Erin Gray spent years guiding tourists through Alaska, spinning tales of the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush against a backdrop of ...

In 1896, a small group of prospectors discovered a stunningly rich pocket of gold at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers, and in the following two years thousands of individuals traveled ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

Casting "Legends and Lies: A Klondike Gold Rush Experience with Boomtown Food," is a live production set in a saloon of 1897. The audience members are cruise passengers who visit Skagway, Alaska. This ...

January 26, 1896 - Many Nebraskans joined in the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896. Two years after it began, an issue of the Omaha World-Herald noted two of its employees had gone to the gold fields. In ...

April 19, 1864 - The U.S. Congress authorized legislation on April 19, 1864, for Nebraska to receive land to support public education once it was admitted to the Union. April 18, 2008 - Gov. Dave ...