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Evan Newman

Evan Newman was born in 1953 to Irene (Anthony) and Maurice Newman in Holy Cross, Alaska. Evan is the youngest of their six children. He grew up learning to hunt, fish, trap and successfully live off the land from his father. He also followed in his father's footsteps and worked for the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) as the power plant operator in Holy Cross for 35 years. He was selected as Power Plant Operator of the Year on more than one occasion and retired in February 2019. Evan participated in the 2002 interview with his father, Maurice, for the Holy Cross Community Project Jukebox. He helped explain his father's answers to questions and added his own memories of growing up and living a subsistence lifestyle.

Evan Newman appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

As a Person Present at Interview

Interview Title	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Abstract	People Present
Maurice Newman	2002-10-05	Holy Cross Community Project	Maurice Newman was interviewed on April 18, 2002 by Eugene Paul, village chief, and Karen Brewster from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program at Maurice's home in Holy Cross, Alaska. Maurice's sons, Evan and William were also present during the interview. At the end of the interview, Maurice looks through photographs from his personal collection. The photographs add another layer to understanding his life and the history of Holy Cross. View a short segment of film from the 1950s or '60s showing Maurice traveling by dog team and checking his fish trap (from AAF-384, Hot Spot Team, 1955-1965, Doore Collection, Alaska Film Archives, University of Alaska Fairbanks).	Evan Newman, William Newman