New plans to protect Alaska's History

Many lessons were learned on how Alaskans in the Anchorage Bowl can protect themselves and their property after the November 30th Earthquake, and the wildfires during last summer. Now with the help of some new grant money, the Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museum are going to teach cultural organizations across the state how to protect the history of Alaska.

Leaders from the Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums announced that this project is going to be funded by a grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities. They expect the total value of the grant to amount to around $270,000.

According to Anjuli Grantham, Curator of Statewide Services in the Division, the money is going to go towards putting on training sessions for cultural organizations like museums and archives to learn develop emergency response plans for disasters like earthquakes and wildfires.