Jump to content

Alaska History: Difference between revisions

Alaska History (view source)

Revision as of 13:56, 5 March 2009

152 bytes added ,  5 March 2009
Added bullets, headings, and sources
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
(Added bullets, headings, and sources)
Line 1: Line 1:
==Brief History==
The following important events in the history of [[Portal:Alaska|Alaska]] affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements.  
The following important events in the history of [[Portal:Alaska|Alaska]] affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements.  


'''1741:''' Discovered by Vertus Bering, a Dane working for Russia.  
*'''1741:''' Discovered by Vertus Bering, a Dane working for Russia.
*'''1783:''' Russian fur traders established the first white settlement on Kodiak Island.
*'''1799''': Sitka was permanently founded by the Russians. It served as Alaska's capital until 1906, when the capital was moved to Juneau.
*'''1804:''' Sitka was permanently founded by the Russians. It served as Alaska's capital until 1906, when the capital was moved to Juneau.
*'''1824-1828''': In treaties with the United States and Great Britain, Russia agreed to recognize latitude 54° 40 N as Alaska's southern boundary and longitude 141° W as the eastern boundary. Further boundary adjustments between Alaska and British Columbia were made in 1903.
*'''1867:''' (October 18)The United States purchased Alaska from Russia.
*'''1884:''' Congress passed the first Organic Act, providing a governor and federal courts for Alaska. May 17, 1867 Alaska became a territory.
*'''1896:''' The Klondike gold strike started a rush to the Canadian Yukon Territory. Gold was discovered at Nome in 1899 and at Fairbanks in 1902.
*'''1912:''' Congress passed the second Organic Act, establishing Alaska as a U.S. territory and providing for a territorial legislature.
*'''1959:''' (January 3,) Alaska became a state.
==State Histories Useful to Genealogists==
An especially helpful source for studying the history of Alaska is William R. Hunt, ''Alaska: A Bicentennial History'' <ref> ''Alaska: A Bicentennial History'' (New York, NY: W. W. Norton &amp; 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]). </ref>.


'''1783:''' Russian fur traders established the first white settlement on Kodiak Island.
=== The Gold Rush  ===
 
'''1799''': Sitka was permanently founded by the Russians. It served as Alaska's capital until 1906, when the capital was moved to Juneau. <br>
 
'''1804:''' Sitka was permanently founded by the Russians. It served as Alaska's capital until 1906, when the capital was moved to Juneau.
 
'''1824-1828''': In treaties with the United States and Great Britain, Russia agreed to recognize latitude 54° 40 N as Alaska's southern boundary and longitude 141° W as the eastern boundary. Further boundary adjustments between Alaska and British Columbia were made in 1903.
 
'''1867:''' (October 18)The United States purchased Alaska from Russia.
 
'''1884:''' Congress passed the first Organic Act, providing a governor and federal courts for Alaska. May 17, 1867 Alaska became a territory.
 
'''1896:''' The Klondike gold strike started a rush to the Canadian Yukon Territory. Gold was discovered at Nome in 1899 and at Fairbanks in 1902.
 
'''1912:''' Congress passed the second Organic Act, establishing Alaska as a U.S. territory and providing for a territorial legislature.
 
'''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 &amp; 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  ==
 
*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]
 
== Web Sites  ==
 
http://fairbanks-alaska.com/alaska-history.htm
 
http://kodiakisland.net/timeline.html
 
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108178.html
 
http://www.akhistorycourse.org/
 
A list of ship wrecks occuring in Alaska from the earliest times (1741) to the present [http://www.mms.gov/alaska/ref/ships/index.htm www.mms.gov/alaska/ref/ships/index.htm]


*[http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/parham.html#alaska Finding your Gold Rush Realitive ]
*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/ Alaska's Gold].
=== Web Sites  ===
*[http://fairbanks-alaska.com/alaska-history.htm Alaska History]
*[http://www.akhistorycourse.org/ Alaska History and Cultural Studies]
*[http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108178.html Information about Alaska]
*[http://kodiakisland.net/timeline.html Kodiak Island Timeline]
*[http://www.mms.gov/alaska/ref/ships/index.htm  Ship Wrecks off Alaska's Coast] has a list of ship wrecks occuring in Alaska from the earliest times (1741) to the present
==Sources==
<references/>
[[Category:Alaska]]
[[Category:Alaska]]
Familyjournals
8,713

edits

Retrieved from "https://integration-ru.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/154100"