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Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

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       Welcome
My name is Martha and I will be your host for "all things on the Kenai Peninsula".
I do not live in Alaska, but upon discovering that a distant Cousin was born on the Peninsula,
I thought it a grand idea to learn more about the frozen north.
So, join me in an online adventure: Discovering Family & Historical Resources
for the Kenai Peninsula.
Questions? Ideas? Contact me using this link: Martha

Table of Contents
History ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Biographies ~Lookups ~ 'Gleans: Old Kenai Files'
Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries and Newspaper Items
Military ~ Native Tribes ~ Court & Legal Records ~ Odds & Ends ~ FS: Historical Images [Includes Coroner Records]
<New Site> "Alaska Additions" - New Resources to enhance your visit to the AKGenWeb [Off Site]

Kenai's Neighbors:
Anchorage ~ Matanuska-Susitna ~ Bethel-Kusilvak
Lake & Peninsula ~ Chugach Census Area & Copper River Census Area

Search Kenai


History ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Biographies ~Lookups ~ 'Gleans: Old Kenai Files'
 For those of you who are not familiar with the format I use for Web Pages, take some time to look at the sections.
For the most part they are organized...But if you cannot find something that is of interest, but not
here, send me a note and I will try to find that item.
Please use this Link: Martha

 Here is a link for the AK Wiki [A bit of History]

Maps
David Rumsey ~ Historic Map & Atlas Collection
Note: The Rumsey Collection now includes a way to search Text on Maps.
Perry-Castaneda ~ Map Collection
Earthquake Fault Maps
American Georgaphical Society Library - Digital Map Collection
Humboldt State University Map Collection ~ Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps ~ Railroad Maps ~ MapGoose
Alaska Mining Claims "Mapper"


 <<<What's New>>>

Medical and Surgical Directory
of The United States
R L Polk & Co, Publishers,
1886
This is the link for the AK Pages

There is also information on the following
Officers Of the Medical Department of the United States Army And Hospital Stewards.
Medical Corps of the United States Navy
Medical Officers Of the U. S. Marine Hospital Service.
Including Acting Assistant Surgeons And Hospital Stewards.

Medical and Surgical Register
of The United States
R L Polk, Publishers,
Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago
1890
This is the link for the AK Pages

There is also information on the following
 Officers Of the Medical Department of the United States Army And Hospital Stewards.
Medical Corps of the United States Navy
Medical Officers Of the U. S. Marine Hospital Service.
Including Acting Assistant Surgeons And Hospital Stewards.

Note:
Polk's Medical Register and Directory of North America
There are quite a few: Scroll
Years: 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1890, 1893, 1896, 1898, 1917
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The Family Search Historical Image Section
has a nice selection of BIA Family Census [Village] Records
I had a difficult time trying to find a definitve explanation of the process by which the
information was gathered. There was really nothing to find, but from looking at the files, two things stand out:
I did manage to find this...
However...
1: Teachers gathered from either students or parents information and recorded it on printed forms
2. BIA Agents or their Assistants recorded information 'on site' on printed forms.
This is evident in the fact that they entered data on living conditions.
The time frame for the Information found ranges from about 1913 to 1972.
Explanation about "Roll Numbers"
Below is an index of the Information available on Family Search.
There are also films in the National Archives, Archive.org Site and Access Genealogy.
Here are some 'Sample' Census Files - These were downloaded from Family Search.
Paimiut Family Census: 1939 ~ Halibut Cove Family Census: 1938
Chevak Family Census: 1962 - Note Redacted Information
Cordova: Alaska Medical Services - Family Folder: 1934

Now...
 Here are searchable and linked pdf's that will enhance your searching. Please Use This Link
Family [Village], Census, Chevak, Copper Center, AK
Family [Village], Census, Cordova, Chugash CA, AK
Family [Village], Census, Fortuna Ledge, Kusilvak CA, AK
Family [Village], Census, Halibut Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK
Family [Village], Census, Ouzinkle, Pilot Station, Lake & Peninsula Borough, AK
Family [Village], Census, Pimute - Port Moller, Kusilvak CA,AK

The Chart below has the basic film Numbers, but the pdf's have the individual item links.


 And this is a really interesting piece of Alaska History

Coroner's Inquest: James E Hill, Deputy U S Marshall
Coroner's Inquest: 31 October 1924
Film # 101760555 [FS Catalog]
Images 3 & 4 are here [GoogleDrive]
US Commissioner's Court, Seldovia, Alaska

James E Hill was a Deputy US Marshall
The Coroner's Inquest File is really interesting.
Mr Hill was shot in the back, then his assailant 'Brooks'
committed suicide.
The whole Criminal Docket for Seldovia is full of information
about the activities of local residents and their contact with law enforcement.
F~A~G Memorial
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The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be freely accessed.
The Collection is Extensive and Informative: Please use this link for access. [Archival Databases]
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Alaska State Library
Interesting Collections:
Genealogical Resources ~ Historical Collections ~ Historic Alaska Newspapers and more...
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Goodies from the 'WayBack Machine"
Alaska Railroad: Archived Websites: From 2007 and on...
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There is a comparitively new Obituary Site that I just found.
"Tribute Archive" ~ Very Nice: Photos and Obituaries ~ Many States and Countries
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But Wait! There's More
Alaska Records in the National Archives: Please use this Link

Biographies - Books

"American Women : The official who's who among the women of the nation"
by Howes, Durward, 1899-
Publication date, 1937 - V2
There are two interesting Indexes: Geographical, Occupational
There is one page of Necrology [Names, no Dates, A - K]
The Biographies are Alpha and split into Sections.
The Indexes and Sections are Here
Read Online or Download [Archive.org]
"Tewkesbury's Who's Who in Alaska"
 [Includes Business Index] David & William Tewkesbury 301 Goldstein Building, Juneau, Alaska 200 Lyon Building, Seattle, Wash. 1947, Tewksbury Publishers
The Biographies are brief, but interesting.
There is no Index to the book, so I have split out the brief bios:
A - G ~ H - L ~ M - R ~ S - Z
Then I split out the Business Listings so the files are not so large.
A - C ~ D - I ~ J - W
The whole Book can be downloaded from the FS Catalog
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The Works of Hubert Howe BancroftVol XXXIII - History of Alaska: 1730 - 1885
The Index is here ~ Read Online or Download
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Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography
Vol 4 - Supplemental
By: Dan L Thrapp
The Arthur H Clark Company, Spokane, Washington, 1994
The Index is here ~ Read Online or Download
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The Alaska-Yukon Gold Book
Compiled, edited and published:
Sourdough Stampede Association, Inc : Seattle, Washington: 1930
V l Marion ~ Fred N Atwood
This Book is chock full of really great information
The book is a fully searchable pdf and can be downloaded from the FS Catalog


Lookups
I found one Lookup volunteer: Harry Frederick House III
 But, a link check in April of 2024 tells me his email is no longer valid.
But... The book "Once upon the Kenai",
Copyright 1984, third printing from 1985,
is mentioned here with a link for lookups.
The index is here.
   

 There were some great bits and pieces of information found in the old Kenai Files:
They have been reformatted and are linked below
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 Aircraft Ownership ~ Boat Ownership ~ Bush Pilots
Court Records [Info Added as to FS Film]
Social Security Deaths, Index
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Kenai, North Kenai & Soldotna 1970 Telephone Book [Note: Images will need to be rotated.]
Obituaries  ~ Populated Places
Biography: Nick GriNick Grienoff Elxnit



"The Fine Print"

Kenai 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.
 
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