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[ | [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration United States Emigration and Immigration ]>[[Alaska|Alaska]] | ||
The earliest European inhabitants were Russian fur traders who first came to Kodiak Island in 1783. After [[Alaska|Alaska]] was purchased by the United States, mineral deposits replaced furs as the chief economic attraction. | The earliest European inhabitants were Russian fur traders who first came to Kodiak Island in 1783. After [[Alaska|Alaska]] was purchased by the United States, mineral deposits replaced furs as the chief economic attraction. | ||
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Native peoples (Eskimos, Aleuts, and other Indian groups) constitute about one-sixth of Alaska's present population. Some records about them are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under ALASKA - NATIVE RACES. Additional records are listed in the Subject Search of the catalog under ALEUTS and ESKIMOS and other Indian tribes and language groups. Other ethnic groups in Alaska include Scandinavians, Japanese, and Filipinos. | Native peoples (Eskimos, Aleuts, and other Indian groups) constitute about one-sixth of Alaska's present population. Some records about them are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under ALASKA - NATIVE RACES. Additional records are listed in the Subject Search of the catalog under ALEUTS and ESKIMOS and other Indian tribes and language groups. Other ethnic groups in Alaska include Scandinavians, Japanese, and Filipinos. | ||
Passenger lists for Alaskan ports are not available. See [ | Passenger lists for Alaskan ports are not available. See [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration] for more information on sources. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
''[[Alaska]] Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department,1998, 2001. | ''[[Alaska]] Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department,1998, 2001. | ||
:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits. | :NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits. | ||
[[Category:Alaska|Emigration]] | [[Category:Alaska|Emigration]] | ||