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Most of the people listed were Sitka pioneers. Italicized names are publications or ships.
Book 1 = The Streets of Sitka, by Sitka Historical Society
Book 2 = Sixty Years in Sitka, by W. Leslie Yaw
Book 3 = Sitka, by Clarence L. Andrews
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | COMMENTS | BOOK AND PAGE |
| Lady in Black | Book 3 Page 76 | ||
| Lang | Roger | Sheldon Jackson School basketball player | Book 2 Page 30 |
| Langsdorff | Dr. G.H. | Book 3 Page 34 | |
| Latta | Chester | Sitka town elder | Book 2 Page 47, 117, 121, 122 |
| Latta | Edith | Book 2 Page v | |
| Leask | Bertrand | 1934 Sheldon Jackson Basketball Team | Book 2 Page 30, 34 |
| Leask | David | Sheldon Jackson School basketball player | Book 2 Page 30 |
| Leask | Irving | Book 2 Page 124 | |
| Lee | Harold | Book 2 Page 79 | |
| Lesch | Byron | Book 2 Page 159 | |
| Lesch | Mrs. Byron | Book 2 Page 128 | |
| Lewis | Andrew T | Clerk of Dist Court | Book 3 Page 112 |
| Lewis | George | Book 2 Page 135 | |
| Lincoln | Ship berthed in Sitka harbor when Alaska turned over to US | Book 3 Page 91 | |
| Lincoln | American shipbuilder in service of Russian American Company | Book 3 Page 45, 54 | |
| Lincoln Street | Book 3 Page 98, 121, 122, 125 | ||
| Lindsley | Dr. A.L. | From Portland, OR | Book 2 Page xvii, xviii |
| Lisianski Bay | Book 3 Page 14, 132 | ||
| Lisiansky | Capt Urey Fedorovich | 1st to ascend Mt. Edgecumbe, Russian navigator | Book 3 Page 34, 35, 38, 44, 56, 130 |
| Livingston | David | Sheldon Jackson School basketball player | Book 2 Page 33 |
| Longenbaugh | Sitka resident | Book 1 | |
| Lopp | WT | Book 2 Page 5, 6 | |
| Louisa Downs | Schooner | Book 3 Page 95 | |
| Louise Cove | Book 2 Page 101 | ||
| Lubigil | Joseph | Bought the Fideliter | Book 3 Page 93 |
| Ludy | Reginald | Book 2 Page 35, 125 | |
| Luke | Stephen | Class of 1929 – Sheldon Jackson School | Book 2 Page 14 |
| Lutheran Church | Book 3 Page 60, 70, 121 | ||
| Lutke | Adm. Fedor | Book 3 Page 44, 50, 53 | |
| Lydia | American ship from Boston | Book 3 Page 48 | |
| Lynn Canal | Book 2 Page 79 | ||
| MacDougall | Capt | Of the Jamestown | Book 3 Page 91 |
| MacDougall | Mrs. | Attended handover of Alaska to US | Book 3 Page 91 |
| Maksoutoff | Prince Dimitri Petrovich | Last Russian Gov in Sitka from 1864-1867 | Book 1 Book 3 Page 88, 93, 94, 96-97, photo 100a |
| Maksoutoff | Princess Adelaide Ivanovna Bushman | First wife of the last Russian Governor. Buried in Finnish Lutheran Cemetery in Sitka | Book 1 Book 3 Page 75, 126, grave photo 127a |
| Maksutov | Princess | Second wife of last chief manager | Book 3 Page 75, 76, 91 |
| Maloney | John F | Book 3 Page 112 | |
| Mapes | Raymond | Book 2 Page 107 | |
| Marchand | Etienne | Book 3 Page 27 | |
| Marine Cove | Book 2 Page 102 | ||
| Markov | A.N. | Book 3 Page 20 | |
| Marsden | Edward | Native minister | Book 2 Page 43, 44 |
| Martin | Robert | Book 2 Page 127 | |
| Max | Roscoe | Class of 1929 – Sheldon Jackson School | Book 2 Page 14 |
| Maxson | Eleanor | Book 2 Page v | |
| Maxson | Theron | Book 2 Page v | |
| Mayette | William C | Book 2 Page v | |
