November 20th Performance by Jan Welch from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
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Plucky Lady, a Solo Performance by Jan Welch
Thursday, November 20th | 6:00 – 7:00 p.m | at the City Museum
Join us at the City Museum for a free solo performance by Jan Welch. Plucky Lady brings to life the story of fearless Alaskan adventurer Mary Joyce, who came to Southeast Alaska in 1928 and instantly embraced its rugged beauty. She was a nurse, the owner of a hunting lodge, a mink farmer, bush plane pilot, stewardess, Alaska's first female radio operator, military advisor, territorial government candidate, movie actress and bar proprietor. But she's most famous for traveling 1000 miles by dogsled from Taku to Fairbanks in the harshest of conditions.
Jan Welch is a professional writer and actress who first learned about Mary Joyce when she visited Taku Glacier Lodge in the summer of 2023. She immediately knew she wanted to bring Mary's story to life in Plucky Lady, the script she adapted from Mary Anne Greiner's book Mary Joyce Taku to Fairbanks 1000 Miles by Dog Team.
This project was funded in part by a Juneau History Grant from the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, City and Borough of Juneau, 2025.