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


=== Archives  ===
=== Archives  ===


====[http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Anchorage Alaska Museum of History and Art]====
====[http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Anchorage Alaska Museum of History and Art]====
625 C Street<br>
121 W. 7th Avenue<br>Anchorage, AK 99501<br>Telephone: 907-343-4326<br>Fax: 907-343-6149
Anchorage Alaska, 99501<br>
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
Telephone:907-929-9200<br>
395 Whittier Street
Fax:907-929-9290<br>
Juneau, AK 99801
Email:[mailto:museum@AnchorageMuseum.org museum@AnchorageMuseum.org]<br>
MAILING ADDRESS
[https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Website]
PO Box 110571
 
Juneau, AK 99811-0571
The Anchorage Museum connects people, expands perspectives, and encourages global dialogue about the North and its distinct environment.
Fax: 907.465.2151
 
====[http://www.archives.state.ak.us Alaska State Archives]====
====[http://archives.alaska.gov/ Alaska State Libraries Archives & Museum]====
141 Willoughby Avenue <br>Juneau, AK 99801 <br>Telephone: 907-465-2270 <br>Fax: 907-465-2465 <br>The museum has an archive section.
141 Willoughby Avenue <br>
<br>[http://www.rims@alaska.gov Website]
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.


====[[National Archives at Seattle]]====
====[[National Archives at Seattle]]====
6125 Sand Point Way NE<br>
6125 Sand Point Way NE<br>Seattle, Washington 98115-7999<br>Telephone: 206-336-5115<br>Fax: 206-336-5112 <br>The museum has an archive section.
Seattle, Washington 98115-7999<br>
<br>[http://www.seattle.archives@nara.gov Website]
Telephone: 206-336-5115<br>Fax: 206-336-5112 <br>
[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.
====[http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Anchorage Alaska Museum of History and Art]====
*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.
121 W. 7th Avenue<br>Anchorage, AK 99501<br>Telephone: 907-343-4326<br>Fax: 907-343-6149<br>The museum has an archive section.


*Military records from WWI - present are held in the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC), in St. Louis, Missouri, See details of holdings.
====[http://www.archives.state.ak.us Alaska State Archives Yukon Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics]====
PHYSICAL ADDRESS<br>
395 Whittier Street<br>
Juneau, AK 99801<br>


*The National Archives does not hold state militia records. For these records, you will need to contact the appropriate State Archives.
MAILING ADDRESS<br>
PO Box 110571<br>
Juneau, AK 99811-0571<br>
Fax: 907.465.2151<br>


=== Libraries  ===
=== Libraries  ===


====[http://www.library.state.ak.us/ Alaska State Library]====
====[http://www.library.state.ak.us/ Alaska State Library]====
Physical address: <br>395 Whittier Street, Juneau, AK 99801<br>
Physical address <br>395Whittier Street, Juneau, AK 99801<br>


Mailing address:<br> Alaska Historical Collections<br>
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
State Office Building<br>P.O. Box 110571 <br>Juneau, AK 99811-0571<br>Telephone: 907-465-2910
<br>Fax: 907-465-2665
<br>Fax: 907-465-2665
<br>[http://library.alaska.gov/ Website]<br>
<br>[http://www.GeneralLibrary:asl@Kalashnikov Website]
[mailto:asl@alaska.gov; Email]
 


====[http://www.uaf.edu/ University of Alaska, Fairbanks]====
====[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<br>
 
[http://www.uaf.web@alaska.edu. Website]<br>
Mailing address:<br>P.O. Box 756800 <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800
[mailto:uaf.web@alaska.edu. Email]


=== Societies  ===
=== Societies  ===
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P.O. Box 6313 <br>Ketchikan, AK 99901  
P.O. Box 6313 <br>Ketchikan, AK 99901  


====[http://www.members@alaskahistoricalsociety.org Alaska Historical Society]====
====[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<br>
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]
[http://www.members@alaskahistoricalsociety.org Website]<br>


===Archives===
====National Archives at Seattle====
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 ditilized.


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<br>'''Two helpful guides to Alaska records are:'''  
<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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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]

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

121 W. 7th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Telephone: 907-343-4326
Fax: 907-343-6149 PHYSICAL ADDRESS 395 Whittier Street Juneau, AK 99801 MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 110571 Juneau, AK 99811-0571 Fax: 907.465.2151

Alaska State Archives[edit | edit source]

141 Willoughby Avenue
Juneau, AK 99801
Telephone: 907-465-2270
Fax: 907-465-2465
The museum has an archive section.
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
The museum has an archive section.
Website

Anchorage Alaska 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 Yukon Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics[edit | edit source]

PHYSICAL ADDRESS
395 Whittier Street
Juneau, AK 99801

MAILING ADDRESS
PO Box 110571
Juneau, AK 99811-0571
Fax: 907.465.2151

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Alaska State Library[edit | edit source]

Physical address
395Whittier Street, Juneau, AK 99801

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


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
Website

Archives[edit | edit source]

National Archives at Seattle[edit | edit source]

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 ditilized.


AK ORP.png
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