Tanana-Yukon Historical Society
Sharing the history and continuing story of Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
The TYHS has an active schedule of speakers at our free monthly public lectures. The lectures start at 7 PM, unless otherwise noted, on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Information about our 2024-2025 lecture is will be posted here when available.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 7 p.m. at Pioneer Air Museum in Pioneer Park
A Guided Tour of the Museum – Presented by Bill Green
Originally hatched in 1977, the idea for an air museum began to see real life in early 1984 with a plan to develop a venue in Pioneer Park’s Gold Dome. Opened to the public in 1992, it has – over the next three decades – been the premier collection of Alaska-related historical aircraft of all kinds.
Later this year, the collection will be broken up, parts of it moving to a variety of new quarters. Join us for a guided walk-thru of this remarkable assemblage and stories of the inventors and fliers of the machines that truly opened up Alaska to the world.
The tour will be led by Bill Green, a member of the board of directors of the Interior and Arctic Alaska Aeronautical Foundation, established to save this irreplaceable part of Alaska’s history.
All TYHS events are free and open to the public.
For more information about our past lectures and events, or to obtain the zoom link to the lecture series please contact us.
Mary F. Ehrlander with Hild M. Peters have now published their new book “Hospital and Haven. The Life and Work of Grafton and Clara Burke in Northern Alaska”. For more information about the book, click here. The book is available at Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press. For 40% off while ordering, use code 6AF23.
We wish to thank our donors, some of whom have been extremely generous this past year. The Tanana Yukon Historical Society depends upon this kind of support and every donation is welcome, no matter its size. With these contributions, we have been able to carry out some projects and acknowledge vital members of our community who have passed on. BUT we need some ideas of how to spend your money. If you have a history-related project in mind please contact us! tyhs@alaska.net.