People

The Klondike Gold Rush is full of fascinating stories showing us the scale of this human drama. We have learned about stampeder experience from thousands of historic artifacts, photographs, journal accounts, published memoirs, and archeological discoveries.

Dive into history to

• Discover gold with the the folks who found gold in August 1896
• Research a historic person through stampeder genealogy
• Learn about three historic cemeteries
• Keep the stories alive with the guardians of the gold rush
• Unearth the writers who found gold through their words

 

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  Women of the Gold Rush

  Courageous women from all walks of life joined the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98.

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  Buffalo Soldiers of Company L

  Company L, a unit of black soldiers, spent 3 years serving their country in Southeast Alaska. Learn about their time taming the frontier.

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  Early Chilkoot Expeditions

  Some of the early expeditions that crossed the Chilkoot Trail and helped it become a critical gold rush route.

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  Recreation in Skagway

  Baseball, football, basketball, hiking, and photography there was a club or sport for every Skagwegian.

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  What was the Klondike Gold Rush?

  Learn about the great human drama that was the mad dash to the far north known as the Klondike Gold Rush.