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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Alaska Online Historical Directories
R.L. Polk & Co.'s 1915-16 Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer and Business Directory, image/ index ($)
Polk's 1923-24 Alaska-Yukon gazetteer and business directory: containing alphabetical lists of business firms and private cit, image/ index ($)
Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory: 1901-1902 ($)
Polk's Alaska-Yukon gazetteer and business directory : 1909-10($)

History[edit | edit source]

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Alaska.

Resources for Alaska Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

Alaska Online Historical Directories identifies digitized and transcribed directories available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Alaska including:

Fairbanks

1959, 1970, 1975 Family History Library book 979.86 E4p

Anchorage

1959, 1960, 1965, 1969-70, 1980, 1985 Family History Library book 979.83/A1 E4p

The Family History Library has a microfilm copy of directories of 13 Alaskan towns for 1923-24 (Family History Library film 934824 item 2).

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

ALASKA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES

ALASKA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]

Alaska Online Historical Directories - identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.
US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.

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-== Online Resources ==
+==Online Resources==
-*'''1901-10''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27625 Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory on Ancestry]($)<br>
+*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ak Alaska Online Historical Directories]
-*'''1909-10''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27588 Polk's Alaska-Yukon gazetteer and business directory : 1909-10] at Ancestry ($)<br>
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27627 R.L. Polk &amp; Co.'s 1915-16 Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer and Business Directory], image/ index ($)
-*'''1915-16 ''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27627 R.L. Polk &amp; Co.'s  Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer and Business Directory] at Ancestry image/index ($)<br>
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27587 Polk's 1923-24 Alaska-Yukon gazetteer and business directory: containing alphabetical lists of business firms and private cit], image/ index ($)
-*'''1923-24''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27587 Polk's  Alaska-Yukon gazetteer and business directory: containing alphabetical lists of business firms and private on Ancestry] at Ancestry image/index ($)<br>
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27625 Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory: 1901-1902] ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27588 Polk's Alaska-Yukon gazetteer and business directory&nbsp;: 1909-10]($)<br><br>
 ==History==
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 [http://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ak Alaska Online Historical Directories] identifies digitized and transcribed directories available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.
-===The FamilySearch Library===
+===The Family History Library===
-The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Alaska including:
+The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Alaska including:
 '''Fairbanks'''
-, 1970, 1975 FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.86%20E4p*%22 book 979.86 E4p]
+, 1970, 1975 Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.86%20E4p*%22 book 979.86 E4p]
 '''Anchorage'''
-, 1960, 1965, 1969-70, 1980, 1985 FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.83%2FA1%20E4p*%22 book 979.83/A1 E4p]
+, 1960, 1965, 1969-70, 1980, 1985 Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.83%2FA1%20E4p*%22 book 979.83/A1 E4p]
-The FamilySearch Library has a microfilm copy of directories of 13 Alaskan towns for 1923-24 (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|37553|title-id|disp=film 934824 item 2}}).
+The Family History Library has a microfilm copy of directories of 13 Alaskan towns for 1923-24 (Family History Library {{FHL|37553|title-id|disp=film 934824 item 2}}).
 To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
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 ==Websites==
-*[http://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ak Alaska Online Historical Directories]  - identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.
+*[http://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ak Alaska Online Historical Directories]&nbsp; - identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.
 *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ak.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.