Wooden Cork Commemoration
"a reminder to visitors from around the world that alaska’s salmon, people and their work should not be forgotten."
Katie Ringsmuth | Project Director
Please consider giving the gift of history…
Help commemorate the oft-forgotten valuable work of the people who have and continue to ply the waters and preserve salmon for tables around the world. The wooden cork you sponsor will feature the engraved name of the individual you want remembered and will be displayed in the Mug Up exhibition at the Alaska State Museum.
With sad irony, COVID-19 has devastated museum and humanities organizations nationwide. The pandemic severely impacted this summer’s visitation to the Alaska State Museum. The cost to fabricate and install the Mug Up exhibition is $190,000. Thanks to the many donors like you, we have in the bank over $67,000 in grants, gifts, and in-kind services for exhibit development. We are asking if you—a supporter and participant of the Bristol Bay salmon fishery—will consider honoring someone in the Mug Up exhibition. For a $100 donation, we will engrave on a wooden cork the name of the honoree, which will be added to the Cork Commemoration installation in the Mug Up exhibition. The corks will be hung by celebrated net hanger, Marcia Dale. A big thanks to Trident Seafood for supplying the corks.
If COVID-19 is under control by summer 2021, the Sailing Back to the Bay project, a component of the NN Cannery Project, will be sailing a seaworthy double-ender sailboat from Homer, Alaska to Naknek, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of sail and the beginning of power boats in Bristol Bay, so stay tuned…
Please know that your cork donation will give these honorees a place in history and send a powerful message to visitors from around the world: that Alaskans work hard—and that work made history.
Despite recent setbacks created in the wake of COVID-19, the one thing we have learned during this unprecedented time is that Alaskans are incredibly resilient, and we can accomplish the impossible together.
Thank you,
Katherine Ringsmuth, NN Cannery Project Director
Downloadable version of form is available here. Submit both form and payment to the Bristol Bay HEritage Land Trust to:
info@nncanneryproject.com
PO Box 1388, Dillingham AK 99576
<NN> CANNERY STORE SALES WILL BE CONSIDERED A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARD DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUG UP EXHIBITION AT THE ALASKA STATE MUSEUM IN 2021. PROCEEDS WILL BE RECEIVED AND DISBURSED TO THE NN CANNERY HISTORY PROJECT THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY HERITAGE LAND TRUST 501(c)3 501(c)3 Nonprofit EIN# 31-1721762
Honoree Gallery
Gary Johnson
1979 - 1996 | Alaska Packers Association | NN Cannery Superintendent
Bob King
1978 - 1994 | KDLG Radio Station | News Director
Tim Troll
2000 - Present | Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust | Volunteer, Director & Artist
Roy H. Smith
1936 - 1982 | Columbia Wards Fisheries | Fisherman, Pilot, Scow Captain, Beach Boss
A.W. Winn Brindle
1948 - 1977 | Wards Cove Packing Co. | Red Salmon Cannery | President
Mick Connelly
1974 - 1976 1979 - 1986 | Alaska Packers Association | Can Shop Machinist in Chignik & South Naknek
Sue Aspelund
1976 - 2002 2017 - 2018 | APA, Red Salmon & NPS | Cannery Girl, Tenderman, Fisherman
John H. Savo Sr.
1938 - 2000 | Pacific American Fisheries | Peter Pan Seafoods | Fisherman, Caretaker
Charlie Savo Sr.
1928 - 1952 | Alaska Packers Association | < 0 > Winter Watchman | < NN > Machinist
Raymond Heyano
1985 - 2004 | South Naknek Seafoods & Wards Cove Packing | Winter Watchman, Machinist, Fisherman
Roberta Finkbonner
1981 - 2001 | Bumble Bee, South Naknek Seafoods & Wards Cove | Cannery/Freezer Supervisor, Office Support
Carvel Zimin
NN Cannery | South Naknek
Shirley Zimin
NN Cannery | South Naknek
Marcia Dale
Watzituya | Net Hanger, Fisherwoman, Artist & Mentor
William Reese Ingram Sr.
1938 - 1965 | Columbia Wards Fisheries | Fisherman
Freda Aspelund
1963 - 1983 | Aspelund Theater Owner & NN Cannery Waitress | Mother, Fisherwoman, Chief Popcorn Maker
Dannie S. Smith & Denise Smith Statz
1952 - 1971 1962 - 1982 | Columbia Wards Fisheries | Scow Captain & Egghouse Slave
James A. Ekern
1939 - 1981 | Columbia Wards Fisheries Superintendent | Ekuk Cannery
Lee Hankins
1965 - 1995 | <NN> Alaska Packers Association | Captain F/V Mariah 1996
Fred L. Grindle
1928 - 2000 | <NN> Alaska Packers Association <E> | Machinist & Fisherman
Nick Zimin
1928 - 1945 | <M> Alaska Packers Association <NN> | Winter Watchman
Carvel Zimin Sr.
1970 - 1992 | <NN> Alaska Packers Association | Winter Watchman
Jack Myers
1966 - 1996 | <O> Alaska Packers Association Winter Watchman | Fisherman F/V Ample
George L. Nelson
1950's - 2000 | Peter Pan Seafoods | F\V Joni Lee, Hawkeye & Marina Jo
Chuck & Diane Bundrant
Trident Seafoods
Michael H. Tiffany
1980 - 1994 | T Salvage | Captain M/V Puffin
Orin Seybert
1950 - Present | Alaska Packers Association & PenAir | Ugashik Fisherman, Pilot & Airline
Jim Connelly
Retired 1978 | Del Monte | Director of Engineering
Pete Andrew Sr.
PAF & APA | Fisherman
In memory of Andy Golia
F/V Nanaka | From his family and friends
George Virgil Wilson Sr.
1952 | <NN> Alaska Packers Association <J> | AP 23
Vern W. Carscallen Sr.
1966 - 1978 | Columbia Wards Fisheries | Captain F/V Sea Hawk
Cathy Bell
Katmai National Park
Valerie Alvarez
1975 - 1980 | Cannery Worker
Grant "Brownie" & Shirley Brown
1953 - 1964 | Bumble Bee Seafoods | Watchman | Spring & Fall Beach Gang
Bob Egli
Naknek | King Salmon | Pilot | Mechanic | Innovator | Entrepreneur
LaRece Egli
Naknek | King Salmon | Artist | Community Curator | Recovering Net Hanger
Robert Clement "Crunch"