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Juneau-Douglas History Kit

The Juneau-Douglas History Kit is divided into various topics including Tlingit Canoe Activity Kit, Mystery Box, Photo Quilt, Juneau Maps and Guides, Historic Slide Show, and much more!

Kits may be checked out seperately or all together depending on availability for up to two weeks. 

History Kits:
Below is a brief list of activity sets available for checkout.  For more detailed descriptions, or to reserve items, please click here to view and download the Reservation Form. We invite you to use the Kit on a checkout basis either by itself or with an accompanying visit by a museum educator.

Tlingit Canoe Activity Set

• “Wood and Waterways: A Look at Tlingit Canoes” manual
• Canoe felt storyboard activity
• Early view of Juneau, laminated and mounted on foam board, for classroom display (to be used with canoe-making activity in manual)                                                                                          

Mystery Box

• Mystery Box containing 12 historic artifacts in individual bags
• Magnifying glasses

Photo Cards & Quilt

• Ten pairs of laminated photo cards (each pair contains one image of a different location or activity in early 20th centure Juneau and one matching image from the 1980s)
• Quilt with hooks for hanging/displaying photo cards

Juneau Maps & Guides

• Large Treadwell walking tour map, laminated
• Large Evergreen Cemetery walking tour map, laminated
• Historic downtown Juneau walking tour guide
• Perseverance Trail Guide
• 1914 map of downtown Juneau (6 laminated panels) in red binder

Video

• Early Juneau videotape (30-minutes)
• Juneau: City Built on Gold videotape (26-minutes)

Historic Photos Slideshow

• Slides (45 in tray) or CD with images (individual photos or PowerPoint option)

Juneau Empire, 75th anniversary edition (with historic articles)

• Part One, October 1987
• Part Two, November 1987
• Part Three, December 1987

Juneau 1980 Centennial Calendar, laminated (with historic dates and anniversaries indicated)

Books for various grade levels on Juneau-related subjects (history, culture, science, art, and fiction).  See Reservation Form for suggested books to accompany activities.