| McAllister, Jr. | Judge Ward | Book 3 Page 112 | |
| McFarland | Amanda | Established first Presbyterian mission in Wrangell with Dr. Sheldon Jackson | Book 2 Page xvii, xix |
| McGilvary | Virginia | Book 2 Page v | |
| McIntyre | Donna | Book 2 Page 138 | |
| McKenna | John | On 1880 Alaska census | Book 3 Page 104 |
| McLean | John F | Book 3 Page 112 | |
| McNeil | James | Ran Booth Fisheries in Sitka | Book 2 Page 37 |
| Mead | Ruth Bernice | Book 2 Page 74, 75 | |
| Menshikov | bark | Book 3 Page 96, 97 | |
| Merrill | Elbridge W | Sitka photographer 1899-1929 | Book 1 Book 2 Page 141 Book 3 Page 15 |
| Metlakatla | Book 2 Page 19/138 | ||
| Metropolite Ambrosia | Book 3 Page 51-52 | ||
| Metropolsky | Father | Russian priest | Book 3 Page 15, 70 |
| Mexico | Steamer | Book 3 Page 109 | |
| Mike | John | Book 2 Page 135 | |
| Miles | Gen. Nelson A. | With first party of tourists | Book 3 Page 108 |
| Military Cemetery | Book 3 Page 125 | ||
| Miller | Ben | Book 2 Page 150 | |
| Milletich | A. | On 1880 Alaska census | Book 3 Page 104 |
| Mills | Miss May | Dtr of WR Mills | Book 1 Book 3 Page 7 |
| Mills | William P | Book 3 Page 7, 14 | |
| Mills | WP | Son of WR Mills | Book 1 Book 2 Page 143 |
| Mills | WR | Sitka resident, owned oil dock, sawmill, store, father of WP and May Mills | Book 1 |
| Milmore Hotel | Book 3 Page 93 | ||
| Molineaux | Elizabeth | Missionary at St. Peter’s-By-The-Sea | Book 1 |
| Moller | Dan | Sitka resident, donated land for city park | Book 1 Book 2 Page 78, 150 |
| Moller Park | Book 2 Page 150 | ||
| Moore | Capt. W.D. | Book 3 Page 7 | |
| Morgan | Capt. Ebenezer | Book 3 Page 95, 96 | |
| Morgan & Co. | Book 3 Page 97 | ||
| Morris | William Gouverneur | Book 3 Page 14, 110-111, 125 | |
| Mosher Island | Book 2 Page 99 | ||
| Moy | Mable | Book 2 Page 127 | |
| Mt. Edgecumbe School | Book 2 Page 166 | ||
| Muir | First steam vessel built on northwest coast | Book 3 Page 54, 84 | |
| Muir | John | Book 3 Page 108 | |
| Munn | Merton | Book 2 Page 158 | |
| Munro | Donna | Book 2 Page v | |
| Muravyeb | Matvey Ivanovich | Term as chief manager | Book 3 Page 22, 74, 81, 88 |
| Murphy | T.G. | Editor of Alaska Times | Book 3 Page 107 |
| Nadeshda | Russian ship | Book 3 Page 39, 50, 52 | |
| Nelson | Richard | Book 2 Page 79, 91, 93 | |
| Nesquahansky Bay | Book 3 Page 130 | ||
| Neva | Russian ship of Capt. Lisiansky | Book 3 Page 34-35, 42, 44-46, 50, 55-5, 69 | |
| Newell | Mrs. John | Taught Indian crafts at Sheldon Jackson School | Book 2 Page 55 |
| Newhall | Jane | Book 2 Page 161-162 | |
| Newton | Richard | Class of 1929 – Sheldon Jackson School | Book 2 Page 14 |
| Nicholas | Stephen | Book 2 Page 107 | |
| Nicholson | Dr. Hugh | Sheldon Jackson School doctor in 1930s | Book 2 Page 36 |
| Niebaum | Capt. | Bought the Constantine | Book 3 Page 94 |
| Nikolay | Russian steamer | Book 3 Page | |
| Nikolay I | Steamer | Book 3 Page 84 | |
| Nor’wester | American schooner | Book 3 Page 95 | |
| North Pacific Hall | Book 2 Page 53, 56, 57, 83 | ||
| North Star | Newspaper | Book 3 Page 108 | |
| North Star | Boat | Book 2 Page 5 | |
