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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH
& Prince of Wales - Hyder
Census Area
 
HELLO - WELCOME!

My name is LaRae Halsey-Brooks, and my daughter,
Eireann Brooks, and I are the Co-Coordinators
for the Ketchikan Borough of the AKGenWeb Project.
 
If you would like to contribute biographical sketches
or other genealogical records for your Ketchikan Borough
families to this website, please let us know.
 
If you have access to records or transcriptions such as
land records, census rolls, school class rosters/photos,
or cemetery rolls, we would be most grateful
for any and all submissions.
 
New records are being transcribed so please check back
from time to time as new records are added to this webpage!
 
Thank you!
LaRae & Eireann

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
  WHAT'S NEW? * Ketchikan Birth, Baptism & Christening Records - 1701-1970
* Ketchikan Birth Records - 1912
* Ketchikan Census Records - 1940
 * Ketchikan, Alaska, Passenger and Crew Manifests, 1906-1963
* National Register of Historic Places - Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
* Schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
  AIRCRAFT OWNERS A list of registered aircraft
  AKGenWeb ARCHIVES A searchable data archive
  BIBLIOGRAPHY A list of local history sources
  BOAT OWNERS A list of registered boats   A-B   C-H   I-L   M-P   Q-Z
  CEMETERIES New River Cemetery, in Hyder, courtesy of Peter Caffall-Davis

Bay View Cemetery - Latitude(DMS) 552008N Longitude(DMS) 1313729W; Latitude(DEC) 55.3355556 Longitude(DEC) -131.6247222; Map Name Ketchikan B-5

DEATHS A-B   C-D   E-G   H-J   K-L   M-O   P-R   S-U   V-Z 
  DEEDS A deed is the written legal document transferring ownership of property, not just land, and it may contain a variety of pieces of genealogical information such as full names of parents, children, siblings, spouses, previous residences, etc.
  MAPS Maps to help you with your research
  MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES & HISTORICAL SOCIETIES Great sources for your research
  NEWSPAPER - CURRENT The Ketchikan Daily News
  NEWSPAPERS - HISTORICAL The 1-page pdf files below provide information on what newspapers were available and for which periods of time.
  Cape Prince of Wales    Craig    Fort Tongrass
  Hydaburg    Hyder AK and Stewart BC    Ketchikan
  Klawock    Port Alexander    Thorne Bay

OBITUARIES Please consider contributing to our small obituraries collection
  PROBATE AND COURT RECORDS An index of court cases, mostly regarding estates    A-C    D-I    J-N    O-S    T-Z
  QUERIES You can browse and post queries on the RootsWeb Message Board
  POPULATED PLACES A list of villages, settlements, towns, etc.
  GOVERNMENT OFFICE Ketchikan Gateway Borough
344 Front Street
Ketchikan, AK 99901-6431
Phone: (907)228-6625
Fax: (907)247-8439
  VITAL RECORDS Handled by the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics. Under Alaska law, all Vital Statistics records are strictly confidential until they become public records. Births become public records 100 years after the event; deaths, marriages, and divorces become public records 50 years after the event.
  VOLUNTEERS We need you! Please contact me to discuss how you can help.
 
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This page was last updated on October 1, 2023.