Roppel reappointed to Alaska Historical Commission

Governor Sean Parnell has reappointed Wrangell resident Patricia Roppel to the Alaska Historical Commission, along with fellow member Candace Waugaman of Fairbanks.

Roppel is a published researcher, writer, and historian, as well as a lifelong member of the Alaska Historical Society, which named her Historian of the Year in 1977.

Her published works include “Salmon from Kodiak,” “Striking it Rich: Gold Mining in Southern Southeast,” and “Land of Mists.” She has served on the commission since 2003 and is reappointed to a seat reserved for a historian.

The nine-member commission advises the governor and the Legislature on matters relating to Alaska’s history, oversees the state’s historic preservation plan, recommends historic preservation grant projects for funding, and develops criteria for evaluating monuments and historic sites.