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[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Alaska, United States Genealogy|Alaska]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''Unorganized Borough''' | |||
Guide to '''Unorganized Borough, Alaska ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. | Guide to '''Unorganized Borough, Alaska ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | ||
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| bgcolor="#99d6ff" width="100%" colspan="6" | '''*For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Unorganized Borough, Alaska#Church_Records|Church]] | | bgcolor="#99d6ff" width="100%" colspan="6" | '''*For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Unorganized Borough, Alaska#Church_Records|Church]] | [[Unorganized Borough, Alaska#Obituaries|Obituaries]] | [[Unorganized Borough, Alaska#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 11:36, 15 December 2018
United States 
Alaska Unorganized Borough
Guide to Unorganized Borough, Alaska ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Unorganized Borough, Alaska | |
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 Location in the state of Alaska | |
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Quick Facts[edit | edit source]
Historical Facts[edit | edit source]
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Business Records and Commerce[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain records of members, such as: age, baptism, christening, or birth; marriage, maiden name; death date. For denominations and more information, see Alaska Church Records.
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Local History[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Unorganized Borough, Alaska Genealogy. Borough histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Alaska Local Histories.
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
The first general land office was established at Sitka, Alaska in 1885. Records of subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, are filed at the office of the district recorder in each judicial district. The FamilySearch Library has not acquired copies of Alaskan land records.
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Unorganized Borough, Alaska Genealogy newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
To access newspapers, contact public libraries, college or university libraries, or the Library of Congress.
For more Alaska newspaper information, see the Newspaper Guides on the wiki page Alaska Newspapers.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate[edit | edit source]
Probate records of Alaska were kept by the district courts prior to statehood. The superior court now has jurisdiction over probate matters. They are available at the archives and offices mentioned in Alaska Probate Records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1884-1959 Alaska Probate Records Index, 1884 to 1959 (Downloadable) About 17,000 probate cases
Public Records[edit | edit source]
Repositories[edit | edit source]
Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Alaska tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years. Real and personal property tax records are kept at the borough's Assessors office. For more information, see Alaska Taxation.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded by officials on registers, certificates, and documents. The Bureau of Vital Statistics has records of birth (1913-), death (1913-), and marriages (1890's-), although many vital records before 1930 were not registered. They have divorce records since 1950. For more information and how to find earlier records, see Alaska Vital Records.
Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
Death[edit | edit source]
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Places[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Part of the Alaska GenWeb Project - Bethel and Wade Hampton Census Areas, Nome Census Area, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, and the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.
- Bethel Census Area, Alaska Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
Nome Census Area, Alaska Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium) - The FamilySearch Catalog has some records for the state of Alaska.