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==Finding the Records== | ==Finding the Records== | ||
===Look for online records.=== | ===Look for online records.=== | ||
'''Ancestry.com, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://www.familysearch.org/help/fhcenters/locations/ family history center] or the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/ | '''Ancestry.com, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://www.familysearch.org/help/fhcenters/locations/ family history center] or the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Library FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah. | ||
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===Look for digital copies of church records listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. === | ===Look for digital copies of church records listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. === | ||
[[File: | [[File:FamilySearch Library.jpg|right|thumb|<center>'''FamilySearch Library'''<br>'''Salt Lake City, Utah'''</center>]] | ||
*The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library | *The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library] (FS Library) has a substantial collection of original church records and transcripts on microfilm for churches in the United States. | ||
*Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the state, county, or town. | *Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the state, county, or town. | ||
*If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see [https://beta.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-that-a-microfilm-be-digitized '''How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?'''] | *If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see [https://beta.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-that-a-microfilm-be-digitized '''How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?'''] | ||
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*[https://wiki.rootsweb.com//wiki/index.php?title=Alaska_Church_Records '''Copies of all surviving Russian Orthodox records'''] (in Russian) are at the Bureau of Vital Statistics. | *[https://wiki.rootsweb.com//wiki/index.php?title=Alaska_Church_Records '''Copies of all surviving Russian Orthodox records'''] (in Russian) are at the Bureau of Vital Statistics. | ||
**These have been microfilmed (401 rolls), and there is an online [https://library.alaska.gov/hist/hist_docs/docs/asl_%20BX497_A4A47_1984.pdf '''Inventory: The Alaskan Russian Church Archives'''] (Washington, D.C.: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, 1984). | **These have been microfilmed (401 rolls), and there is an online [https://library.alaska.gov/hist/hist_docs/docs/asl_%20BX497_A4A47_1984.pdf '''Inventory: The Alaskan Russian Church Archives'''] (Washington, D.C.: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, 1984). | ||
**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 | **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 FamilySearch Library (FS Library) in Salt Lake City. | ||
**There is an online [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/16305 '''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 '''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. | *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. | ||
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*For '''Catholic and Presbyterian''' information, write to the local church instead because the Bureau's records are restricted. | *For '''Catholic and Presbyterian''' information, write to the local church instead because the Bureau's records are restricted. | ||
*Most '''Methodist''' records are also at the local churches. | *Most '''Methodist''' records are also at the local churches. | ||
*The [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3AAlaska%20%2Bkeywords%3APresbyterian | *The [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3AAlaska%20%2Bkeywords%3APresbyterian FamilySearch Library] has a few '''Presbyterian''' records. | ||
===Correspond with or visit the actual churches.=== | ===Correspond with or visit the actual churches.=== | ||
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