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

History

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.

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+{{AK-sidebar}}
+{{breadcrumb
+| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
+| link2=[[United States Directories|U.S. Directories]]
+| link3=[[Alaska, United States Genealogy|Alaska]]
+| link4=
+| link5=[[Alaska Directories|Directories]]
+}}
+== Online Resources ==
-Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in [[Alaska|Alaska]]. For example, the Family History Library has:
+*'''1901-10''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27625 Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory on Ancestry]($)<br>
+*'''1909-10''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27588 Polk's Alaska-Yukon gazetteer and business directory : 1909-10] at Ancestry ($)<br>
+*'''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 ($)<br>
+*'''1923-24''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27587 Polk's  Alaska-Yukon gazetteer and business directory: containing alphabetical lists of business firms and private on Ancestry] at Ancestry image/index ($)<br>
-=== Fairbanks  ===
+==History==
-{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Alaska.
-|-
-| 1959, 1970, 1975 <br>
-| Family History Library {{FHL|806087|title-id|disp=book 979.86 E4p}}
-|}
-=== Anchorage  ===
+==Resources for Alaska Directories==
-{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+===Libraries and Archives===
-|-
-|
-, 1960, 1965
--70, 1980, 1985
+===Directories Online===
-| Family History Library {{FHL|806089|title-id|disp=book 979.83/A1 E4p}}
+[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.
-|}
-<br>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===
-=== Web Sites  ===
+The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Alaska including:
-*[http://alaska.uscity.net/ Alaska Directories]
+'''Fairbanks'''
-*[http://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ak Alaska Online Historical Directories]
-*[http://www.theusyellowpages.com/alaska.htm Alaska Yellow Pages]
+, 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'''
+, 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 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:
+{{Block indent|ALASKA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES|2}}
+{{Block indent|ALASKA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES|2}}
+==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.
-[[Category:Alaska|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]]
+{{U.S. Directories}}
+[[Category:Alaska, United States|Directories]]
+[[Category:United States Directories]]