Join us for the next installment of Edward Nelson's field notes from his posting in Alaska with the US Signal Corps. His usual observations are in evidence as usual, interspersed with narrative describing his days, but peek between the facts for compelling insight into the lives of the native Alaskans he meets in St. Michael, including myths and legends shared with him. Gather with us virtually to aid in transcribing Nelson's fascinating notes!
Join us for the next installment of Edward Nelson's field notes from his posting in Alaska with the US Signal Corps. His usual observations are in evidence as usual, interspersed with narrative describing his days, but peek between the facts for compelling insight into the lives of the native Alaskans he meets in St. Michael, including myths and legends shared with him. Gather with us virtually to aid in transcribing Nelson's fascinating notes!
Learn more about Nelson through the Edward William Nelson and Edward Alfonso Goldman Collection at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.