Chilkat historical society works to inject energy into its mission

“Relevance” was the buzz word at the Chilkat Valley Historical Society (CVHS) meeting on Thursday, where members wordsmithed a new mission statement and discussed ideas for revitalizing the group.

Sue Chasen, who succeeded Jim Shook as president at the group’s last meeting in March 2018, began with an introduction.

Chasen said although she recently joined the CVHS, she is not new to history. Her first trip to Alaska was in 1969 on an archaeological dig…