The Anchorage Museum presents a symposium examining the Cold War's impact on Alaska and its people. Featuring insights from award-winning author Charles Wohlforth, Indigenous history professor Holly Guise, history professor Ian Hartman, Anchorage Museum Director Julie Decker, and Anchorage Daily News writer Zachariah Hughes, the event includes presentations, a moderated panel discussion, and a guided visit to the exhibition Cold War to the Cosmos: Distant Early Warning Systems and the Arctic, opening Friday, April 4. Tickets are $30; lunch not included.
10 a.m. – Doors Open
10:30 – Introduction and Opening Remarks by Adam Baldwin, Deputy Director, Visitor Engagement at the Anchorage Museum
10:45 – Presentation by Zachariah Hughes Old, Cold and Sold: Long Range Radars in the Privatized Post-Cold War Era
11:30 – Presentation by Julie Decker, Director of Anchorage Museum Why Cold War Now.
Noon – Online Presentation by Holly Guise, PhD, Alaska Native Workers and Students of the Cold War
12:45 p.m. – Lunch Break
1:45 – Moderated Panel Discussion (Adam Baldwin - Moderator, Julie Decker, PhD; Ian Hartman, PhD; Zachariah Hughes, Charles Wohlforth – Panelists)
2:30 – Presentation by Charles Wohlforth Cold War Pioneers: The 1950s Formation of Alaska's Political and Economic Identity
3:30 – Invitation to tour Cold War to the Cosmos: Early Distant Warning Systems and the Arctic hosted by Julie Decker, Ian Hartman, Sierra Young, and Adam Baldwin