Historical Self-Guided Tour Location #1 Text-only: Welcome to Juneau Alaska and the State Capitol.  This is the 1st of 6 stops on the historical self-guided tour.  You’re now outside or just entering one of the two Senate Chamber galleries.  Please step into either the Groh or Zeigler gallery and take a seat for a few minutes.  Please note that only legislators,

Historical Self-Guided Tour Location #2 Text-only: You’ve reached the second stop on our historical self-guided audio tour of the Alaska capitol.  Please do not enter the Speaker’s Chamber.  This room is private office space.  You may step into the entry way as far as signage indicates to view the chamber.  Prior to construction being completed in 1931, the territorial legislature met

Historical Self-Guided Tour Location #3 Text-only: Before you is the entrance to the House Chamber.  Like the Senate Chamber, the public is only permitted in the galleries.  The door handles to Chambers are hand-cast brass totem poles that represent an eagle, whale and bear.  Please step into either the Peratrovich or Taylor Gallery and have a seat.  The first is named

Historical Self-Guided Tour Location #4 Text-only: Please enter the Senate Finance Committee room and have a seat on one of the benches.    The large committee table in front of you seats 7 Senators who comprise the Senate Finance committee.  The Finance Committee vets every bill that would have a financial impact to the State of Alaska including the budgets every

Historical Self-Guided Tour Location #5 Text-only: Welcome to the House Finance committee room.  This room serves the Finance Committee for the House of Representatives.  The finance committees have jurisdiction over “all appropriation, revenue, capital improvement, and bonding measures, the executive budget, and the programs and activities of the Department of Revenue.”  Like the Senate Finance room, you were just in, this

Historical Self-Guided Tour Location #6 Text-only: Welcome to the last historical stop on our tour today- the Winter and Pond Collection.    As you stroll throughout the 2nd and 1st floors you will encounter many black and white historical photos.  These photos depict life in the early 1900’s in Alaska.  The photographs are part of the Winter and Pond collection, housed