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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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21	More White House Recipes - Published May 2012 Date: 05/01/2012 Description: Concoctions for whatever ails you Reference#: 10069

22	More White House Recipes - Published May 2012 Date: 05/01/2012 Description: Concoctions for whatever ails you Reference#: 10069

23	Culinary Talents from The White House - Published April 2012 Date: 04/01/2012 Description: Gustavus has always been known for the culinary talents of its residents. How did this get started? Reference#: 10068

24	Culinary Talents from The White House - Published April 2012 Date: 04/01/2012 Description: Gustavus has always been known for the culinary talents of its residents. How did this get started? Reference#: 10068

25	Weather Reporting - Published March 2012 Date: 03/01/2012 Description: With all the talk of climate change, what weather conditions existed for our homesteaders? Reference#: 10067

26	Weather Reporting - Published March 2012 Date: 03/01/2012 Description: With all the talk of climate change, what weather conditions existed for our homesteaders? Reference#: 10067

27	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

28	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

29	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

30	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

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

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

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

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

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

37	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

38	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

39	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

40	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

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