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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 |
| Sackett | John | Book 2 Page 128 | |
| Sage Building | Book 2 Page 18, 61, 68, 115 | ||
| Salisbury Sound | Book 2 Page 102 | ||
| Salmon Packing Industry | Book 3 Page 97-98 | ||
| Salvation Army | Book 2 Page 151 | ||
| Samson Tug & Barge | Book 2 Page 166 | ||
| San Jacinto | Name given by Bodega y Quadra to Mt. Edgecumbe | Book 3 Page 24 | |
| Sandman | Capt. | Book 3 Page 96 | |
| Sands | Capt. H | Book 3 Page 96 | |
| Savella | Gus | Finnish fisherman and Sitka resident | Book 1 |
| Sawmill Creek | (Kirensky River) | Book 2 Page 89, 142 Book 3 Page 85, 132 | |
| Sawmills | Book 3 Page 85 | ||
| Schapiro | Maxim | Book 2 Page xiv, 138-139 | |
| Scheffer | Dr. | German physician | Book 3 Page 60 |
| Schmidberg | Mr. | Bought the Tsarevich | Book 3 Page 93 |
| Schools | Book 3 Page 59, 72-73, 101-102, 104-105 | ||
| Schwatka | Frederick | Book 3 Page 76 | |
| Scidmore | Eliza Ruhamah | Book 3 Page 76, 109 | |
| Scott | Anna M | Book 2 Page 137 | |
| Seagren | LaVerne | Book 2 Page 137 | |
| Seal Pass | Book 2 Page 99 | ||
| Seifert | Melvin | Book 2 Page 154 | |
| Sergius Narrows | Book 2 Page 95 Book 3 Page 133 | ||
| Sessions | S | On 1880 Alaska census | Book 3 Page 104 |
| Seward | Sec. William H | Book 3 Page 93 | |
| Seward | William H | Secretary of State who arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 | Book 1 |
| Sheakley | James | Governor of Alaska | Book 3 Page 112 |
| Sheffield | Bill | Book 2 Page 132 | |
| Sheffield House Hotel | Book 2 Page 141 | ||
| Sheldon Jackson College | Book 2 – entire book | ||
| Sheldon Jackson Museum | Book 2 Page xiii, xiv, 53, 55, 89, 129-133, 160 Book 3 Page 123 | ||
| Sheldon Jackson School | Book 2 – entire book Book 3 Page 105, 123 | ||
| Shelekhov | Russian brig | Book 3 Page 95 | |
| Shelekhov | Gregory Ivanovich | Book 3 Page 29, 39 | |
| Shelikof Bay | Book 2 Page 74 | ||
| Shipbuilding | Book 3 Page 45, 54, 60, 84-85 | ||
| Shoals Point | Book 2 Page 85 | ||
| Shuler | Robert | Sitka resident | Book 1 |
| Shutzovs, the | Book 3 Page 91 | ||
| Siberian Battalion | Book 3 Page 83, 120 | ||
| Silver Bay | Book 2 Page 103, 166 Book 3 Page 14, 131 | ||
| Silversmiths | Book 3 Page 129 | ||
| Simeon | Ned | Book 2 Page 107 | |
| Simpson | Peter | Photo | Book 1 Book 2 Page xiii, 42, 61-66, 70-74 |
| Simpson | Sir George | Book 3 Page 77, 86, 87 | |
| Sinclair | Mr. | Supt of Education in SE Alaska | Book 2 Page 6 |
| Sing | Henry | Book 2 Page 74 | |
| Sing | Peter | Photo building boat, son-in-law of Peter Simpson | Book 2 Page 63, 71-74 |
| Sirstad | Charles | His father owned part of Sitka. | Book 1 |
| Sirstad | Oscar | Sitka resident, raised goats | Book 1 Book 2 Page 93, 95 |
| Sitka | Brig built by American shipbuilder Lincoln | Book 3 Page 54 | |
| Sitka | Book 2 – entire book | ||
| Sitka | Indian village | Book 3 Page 34 | |
| Sitka Agricultural Experiment Station | Book 2 Page 52 | ||
| Sitka Alaskan | Newspaper | Book 3 Page 108 | |
| Sitka Bay | Book 2 Page 113 | ||
| Sitka Chamber of Commerce | Book 2 Page xiv, 142 | ||
| Sitka Community College | Book 2 Page 123 | ||
