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Matanuska Valley Pioneer
The Matanuska Valley Pioneer was the first newspaper in the Matanuska Valley. It was founded following the 1935 deaths of Will Rogers and Wiley Post in a plane crash near Point Barrow. It ran from 1935 to 1936. The museum has 45 unique editions of this paper.
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- All Matanuska Valley Pioneer articles
- “Alaska Bureau Man Visits Valley” – Pages 1-6 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Bodies of Rogers and Post Flown Outside by Joe Crosson” – Pages 1-5 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Doctor Albrecht and Bride Welcomed Home — And How!” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Lt. Col. Hunt Gets O. K. on Main School Building” – Pages 1-5 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Construction of Last House Gets Under Way” – Pages 1-5 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “No Catholic Church Service on Sunday” – Page 4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Construction of Last House Gets Under Way” – Page 1 of Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Legion Meeting Dates are Permanently Established” – A page of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer
- “First Pet Show is a Success” – Page 4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Church Notices” – Page 2 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Governor Troy is Please with Progress of Project” – Pages 1-5 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Fire Brings Death and Serious Injury to Emberg Family of #21” – Pages 1-5 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Difficulties Ironed Out at Two Colonist Meetings” – Pages 1-5 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Difficulties Ironed Out at Two Colonist Meetings” – Page 1 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Valley to Have Game Warden” – Page 2 and 3 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Colonists Now To Pay All Labor They Hire” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Council Primary Election Returns” – Pages 3 and 4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Project Construction Program Now Well Advanced” – Pages 1-3 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Legion Meeting Dates are Permanently Established” – A page of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer
- “Little Dixie Joins Mother After Most Valiant Fight” – Page 1 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer
- “Fire Brings Death and Serious Injury to Emberg Family of #21” – Page 1-3 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Bodies of Rogers and Post Flown Outside by Joe Crosson” – Pages 1-3 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “No Marketing Problems at Fairbanks Experiment Farm” – Pages 1-5 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news. Top of first page is missing pieces
- “Little Dixie Joins Mother After Most Valiant Fight” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Board Acts on Vital Issues” – Pages 1-5 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Holidays a Pleasant Interlude at End of Busy Summer and Fall” – Pages 1-8 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Alaska, Land of Promise!” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Good Fight Promised in our Beauty Queen Contest” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Large Crowd Assured for Dedication Dance” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Close Race Promised in Beauty Queen Contest” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “First Colonist Wedding is Culmination of a Real Romance” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “President’s Birthday Ball” – Page 4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Hospital Notes” – Page 3 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Pioneers Take Anchorage — Fairbanks takes Pioneers in Fast Hockey Matches” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Legion Purchases Homesite near Main Highway Turn” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Look Before You Shoot” – Pages 1-5 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Palmer Makes Herself Known at First Ice Carnival Visit” – Pages 1-6 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Tent Destroyed by Fire” – Pages 1-6 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Mr. Irwin to Resign” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Here’s That Man Again” – Pages 3 and 4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Clinton Johnson Home on Tract 148 a Total Loss” – Pages 1-5 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Cupid on the Job” – Page 5 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Fire Destroys Old Warehouse and Radio Station” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Safety Board Appointed” – Pages 1-3 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “May 16th Chosen as “Colony Day” for This First Year” – Pages 1-6 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “All Plans Completed for Colony Day Celebration” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Wind and Dust Fail to Dampen Colony Day Spirit” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Wind and Dust Fail to Dampen Colony Day Spirit” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Leo B. Jacobs to Be New Assistant to the Gen. Mgr.” – Pages 1-4 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Zelda Pilkington Dies From Gun Wound” – Pages 1-6 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Palmer Needs an Air Field” – Pages 2 and 3 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Immunization and Vaccination” – Page 3 of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer. Matanuska Colony news
- “Anchorage-Matanuska Road is Allotted $100,000.00” – A page of the Matanuska Valley Pioneer
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