Soldotna Historical Society & Museum, Alaska, United States
5.0 (56 reviews) Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Ranking #3 in Soldotna Speciality Museums • History Museums
Delightful Surprise
Soldotna Historical Museum, located on Centennial Park Rd, features a wildlife museum and historic log village. Among the log buildings is the last territorial school built in 1958, where students studied by the light of gas lanterns, still hanging in the school. Soldotna's founding settlers arrived in 1947. The "habitable dwellings" which entitles two of these first homesteaders to 160 acres from what is now mid-town Soldotna are part of the village. How the latter-day pioneers lived is revealed in a collection of homestead artifacts and photos in the former Chamber of Commerce log tourist center. Damon Hall, a large building constructed for the Alaska Centennial, features an outstanding display of wildlife mounts with a background mural of these species' natural habitat. The museum is open May 15-Sept 15 of each year. There is free admission. The museum is operated by the Soldotna Historical Society & Museum, Inc.; a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the early history.
Address
461 Centennial Park Rd First left off Centennial Park Rd.; nestled in trees on backside of softball fields, Soldotna, AK 99669-8253
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Website
http://www.soldotnamuseum.com/
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday :
Current local date and time now
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 22:17
User Ratings
5.0 based on (56 reviews)
Reviews
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5sue32846 5:00 PM Aug 4, 2020
Kenai history
Wonderful museum. The guide was extremely informative and learning the history is very interesting. Even my teenage boys listened reasonably closely. The best of the tour is at the end so don’t cut out early. We highly recommend this outing. Value is the best as it is free but I am sure a nice donation would be helpful.
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5SocialDave 5:00 PM Aug 28, 2013
Learn From A True Homesteader
Wandering in a rental car on the Kenai peninsula landed us in Soldotna, Alaska. A quick check with TripAdvisor quickly let us know that we must stop at the Homestead Museum. I can't tell you enough how great this advice was. We learned the local history from the daughter of a true homesteader. There are several original homesteader buildings including homes, a school, food cache, and community building. While the buildings seem to be nineteenth century, they are actually mid twentieth century. The town was settled by homestead benefits given to World War II veterans who had to boat or walk to this Alaskan area with little in the way of conveniences and no existing infrastructure. You definitely will not be disappointed with this museum - there is something here that will interest you and better, you will meet interesting locals.
