Bethel-Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska

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History ~ Biography ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ "Old" Bethel Files ~ Odds and Ends
Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries ~ Newspapers ~ Lookups ~ Family
Military ~ Family Search Historical Images ~ Native American's
<New Site> "Alaska Additions" - New Resources to enhance your visit to the AKGenWeb [Off Site]
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Bethel - Kusilvak Census Area: Neighbors
Bristol Bay Borough & Dillingham ~ Kenai Borough
Lake & Peninsula ~ Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Yukon - Koyukuk
Towns & Villages: Historical and Otherwise
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Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries ~ Newspapers~ Lookups ~ Family ~ Vital "Odds" Birth Records Birth Records for the Bethel - Kusilvak Census Area [Both Early and Later] and the rest of Alaska are mostly to be found in Church & Russian Mission Records. There are some on FS in their Catalog There is one film [1491161] Norma extracted the data, the rest of the info from the film is available in the FS, Catalog That File can be found here There are also Birth Records listed on the Chart below for 'Historical Images' and... Russian Greek Orthodox Greek Catholic Church Records Baptism, Marriage & Death Films Please use this link for a Chart with Film Numbers, Dates and Image Ranges Marriage Records: Family Search ~ Michigan Marriages This link is for folks born in Alaska and who married in Michigan: 1868 - 1925 [Available Info: Full Name, Place of Marriage, Residence, Place of Birth, Age, Occupation, Officiant, Witnesses] Sign into your FS Account, then use the above link This is the link for FS Historical Images: Vitals FS Historical Images has Marriage Records for the following "Neighbors": [CA = Census Area] Bristol Bay / Unorganized ~ Central, Yukon-Koyukuk, C-A ~ Chandalar, Yukon-Koyukuk, C-A ~ Circle, Yukon-Koyukuk, C-A ~ Ft Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk, C-A ~ Galena, Yukon-Koyukuk, C-A ~ Kvichak, Lake & Penn ~ Lake & Peninsula Borough ~ Manley Hot Spgs, Yukon-Koyukuk, C-A ~ Nenana, Yukon-Koyukuk, C-A ~ Nulato, Yukon-Koyukuk, C-A Rampart, Yukon-Koyukuk, C-A ~ Tanana, Yukon-Koyukuk, C-A ~ Tolovana, Yukon-Koyukuk, C-A ~ Wiseman, Yukon-Koyukuk, C-A Remember, folks often 'ran away to be married' Death Records & Resources Early Death Records may be found in Church Records as listed in the above chart. Filmed Death Records and Certificates from FS are listed in the "Historical Images" Chart above. Death Records: 1916 - 1974 Communities: Akiachak, Akiak, Bethel, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, Napakiak, Quinhagak, Tuntutuliak, and others. Please Use This Link for Films or Use This Link to do a 'Name Search' Death Listings: Social Security Records [Thanks Norma] Cemeteries The Old Bethel-Kusilvak Cemetery Files have been reformatted into one searchable file: Some of the old files were actually single obituaries submitted by volunteers: Alakanuk ~ Aniak ~ Bethel ~ Chevak ~ Emmonak Hooper Bay ~ Kipnuk ~ Kwigillingok Moravian Mountain Village ~ Ptarmigan ~ Quinhagak ~ Ridgecrest Toosok Bay ~ Tuntutuliak ~ Kupreanof Island Find-A-Grave [POD = Bethel Census Area, AK] Sunset Gardens [Surnames] ~ Kake Village Soldiers Cemetery at Fort Bethel ~ Bethel City Kusilvak Memorial [Surnames Extracted from F-A-G] Please use this Link Obituaries & NewsPaper Abstracts Obituaries Heritage Hub: Updated to 31 December 2023 Please use this link for index September 2024 Note: I will not be creating any more Obit Indexes: I have had no queries for them for a couple of years. But, that said, I will still do lookups on Heritage Hub Contact: Martha Note: Heritage Hub is available through many Local Public Libraries: Access with your Library Card There is a comparitively new Obituary Site that I just found. "Tribute Archive" ~ Very Nice: Photos and Obituaries ~ Many States and Countries Douglas Island Newspaper: 1898 > 1921 The above newspaper is available on Chronicling America Obituaries: Alaska Weekly & Alaska Sportsman Index The book listed above was found in the FS Catalog.It was published by the Alaska State Library, Juneau, AK There is no date of publication, but the latest obit is listed for 1966. Below is a list of the Newspapers and Codes used in the Index:  Here is the Index: FS Catalog AFN - Alaska Fishing News ~ AS - Alaska Sportsman ~ AW - Alaska Weekly CDA - Cordova Daily Alaskan ~ CL Chitina Leader ~ CWT - Cordova Weekly Times ~ DAD - Daily Alaska Dispatch FDT - Fairbanks Daily Times ~ FWT - Fairbanks Weekly Times ~ FST - Fairbanks Sunday Times JE - Juneau Empire (and its predecessors) ~ KC - Ketchikan Chronicle ~ KWM - Ketchikan Weekly Miner KDN - Ketchikan Daily News ~ MJ Mining Journal ~ PF - Pacific Fisherman WS Wrangell Sentinel ~ YVN - Yukon Valley News The Papers are available in "My Heritage". I have access to the Library Edition, Lookups Available: Send Name of interest & Dates for Lookup: Martha There was a nice set of Obituaries contributed by the former CC and Volunteers. They have been reformatted for easier access. Please Use These Links: A > L / M > Z Lookups I have access to the following Subscription Databases [Library Editions] Heritage Hub [Includes NewsBank] ~ My Heritage Lookups: Contact Martha 'History Hub' = New Lookup Service Search for Living People: Zaba Search And RAOGK Digital Historical Newspapers Chronicling America ~ Google News Archives Century Past ~ Illinois Digital Collection Historical Newspapers: Indexed by State [Some Free] This file is a list of Alaska Newspapers on Chronicling America with clickable links to the actual digital item "Tidbits of Sublette County, Wyoming" Compiled by: Anna Lee Woffinden The Booklets have indexes at the end. Please use this link to download from Family Search Catalog They contain all sorts of newspaper articles: Birth, Death, Marriages, Funeral & Burial Announcements and Accidents