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The New Deal Pioneers of the Matanuska Colony

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Month: June 2015

Posted on June 12, 2015January 6, 2018

Happy 80th Anniversary, Matanuska Colony!

This weekend families are gathering in Palmer, Alaska for Colony Days, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Matanuska Colony.

Twenty years ago, in June 1995, we traveled to Palmer to begin principle filming for Alaska Far Away at the 60th anniversary reunion. Continue reading “Happy 80th Anniversary, Matanuska Colony!”

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In the midst of the despair of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal gave over 200 struggling Midwestern farm families an extraordinary opportunity: the chance to start over on the Alaskan frontier. “Alaska Far Away” tells the story of this bold government experiment and the families who found themselves thrust into the national spotlight along the way.

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About the Film

In the midst of the despair of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal gave over 200 struggling Midwestern farm families an extraordinary opportunity: the chance to start over on the Alaskan frontier. “Alaska Far Away” tells the story of this bold government experiment and the families who found themselves thrust into the national spotlight along the way.

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