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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 [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library 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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Online Resources

Historys

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

Resources for Alaska Directories

Libraries and Archives

Directories Online

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

The FamilySearch Library

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

  • 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.