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Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by Editor & Alaska cis
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history
The first periodical issued for distribution in Alaska was in handwritten form. It was a monthly 'published' for the information of a force of men laying a telegraph line connecting Alaska with Siberia. Its name was the 'Esquimeaux' and was begun Oct. 14 1866, continuing for twelve editions. Ten were printed at at Libbysville, Port Clarence, Russian America, and two at Camp Libby, Plover Bay, Eastern Siberia. The completion of the Atlantic cable having put an end to the telegraph project, the manuscript of the 'Esquimeaux' was taken to San Francisco & issued in printed form beginning Oct. 31, 1867. The first formal newspaper which circulated in Alaska was actually printed in San Francisco beginning March 1, 1868, shortly after the purchase of Alaska by the United States. It was titled the 'Alaska Herald'.
"Circulated in Siberia, Japan, China, the Sandwich Islands, and Alaska Territory."
The Alaska Herald is based in Levelock and was originally published from 1868-72 in California as the first American newspaper to include Russian and Ukrainian language supplements. Its publisher, Agapius Honcharenko, wrote the first book for the educational use of Alaska Natives. It was also known under the title of 'Alaska Herald Svoboda'. "Svoboda" (in Cyrillic) appears as a subtitle, June 1868-May 1869, and above the title ornament, from May 1869 on. It ran from vol. 1, no. 10 (June 1, 1868 to vol. 8, no. 196 (Mar. 20, 1876) and was published twice monthly. See here for further details on the original title.
Agapius Honcharenko, priest of the Greek church, and confessor to Count Leo Tolstoi
Honcharenko, Patriot, Exile! by IRVIN E. THOMPSON
OPENING OF STATE PARK "UKRAINA" in HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA
levelock, ak
A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community - the Levelock Village. The population of the community consists of 95.1% Alaska Native or part Native. Levelock is a mixed Alutiiq and Yup'ik village. Commercial fishing and subsistence activities are the focus of the community. Sharing is a way of life in this village; no one goes hungry for lack of ability to hunt or fish. During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 50, and vacant housing units numbered 5. Vacant housing units used only seasonally numbered 4. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 showed 34 residents as employed. The unemployment rate at that time was 0 percent, although 53.42 percent of all adults were not in the work force. The median household income was $18,750, per capita income was $12,199, and 24.55 percent of residents were living below the poverty level. 2008 data found here Wiki article found here History, Culture and Demographics |
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Early Russian explorers reported the presence of Levelock, which they called "Kvichak." The smallpox epidemic of 1837 killed more than half of the residents of the Bristol Bay region, and left entire villages abandoned. Kvichak was mentioned during the 1890 census, although the population was not measured. A measles epidemic hit the region in 1900. A 1908 survey of Russian missions identified "Lovelock's Mission" at this site. The worldwide influenza epidemic in 1918-19 again devastated area villages. Koggiung Packers operated a cannery at Levelock in 1925-26. A large fire, attributed to a cannery worker's careless cigarette, threatened the entire village in 1926, but residents dug fire lines which saved their homes. The fire depleted the scarce wood resources used to heat homes. A second cannery operated from 1928-29. In 1930 the first school was built, and a post office was established in 1939. By this time, families had converted their homes to oil heat. Moose first appeared in the area in the 1930s. During the early 1950s, another cannery was in operation.
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