Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.18.001
Accession#:
2005.18
Credit Line:
Transferred from the City and Borough of Juneau.
Object Name:
Book, meeting
Title:
Journal of earliest minutes of Douglas Fire Department 1898—1914
Creator:
Douglas Fire Department
Date:
02/28/1898
Scope & Content:
Journal with dark red binding on spine and corners, main part of book dark grey with curved and chain—like patterns on the covers. Lightly on cover in pencil, "minutes." 149 lined beige pages. All but a few near the back have been written on in pen or pencil. A complete list of firemen from 1898 to 1903. There are a few names in the front cover, and cover page R. McKanna and C. Erickson. Lists of members First page lists order of business, journal skips from December 2 1910 to March 15, 1911. Meetings are sporadic after that. Mention of activities of firemen's ball and entertainment and recreation that occurs at that dance. Touches also on theater, baseball, dance, music, store, ohman hall, restaurant, "jap" laundry, WIlliam Hicks, beach, lumber mill, treadwell, badges, uniforms,
Dates of Creation:
02/28/1898
Notes:
Journal transferred from CBJ vault by Laurie Sica, municipal clerk. Journal contains first minutes of the Douglas Fire Department
Many more names than those listed in people section...Willette's handwritten notes in ref file include more. She says, in part, "Feb 1898 meeting was called for the purpose of organizing a volunteer fire department. First officers were Frank Copp chairman, Charles Fox Secretary, M.C. Howell Treasurer, nad J.M. McDonald first chief. To eb known as Douglas Fire Department Hose Co #1. List of first volunteers. Roene appointed inspector of flumes nad chimneys 9/12/1899
Many more names than those listed in people section...Willette's handwritten notes in ref file include more. She says, in part, "Feb 1898 meeting was called for the purpose of organizing a volunteer fire department. First officers were Frank Copp chairman, Charles Fox Secretary, M.C. Howell Treasurer, nad J.M. McDonald first chief. To eb known as Douglas Fire Department Hose Co #1. List of first volunteers. Roene appointed inspector of flumes nad chimneys 9/12/1899
People:
Coff, Frank
Howell, M.C.
McDonald, J.
McKay, Dan
Fox, Charles
Coats, B.N.
Swinehart, W.H.
Anderson, George
Stubbins, William
Wortman, Charles
Shotter, George Jr
Gravrok, Pat
Falconer, Guy
McKanna, Philip
Sheppard, H.R.
Egan, John
Muth, L.A.
Jones, H.C.
Coggins, Pat
Cashen, Pat
King, John
Gravrok, John
Lowe, M.C.
Anderson, Harry
DeRoche, George
McFee, Dan
Hopp, Charles
Hoyt, F.W.
Roene, G.
Mink, D.J.
Murray, A.
Ohman, Oscar
Henson, F.
Howell, M.C.
McDonald, J.
McKay, Dan
Fox, Charles
Coats, B.N.
Swinehart, W.H.
Anderson, George
Stubbins, William
Wortman, Charles
Shotter, George Jr
Gravrok, Pat
Falconer, Guy
McKanna, Philip
Sheppard, H.R.
Egan, John
Muth, L.A.
Jones, H.C.
Coggins, Pat
Cashen, Pat
King, John
Gravrok, John
Lowe, M.C.
Anderson, Harry
DeRoche, George
McFee, Dan
Hopp, Charles
Hoyt, F.W.
Roene, G.
Mink, D.J.
Murray, A.
Ohman, Oscar
Henson, F.
Search Terms:
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