Category Archives: History

Canadian records show that our Grand Poohbah’s great-grandfather, H.C. Davis, crossed the Chilkoot Pass on April 1, 1899. He went on to Dawson to start a construction business to support the miners/stampeders, then later moved onto to Fairbanks in 1906 … Continue reading →

A recently uncovered newspaper obituary column about H. C. Davis (our leader Don Lake’s great-grandfather) reveals that he was a lifetime member of A-B Camp No. 4 in Dawson in the Yukon Territory. Our little modern club started with Don, … Continue reading →

On March 29, 1902, Camp Sitka No. 6 was organized with a charter membership of eleven. There was a lack of confidence in the success of the camp in the town, for some thought it a novelty that would last … Continue reading →

The Arctic Brotherhood was not the first of its kind in the North. Several organizations formed in the early gold rush and pioneer days to meet the civic and social needs of the growing population. At that time there was … Continue reading →

A few months ago, a coin dealer contacted us to offer a real A-B Medal. This is a photo of the front & back. Beautiful isn’t it?

I have an A.B. pin with three gold nuggets at the bottom. It belonged to my great grandfather Henry Peter Hansen, do you have any record of him?  He was apparently a founder and my mother remembers something about a … Continue reading →

(See previous post about Dons Great-grandfather) According to Super A-B fan & historian Ashley Bowman, Dons great-grandfather, Henry C. (aka H.C.) Davis,was initiated in Camp Dawson No. 4.  Ashley has accumulated rosters on a few of the Camps.   It makes … Continue reading →

We stumbled upon a short video that was put together by the descendants of stampeder Albert Henry Woods and his trek to the Klondike in 1897.  This is an excellent short primer on the Yukon Gold Rush explaining the background … Continue reading →

The initial spark that got this group started many years ago, was Dons family connection to the Klondike Gold Rush.  His maternal great-grandfather, H.C. Davis, was a stampeder who crossed the Chilkoot Pass in April 1899 and made it to … Continue reading →

The following are summaries of the 32 A-B Camps that were established from 1899.  As one could imagine, finding specific information on many of the remote camps of this long-defunct organization was quite challenging.  A special thanks to the following … Continue reading →