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Why a town in Italy is interested in Juneau

...died suddenly in Juneau in January 1898, and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau, near the graves of founders Joe Juneau and Dick Harris.I have discovered, however, that Father Tosi is also greatly revered and widely commemorated in his...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-05-26/why-town-italy-interested-juneau
Opinion
Juneau Empire Online Local News: Joe Juneau legacy lives on 7/6/98

...Juneau said. In 1880, prospectors Joe Juneau and Richard Harris founded what later...other famous members, including Joe Juneau's cousin, Solomon, who founded...first Virginia Juneau had heard of Joe Juneau having any descendants. She said...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/070698/juneau.html
Thanks for welcoming Juneau family reunion

...week in Juneau for 150 decedents of the Juneau Clan and Joe Juneau an outstanding welcome. To the Juneau-Douglas City...Juneau wedding site, Emily Williams family decendents of Joe Juneau, residents of Juneau who took the time to talk with...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/071909/nei_465729275.shtml
Juneau Empire Online Local News: Juneau family plans reunion in capital 8/25/98

...for their ancestor, relations of Joe Juneau are advancing plans for a family...fainted when she first saw a photo of Joe Juneau. She was just thrilled.'' The...Virginia lives; Wisconsin, where Joe Juneau's cousin Solomon founded Milwaukee...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/082598/juneaus.html
Juneau Empire Online Inside Story: Diary records Juneau pioneer in his own words 6/21/98

...discovery of gold in a ``Diary of Richard T. Harris and Joe Juneau,'' written at least two years after the fact. The...walkway through Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau, along with Joe Juneau, who died in Dawson in 1899. Cowee, who died in 1888...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/062198/diary.html
Empire publisher announces coming changes

...that has served a wonderful community for 100 years," Billy Morris said. "As we all know, this city was founded by Joe Juneau and Richard Harris in 1880 as a mining town in the early days of gold prospecting. It is a unique city, bounded by...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-11-16/empire-publisher-announces-coming-chang
Local
Famously Harris

...famous namesake?The following is what I discovered:The year was 1879. Richard Tighe Harris, an Irishman, along with Joe Juneau, a French Canadian, were tasked with prospecting the Taku and Gastineau Channel areas by George Pilz, a mining engineer...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2012-10-26/famously-harris
Outdoors
Jack Marshall's Accumulated Fragments: Don't forget about Richard T. Harris

...development of Juneau were Joseph (Joe) Juneau, Richard Tighe Harris and Chief...Village.Much has been written about Joe Juneau but I want to focus on Harris...lode miners. Two Cassiar miners, Joe Juneau and Harris, had lode mining experience...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2012-02-19/dont-forget-about-richard-t-harris
Neighbors
Juneaus come to town for reunion

...John Joseph Juneau will board the Joe Juneau parade float and give Juneau residents...John Juneau said. ``One is Joe Juneau, and the other is Solomon Juneau...sixth cousin, second removed, of Joe Juneau (1833-1899). ``And when we...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/070299/Loc_reunion.html
Local
Photos: Gold Rush Days, Sunday

...early name of "Harrisburg," before Richard Harris fell out of favor with the locals and they turned allegiance to Joe Juneau. Juneau and Harris had relied on Tlingit Chief Kowee to guide them to the mouth of Gold Creek in 1880 and thus began...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-06-26/photos-gold-rush-days-sunday
Local

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