| Sitka Concert Association | Book 2 Page 139 | ||
| Sitka Fair | Book 2 Page 52 | ||
| Sitka Federal Building | Book 2 Page 116 | ||
| Sitka Historic Sites Restoration Committee | Book 2 Page 143, 146 | ||
| Sitka Hot Springs | Book 3 Page 131 | ||
| Sitka Industrial and Training School | Book 2 Page xix, xx | ||
| Sitka Islands | Named and surveyed by Lisiansky | Book 3 Page 38 | |
| Sitka Jack | Gave a great potlatch 1877 | Book 3 Page 128 | |
| Sitka Mercantile Store | Book 2 Page 142 | ||
| Sitka Mission School | Book 2 Page xii, xvii, xx, 41, 44, 113, 130, 153, 159 | ||
| Sitka Naval Air Station | Book 2 Page 82, 85, 89, 90, 91, 142 | ||
| Sitka Pioneers Home | Book 2 Page xiv, 2, 61, 104-106, 107, 147, 151 | ||
| Sitka Post | Newspaper | Book 3 Page 108 | |
| Sitka Presbyterian Church | Book 2 Page 2, 41, 43, 44, 47, 82, 169 | ||
| Sitka Public Utilities Board | Book 2 Page 113 | ||
| Sitka Rotary Club | Book 2 Page 147, 150, 153 | ||
| Sitka School Board | Book 2 Page 153 | ||
| Sitka Sentinel | Book 2 Page 110, 143-144, 160 | ||
| Sitka Sound | Book 2 Page 75, 85, 87 Book 3 Page23, 30-31 | ||
| Sitka Summer Music Festival | Book 2 Page 139, 141 | ||
| Sitka Wharf and Power Company | Book 2 Page 116, 141 | ||
| Sitka Women’s Club | Book 2 Page 52 | ||
| Sitkoh Bay | Book 2 Page 75 | ||
| Skagway | Book 2 Page 6, 7, 47, 55, 64, 92 | ||
| Skayeutlet | Chief | Uncle of Katlean | Book 3 Page 32 |
| Skondoo | Witch doctor | Book 3 Page 129 | |
| Smith | Herbert Booth | Book 2 Page 80, 82 | |
| Smith | Pat | Book 2 Page 149 | |
| Smokov | William | Chief director of Russian American Company | Book 3 Page 95 |
| Soboleff | Walter | Sheldon Jackson School student, photo | Book 2 Page 19, 26, 77, 108, 198 |
| Sokolov | Kalampy | Interpreter | Book 3 Page photo 14a |
| Sokolov | Aleksandr | First Sitka priest | Book 3 Page 68 |
| Solide | French ship | Book 3 Page 27 | |
| Solomon | Forrest | Book 2 Page 135 | |
| Sonihat | Chief | Kasaan Indian | Book 3 Page photo 121a, 124 |
| Sonora | Ship of Bodega y Quadra | Book 3 Page 23 | |
| Spenard Building Supply | Book 2 Page 141 | ||
| St. Lazaria | Presumed early Russian name for Mt. Edgecumbe | Book 3 Page 25 | |
| St. Lazaria Island | Book 3 Page 25 | ||
| St. Michael Cathedral | Book 2 Page xiv, 138, 141, 143-147 Book 3 Page 59, 68-70, 117, 121 | ||
| St. Michael Fort | Book 3 Page 31, 32, 34-36 | ||
| St. Nicholas | Book 3 Page 55 | ||
| St. Paul Harbor | Book 3 Page 29 | ||
| Starrish | Paul | Book 2 Page 11 | |
| Steele | Sitka resident | Book 1 | |
| Stevenson | Lottie | Principal, Sheldon Jackson School | Book 2 Page 25, 36, 59, 155 |
| Stevenson Hall | Book 2 Page 121, 166 | ||
| Stewart Mine | Book 3 Page 113 | ||
| Stratton | Betty | Book 2 Page xiv, 108, 122 | |
| Stratton | Orin R | X/xiv, 107-109, 117, 122, 123, 158 | |
| Stratton Library | Book 2 Page xiv, 26, 118-119, 123, 124, 141, 150 | ||
| Stroganov | Count | Book 3 Page 52 | |
| Stuart | Charles G | Machinist instructor at Sheldon Jackson School | Book 2 Page 18, 20, 24, 34, 60, 64, 65, 74, 75, 92, 93, 115 |
| Stuart | Dorothy | Book 2 Page 134-137 | |
| Sunset Packing Co | In Ketchikan in 1938 | Book 3 Page photo 65a | |
| Swan Creek | Book 2 Page 151 | ||
