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Forget-Me-Nots


Laurel Downing Bill

December 17th, 2009

Laurel Downing Bill sits atop a treasure trove of stories inherited from her aunt Phyllis Downing Carlson.

Her aunt came to Alaska as a young girl in the early 1900’s when her father, Laurel’s grandfather, moved to Cordova to help build a railroad to Kennecott.

Aunt Phyllis grew up in Cordova.

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