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==Online Resources ==
==Online Resources ==
*''See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] for more databases and resources.''
*'''1788-1960s''' [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ U.S. Land Patent Search] at Bureau of Land Management, index and some records
*'''1820-1908''' {{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*'''1861-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2170637|United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] - images
*'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry - index and images ($)
*'''1906-1975''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62392/ Alaska, U.S., Deed and Tract Books] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 Survey Plats and Field Notes] at Bureau of Land Management - index
*[https://historygeo.com/ Land Owner Search] at Historygeo.com ($), index to maps of original land owners


*[http://explorenorth.com/library/ya/bl15y.htm Explore North - Arctic and Northern Biographies]. Bibliography with links to several biography collections.
'''Gold Rush'''<br>
*[http://yukonalaska.com/klondike/bystate.html American Heroes of the Klondike Gold Rush]  
*[http://yukonalaska.com/klondike/bystate.html American Heroes of the Klondike Gold Rush]  
*[http://yukonalaska.com/klondike/byprovince.html Canadian Heroes of the Klondike Gold Rush]  
*[http://yukonalaska.com/klondike/byprovince.html Canadian Heroes of the Klondike Gold Rush]  
*[http://www.explorenorth.com/library/history/geodic-ak-1902.html The Naming of Alaska: The Explorers].
*'''1906-1975''': [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62392/ Alaska, U.S., Deed and Tract Books] at Ancestry; index & images ($)


== History ==
== Alaska Land Records ==


The first Organic Act, passed in 1884, extended the laws of Oregon to Alaska. [[Alaska, United States Genealogy|Alaska]] became a public domain state, in which unclaimed land was surveyed and sold by the federal government. The first general land office was established at Sitka, Alaska in 1885.  
The first Organic Act, passed in 1884, extended the laws of Oregon to Alaska. [[Alaska, United States Genealogy|Alaska]] became a public domain state, in which unclaimed land was surveyed and sold by the federal government. The first general land office was established at Sitka, Alaska in 1885.  
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