150 Years: Proceedings of the 2017 Kenai Peninsula History Conference

In 2017, Alaska commemorated the sesquicentennial of its purchase by the United States from Russia. On April 21-22, 2017, more than 100 people gathered at Kenai Peninsula College's Kenai River Campus to discuss that event, its enduring and complex legacies, area cultures, and the dramatic history of the Kenai Peninsula during the 1800's. This book compiles and expands upon the conference's content.

Generous grant support from the Alaska Historical Commission (via its Alaska Treaty of Cession program) and the Kenai Peninsula Historical Association made this conference possible. Also essential was the support of our partners, Kenai Peninsula College and the Pratt Museum.