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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. | ||
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 through {{FHL|136986|item}} | 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 through {{FHL|136986|item|disp=FHL Film 944197 (first of 4 films)}} | ||
[[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. | ||