FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 19, 2015
Alaska Historical Commission to meet March 19 in Anchorage
(Anchorage, AK) – The Alaska Historical Commission will meet on Thursday, March 19 in Anchorage. The meeting will be held at the Alaska Heritage Museum located on the first floor of the Wells Fargo Bank at 301 West Northern Lights Blvd. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. and is open to the public.
The commission will consider grant requests related to local historic preservation projects and the 150th anniversary of the Alaska Purchase in 2017, eight proposed names for state geographic features, a nomination for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, current projects and budgets for the Alaska Historical Commission and Office of History and Archaeology (OHA), and planning for the sesquicentennial of the 1867 Alaska purchase and the Council on Geographic Names Authorities meeting in late April. A preliminary meeting agenda is posted at www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/oha/index.htm. Any person or group wishing to address the commission on matters relating to history, archaeology, or historic preservation is invited to participate in the public comment session at 11:30 a.m. Those wishing to comment by phone need to make arrangements in advance and should call the Office of History and Archaeology at 907-269-8714.
A printed copy of the meeting agenda can be requested by contacting the Office of History and Archaeology at 907-269-8721, sending an email to oha@alaska.net, or writing to the Office of History and Archaeology, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, 550 West 7th Ave., Suite 1310, Anchorage, AK 99501-3565. More information about the commission is available at www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/oha/index.htm.
CONTACT: Joan Antonson, 907-269-8714, jo.antonson@alaska.gov
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