The first Europeans who permanently settled in the village were Russian colonists who moved there from Kodiak Island in 1847, two decades before the Alaska Purchase in 1867 by the United States. They were Russian Grigorii Kvasnikov (anglicized to Kvasnikoff), his Russian-Alutiiq wife Mavra Rastorguev (daughter of Agrafena Petrovna of Afognak), and their children. They were soon joined by the Oskolkoff family, also headed by a Russian man and Alutiiq woman. These were the core families, and their descendants, who often married Alutiiq, made up most of the village.
The first Europeans who permanently settled in the village were. Russian colonists who .moved there from Kodiak Island in 1847, two decades before the Alaska Purchase in 1867 by the United States They were Russian Grigorii Kvasnikov (anglicized to Kvasnikoff), his Russian-Alutiiq wife Mavra Rastorguev (daughter of Agrafena Petrovna of Afognak), and their children They were soon joined by the Oskolkoff fa.mily, also headed by a Russian man and Alutiiq woman These were the core families, and their descendants, who often married Alutiiq, made up most of the village.