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| == '''Next Step: When did the marriage occur? ''' == | | == '''Next Step: When did the marriage occur? ''' == |
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| :'''Marriage Records''' | | :'''Marriage Records''' |
| :Choose a time period: | | :Choose a time period: |
| :*'''[[How to Find Alaska Marriage Records#Marriages_Before_1820|Before 1821]]''' | | :*'''[[How to Find Alaska Marriage Records#Marriages_Before_1912|Before 1912]]''' |
| :*'''[[How to Find Alaska Marriage Records#Marriages_1820_to_1867|1821 to 1881]]''' | | :*'''[[How to Find Alaska Marriage Records#Marriages_1913_to_Present|1913 to Present]]''' |
| :*'''[[How to Find Alaska Marriage Records#Marriages_1868_to_1925|1881 to 1948]]'''
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| :*'''[[How to Find Alaska Marriage Records#Marriages_1936_to_Present|1948 to Present]]'''
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| :*'''[[How to Estimate United States Marriage Information|Marriage year unknown]]''' | | :*'''[[How to Estimate United States Marriage Information|Marriage year unknown]]''' |
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| *18-- to 18-- very few records exist | | *18-- to 18-- very few records exist |
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| | [[Alaska Church Records|Church Records]]<br> | | | [[Alaska Church Records|Church Records]]<br> |
| [[Alaska Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br> [[Alaska Military Records|Military Records]] | | [[Alaska Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br> [[Alaska Military Records|Military Records]] |
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| | [[Alaska Census|Census Records]] | | | [[Alaska Census|Census Records]] |
| [[Alaska Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]<br> [[Alaska Vital Records|Death Records]] | | [[Alaska Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]<br> [[Alaska Vital Records|Death Records]] |
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| [[Gretna Greens in the United States|Search for Gretna Greens]]-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive.
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| '''Marriage Records on Microfilm''' <br> Some county marriage records may be available on microfilm at your local [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= Family Search Center]. If you know the approximate date and county where the marriage took place, use the[http://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)] to see what is available.
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| ::*Search the [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search FHLC] by county.
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| ::*Select the topic Vital Records. Look for records authored by the county clerk.
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| ::*For a small fee, [https://familysearch.org/films/ order the microfilm] to view at a local Family Search Center.
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| <center>[[How to Find Alaska Marriage Records#Finding_Alaska_Marriage_Records|Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year]]</center> <center><br></center>
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| | align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''
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| ::*For a small fee, [https://familysearch.org/films/ order the microfilm] to view at a local Family Search Center.
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| <center>[[How to Find Alaska Marriage Records#Finding_Alaska_Marriage_Records|Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year]]</center> <center><br></center> <center><br></center>
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| Marriage licenses may be found in the county records where the marriage occurred. | | Marriage licenses may be found in the county records where the marriage occurred. |
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| '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information''' | | '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information''' |
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| :*Copies may be ordered from the Alaska Department of Public Health. | | :*Copies may be ordered from the Alaska Department of Public Health. |