ALASKA HISTORY AND GENEALOGY INFORMATION
BOOKS, WEB SITES, Etc.
BOOKS:
"Flag Over The North" by L. D. Kitchener Story of the Northern Commercial Company.
"The History of Ruby, Alaska "The Gem of the Yukon" by Betsy Hart
John Honea - Ruby a biography of a long time resident.
North of 53 by William R. Hunt A history of Alaska and the Yukon from 1870 - 1914
The Sinking of the Princess Sophia Taking the North Down With Her by Ken Coates and Bill Morrison 1956
Sourdough Sagas by Herbert Heller 1967 Alaska 1883-1923
GENELOGY WEBSITES
AlaskaGenWeb Alaska genealogy information
Alaska & Yukon Genealogy Center A source of information on people who came north in the Klondike Rush.
Accessing Alaska Vital Records Resource for locating vital records on the internet
Biographies of Yukon & Alaska Pioneers Links to dozens of biographies of the famous and the unknown.
Explore
North Genealogy Resources & Databases: Yukon &
Alaska
Canadian Genealogy
and History A listing of Genealogical and Historical Web sites
from East to Western Sea.
Fairbanks Genealogical Society
A wide range of genealogy resources, including the names being researched by
FGS members, and a listing of accessible databases with over 30,000 names indexed.
Ferguson's 1901 Alaska/Yukon
Directory
Posted by the Family Chronicle Magazine, there are about 20,000 people listed
here in alphabetical lists.
Genealogy Center
databases (including a 1,200-name listing of Yukon/Alaska roadhouse & cafe
owners) and other appropriate resources.
How to find your Gold
Rush relatives A list of Alaska and Yukon genealogical resources
for individuals who were in the north during the Klondike and Alaska Gold Rushes
(1896-1914).
Military
draft registration from WW1 Lists Alaskans who registered for the
draft in 1917 and 1918.
Pan For Gold Database
This large searchable database contains data on people entering the Yukon, obituaries,
mining claim registrations, ship passenger lists, etc.
Research
Aids for the Family Historian
The Gene Pool has assembled this link site, which features many unique information
sources, from how to decipher old handwriting, to oral history techniques.
ROOTS-L
- Alaska Resources
A broad range of resource links and a Query Board has been operating since 1996.
Valdez
Gold Rush Database
This huge site assembled by the Valdez Museum & Historical Archives lists
2,800 people who took part in the stampede through Valdez.
US GELOGICAL SOCIETY REORTS AND BULLETINS These often have a lot more details than just mineral information. Some contain names of miners and claim owners plus other historical data.
Ruby-Poorman Mining District BLM report 49 1993
Additional USGS Reports and Bulletins for Ruby
OTHER SOURCES
Alaska Resource Library & Information Service
Sources on Alaskan and Yukon: Gold Rushes and Gold Rush Communities resource guide published by Alaska Historical Society: Office of History & Archaeology, AK Dept. of Natural Resources, 3601 C Street, # 1200, Anchorage, AK 99503, (907)269-8761
Guide to references to 130,000 pioneers: Alaska & Polar Regions Dept., Rasmusson Library, P. O. Box 756800, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (907) 474-6594
Alaska Territory delegates to U.S. Congress Index of Politicians by Office Held or Sought 1906 - 1959
Alaska: Territorial Senate List of members of the Territorial Senate 1913 -1958
State of Alaska Central Microfilm Service. 907-465-2274 Many archived records such as early newspapers are available here.
Klondike Stampeders Relatives Association, P. O. Box 325, Skagway, AK 99840
National Archives and Records Administration Pacific Alaska Region
Seattle, WA
6125 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115-799
(206) 526-6501
(206) 526-6575 Fax
Email: center@seattle.nara.gov
Anchorage, AK
654 W. Third Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501-2145
(907) 271-2441
(907) 271-2442 Fax
Email: archives@alaska.nara.gov
If you are sure the person passed through Skagway contact: Skagway City Museums, "Trail of '98", 7th & Spring Street, P. O. Box 521, Skagway, AK 99840, (907) 983-2420, (907) 983-3420 Fax
University of Washington Library
Gold Rush Image Sites
Digital Collections of the UofW Library
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