| O’Brien | Colleen | Book 2 Page 214 | |
| O’Cain | Capt Joseph “Honest Joe” | Yankee trader in Sitka in 1804 | Book 1 |
| O’Connell | John W | Mayor of Sitka | Book 1 |
| O’Connell Bridge | Book 2 Page 142 | ||
| Observatory | Established by the Russians | Book 3 Page 51 | |
| Oja | Frank | Owned transfer business in Sitka | Book 1 |
| Oja | George | Son of Frank | Book 1 |
| Old Harbor | Aka Starry Gavan | Book 3 Page119 | |
| Old Marine Barracks | Book 2 Page 2, 104 | ||
| Old Sitka | Russian Settlement established 1799-1802 | Book 3 Page 14, 36, 44, 119, 130 | |
| Olds | John | On 1880 Alaska census | Book 3 Page 104 |
| Olga | Schooner of Baranov | Book 3 Page 30 | |
| Olga Strait | Book 3 Page 30 | ||
| Olson | Charles | Book 2 Page 25 | |
| Orthodox Diocese of Alaska | Book 2 Page 144 | ||
| Osborne | Oscar | Class of 1929 – Sheldon Jackson School | Book 2 Page 14 |
| Ossipee | Lying in Sitka harbor when Alaska was handed over to US | Book 3 Page 91 | |
| Ozawa | Joe | Book 2 Page 25, 71, 135 | |
| Ozerskoy Redoubt | Book 3 Page14, 53, 58, 85, 98 | ||
| Pacific Coast Steamship Co | Book 3 Page 109 | ||
| Palmer | Book 2 Page 105 | ||
| Panigeo | Maggie | Book 2 Page 135 | |
| Parker | May | Book 2 Page 31 | |
| Paul | Emperor | Book 3 Page 29 | |
| Paul | Frank | Sheldon Jackson School student | Book 2 Page 33 |
| Paul | George | Book 2 Page 107 | |
| Paul | Mrs. William L | Photo | Book 2 Page 44-45 |
| Paul Manor | Tillie | Sheldon Jackson School hospital building | Book 2 Page 37 |
| Paul, Sr. | William L | Sheldon Jackson School student | Book 2 Page 38 |
| Pauwok | Floyd | Book 2 Page 135 | |
| Pavao | William | Book 2 Page 107 | |
| Peerless Alaska | Book 3 Page 108 | ||
| Peril Straits | Book 2 Page 92, 95, 100, 166 Book 3 Page 133 | ||
| Peron | Capt. | Frenchman who traded in Alaska | Book 1 |
| Peru | American bark of Capt. Morgan | Book 3 Page 95-96 | |
| Pestchouroff | Alexey | Book 3 Page 90 | |
| Petersburg | Book 2 Page 79 | ||
| Peterson | Alice | Widow of Carl Sr. | Book 1 |
| Peterson | Carl. Sr. | Sitka resident, died 1955 | Book 1 |
| Peterson | Elizabeth | Book 2 Page v | |
| Peterson | Hans | Book 2 Page 95, 96 | |
| Peterson | Phil | Book 2 Page v | |
| Pherson | Dick | Son in law of Mr. Sirstad, killed in plane accident with Lloyd Ripley | Book 1 |
| Phillips | Virginia Cameron | Freshman in 1940 at Sheldon Jackson School | Book 2 Page 23 |
| Phoenix | 1st ship built on Alaska shores | Book 3 Page 55 | |
| Pilz | George E. | On 1880 Alaska census | Book 3 Page 104, 106 |
| Pilz | George | Mining engineer | Book 3 Page 85 |
| Pinta | US ship | Book 3 Page 129 | |
| Pioneer’s Home | Book 3 Page 7, 116, 120, photo 120a | ||
| Pippereit | Elsie | Sheldon Jackson School nurse | Book 2 Page 31, 36 |
| Pittsburgh House | Book 2 Page 20, 37 | ||
| Place of Islands | Book 3 Page 133 | ||
| Pletnikoff | Patrick | Book 2 Page 107 | |
| Point Barrow | Book 2 Page 19 | ||
| Point Retreat | Book 2 Page 92 | ||
| Politovsky | Last Russian ship built at Sitka | Book 3 Page 94 | |
| Portlock | Capt. Nathaniel | Book 3 Page 25 | |
| Portlock Harbor | Book 3 Page 25 | ||
| Postell | Alice | Book 2 Page 132 | |
