WKHS Board meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 4:00pm in the basement of the Teeland Building, home to Krazy Moose Subs.
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There are many ways you can learn about and help preserve our local history.
Wasilla-Knik Historical Society
300 n boundAry Street
wasilla, alaska 99654
907-376-2005 Message Phone
907-376-7755 MUSEUM PHONE
wkhsociety@yahoo.com or KnikMuseum@gmail.com
Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KnikMuseum/?fref=ts
Learn about gold mining, dog mushing, homesteading Alaska and more. Located at 10524 S. Knik-Goose Bay Road. Open Wednesday-Sundays in the summer. Closed in the winter. Other tours by request.
WHAT WE do
Our annualAlaska Day Dinner will be held at the Elks Lodge on October 15. Marion Romano will be catering this event. Dick Mackey is slated as the guest speaker.
Doors open at 5:00, followed by a Dessert Auction at 6:00. Bring your yummiest dessert to tempt your fellow bidders! A buffet dinner, served at 7:00, will be followed by our guest speaker who will share stories about his adventures on the Iditarod Trail. Tickets are $45 and must be reserved by Oct 10. Contact any board member or leave a message on the office phone- 907-376-2005, and we'll get back to you.
Annual Potluck Picnic and Social
This is a potluck picnic so bring your favorite dish to share. Dessert and drinks will be provided.This year's inductees into the Mushers Hall Of Fame will be Dorothy Page and Ed Carney. Our raffle will be happening with lots of great prizes. See you there!
2022 EVENTS
JULY
17
From 10-5 on Wednesdays during the summer, come downtown for fresh produce and Alaskan made gifts. Located at Wasilla Iditapark near the Wonderland playground.
Every Month
Wasilla Farmers' Market-Open each Wednesday from 10:00-5:00 during the summer months at Iditapark near Wonderland Playground.
Trails Day-Usually the first weekend in June.
Join us for Trails Day, Knik Community Potluck Picnic, Alaska Day Dinner, and Annual Meeting.
June
Coleen Mielke has uploaded the daily diary of O.G. Herning, who came to Alaska in 1898 and had businesses in Knik and Wasilla. See her complete list of local history documents here. Scroll down to see the Herning Diary.
October
15
Wasilla Knik Historical Society
Every Wednesday 10am-6pm