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'''Finding Parents:''' | '''Finding Parents:''' | ||
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the | *'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1913 may contain parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | ||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Alaska Newspapers]] and [[Alaska Obituaries]] for more information. | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Alaska Newspapers]] and [[Alaska Obituaries]] for more information. | ||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Alaska Church Records]] for more information. | *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Alaska Church Records]] for more information. | ||
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*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | *'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | ||
== Further Alaska Research == | |||
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Alaska.pdf Alaska Family History Library Research Outline] | *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Alaska.pdf Alaska Family History Library Research Outline] | ||
*[http://akgenweb.com/ AKGenWeb] Alaska GenWeb Project | *[http://akgenweb.com/ AKGenWeb] Alaska GenWeb Project | ||
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