"Communities, Disaster & Change" is a traveling exhibition coordinated by the Valdez Museum and Historical Archive, in Valdez, Alaska. It provides a twist on the fiftieth anniversary of the Good Friday Earthquake commemoration through its connection with other communities and other disasters. The exhibit will travel around the state as well as to Oregon, and Hawaii. The full travel schedule and complete online gallery of the exhibit can be seen here.

This blog serves as a place to host a global conversation about the indomitable nature of the human spirit and communities' reactions to change, how they survive disaster and how they rebuild for the future. We hope this can be a tool for people like you, all across the world, to reach out and share your stories on survival and the will to carry on.

If you have seen the exhibit whether online or in person we want to know your reaction to the work of these twenty-eight Alaskan artists. Please join us in an ongoing conversation, and chime in with your thoughts, views and your personal stories of your community, disaster, and change.

10 March 2015

50 Year Earthquake Anniversary, 2014


Remembrance at the Valdez City Dock

 



The 1964 earthquake that  made a lifelong impact on many local Valdez residents was not forgotten. On March 27th, 2014 Alaskans gathered to commemorate this tragic event. Guests were invited to view and chat over the Old Town Valdez  Model in the  Museum's auxiliary building.  After an event filled with joy and tears visitors moved onto the city dock to pay their respects to those that passed on during the earthquake. Flowers were tossed thoughtfully into the Port of Valdez. They floated off carrying the memories of lost loved ones.





 

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