost their families to the flu. At this event, Tim Troll discusses life before the outbreak of the Flu Pandemic and its effects on the Bristol Bay region. Katherine Ringsmuth offers a history of the NN cannery, its significance in the Naknek region, and role as a global fishing network Katherine Ringsmuth, who was raised in Bristol Bay, received her PhD from Washington State University, teaches history at UAA. Author of numerous books for the National Park Service, she is sole proprietor of Tundra Vision, a public history consulting business. Tim R. Troll is Executive Director of the Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust, an organization dedicated to preserving the wildlife habitat, culture and history of the Bristol Bay region. In 1978, he came to Alaska as a VISTA volunteer lawyer in Bethel. Over the years, he has held a variety of positions advocating for Alaska Native communities, corporations, and organizations.

This is Tim R. Troll’s presentation for the event NN Cannery and Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1919. (Note, the audio podcast is also posted in iTunes as well as the presentation by Katherine Ringsmuth.) The horrific Spanish Flu epidemic that came to Alaska 100 years ago arrived in Bristol Bay in 1919. NN Cannery Hospital became the center point for relief efforts for cannery workers and the Native villages Naknek, Ugashik, Savanoski where adult population faced extinction. In response to the crisis, the NN cannery transformed into a makeshift orphanage to care for all of the children who lost their families to the flu. At this event, Tim Troll discusses life before the outbreak of the Flu Pandemic and its effects on the Bristol Bay region. Katherine Ringsmuth offers a history of the NN cannery, its significance in the Naknek region, and role as a global fishing network Katherine Ringsmuth, who was raised in Bristol Bay, received her PhD from Washington State University, teaches history at UAA. Author of numerous books for the National Park Service, she is sole proprietor of Tundra Vision, a public history consulting business. Tim R. Troll is Executive Director of the Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust, an organization dedicated to preserving the wildlife habitat, culture and history of the Bristol Bay region. In 1978, he came to Alaska as a VISTA volunteer lawyer in Bethel. Over the years, he has held a variety of positions advocating for Alaska Native communities, corporations, and organizations.

Katherine Ringsmuth and Tim R. Troll present NN Cannery and Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1919. ( Note, event presentations by Tim Troll and Katherine Ringsmuth are also posted in iTunes.) The horrific Spanish Flu epidemic that came to Alaska 100 years ago arrived in Bristol Bay in 1919. NN Cannery Hospital became the center point for relief efforts for cannery workers and the Native villages Naknek, Ugashik, Savanoski where adult population faced extinction. In response to the crisis, the NN cannery transformed into a makeshift orphanage to care for all of the children who lost their families to the flu. At this event, Tim Troll discusses life before the outbreak of the Flu Pandemic and its effects on the Bristol Bay region. Katherine Ringsmuth offers a history of the NN cannery, its significance in the Naknek region, and role as a global fishing network Katherine Ringsmuth, who was raised in Bristol Bay, received her PhD from Washington State University, teaches history at UAA. Author of numerous books for the National Park Service, she is sole proprietor of Tundra Vision, a public history consulting business. Tim R. Troll is Executive Director of the Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust, an organization dedicated to preserving the wildlife habitat, culture and history of the Bristol Bay region. In 1978, he came to Alaska as a VISTA volunteer lawyer in Bethel. Over the years, he has held a variety of positions advocating for Alaska Native communities, corporations, and organizations.

In the book, Alaska's Skyboys: Cowboy Pilots and the Myth of the Last Frontier, historian Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth--through personal stories, industry publications, and news accounts--uncovers the ways that Alaska's aviation growth was downplayed in order to perpetuate the myth of the cowboy spirit and the desire to tame what many considered to be the last frontier. Katherine Ringsmuth teaches American and Alaskan History in the UAA History Dept., serves on the Board of Directors for the Cook Inlet Historical Society, acted as Alaska Curator, Anchorage Museum, and published numerous books as historian for the National Park Service.

Katherine Ringsmuth teaches American and Alaskan History in the UAA History Dept.,serves on the Board of Directors for the Cook Inlet Historical Society, acted as Alaska Curator, Anchorage Museum, and published numerous books as historian for the National Park Service. This slide show highlights the book, Alaska's Skyboys: Cowboy Pilots and the Myth of the Last Frontier, historian Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth--through personal stories, industry publications, and news accounts--uncovers the ways that Alaska's aviation growth was downplayed in order to perpetuate the myth of the cowboy spirit and the desire to tame what many considered to be the last frontier.

Katherine Ringsmuth teaches American and Alaskan History in the UAA History Dept. and serves on the Board of Directors for the Cook Inlet Historical Society, She has acted as Alaska Curator for the Anchorage Museum and has published numerous books as historian for the National Park Service. According to Katherine Ringsmuth, “With every job I take on, my objective is to inspire a commitment to a place, its history and respect for all people who share it”. At this event, Alaska history is viewed in a dynamic, global perspective. NPS Books by Katherine Ringsmuth: • Tunnel Vision: Life of a Copper Prospector in the Nizina River Country, Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve. • Beyond the Moon Crater Myth: Aniakchak National Mounument and Preserve Historic Resource Study, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve • Buried Dreams: The Rise and Fall of a Clam Cannery on the Katmai Coast, Katmai National Park and Preserve • Sung Harbor: Beacon on the Forgotten Shore, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve • Administrative History of Brooks River Area, Katmai National Park and Preserve

Katherine Ringsmuth is Senior Alaska Gallery Curator at the Anchorage Museum and teaches in the UAA History Dept. Encounters is a history installation at the museum. It showcases Alaska as a geological, ecological and cultural bridge affected by and connected to global trends, and where, to the north, commonality lies in a circumpolar landscape. This event explains a way for people to embrace and feel a part of history and acknowledge their place in it.