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'''1959:''' (January 3,) Alaska became a state. | '''1959:''' (January 3,) Alaska became a state. | ||
An especially helpful source for studying the history of Alaska is William R. Hunt, ''Alaska: A Bicentennial History'' (New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1976; Family History Library book 979.8 H2hu). | An especially helpful source for studying the history of Alaska is William R. Hunt, ''Alaska: A Bicentennial History'' (New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1976; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=214738&disp=Alaska%2C+a+bicentennial+history%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.8 H2hu]). | ||
== The Gold Rush == | == The Gold Rush == | ||
*Site offers historic information on the discovery of gold, traveling to the gold fields, gold mining, daily life, gold rush stories and more:[http://www.library.state.ak.us/goldrush/ http://www.library.state.ak.us/goldrush/]. | *Site offers historic information on the discovery of gold, traveling to the gold fields, gold mining, daily life, gold rush stories and more:[http://www.library.state.ak.us/goldrush/ http://www.library.state.ak.us/goldrush/]. | ||
*Finding your Gold Rush Relative: [http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/parham.html#alaska http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/parham.html#alaska] | *Finding your Gold Rush Relative: [http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/parham.html#alaska http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/parham.html#alaska] | ||