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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
Before 1900 the largest religious group in [[Alaska|Alaska]] was the [[Russian Orthodox Church in the United States|Russian Orthodox Church]], which was introduced to the [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Alaska_Church_Records Alaskan natives in the eighteenth century ]by Russian fur traders.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | Before 1900 the largest religious group in [[Alaska|Alaska]] was the [[Russian Orthodox Church in the United States|Russian Orthodox Church]], which was introduced to the [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Alaska_Church_Records Alaskan natives in the eighteenth century ]by Russian fur traders.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{WorldCat|536068|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | ||
The early records of this church are the single most important source of vital records information for the state. [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Alaska_Church_Records Copies of all surviving Russian Orthodox records] (in Russian) are at the Bureau of Vital Statistics. | The early records of this church are the single most important source of vital records information for the state. [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Alaska_Church_Records Copies of all surviving Russian Orthodox records] (in Russian) are at the Bureau of Vital Statistics. | ||
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The Bureau of Vital Statistics collects church records in order to create delayed birth certificates for individuals whose births were not officially recorded. They borrow the original church records to microfilm and return the originals to the church. The staff will do research and make copies for a fee, but requests may be denied if the information is needed for genealogical purposes. | The Bureau of Vital Statistics collects church records in order to create delayed birth certificates for individuals whose births were not officially recorded. They borrow the original church records to microfilm and return the originals to the church. The staff will do research and make copies for a fee, but requests may be denied if the information is needed for genealogical purposes. | ||
Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located. | Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located. | ||
=== Moravian === | === Moravian === | ||