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Deborah Vickery House

Deborah Vickery House grew up in Kennecott, Alaska with her sister, Jane Vickery Wilson, when the Kennecott mine and mill were in operation. The family moved there in 1918 when she was two years old, and lived there until 1931. Their father was the cost accountant for the town, which means he determined how much ore per ton it cost the mine to produce. When they left the mine, the family moved to Seattle so the girls could finish school. After growing up in Kennecott, Deborah found it difficult to adjust to a large school. She went to college at Western Washington University and then taught first and second grade in Washington for 30 years.

Date of Birth:

Jul 26, 1916

Date of Death:

Aug 18, 1999

Deborah Vickery House appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

Wrangell-St.Elias National Park

Kennecott Kids Photo Album

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Deborah Vickery House and Jane Vickery Wilson	Deborah Vickery House and Jane Vickery Wilson were interviewed by Ann Kain from the National Park Service on June 16, 1990 in Kennecott, Alaska during the Kennecott Kids reunion. In this interview, these two sisters talk about growing up in Kennecott, the mine, the store, their housing, and their schooling. They lived there for over 13 years, between 1918 and 1931, and the Kennecott Kids reunion in 1990 was the first time that they had returned.	95-71-22	Wrangell-St.Elias National Park	Jun 16, 1990