| Swanson | Ernest | Sheldon Jackson School student | Book 2 Page 66 |
| Swanson | Frederick | Book 2 Page 125 | |
| Swanson | Mayreld | Wife of Rev. Verne Swanson | Book 2 Page 38 |
| Swanson | Rev. Verne | Presbyterian minister | Book 2 Page 38-39, 49 |
| Sweepstakes | American schooner | Book 3 Page 95 | |
| Swift | Flora | Book 2 Page 97 | |
| Swineford | Alfred P | Governor of Alaska | Book 3 Page 112 |
| Symonds | F.M. | Book 3 Page 105 | |
| Tamara Sun | Book 2 Page 95, 96 | ||
| Tannery | Book 3 Page 85 | ||
| Tchinkitinay | Name given to Sitka Bay by Marchand | Book 3 Page 27 | |
| Teahouses | Of Russians | Book 3 Page 88, 125 | |
| Tebenkov | Mikhail Dmitrievich | Term as chief manager | Book 3 Page 88 |
| Tenakee Inlet | Book 2 Page 98 | ||
| The Good Tidings | Book 2 Page 49 | ||
| The Tlingit | Book 2 Page xix | ||
| Theodosius | Bishop | Book 2 Page 143-144 | |
| Thomas | Donald | Book 2 Page 107 | |
| Thomas | Milton | Book 2 Page 141 | |
| Thomas Woodward | American schooner | Book 3 Page 96 | |
| Thompson | Marcus | Book 2 Page 141 | |
| Thompson Boat Harbor | Book 2 Page 64 | ||
| Thomsen | Adolph | Operated Sitka Hotel | Book 1 |
| Three Saints | On Kodiak island | Book 3 Page 57 | |
| Tillie Paul Manor | Book 2 Page 37, 91, 150, 151 | ||
| Tilson | Al | Sitka drayman | Book 2 Page 7 |
| Tilson | Thomas | Sitka mayor in 1939 | Book 1 Book 2 Page 142-143, 153 |
| Tlan Tech | Chief | Of Sitka Kwan | Book 3 Page photo 14a, 128 |
| Tlingit Indians | Book 3 Page 15, 23, 31, 43-44, 60, 62, 71, 102-103 | ||
| Todd | Carrita | Book 2 Page 107 | |
| Todd Cannery | Book 2 Page 92 | ||
| Tongass National Forest | Book 2 Page 93 | ||
| Topeka | Steamer | Book 3 Page 109 | |
| Torgramson | Cecil | Book 2 Page 25 | |
| Torgramson | Cecil | Book 2 Page 25 | |
| Totem Park | Book 2 Page 85 | ||
| Totems | Book 3 Page 62, 124 | ||
| Towne | Ralphael S. | Sheldon Jackson School staff | Book 2 Page 37-38, 52, 60, 61, 64, 65, 74 |
| Travis | M. | On 1880 Alaska census | Book 3 Page 104 |
| Triune Building | Book 2 Page 142 | ||
| Troast | N. Lester | Sheldon Jackson School staff w/training in architecture | Book 2 Page 33 |
| Tsarevich | Russian steamer | Book 3 Page 93, 96 | |
| Tsaritsa | Russian ship | Book 3 Page 91 | |
| Two Brothers | Book 2 Page 74 | ||
| Tyler | Elisabeth | Book 2 Page 160 | |
| Tyson | George Russell | Book 2 Page 3 | |
| Uddenberg | Robert | Book 2 Page 119 | |
| Ulysses | American ship from Boston | Book 3 Page 28 | |
| Unicorn | British ship of Capt. Barber | Book 3 Page 33 | |
| Vasiliev | Ivan | Russian navigator | Book 1 |
| Veniaminov | Ivan | (Bishop Innocentius) | Book 3 Page 68, 71-72, photo 73a |
| Vermay | Book 2 Page 38, 39, 43, 49 | ||
| Verstovia Mt. | Book 2 Page xix, 23, 47, 60 Book 3 Page 13, 124, 132 | ||
| Verstovian, The | Periodical issued by Sheldon Jackson school | Book 2 Page xix, xx, 13, 17, 33, 40, 47, 49, 56-57, 58, 66, 68, 73, 74, 114-116, 121, 125, 134, 137, 151 Book 3 Page 108, 123 | |
| Voevodsky | Stepan Vasilievish | Term as chief manager | Book 3 Page 88 |
| Volunteers in Mission | Book 2 Page xx, 128, 132, 155-158, 159, 166 | ||
| Voskresensky Harbor | (Resurrection Bay) | Book 3 Page 55 | |
| Voss | Edna R | Book 2 Page 10, 72 | |
