WKHS Board meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm in the basement of the Teeland Building, home to Krazy Moose Subs.
Our annual Alaska Day Dinner was held on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at the Palmer Depot!
Doors opened at 4:30 for a Meet and Greet, followed by the Famous Dessert Auction at 6:00. Thanks to all who attended this fun event and supported WKHS.
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Every Wednesday 10am-6pm
Potluck Picnic and Mushers Hall of Fame Induction
This annual event is a potluck picnic.
The 2024 inductee into the Mushers Hall Of Fame was Roxy Wright,.the only woman to win the Fur Rondy Open World Championship Sled Dog Race, and the first woman to claim the Open North American Championship in Fairbanks!
2024 EVENTS
Wasilla-Knik Historical Society
300 n boundAry Street
wasilla, alaska 99654
Knik museum
10524 S Knik Goose Bay Road
Wasilla, Alaska 99623
907-376-7755 MUSEUM PHONE
KnikMuseum@gmail.com
There are many ways you can learn about and help preserve our local history.
JULY
21
Join us for Trails Day, Homestead Survivors' Reunion, Knik Community Potluck Picnic, Alaska Day Dinner, and Annual Meeting.
WKHS Homesteader Reunion
It's a time to come together, listen to and tell stories, and reminisce about the early days of the Mat-Su Valley. This is a potluck event, so bring your favorite homesteader dish!
October
19
Learn about gold mining, dog mushing, homesteading Alaska and more. Located at 10524 S. Knik-Goose Bay Road. Open Wednesday-Sundays in the summer. Closed in the winter. Other tours by request.
Every Month
Everymonth
WHAT WE do
June
From 10-5 on Wednesdays during the summer, come downtown for fresh produce and Alaskan made gifts. Located at Wasilla Iditapark near the Wonderland playground.
Wasilla Knik Historical Society
APRIL
Wasilla Farmers' Market-Open each Wednesday from 10:00-5:00 during the summer months at Iditapark near Wonderland Playground.
Coleen Mielke has uploaded the daily diary of O.G. Herning, who came to Alaska in 1898 and had businesses in Knik and Wasilla. See her complete list of local history documents here. Scroll down to see the Herning Diary.
Colleen also has compiled a record of the Chief Engineer Reports for the Alaska Road Commission from 1911-1920. Click above for both links!