Russian American Company Archives

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They’re back! Von Wrangell family follows a 183-year history to Sitka

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jul 21, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

The Russian Empire is gone, but some of those imperialists? Well, they’re still around! Recently 14 descendants of Baron Ferdinand von Wrangel convened in Sitka for a tour of the place their ancestor called home from 1830-1835. Read More

German physician, naturalist leaves a Sitka legacy in journals

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jul 5, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

Not everyone who came to Russian-America in the 19th Century was Russian. A Baltic German physician named Heinrich Tiling was under contract with the Russian-American Company in Sitka on two separate occasions -- the second at the time of the Alaska Transfer. Recently, a descendant of the German doctor visited Sitka for the first time, to better understand her celebrated ancestor’s fascination with the region. Read More

New discoveries draw anthropologists to Sitka meeting

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 3, 2016 | Local News, Syndicated

Whether it’s searching for gold in a sunken Russian ship, or finding historical nuggets in the dusty archives, the researchers of the Alaska Anthropological Association are on it. Read More