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Alta "Patty" Colberg

Alta Colberg

Alta "Patty" Colberg moved with her family from Seattle, Washington to Seldovia, Alaska in 1936, when she was a young girl. She married John Colberg, a local man, and raised her six children in Seldovia. Alta and her husband owned and operated the Linwood Bar for many years, a popular Seldorvia eatery. Alta was a member of the Hospital Guild, which raised funds to purchase equipment for Seldovia’s hospital. She served on the Seldovia City Council during the “Urban Renewal” period after the 1964 Alaska Earthquake and also served on the local school board. She passed away in January 2020.
Date of Birth:
Feb 24, 1934
Date of Death:
Jan 5, 2020
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Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
Alta Colberg

Alta "Patty" Colberg was interviewed on August 20, 2014 by Jan Yaeger at the Seldovia Museum in Seldovia, Alaska. In this interview, Alta talks about moving to Seldovia as a child and what it was like growing up in Seldovia.  She also talks about raising her own family in Seldovia, about Seldovia's Fourth of July celebrations, and about the changes that she has witnessed in the community during her lifetime.

 2014-17-01 Seldovia Aug 20, 2014