Alaska Historical Commission to meet December 8 inAnchorage
(Anchorage, AK) – The Alaska Historical Commission will meet Tuesday, December 8, in Anchorage at the Robert B. Atwood Building, Suite 1270,located at 550 West 7th Ave.
The Alaska Historical Commission is the state board responsible for the state’s historic preservation program as well as for names of geographic features in Alaska. The meeting agenda includes a discussion of changes to the commission’s guidelines for geographic names and consideration of seven name proposals. In other business, the commission will discuss commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Alaska Purchase, review projects proposed by communities that are Certified Local Governments of the historic preservation program, and determine if St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Fairbanks qualifies for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. 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 starting at 10:45 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 commission’s 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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