Join NN Cannery History Project Director Katherine Ringsmuth for a viewing of The Cannery Caretakers, followed by a discussion about how the NN Cannery History Project created a humanities community from a 130-year-old salmon cannery.
In 2015, Bob King and Katie Ringsmuth embarked on a journey to Bristol Bay to preserve the History of the Diamond NN Cannery at South Naknek, Alaska, resulting in the seven-year public history endeavor called The NN Cannery History Project.
Uncovered along the way was the story of the Cannery Caretakers, which looks at cannery work from the perspective of Village residents. Today, the 40-minute film, The Cannery Caretakers, is part of the exhibition, Mug Up: The Language of Cannery Work, on display at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau through October 8, 2022.