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*Microfilm copies of the Russian Orthodox Church Archives are available at the National Archives' Pacific Alaska Region; the University of Alaska, Rasmuson Library, Fairbanks, Alaska; the Alaska State Library, Juneau; University of Alaska Library in Anchorage; and the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City. | *Microfilm copies of the Russian Orthodox Church Archives are available at the National Archives' Pacific Alaska Region; the University of Alaska, Rasmuson Library, Fairbanks, Alaska; the Alaska State Library, Juneau; University of Alaska Library in Anchorage; and the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City. | ||
*There is an online [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/16305?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Index to baptisms, marriages and deaths in the archives of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in Alaska, 1900-1936'''] | *There is an online [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/16305?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Index to baptisms, marriages and deaths in the archives of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in Alaska, 1900-1936'''] | ||
*During World War II many records of Russian Orthodox baptisms, marriages, and deaths were sent to the Library of Congress to be translated and indexed. The originals are still there. | |||
*Microfilm copies for 1816 to 1936 are on 25 films at the National Archives—Alaska Region, the Rasmuson Library, the Bureau of Vital Statistics, and online at {{FHL|136986|item|disp=Parish registers, 1816-1917, Russian Orthodox Church. Sitka (Alaska)}} | |||
Marriage records are available in the Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=alaska United States Marriages – Alaska, 1895-1944] collection ($). | Marriage records are available in the Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=alaska United States Marriages – Alaska, 1895-1944] collection ($). | ||
[[Moravian Church in the United States|Moravian]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States|Episcopal]], [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]], [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist]], and other denominations have more recently established missions, schools, and hospitals in Alaska. The Moravians, the second largest denomination in Alaska, settled predominantly in Bethel and along the Kuskokwim River. | [[Moravian Church in the United States|Moravian]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States|Episcopal]], [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]], [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist]], and other denominations have more recently established missions, schools, and hospitals in Alaska. The Moravians, the second largest denomination in Alaska, settled predominantly in Bethel and along the Kuskokwim River. | ||