Patty Simpson and her sister Irene Roundtree started their lives in Petersburg as Wasvicks. Five Daughters Hill in Petersburg is named after the five sisters in their family.

When Patti and Gloria went to apply for a loan to start their store “the Cache”, the banker was dubious.

Dot Otness says her favorite memories are of picnics. In this interview with her son Alan, she remembers favorite hikes and trips to the Green Rocks Homestead down Wrangell Narrows.

Gerald Lind says he was born where most people end up: in a mortuary.

Arlene Otness remembers working in the old Petersburg Hospital back in the days when it was an aging two story house settling around a stump that raised the floorboards of the x-ray room. In this compelling interview with her long-time friend Roxy Lee, Arlene tells stories that are poignant, funny and inspiring.

Louis Severson reminisces about his youth with his son Greg, telling about a time in Petersburg when Norwegian was commonly spoken in town.

Tora Thynes was born in Norway and emigrated to the U.S. as a young girl, sponsored by her aunt. In this interview, she tells Heidi Lee about life in Norway during the German Occupation of WW II, and watching warships from both sides of the conflict come into the fjord near her village.