"The Dawg's tale is based primarily on talks with local people; accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Conflicting rembrances are included where known, a

Reuben Call talks about the lower cabin on his homestead which was built from ash, the ax hewn door on the cabin, Mr. Hardcastle relinquishing th

Peter Nielsen talks about fishing in the Homer area, fishing in Bristol Bay, living in the area off and on since 1919, coming to Homer with his f

Lulu Middleton talks about first coming to Homer in August, 1948, her husband wanting to come to Alaska, her husband working as a draftsman, taki

Tom Shelford talks about moving to Homer in 1930, fishing with Oscar Munson, carrying the mail from Seldovia to Homer, hauling coal to Seldovia,

Paul Banks talks about what was in Homer when he first arrived, no police in town when he first arrived, the marshal in Seldovia, how he built a

Velva Hatfield talks about why they came to Homer, living in the town of Homer, moving outside of the city in 1958, moving from Oregon to Homer o

Vi Chapman talks about coming to Anchor Point in 1945, the road cutting their homestead in two, the present-day Anchor Point community on their h

Helen Edens talks about living in Homer for 42 years, why they moved to Homer, her husband working in fishing, first impressions of Homer, the co