Irus Purkeypile talks about their trip to Selawik where he and his wife taught, his daughter becoming fluent in Inupiat, crossing the Arctic Ocea

Bill Boucher talks about Nome, Alaska, growing up in a mining town, the 1934 fire in Nome, villages on the Seward Peninsula, Teller, Candle, Solo

Howard Farley talks about meeting Joe Redington, developing the idea for the Iditarod Race, distance of the race, being in charge of the race in

Bill Boucher talks about his parents owning and operating the newspaper in Nome, learning the newspaper business from his parents, attending scho

"In 1898, Nome, Alaska, burst into the American consciousness when one of the largest gold strikes in the world occurred on its shores. Over the

In 1898, Nome, Alaska, burst into the American consciousness when one of the largest gold strikes in the world occurred on its shores. Over the n

John Whitehead talks about what things were like during the early 1900s in Alaska when gold was being mined from the various streams, the golden

Caroline Reader talks about what the family used for toilet paper when she was a child, the expense of ordering toilet paper in the mail, Inuit r

Bill Boucher talks about playing basketball in high school, Emily Boucher, his mother and father buying the Nome Nugget, working in the newspaper