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The [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/default.aspx Alaska State Bureau of Vital Statistics] has a scant number of [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/marriage/default.aspx Alaska Marriage Records] beginning in 1890 but most are after 1930. [[Alaska Church Records|Church records]] are a good source for marriages not found at the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics. The [[Western States Marriage Index|Western States Marriage Index]] has collected a few Alaska marriages between 1896 -1911. This index may be searched online at no cost. Eventually the Western States Marriage Index plans to include all marriage records for the western states.  

[http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/divorce/default.aspx Divorce Records] after 1950 may be obtained from [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/default.aspx Bureau of Vital Statistics]. Due to a 50-year privacy period after the date of the event only individuals named on the records or their legal representatives may obtain copies. <br>

Sitka was the center of the government in Alaska until 1906 when Juneau became the capital of Alaska. Territorial registration of [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/death/default.aspx Death Records] began in 1913 and was generally complied with by 1945. Alaska [[Alaska Church Records|Church records]] are an additional source for marriages not found in the collections of the [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/default.aspx Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics].  

The [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/death/default.aspx Death Record] collection at the [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/default.aspx Alaska State Bureau of Vital Statistics] contains a few records beginning in 1890 but the greater part of the collection is after 1930. Access to death records is restricted to family members and legal representatives for 50 years after the date of death.  

The''' '''U.S. [[Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|'''Social Security Death Index''']] contains information on persons receiving [[Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Social Security]] whose deaths were reported to the government. The index contains data from 1962 to the present, however, the Social Security Administration also has additional records dating to 1936.  

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== Alaska Native Population  ==

[[Alaska: American Indians|Native Tribes of Alaska]] include:  

Delayed Birth records were created by the [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/default.aspx Bureau of Vital Statistics] from borrowed microfilms of original Russian Church records. Request for genealogical inquires of this collection are refused. However films of birth, marriages and deaths recorded by the {{FHL|525126|subject-id|disp=Russian Greek Orthodox Catholic Church}} from 1816 to 1936 and {{FHL|529310|subject-id|disp=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints member records from 1885 to 1951}} are available at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] and may be borrowed and viewed at a local[[:Category:Family History Centers|Family History Center.]] These church records are the best source of Alaska Births, Marriages, and Deaths prior to 1950.  

*[[Alaska Census|Alaska Census Records]] Early Census were taken and survive for parts of Alaska.  

*[[Alaska Church Records|Church Records]] For the pre-1913 time period.  

*[[Alaska Military Records|Military Records]] Enlistment, service and pension records.  

*[[Alaska Newspapers|Newspapers Records]] Obituary, birth and marriage announcements, and death notices.

*Information given on a [[United States Birth Records|birth]], [[United States Marriage Records|marriage]] or [[United States Death Records|death]] certificate is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the person or persons on the certificate to help determine the [[Contradictions and discrepancies|accuracy of the record]].

*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by government entities, search for [[Alaska Church Records|church records]] of christening, marriage, burial or death. A [[United States Bible Records|Family Bible]] may have also been used to record births, marriages and deaths.

*Privacy laws restrict access to the records of [[Finding Living People in the United States|living individuals]]. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except the individual or a direct relative.

*Search for Vital Records in the [[FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] by using the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Place Search] and then choosing '''Vital Records'''. Search '''Alaska '''to locate records filed by the State and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by that county.  

Statewide archi<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1251733401483_364"></span><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1251733401483_706"></span>ves, libraries, historical and genealogical societies of Alaska have collections that can be of great value in Alaska research.   Individual counties usually have historical and genealogical societies as well. Contact the [[Alaska Archives and Libraries|Alaska Archives, Societies and Libraries]] for specific information on availability of records and how to access their collections online, in person or through a local agent that will search the records for a fee.<br>  

After statehood, on Jaunuary 3, 1959, twenty-seven civil jurisdictions were created: fourteen divisions called municipalities and boroughs and another thirteen Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Corporations (ANCSA) There are now 16 organized boroughs and 11 unorganized boroughs and census areas: