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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 · FamilySearch Library · Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park Seattle · Library and Archives Branch Whitehorse, YT · Quesnel and District Museum, Quesnel, BC

Alaska Online Genealogy Records

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.

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

Archives[edit | edit source]

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

625 C Street
Anchorage Alaska, 99501
Telephone:907-929-9200
Fax:907-929-9290
E-mail:museum@AnchorageMuseum.org
Website

The Anchorage Museum connects people, expands perspectives, and encourages global dialogue about the North and its distinct environment.

Alaska State Libraries Archives & Museum[edit | edit source]

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

Archives West[edit | edit source]

Formerly Northwest Digital Archives. Contains listings of archives in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Montana, and Utah.

National Archives at Seattle[edit | edit source]

6125 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115-7999
Telephone: 206-336-5115
Fax: 206-336-5112
E-mail
Website
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[edit | edit source]

Alaska State Library[edit | edit source]

Physical address:
395 Whittier 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
E-mail

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
Website
E-mail

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
E-mail
Website

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. FS Library 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. FS Catalog books 979.7 A3w v. 1 – 6

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-* '''Alaska State Archives'''<br />141 Willoughby Avenue <br />Juneau, AK 99801 <br />Telephone: 907-465-2270 <br />Fax: 907-465-2465<br />Internet: http://www.archives.state.ak.us/
+=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Alaska ===
-* '''National Archives—Alaska Region'''<br />Federal Office Building <br />654 West Third Avenue, Room 012 <br />Anchorage, AK 99501 <br />Telephone: 907-271-2441<br />Internet: http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/anchorage/<br />
+[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
-* '''Genealogical Society of Southeastern Alaska'''<br />P.O. Box 6313 <br />Ketchikan, AK 99901
-* '''Alaska Historical Society'''<br />P.O. Box 100299 <br />Anchorage, AK 99510-0299 <br />Telephone: 907-276-1596 <br />Fax: 907-276-1596<br />Internet: http://www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org/<br />
-* '''Alaska State Library'''<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 />Internet http://library.state.ak.us/hist/pca/pca.html
-* '''University of Alaska, Fairbanks'''<br />Elmer E. Rasmuson Library310 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 />Internet: http://www.uaf.edu/<br />
-* '''Anchorage Museum of History and Art '''<br />121 W. 7th Avenue<br />Anchorage, AK 99501 <br />Telephone: 907-343-4326 <br />Fax: 907-343-6149<br />Internet: http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/<br />
+<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]====
+C Street<br>
+Anchorage Alaska, 99501<br>
+Telephone:907-929-9200<br>
+Fax:907-929-9290<br>
+E-mail:[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.
+====[http://archives.alaska.gov/ Alaska State Libraries Archives & Museum]====
+Willoughby Avenue <br>
+Juneau, AK 99801 <br>
+Telephone: 907-465-2270 <br>
+Fax: 907-465-2465 <br>
 The museum has an archive section.
-Two helpful guides to Alaska records are:
+*[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]
-Ulibarri, George S. ''Documenting Alaskan History: Guide to Federal Archives Relating to Alaska.'' Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Press, 1982. (FHL book 979.8 A3u; fiche 6101864.)
+====[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]]====
+Sand Point Way NE<br>
+Seattle, Washington 98115-7999<br>
+Telephone: 206-336-5115<br>Fax: 206-336-5112 <br>
+[mailto:seattle.archives@nara.gov E-mail]<br>
+[http://www.seattle.archives@nara.gov Website]<br>
+The museum has an archive section.
-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 book Q 970 A3w.)
+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.
-=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards ===
+*Military records from WWI - present are held in the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC), in St. Louis, Missouri, See details of holdings.
-Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:
+*The National Archives does not hold state militia records. For these records, you will need to contact the appropriate State Archives.
-* Locate other researchers
+=== Libraries  ===
-* Post queries
-* Send and receive E-mail
-* Search large databases
-* Search computer libraries
-* Join in computer chat and lecture sessions
-You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Alaska in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.
+====[http://www.library.state.ak.us/ Alaska State Library]====
+Physical address: <br>395 Whittier Street, Juneau, AK 99801<br>
-Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 2007, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:
+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; E-mail]
-=== USGenWeb ===
+====[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>
+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. E-mail]
-http://www.usgenweb.com/
+=== Societies  ===
-A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.
+====Genealogical Society of Southeastern Alaska====
+P.O. Box 6313 <br>Ketchikan, AK 99901
-=== Roots-L ===
+====[http://www.members@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>
+[mailto:members@alaskahistoricalsociety.org E-mail]<br>
+[http://www.members@alaskahistoricalsociety.org Website]<br>
-http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/
-A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.
-For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline, 2nd ed., "[[United States Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section.
+<br>'''Two helpful guides to Alaska records are:'''
-=== FamilySearch™ ===
+*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}}
-[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]
+*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}}
-The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.
+[[Category:Archives_and_Libraries_in_Alaska]]