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Hugh Q. Smith

Hugh Smith

Hugh Q. Smith came to Seldovia, Alaska in 1970 to be a vocational shop and high school math teacher at the Susan B. English School. He retired in 1986, after 16 years of teaching. Seeing a need for housing in the community and being a shop teacher, he purchased properties, started building, and employed his high school students on the construction projects. Hugh not only was a contractor who built homes and subdivisions, but was involved with construction of the city's library/clinic/fire/police station community building. After retirement, Hugh has continued to live in Seldovia and be involved in the community.
Date of Birth:
Apr 8, 1936
Hugh Q. Smith appears in the following new Jukebox projects:
Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
Hugh Q. Smith

Hugh Q. Smith was interviewed on January 20, 2015 by Jan Yaeger at the Seldovia Conference Center in Seldovia, Alaska. In this interview, Hugh talks about his career as a shop and math teacher in Seldovia, as well as his work as a contractor building homes and public buildings around Seldovia. He also talks about the changes he has seen in the community and what he foresees for the future.

 2014-17-07 Seldovia Jan 20, 2015