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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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+=== 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
+<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.
-=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Alaska ===
+=== Archives  ===
-[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
+====[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.
-=== Archives  ===
+====[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.
-====[http://www.archives.state.ak.us Alaska State Archives]====
+*[https://archives.alaska.gov/genealogy/genealogy.html Genealogy]
-Willoughby Avenue <br>Juneau, AK 99801 <br>Telephone: 907-465-2270 <br>Fax: 907-465-2465<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@alaska.gov archives@alaska.gov]<br>[http://www.archives.state.ak.us Website]
+*[https://archives.alaska.gov/for_researchers/coll_guides.html Collection Guides]
+*[https://archives.alaska.gov/genealogy/school_records.html Searching for Alaska School Records]
-====[http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Anchorage Alaska Museum of History and Art]====
+====[https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ Archives West]====
-W. 7th Avenue<br>Anchorage, AK 99501<br>Telephone: 907-343-4326<br>Fax: 907-343-6149
+Formerly Northwest Digital Archives. Contains listings of archives in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Montana, and Utah.
-PHYSICAL ADDRESS
-Whittier Street
-Juneau, AK 99801
-MAILING ADDRESS
-PO Box 110571
-Juneau, AK 99811-0571
-Fax: 907.465.2151
-====[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 <br>The museum has an archive section.
-<br>[http://www.rims@alaska.gov Website]
 ====[[National Archives at Seattle]]====
-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.
+Sand Point Way NE<br>
-<br>[http://www.seattle.archives@nara.gov Website]
+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.
-====[http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Anchorage Alaska Museum of History and Art]====
+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.
-W. 7th Avenue<br>Anchorage, AK 99501<br>Telephone: 907-343-4326<br>Fax: 907-343-6149<br>The museum has an archive section.
+*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.
-====[http://www.archives.state.ak.us Alaska State Archives Yukon Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics]====
+*Military records from WWI - present are held in the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC), in St. Louis, Missouri, See details of holdings.
-PHYSICAL ADDRESS<br>
-Whittier Street<br>
-Juneau, AK 99801<br>
-MAILING ADDRESS<br>
+*The National Archives does not hold state militia records. For these records, you will need to contact the appropriate State Archives.
-PO Box 110571<br>
-Juneau, AK 99811-0571<br>
-Fax: 907.465.2151<br>
 === Libraries  ===
 ====[http://www.library.state.ak.us/ Alaska State Library]====
-Physical address <br>395Whittier Street, Juneau, AK 99801<br>
+Physical address: <br>395 Whittier Street, Juneau, AK 99801<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
+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://www.GeneralLibrary:asl@Kalashnikov Website]
+<br>[http://library.alaska.gov/ Website]<br>
+[mailto:asl@alaska.gov; E-mail]
 ====[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>
-Mailing address:<br>P.O. Box 756800 <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800
+[http://www.uaf.web@alaska.edu. Website]<br>
+[mailto:uaf.web@alaska.edu. E-mail]
 === Societies  ===
@@ Line 67: / Line 76: @@
 P.O. Box 6313 <br>Ketchikan, AK 99901
-====[http://www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org/ Alaska Historical Society]====
+====[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>
-[http://www.members@alaskahistoricalsociety.org Website]
+[mailto:members@alaskahistoricalsociety.org E-mail]<br>
+[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.
-{{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. {{FHL|196616|item|disp=FHL 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. {{FSC|196616|item|disp=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. {{FHL|87581|item|disp=FHL 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. {{FSC|87581|item|disp=FS Catalog books 979.7 A3w v. 1 – 6}}
 [[Category:Archives_and_Libraries_in_Alaska]]