Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries

Births
The early Birth Records for Alaska are mostly to be found in Russian Church Records:
Family Search has these sets which include filmed records
Alaska, Russian Orthodox Church records, 1845-1917
Author:Russian Orthodox Church of America. Diocese of Alaska; Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America. Diocese of Alaska; Alaska. State Archives (Juneau)

Index to baptisms, marriages and deaths in the archives of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in Alaska 1867-1889
Author: Russian Orthodox Church of America. Diocese of Alaska

Index to baptisms, marriages and deaths in the archives of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in Alaska, 1900-1936
Author: Dorosh, John; Dorosh, Elizabeth; Russian Orthodox Church of America. Diocese of Alaska

Index to baptisms, marriages, and deaths in the archives of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in Alaska, 1890-1899
Author: Kalnins, Zuzanna Dagmara; Russian Orthodox Church of America. Diocese of Alaska


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

There are quite a few FS Films for Births and Marriages in the 'Historical Images' Section
This Linked Chart may be used as a guide

Remember: Marriage Information can be located in Newspapers:
Chronicling America has Alaska Newspapers in it's Digital Collection
Please use this link: Free Access, with thanks to the Library of Congress


Death Records
Death Records: Unga, AK Territory - LDS Films: Please use this link for Chart
This is a really interesting set of Records.
The DC's have extra family information: The form has two pages for each person
Film 106332010: Death Certificates for the victims of a US Navy Plane Crash on 12 August 1951
Please use this link for a list of those who perished:
Image Numbers of the Death Certificates are listed behind each name


Here is a series of news articles from Web Links:
 "Deadliest Disasters" ~ CBS News ~"Mishap Summary"
F~A~G: Robert Conklin


Cemeteries
<<<NEW>>>
Alaska Cemetery Citings
Published in 2021, this booklet lists all 'verified' active Cemeteries

I could find no old Cem records in the FS Catalog, nor were any listed in the old Lake-Peninsula Files, so...
Please use this link for the listing from F~A~G

There is an old book which contains deaths in the National Cemetery at Sitka. Published in 1948,
it may contain burials that are not listed elsewhere.
The book can be downloaded here.


Obituaries ~ Death Notices
Heritage Hub [Includes NewsBank - Obits & Death Notices
They have records beginning in 1985:
Updated: 1985 > 31 December 2023
1985 > 31 December 2023

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

Douglas Island Newspaper: 1898 > 1921
The above newspaper is available on Chronicling America
Please use this link for the pdf index  [FS Catalog]

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 & Dates: Martha
Tidbits of Sublette County, Wyoming
Compiled by:
Anna Lee Woffinden
Please use this Link: There are Indexes in each Booklet
They contain all sorts of newspaper articles:
Birth, Death, Marriages, Funeral & Burial Announcements and Accidents


Free Digital Historical Newspapers
Chronicling America: Library of Congress
Google News Archives
The Alaska Sentenial changed its name to the Wranglle Sentinel
Here is a link to all of the AK Historical Newspapers on the Archive.org Site
Historical Newspapers in the National Archives Collection
Newspapers on the Ancestor Hunt Site
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