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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

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[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.

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-Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Alaska. For example, the Family History Library has:
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+| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
+| link2=[[United States Directories|U.S. Directories]]
+| link3=[[Alaska, United States Genealogy|Alaska]]
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+| link5=[[Alaska Directories|Directories]]
+}}
-=== •Fairbanks ===
+== Online Resources ==
-{| class="plain"
+*'''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>
-| 1959, 1970, 1975 <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 ($)<br>
-| FHL book 979.86 E4p
+*'''1923-24''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27587 Polk's  Alaska-Yukon gazetteer and business directory: containing alphabetical lists of business firms and private on Ancestry] at Ancestry image/index ($)<br>
-|}
-=== •Anchorage ===
+==History==
-{| class="plain"
+Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Alaska.
-|-
-|
-, 1960, 1965
--70, 1980, 1985
+==Resources for Alaska Directories==
-| FHL book 979.83/A1 E4p
+===Libraries and Archives===
-|}
-<br>The Family History Library has a microfilm copy of directories of 13 Alaskan towns for 1923-24 (FHL film 934824 item 2).
+===Directories Online===
-=== Web Sites ===
+[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://alaska.uscity.net/
+===The FamilySearch Library===
-http://www.theusyellowpages.com/alaska.htm
+The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Alaska including:
-[[Category:Alaska]]
+'''Fairbanks'''
-<br>
+, 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.
+{{U.S. Directories}}
+[[Category:Alaska, United States|Directories]]
+[[Category:United States Directories]]