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*'''Alaska State Archives'''<br>141 Willoughby Avenue <br>Juneau, AK 99801 <br>Telephone: 907-465-2270 <br>Fax: 907-465-2465<br>Internet: http://www.archives.state.ak.us/  
*'''Alaska State Archives'''<br>141 Willoughby Avenue <br>Juneau, AK 99801 <br>Telephone: 907-465-2270 <br>Fax: 907-465-2465<br>Internet: http://www.archives.state.ak.us/  
*'''National Archives—Alaska Region (Anchorage)'''<br>Federal Office Building <br>654 West Third Avenue, Room 012 <br>Anchorage, AK 99501 <br>Telephone: 907-271-2441<br>Fax: 907-261-7813 <br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/anchorage/<br>
*'''National Archives—Alaska Region (Anchorage)'''<br>Federal Office Building <br>654 West Third Avenue, Room 012 <br>Anchorage, AK 99501 <br>Telephone: 907-271-2441<br>Fax: 907-261-7813 <br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/anchorage/<br>  
*'''Genealogical Society of Southeastern Alaska'''<br>P.O. Box 6313 <br>Ketchikan, AK 99901  
*'''Genealogical Society of Southeastern Alaska'''<br>P.O. Box 6313 <br>Ketchikan, AK 99901  
*'''Alaska Historical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 100299 <br>Anchorage, AK 99510-0299 <br>Telephone: 907-276-1596 <br>Fax: 907-276-1596<br>Internet: http://www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org/<br>
*'''Alaska Historical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 100299 <br>Anchorage, AK 99510-0299 <br>Telephone: 907-276-1596 <br>Fax: 907-276-1596<br>Internet: http://www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org/<br>  
*'''Alaska State Library'''<br>Alaska Historical Collections<br>State Office Building <br>P.O. Box 110571 <br>Juneau, AK 99811-0571 <br>Telephone: 907-465-2910 <br>Fax: 907-465-2665<br>Internet http://library.state.ak.us/hist/pca/pca.html  
*'''Alaska State Library'''<br>Alaska Historical Collections<br>State Office Building <br>P.O. Box 110571 <br>Juneau, AK 99811-0571 <br>Telephone: 907-465-2910 <br>Fax: 907-465-2665<br>Internet http://library.state.ak.us/hist/pca/pca.html  
*'''University of Alaska, Fairbanks'''<br>Elmer E. Rasmuson Library310 Tanana Drive <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800 <br>Telephone: 907-474-7224 <br>Fax: 907-474-6841 <br>Mailing address: <br>P.O. Box 756800 <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800<br>Internet: http://www.uaf.edu/<br>
*'''University of Alaska, Fairbanks'''<br>Elmer E. Rasmuson Library310 Tanana Drive <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800 <br>Telephone: 907-474-7224 <br>Fax: 907-474-6841 <br>Mailing address: <br>P.O. Box 756800 <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800<br>Internet: http://www.uaf.edu/<br>  
*'''Anchorage Museum of History and Art'''<br>121 W. 7th Avenue<br>Anchorage, AK 99501 <br>Telephone: 907-343-4326 <br>Fax: 907-343-6149<br>Internet: http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/
*'''Anchorage Museum of History and Art'''<br>121 W. 7th Avenue<br>Anchorage, AK 99501 <br>Telephone: 907-343-4326 <br>Fax: 907-343-6149<br>Internet: http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/


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University of Washington (Seattle) Library. ''The Dictionary Catalog of the Pacific Northwest Collection of the University of Washington (Seattle) Libraries''. Six Volumes. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall and Company, 1972. (FHL book Q 970 A3w.)  
University of Washington (Seattle) Library. ''The Dictionary Catalog of the Pacific Northwest Collection of the University of Washington (Seattle) Libraries''. Six Volumes. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall and Company, 1972. (FHL book Q 970 A3w.)  


=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards  ===
=== Web Sites<br> ===


Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Alaska in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.


*Locate other researchers
Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways:
*Post queries
*Send and receive E-mail
*Search large databases
*Search computer libraries
*Join in computer chat and lecture sessions


You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Alaska in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.
[[USGenWeb|'''The USGenWeb Project''']]<br>  
 
Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 2007, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:
 
=== [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]<br> ===


A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.  
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.  


=== Roots-L ===
'''Roots-L '''


*http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/
*http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/
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A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.  
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.  


For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline, 2nd ed., "[[United States Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section.
'''FamilySearch™'''
 
=== FamilySearch™ ===


*[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]
*[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]
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