| Waldon | Rudolph | Photo | Book 2 Page 42 |
| Waldron and Company | Book 3 Page 98 | ||
| Walton | Dora | Book 2 Page 107 | |
| Walton | Matilda | Book 2 Page 107 | |
| Walton | Rudolph | Book 2 Page 42 | |
| Warrack | J.B. | Book 2 Page 33, 61, 153 | |
| Warrack Construction Co. | JB | Built Sheldon Jackson School basketball court | Book 2 Page 33, 61 |
| Warren Wilson College | Book 2 Page 10 | ||
| Webster | Jack | Photo, minister, husband of Laura | Book 2 Page 42 |
| Webster | Jackson L | Book 2 Page 29, 42, 44 | |
| Webster | Johnny | Photo | Book 2 Page 42 |
| Webster | Laura | Photo | Book 2 Page 42 |
| Webster | Rev. Jackson L | Sheldon Jackson School minister 1928-1940 | Book 2 Page 30, 44 |
| Weeks | Colonel and Mrs. | Attended handover of Alaska to the US | Book 3 Page 91 |
| Weir | Jessie | Book 2 Page 107 | |
| Wells | William | Book 2 Page 129 | |
| Wheatley | Emma | Book 2 Page 125 | |
| Whitford | A.T. | On 1880 Alaska census | Book 3 Page 104 |
| Whitmore | Gladys | Sheldon Jackson School Relief Supervisor | Book 2 Page xiii, 27, 28, 155-156 |
| Whitmore Hall | Book 2 Page 86 | ||
| Whitworth College | Book 2 Page 162 | ||
| Wickersham | James | Book 2 Page 104 | |
| Wilkins | Harold A | Wrote music for Sheldon Jackson School song | Book 2 Page 35 |
| Willapa | Independent liner | Book 3 Page 109 | |
| Williams | Frank | Book 2 Page 107 | |
| Williams | Margaret | Book 2 Page 198 | |
| Willoughby | R. | On 1880 Alaska census | Book 3 Page 104 |
| Wilson | Marion | Book 2 Page 198 | |
| Winged Arrow | Book 3 Page 92, 96 | ||
| Witzigman | Caroline Ruth | Married W Leslie Yaw 6/1/23 | Book 2 – entire book |
| Wolff | Ted | Sitka land developer | Book 1 |
| Womkon | Adelinda | Book 2 Page 214 | |
| Wood | Capt. And Mrs. | Attended handover of Alaska to US | Book 3 Page 91 |
| Wortman | Charles | Owned Wortman’s Drug Store in Sitka and was mayor in 1937 | Book 1 Book 2 Page v, 148, 149 |
| Wrangell | Book 2 Page xvii, xviii, xix, 79, 80, 138 | ||
| Wrangell | Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von | Term as chief manager | Book 3 Page 59, 76, 88 |
| Wrangell | Lady | First woman of rank in Sitka | Book 3 Page 50, 75 |
| Wrangell Indians | Murdered at Sitka | Book 3 Page 64 | |
| Wrangell Institute | Book 2 Page 92 | ||
| Wurster | Roland B | Book 2 Page xiii, xiv, 107, 155 | |
| Yanovsky | Madame | Book 3 Page 75 | |
| Yanovsky | Semyon Ivanovich | Term as chief manager | Book 3 Page 58, 59, 75, 88 |
| Yaw | Carol | Book 2 Page v | |
| Yaw | Caroline Witzigman | Book 2 Page vii, xiv, 4-5, 8-10, 33, 86, 143, 149, 150, 163 | |
| Yaw | W Leslie | Wrote Sixty Years in Sitka | Book 2 – entire book |
| Yaw Building | Book 2 Page 122, 123 | ||
| Yaw Chapel | Book 2 Page 163 | ||
| Yermak | Russian ship | Book 3 Page 34 | |
| Young | Ernie | Sheldon Jackson School basketball player | Book 2 Page 30 |
| Young | Ralph | Photo | Book 2 Page 42 |
| Young | Rev. S Hall | Involved with Allegheny Theological Seminary for Fort Wrangell | Book 2 Page xvii, xviii |
| Yrjanna | Jack | Finnish fisherman and Sitka resident | Book 1 |
| Zakharov | Senator | Book 3 Page 52 | |
| Zarembo | Book 3 Page 88 |
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