George Shaw

George Shaw emigrated from England and worked in Ontario before he moved to Dawson in 1937. He tried to mine but was unsuccessful, he ran a sawmill, and then he worked for George Murdock before buying a jewellery business.1) George and his wife Ag (Agnes) Shaw operated a jewelry store in Dawson between 1955 and 1975.2)

George and Ag worked to form the Klondike Visitors Association and the Dawson Museum Society.3) George Shaw served on the Dawson City Council and was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council. George and Agnes retired in Dawson.4)

1)
University of Alaska, Oral history Program, Tanana Yukon Historical Society recording, Oral History 78-47-01, 19 August 1973.
2)
Dan Davidson, “Nugget and Ivory Shop Comes Up With Gold.” The Klondike Sun (Dawson), 1 March 2005.
3)
“Agnes “Ag” Shaw, Long-time Dawsonite passes.” Klondike Korner (Dawson), 856th edition, 1 July 1988.
4)
University of Alaska, Oral history Program, Tanana Yukon Historical Society recording, Oral History 78-47-02, 19 August 1973.