| Potter | Betty Jo | Book 2 Page v, 143 | |
| Potter | Roberley | Book 2 Page v | |
| Potter | Taylor | Book 2 Page v, 143 | |
| Poulson | Sandy | Book 2 Page v | |
| Poulson | Thad | Book 2 Page v, 143 | |
| Practice Cottage | Book 2 Page 16, 17 | ||
| Pratt | Joseph | Class of 1929 – Sheldon Jackson School | Book 2 Page 14 |
| Pratt | Joseph | Book 2 Page 14 | |
| Prazdnik | Book 3 Page 31 | ||
| Presbyterian Navy | Book 2 Page 49 | ||
| Price | David | Book 2 Page 99, 100, 101 | |
| Price | Frank | Us Marshall, founder of Alaska Native Brotherhood in 1912 | Book 1 |
| Price | Frank | Book 2 Page 93 | |
| Princess Tom | Wealthy basketmaker | Book 3 Page 128 | |
| Princeton | Book 2 Page 21, 49, 79 | ||
| Princeton-Hall | Book 2 Page xiii, 43, 49, 69, 79-83, 90, 91-93, 97, 138 | ||
| Prospector, The | Book 2 Page 147-149 | ||
| Protestant Church | Book 3 Page70 | ||
| Prouty | Paul | Book 2 Page 79, 93 | |
| Pyramid Cannery | Book 2 Page 77, 80, 83, 141 | ||
| Pyramid Mts. | Book 2 Page 86 | ||
| Queen | Steamer | Book 3 Page 109 | |
| Queen Charlotte | Ship of Capt. Dixon | Book 3 Page 25 | |
| Queen of the Admiral Steamship Line | Book 2 Page 51 | ||
| Race | George | Sitka resident | Book 1 Book 2 Page 6 |
| Rainbow Glacier Camp | Book 2 Page 49 | ||
| Rainier | Mrs. | Attended handover of Alaska to US | Book 3 Page 91 |
| Rainier | Rev. | Book 3 Page 70 | |
| Ranche | Site of old Indian village | Book 3 Page 62, 64, 104, 120, 127 | |
| Rands | Clarence | Sitka town elder | Book 2 Page 46 |
| Rasmussen Student Center | Book 2 Page 126-127, 128, 166 | ||
| Raven II Fund | Book 2 Page 159-161 | ||
| Redoubt | Book 3 Page 131 | ||
| Redoubt St. Michael | Book 3 Page 31-32, 34-36 | ||
| Resaca | Lying in Sitka harbor when Alaska turned over to US | Book 3 Page 91 | |
| Resolution | Ship of Capt. Cook 1778 | Book 3 Page 24 | |
| Rezanov | Nikolay Petrovich | Book 3 Page 29, 39, 41, 42, 51, 116 | |
| Richardson | T.J. | Painter of glaciers and mountains | Book 3 Page 15 |
| Ricketts | Nancy | Book 2 Page v | |
| Ridley | Robert | Book 2 Page 25 | |
| Rigling | Ben | Sitka resident | Book 1 |
| Rinehart | Jim | Book 2 Page 138 | |
| Ripley | Lloyd | Killed in plane accident with Dick Pherson | Book 1 |
| Roastology Club | Book 3 Page 14 | ||
| Roden | Henry | Book 2 Page 104-106, 147 | |
| Rodman Bay | Book 2 Page 166 | ||
| Rosenberg | Nikolay Yakovlevich | Term as chief manager | Book 3 Page 88 |
| Rosenthal | Paul | Book 2 Page 139, 141 | |
| Rostislaf | Russian ship | Book 3 Page 34 | |
| Roth | Frank | Book 2 Page 160 | |
| Roth | Ruth | Book 2 Page 160 | |
| Rousseau | Lovell H. | US commissioner | Book 3 Page 90 |
| Rowe | “Pop” | Mechanic and sawmill operator | Book 2 Page 68 |
| Rowe | Rev. P.T. | Episcopal bishop | Book 3 Page 123 |
| Rudakov | Aleksandr Ilich | Term as chief manager | Book 3 Page 88 |
| Rumiantzeb | Count | Book 3 Page 51-52 | |
| Russian American Co | Book 3 Page 15-16, 21, 29, 33, 34, 39, 47, 52, 57, 59, 72, 74-75, 79-83, 88, 92-93, 97 | ||
| Russian Country House | Book 2 Page 116 | ||
| Russian Orphanage | Book 2 Page 141 |
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