Sitka museum weeds out collection

Krystle Weddle, collections fellow, enters information about a metal key into the Sitka Historical Society and Museum’s database. She is performing an audit on the museum’s collection. (Brielle Schaeffer/KCAW photo)
The Sitka Historical Society and Museum has been acquiring objects, documents and photos for more than 50 years. And, like any collector, there comes a time to clean house.
After moving out of Harrigan Centennial Hall for its remodel this summer, the museum began refining