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==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.== | ==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.== | ||
Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked. | Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked. | ||
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==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.== | ==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.== | ||
Government records, known as civil registration, were kept in Alaska beginning in 1913. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. <br> | Government records, known as civil registration, were kept in Alaska beginning in 1913. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. | ||
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==Step 3: '''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.== | ==Step 3: '''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.== | ||
These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before 1913. Frequently, family members are buried near each other. FindAGrave, often lists details, not even listed on the tombstone, but added to the website by family members or researchers.<br> | These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before 1913. Frequently, family members are buried near each other. FindAGrave, often lists details, not even listed on the tombstone, but added to the website by family members or researchers.<br> | ||
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<p style="font-size:16px">[[Alaska Obituaries|'''Obituaries''']]</p> | |||
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*'''1980-2014''': {{RecordSearch|2333694|US GenealogyBank Obituaries}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*[http://obituarieshelp.org/alaska_newspaper_obituaries.html Alaska Newspaper Obituaries Listings] at ObituariesHelp.org | |||
*[http://www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/ak.htm Alaska Obituary Links] at ObitLinksPage | |||
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/alaska/index.html Online Alaska Death Indexes, Records & Indexes] at DeathIndexesThe Bureau of Vital Statistics has microfilmed local Church Records for the purpose of creating delayed birth records.<br> | |||
<p style="font-size:16px">[[Alaska Cemeteries|'''Cemetery Records''']]</p> | |||
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*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Alaska&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery Alaska Cemeteries] at BillionGraves | |||
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Alaska Cemetery Records] at FindAGrave | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4044 Fairbanks, Alaska Cemetery Records] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/alaska/alaska.html Tombstone Transcription Project] at USGWTombstones | |||
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For more information, see [[Alaska Obituaries]] and [[Alaska Cemeteries]]. | For more information, see [[Alaska Obituaries]] and [[Alaska Cemeteries]]. | ||