02/08/1994 05:00 PM House TRA

  HCR 26 - DECLARING 1994 THE YEAR OF VANCOUVER                                
                                                                               
  CHAIR FOSTER introduced Representative Bill Hudson as the                    
  sponsor of HCR 26.                                                           
                                                                               
  Number 023                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON introduced HCR 26 by stating, "HCR 26                  
  was brought to me by the Alaska Maritime Heritage                            
  Foundation, some of my colleagues in Juneau, and                             
  Representative Fran Ulmer.  This year marks the 200th                        
  anniversary of Captain George Vancouver's voyage to Cook's                   
  River and Prince William Sound, then to northern Southeast                   
  Alaska.  In two small vessels, the Discovery (100 feet) and                  
  the Chatham (65 feet), the expedition had, by the end of                     
  1793, finished exploring the Columbia River, British                         
  Columbia coast, and southern Southeast Alaska.  HCR 26                       
  declares 1994 to be the year of Vancouver to commemorate                     
  George Vancouver's important contribution to Alaska's                        
  history.                                                                     
                                                                               
       "To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Vancouver's                      
  expedition, the newly formed Alaska Maritime Heritage                        
  Foundation Vancouver Bicentennial Committee is planning                      
  educational events.  In Anchorage there are plans for a                      
  lecture series and a conference to commemorate Vancouver.                    
  Here in Juneau we plan to have a special exhibit at the                      
  Alaska State Museum and a series of speakers over the summer                 
  months.  The exhibit, a major event called `Vancouver Meets                  
  the Tlingits' will consist of Native and European artifacts                  
  and trade goods that have had an influence on Native culture                 
  and change.                                                                  
                                                                               
       "The National Geographic Society and the Alaska                         
  Geography and Education Program are very supportive of the                   
  concept and are working to prepare a curriculum for use in                   
  Alaska's schools.  I believe this is an excellent                            
  opportunity to provide public education on many of Alaska's                  
  place names and the rich history of our state."                              
                                                                               
  Number 081                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE MACKIE moved that the committee pass HCR 26                   
  out of the Transportation Committee.                                         
                                                                               
  Number 083                                                                   
                                                                               
  There were no objections, and CHAIR FOSTER declared HCR 26                   
  to be moved out of committee.