Rust, Clara, 1890-1978

Clara Hickman Rust was a Fairbanks historian and writer who came to Fairbanks in 1907 to join her father, Zach Hickman, a newspaperman who had come over the Chilkoot Pass to Dawson in 1898 and subsequently founded two newspapers: the Klondike Nugget and the Fairbanks Miner. In 1910 she married Jesse W. Rust in Fairbanks, where she was to live a long and active life, recognized for her participation in local and state affairs. She was a charter member of Pioneer Women of Alaska, served two terms as president, was named woman of the year by the Soroptimists and Fairbanks mother of the year. Her newspaper columns, "News of pioneers," ran for many years, first in Jessen's Daily and then in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, and her biography "This Old House," written by Jo Anne Wold.

Fairbanks historian and writer Clara Hickman Rust (1890-1978) came to Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1908 to join her father, Zach Hickman, a newspaperman who had come over the Chilkoot Pass to Dawson in 1898 and subsequently founded two newspapers: the Klondike Nugget and the Fairbanks Miner. In 1910 Clara married Jesse W. Rust in Fairbanks, where she was to live a long and active life, recognized for her participation in local and state affairs. She was a two-term president of Pioneer Women of Alaska, was named woman of the year by the Soroptimists and Fairbanks mother of the year. Her newspaper column "News of Pioneers" ran for many years, first in Jessen's Daily and then in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Her biography "This Old House" was written by Jo Anne Wold.