...philosophy and charge that has been carried down to the third- and fourth-generation descendants of Swedish immigrants Edward Anton and Jenny Rasmuson. Jenny started the philanthropic foundation in 1955, with an initial endowment of $3,000, in...

...of Alaska's first incorporated city. Months later, the bank opened offices in Wrangell and Anchorage. In 1919, Edward Anton Rasmuson, the bank's attorney, was named president and he and his family guided the bank for more than 80 years...