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Fact of The Matter

The Fact of the Matter is a collection of articles written by Lee & Linda Parker that appears monthly in the Gustavus, Alaska "FairWeather Reporter". All subject matter is based on real Gustavus history and has been researched from multiple archived sources and/or are from personal family accounts.

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1	Traveling Icy Straits During the War - Published February 2012 Date: 02/01/2012 Description: Did the 1943 missionary trip on Glen Parker’s boat the “Glenellen” run into any difficulties due to wartime restrictions? Reference#: 10066

2	A Porpoise Island Loner - Published January 2012 Date: 01/01/2012 Description: Other than the occasional “watchman” did anyone ever live on any of the Porpoise Islands in the early days? Reference#: 10065

Frogs in Alaska? - Published December 2011

Date: 12/01/2011
Description: Overheard from the mouth of a Gustavus child just the other day…”There are no frogs in Alaska!” Then looking around to see who might object…”Not in the winter, anyway. Well, are there?” he demanded… It reminded me of something I found in an old box of homesteader’s things a while back. The collection undoubtedly contained some of the music sung at Strawberry Point’s “bang outs” in the 1920’s, 30’s, and 40’s. Songs that stretched the imagination and brought wide-eyed enjoyment to children and adults alike—especially on long, blustery and cold wintry nights. But first, about the frogs…
Reference#: 10064

4	Bert Parker's Childhood Texbooks III - Published November 2011 Date: 11/01/2011 Description: Science experiments in the Stawberry Point classroom. Reference#: 10063

5	Bert Parker's Childhood Texbooks II - Published October 2011 Date: 10/01/2011 Description: More surprises from the early 1900 textbook Reference#: 10062

6	Bert Parker's Childhood Texbooks I - Published September 2011 Date: 09/01/2011 Description: What sort of curriculum was taught to our settler’s school age children? Reference#: 10061

7	Nell Parker's Diary II - Published August 2011 Date: 08/01/2011 Description: GHAA’s part II report of Nell Parker’s long lost, but recently discovered 1937-1942 diary. Reference#: 10060

8	Nell Parker's Diary I - Published July 2011 Date: 07/01/2011 Description: Of the artifacts that GHAA has collected, is there any one item of special significance? Reference#: 10059

9	The Disappearance of Mary Louise Dragoo - Published June 2011 Date: 06/01/2011 Description: What is known about the woman who disappeared from Bartlett Cove in May of 1958? Reference#: 10058

10	News and Updates from GHAA - Published May 2011 Date: 05/01/2011 Description: Update of what GHAA has been doing since the Fairweather Reporter took hiastus. Reference#: 10057

11	Horace Ibach in Dundas Bay - Published September 2009 Date: 09/01/2009 Description: What is known about the Ibach couple that settled at Dundas Bay? Was there a family connection to Joe and Muz Ibach of Lemesurier Island fame? Reference#: 10056

12	Harry & Jake Hall - Published August 2009 Date: 08/01/2009 Description: Part II of the question; Did Harry or Jake Hall leave a will? Is anything known about their beginnings? Reference#: 10055

13	Harry & Jake Hall - Published July 2009 Date: 07/01/2009 Description: Did Harry or Jake Hall leave a will? Is anything known about their beginnings? Reference#: 10054

14	Strawberry Point Missionaries - Published June 2009 Date: 06/01/2009 Description: Who were the earliest missionaries to Strawberry Point and where did they come from? Reference#: 10053

15	Eagle Bounties - Published May 2009 Date: 05/01/2009 Description: What is the story behind the eagle bounties paid to the early homesteaders of Gustavus? Reference#: 10052

16	The Honeymooners, Jessie Buoy - Published December 2008 Date: 12/01/2008 Description: Remembering stories from Christmases past. Reference#: 10051

17	Separating Fact From Fiction - Published November 2008 Date: 11/01/2008 Description: How is it determined who was at Strawberry Point, what they did, and when? How can you know for sure? Reference#: 10050

18	Rutabagas - Published October 2008 Date: 10/01/2008 Description: What exactly is a rutabaga? Reference#: 10049

19	Captain of the 1957 Plane Crash - Published September 2008 Date: 09/01/2008 Description: What is known about Captain Kafader who died in the 1957 Gustavus plane crash? Reference#: 10048

20	Recycling by the Pioneers - Published August 2008 Date: 08/01/2008 Description: Did the pioneers of Strawberry Point recycle their products & resources? Reference#: 10047

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