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...knocks on (Secretary of State William Henry Seward's house) door at 9 o'clock...pay us 10 million dollars? William Henry Seward said I'll offer you five...that have to be paid. But William Henry Seward had been in these kinds of...
...Probably every eighth-grader in the state knows who William Henry Seward is and how this former presidential candidate is...Great Land filtered out, and expansionists like William Henry Seward took note. In the fall of 1860, Seward noted that...
...smoking outside the State Office Building about a block away from Seward Street, said she knew nothing about William Henry Seward. "A senator or a governor?" a man nearby asked, with a shrug. Another woman pointed to an older crowd...
...5, 1861, the certificate of appointment naming William Henry Seward as U.S. Secretary of State hangs in an upstairs...New York's) most important historical figures. William Henry Seward had served as governor of New York for eight years...
...In the show, he dresses up as three important figures in Alaska Statehood history: Judge James Wickersham, William Henry Seward and E.L. "Bob" Bartlett. Venables stresses Bartlett's role in getting the statehood bill passed. Bartlett...
...Seward St. Reception: 4-7 p.m. Alaska-history storyteller John H. Venables, dressed in character as William Henry Seward, will be signing his new book "Journey to Statehood." In addition, wilderness photographer Ron Gile, the...
...enlargements. Included in the show will be images taken in St. Michaels in 1866, a very rare daguerreotype of William Henry Seward, and cameras of the era. The exhibit will be on display through Oct. 15. Other exhibits on display at the ASM...
...purchase of Alaska from Russia and the 2008 Journey to Statehood. The program will include Venables' portrayal of William Henry Seward in "My Greatest Legacy," and of Judge James Wickersham in "The Man Who Changed Alaska History and Destiny...
...Park in North Douglas for many years. He served in the Army during the 1940s and was stationed for a time at Fort William Henry Seward, in Haines. He lived from 1995 to 2003 on West 11th Street in his sister's home, which he purchased from his...
...journey to statehood," Venables said. Tonight's program includes historical re-enactments by Venables of William Henry Seward in "My Greatest Legacy," and of Judge James Wickersham in "The Man Who Changed Alaska History and Destiny...