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*[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 ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27587 Polk's 1923-24 Alaska-Yukon gazetteer and business directory: containing alphabetical lists of business firms and private cit], image/ index ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27625 Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory: 1901-1902] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27625 Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory: 1901-1902] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27588 Polk's Alaska-Yukon gazetteer and business directory&nbsp;: 1909-10]($)<br><br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27588 Polk's Alaska-Yukon gazetteer and business directory : 1909-10]($)<br><br>


==History==
==Historys==


Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Alaska.  
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Alaska.  
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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.  
[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 Family History Library===
===The FamilySearch Library===


The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Alaska including:  
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Alaska including:  


'''Fairbanks'''  
'''Fairbanks'''  


1959, 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]  
1959, 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]  


'''Anchorage'''  
'''Anchorage'''  


1959, 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]
1959, 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]


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}}).  
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}}).  


To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
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==Websites==
==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://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://www.uscitydirectories.com/ak.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ak.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.



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Alaska Wiki Topics
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Historys[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 FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

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

Fairbanks

1959, 1970, 1975 FamilySearch Library book 979.86 E4p

Anchorage

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

The FamilySearch Library has a microfilm copy of directories of 13 Alaskan towns for 1923-24 (FamilySearch 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.