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Lake & Peninsula Borough, Alaska


This site is part of
The AKGenWeb and the USGenWeb®

       Welcome
My name is Martha and I am your host for Lake and Peninsula Borough
I do not live in Alaska, I am on the Central Coast of California so cannot do 'on the ground research',
but that said, I am an excellent online researcher and might be able to help

you locate that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie'
Contact: Martha

 
Our thanks to the Whalen Family for hosting the AKGenWeb

Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Lookups ~ 'Old L - P Files'
Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries
Military ~ Native Tribes ~ Court & Legal Records ~ Odds & Ends

Search Lake & Peninsula Borough Resources
"Our Neighbors"
Bethel Census Area ~ Bristol Bay - Dillingham
Kodiak Island Borough ~ Kenai Peninsula Borough
East Aleutian Island Borough

  
Military ~ Native Tribes ~ Court & Legal Records ~ Odds & Ends

Military Records
Reports of Civil War [Union Army] Generals
National Archives: Military Databases

This is a very nice site that has great information.
Statement of Service Record WWII - 1948-1949 Family Search Catalog - Digital Images
The film Numbers are listed below a sample image
Here is a list of Men who have Service Records Available

TAPS Report of United Spanish War Veterans Death Announcements
The book does not have an index, but there is a set of 'Alpha Ranges' that will help you find folks of interest.
Please Use this link

There is quite a bit of interesting data in the FS Catalog
Below is a chart that gives Enlistment & Discharge Data.
There is also miscellaneous info on Service Locations, Awards, and Vitals
Use the linked chart for locating the records in the FS Catalog
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Native Tribes of Alaska - Wiki with Maps
BIA Records - Family Search, BIA School Records
Native American Records: National Archives

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Court ~ Probate ~ Other Legal's
What's New

Alaska Archive Indexes and Family Search Films
Coroner Records ~ Probate & Estate Records ~ Guardian Appointments


This page is intended to be a compilation of Miscellaneous Records formerly found on this site.
Please take the time to look at everything, there may be a Family member of interest.

Please use this link for the fully searchable and linked pdf file
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Divorce Records

Civil Divorces Film # 101486287 - 1946-1956
Images 20 - 311
This set of images has no indexes, but there are sections with a page that is a 'Statement of Account' and then the next page has the names listed folowed by images are the Divorce Documents.
Each 'Statement of Account' is for one month.
Like This:
Image 23; 'Statement of Account'
Image 24: List of Names in the Monthly File
The Image Files are in Chronological Order.
For Access: FS, Log in, Search, Catalog, Enter Film # in the Fiche/Film Slot

More...Divorce Records
Did any of your Family go to Colorado?
Here is info on Colorado Divorces: State Wide
Filmed Records: Family Search
1900 > 1939 & 1975 > 1992
Information Entered:
CO County of Divorce ~ Date & Place of Marriage
Number and Names of Minor Children, if any
Maiden Name Restored ~ Date of Decree

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Odds & Ends

Oregon, Washington and Alaska Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1901-1902 / R. L. Polk & Co. ( no place given prob.Portland, OR, 1901), p. 1-185 (to be cont.), 1901-1902
Digital Images 357 - 504 - Film #4213242 [Scroll Down, File is at the bottom of the Page]

Alaska Pioneer Home: 1913-1962 [FS Catalog]
There is a lot of valuable information in this book.
Names, Dates of Birth, Nativity, Arrival in Alaska
and
Alaska Pioneer Home: Discharge Records, LDS Films

Please use this link for a chart with film numbers


Migration TidBits

The Ridge Runners: A Magazine of Migration
Family Search has a nice collection Please use this Link
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Family Search: Historical Images
Records that are not available with the traditional FS Search
The Explanation:
The Resources are wonderful, but the search parameters and functions can be intimidating
to the novice FS Catalog Researcher.Use this linked Chart Below to find Items of Interest

To access the Historical Images, log into your FS Account:Search, Catalog,
and plug in the DGS Film number of interest from the Chart in the
'Fiche-Film' slot.
Questions? Got Lost?
Contact: Martha
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Lastly:
 There are more resources for finding Vital Records.
Birth & Marriage information can come from Databases such as these:
Passenger Lists ~  Employment Applications ~ Naturalization Records
School Records ~  Border Crossing Records
Military Service & Discharge Records ~ Hospital Records
Census Records
and the beat goes on...


"The Fine Print"

Lake & Peninsula Borough Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
AKGenWeb State Coordinator: Norma Hass
Assistant State Coordinator: Martha A C Graham

If you are interested in volunteering for this project, please review our "Volunteer" page and contact us!
There are many ways to participate. If you have an idea or comment please let us know.
 
Information contained on all of the pages within the Kenai Peninsula Borough portion of the AKGenWeb may be used
for personal genealogical and historical purposes. 
Please be considerate of copyright information and give credit where credit is due.

Site Updated: 11 April 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
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