George A. Morlander and his wife, Lona, left Minnesota in 1925 and moved to Alaska to teach for the Alaska Native Service. Their first station was Kivalina and thereafter they were transferred to other ANS schools on the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers, as well as southeastern Alaska. In the early 1940's, Morlander was transferred to Eklutna, Alaska, where he was Superintendent of the ANS boarding school. After World War II, the school was moved to Seward and then to Mt. Edgecomb, Alaska. Morlander, suffering a leg injury sustained while traveling by dog team, decided he preferred not to undergo more transfers. He moved to Bethel, where he worked as Administrative Assistant until his retirement from ANS in 1952. Upon retirement, Morlander moved to Ferndale, Washington. He died in 1986 at the age of 92.
From the description of George A. Morlander photographs, ca. 1925- ca. 1952. (University of Alaska, Fairbanks). WorldCat record id: 309453976
