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The archives, libraries, and societies listed below have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.

Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Alaska[edit | edit source]

Suzallo and Allen Library, Univ. of Washington · Alaska State Archives · Alaska State Library · University of Alaska, Anchorage · University of Alaska, Fairbanks · Anchorage Municipal Library · National Archives at Seattle · Family History Library · Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park Seattle · Library and Archives Branch Whitehorse, YT · Quesnel and District Museum, Quesnel, BC

Archives[edit | edit source]

Alaska State Archives[edit | edit source]

141 Willoughby Avenue
Juneau, AK 99801
Telephone: 907-465-2270
Fax: 907-465-2465
Website

National Archives at Seattle[edit | edit source]

6125 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115-7999
Telephone: 206-336-5115
Fax: 206-336-5112
Website

Anchorage Museum of History and Art[edit | edit source]

121 W. 7th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Telephone: 907-343-4326
Fax: 907-343-6149
The museum has an archive section.

Alaska State Archives[edit | edit source]

141 Willoughby Avenue
Juneau, AK 99801
Telephone: 907-465-2270
Fax: 907-465-2465

National Archives at Seattle[edit | edit source]

6125 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115-7999
Telephone: 206-336-5115
Fax: 206-336-5112

Anchorage Museum of History and Art[edit | edit source]

121 W. 7th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Telephone: 907-343-4326
Fax: 907-343-6149
The museum has an archive section.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Alaska State Library[edit | edit source]

Alaska Historical Collections
State Office Building
P.O. Box 110571
Juneau, AK 99811-0571
Telephone: 907-465-2910
Fax: 907-465-2665

University of Alaska, Fairbanks[edit | edit source]

Elmer E. Rasmuson Library
310 Tanana Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800
Telephone: 907-474-7224
Fax: 907-474-6841
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 756800
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800

Societies[edit | edit source]

Genealogical Society of Southeastern Alaska[edit | edit source]

P.O. Box 6313
Ketchikan, AK 99901

Alaska Historical Society[edit | edit source]

P.O. Box 100299
Anchorage, AK 99510-0299
Telephone: 907-276-1596
Fax: 907-276-1596

Alaska Online Collections[edit | edit source]

Links to online databases and indexes that may include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.

Two helpful guides to Alaska records are:

Ulibarri, George S. Documenting Alaskan History: Guide to Federal Archives Relating to Alaska. Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Press, 1982. FHL fiche 6101864; book 979.8 A3u

University of Washington (Seattle) Library. The Dictionary Catalog of the Pacific Northwest Collection of the University of Washington (Seattle) Libraries. Six Volumes. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall and Company, 1972. FHL books 979.7 A3w v. 1 – 6

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+The archives, libraries, and societies listed below have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.
 === Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Alaska ===
-[http://www.lib.washington.edu/suzzallo Suzallo and Allen Library, Univ. of Washington]{{·}} [[Alaska State Archives]]{{·}}[[Alaska State Library]]{{·}} [[University of Alaska, Anchorage]]{{·}} [[University of Alaska, Fairbanks]]{{·}} [[Anchorage Municipal Library]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Seattle]]{{·}} [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]{{·}} [[Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park]] Seattle{{·}} [[Library and Archives Branch]] Whitehorse, YT{{·}} [[Quesnel and District Museum]], Quesnel, BC
+[http://www.lib.washington.edu/suzzallo Suzallo and Allen Library, Univ. of Washington]{{·}} [[Alaska State Archives]]{{·}}[[Alaska State Library]]{{·}} [[University of Alaska, Anchorage]]{{·}} [[University of Alaska, Fairbanks]]{{·}} [[Anchorage Municipal Library]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Seattle]]{{·}} [[Family History Library]]{{·}} [[Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park]] Seattle{{·}} [[Library and Archives Branch]] Whitehorse, YT{{·}} [[Quesnel and District Museum]], Quesnel, BC
-<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Alaska Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div> {{DCfollowup}}
-The archives, libraries, and societies listed below have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.
 === Archives  ===
-====[http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Anchorage Alaska Museum of History and Art]====
+====[http://www.archives.state.ak.us Alaska State Archives]====
-C Street<br>
+Willoughby Avenue <br>Juneau, AK 99801 <br>Telephone: 907-465-2270 <br>Fax: 907-465-2465<br>[http://www.archives.state.ak.us Website]
-Anchorage Alaska, 99501<br>
-Telephone:907-929-9200<br>
-Fax:907-929-9290<br>
-Email:[mailto:museum@AnchorageMuseum.org museum@AnchorageMuseum.org]<br>
-[https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Website]
-The Anchorage Museum connects people, expands perspectives, and encourages global dialogue about the North and its distinct environment.
+====[[National Archives at Seattle]]====
+Sand Point Way NE<br>Seattle, Washington 98115-7999<br>Telephone: 206-336-5115<br>Fax: 206-336-5112<br>
+[[National Archives at Seattle|Website]]
-====[http://archives.alaska.gov/ Alaska State Libraries Archives & Museum]====
+====[http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Anchorage Museum of History and Art]====
-Willoughby Avenue <br>
+W. 7th Avenue<br>Anchorage, AK 99501<br>Telephone: 907-343-4326<br>Fax: 907-343-6149<br>The museum has an archive section.
-Juneau, AK 99801 <br>
-Telephone: 907-465-2270 <br>
-Fax: 907-465-2465 <br>
-The museum has an archive section.
-*[https://archives.alaska.gov/genealogy/genealogy.html Genealogy]
-*[https://archives.alaska.gov/for_researchers/coll_guides.html Collection Guides]
-*[https://archives.alaska.gov/genealogy/school_records.html Searching for Alaska School Records]
-====[https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ Archives West]====
-Formerly Northwest Digital Archives. Contains listings of archives in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Montana, and Utah.
+====[http://www.archives.state.ak.us Alaska State Archives]====
+Willoughby Avenue <br>Juneau, AK 99801 <br>Telephone: 907-465-2270 <br>Fax: 907-465-2465
 ====[[National Archives at Seattle]]====
-Sand Point Way NE<br>
+Sand Point Way NE<br>Seattle, Washington 98115-7999<br>Telephone: 206-336-5115<br>Fax: 206-336-5112
-Seattle, Washington 98115-7999<br>
+====[http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Anchorage Museum of History and Art]====
-Telephone: 206-336-5115<br>Fax: 206-336-5112 <br>
+W. 7th Avenue<br>Anchorage, AK 99501<br>Telephone: 907-343-4326<br>Fax: 907-343-6149<br>The museum has an archive section.
-[mailto:seattle.archives@nara.gov Email]<br>
-[http://www.seattle.archives@nara.gov Website]<br>
-The museum has an archive section.
-Documents and materials generated by the United States Federal Government offices and courts for the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska are preserved here. Search the National Archives Catalog for information about the records that have been digitized.
-*The National Archives holds Federal military service records from the Revolutionary War to 1912 in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. See details of holdings.
-*Military records from WWI - present are held in the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC), in St. Louis, Missouri, See details of holdings.
-*The National Archives does not hold state militia records. For these records, you will need to contact the appropriate State Archives.
 === Libraries  ===
 ====[http://www.library.state.ak.us/ Alaska State Library]====
-Physical address: <br>395 Whittier Street, Juneau, AK 99801<br>
+Alaska Historical Collections<br>State Office Building<br>P.O. Box 110571 <br>Juneau, AK 99811-0571<br>Telephone: 907-465-2910<br>Fax: 907-465-2665
-Mailing address:<br> Alaska Historical Collections<br>
-State Office Building<br>P.O. Box 110571 <br>Juneau, AK 99811-0571<br>Telephone: 907-465-2910
-<br>Fax: 907-465-2665
-<br>[http://library.alaska.gov/ Website]<br>
-[mailto:asl@alaska.gov; Email]
 ====[http://www.uaf.edu/ University of Alaska, Fairbanks]====
-Elmer E. Rasmuson Library<br>310 Tanana Drive <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800 <br>Telephone: 907-474-7224 <br>Fax: 907-474-6841<br>
+Elmer E. Rasmuson Library<br>310 Tanana Drive <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800 <br>Telephone: 907-474-7224 <br>Fax: 907-474-6841<br>Mailing address: <br>P.O. Box 756800 <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800
-Mailing address:<br>P.O. Box 756800 <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800<br>
-[http://www.uaf.web@alaska.edu. Website]<br>
-[mailto:uaf.web@alaska.edu. Email]
 === Societies  ===
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 ====Genealogical Society of Southeastern Alaska====
 P.O. Box 6313 <br>Ketchikan, AK 99901
+====[http://www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org/ Alaska Historical Society]====
+P.O. Box 100299 <br>Anchorage, AK 99510-0299 <br>Telephone: 907-276-1596 <br>Fax: 907-276-1596
-====[http://www.members@alaskahistoricalsociety.org Alaska Historical Society]====
+=== Alaska Online Collections  ===
-P.O. Box 100299 <br>Anchorage, AK 99510-0299 <br>Telephone: 907-276-1596 <br>Fax: 907-276-1596<br>
-[mailto:members@alaskahistoricalsociety.org Email]<br>
-[http://www.members@alaskahistoricalsociety.org Website]<br>
+{{Click|Image:AK_ORP.png|Alaska Online Genealogy Records|left}} {{DCfollowup}}
 <br>'''Two helpful guides to Alaska records are:'''
-*Ulibarri, George S. ''Documenting Alaskan History: Guide to Federal Archives Relating to Alaska.'' Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Press, 1982. {{FSC|196616|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6101864; book 979.8 A3u}}
+*Ulibarri, George S. ''Documenting Alaskan History: Guide to Federal Archives Relating to Alaska.'' Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Press, 1982. {{FHL|196616|item|disp=FHL fiche 6101864; book 979.8 A3u}}
-*University of Washington (Seattle) Library. ''The Dictionary Catalog of the Pacific Northwest Collection of the University of Washington (Seattle) Libraries''. Six Volumes. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall and Company, 1972. {{FSC|87581|item|disp=FS Catalog books 979.7 A3w v. 1 – 6}}
+*University of Washington (Seattle) Library. ''The Dictionary Catalog of the Pacific Northwest Collection of the University of Washington (Seattle) Libraries''. Six Volumes. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall and Company, 1972. {{FHL|87581|item|disp=FHL books 979.7 A3w v. 1 – 6}}
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