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History ~ Biography ~ Maps ~   What's New ~ "Old V-C Files" ~ Odds and Ends ~ Lookups A bit of History for Cordova And... the Exxon Valdez |||VVV|||<☺>|||<☺>|||<☺>|||VVV||| Biographies - Personal Sketches There were a two Biographies found in the old V-C Files: Binek, Donald H ~ Thompson, Tommy & Sadie There are several Biographical Histories about "The Frontier" They can be found on either Google Books or the Archive.org Site Here is the index for the 1994 Edition "Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography" by Dan L Thrapp "Pan Pacific Who's Who" Copyright 1941 Honolulu Star- Bulletin, LTD, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.A. The Book can be Read Online or Downloaded or I will send Scans of Interest. Contact: Martha Please use this link for the chart with the Bios for Alaska "100 Alaska Bush Pilots" Compiled by: Anchorage Centennial Commission, June 1967 Available from FS or my IceDrive "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 have been separated out of the 330 page Book. They can be found here. There is no Index, but they are alpha arranged and pdf searchable. The whole Book can be downloaded from FS. "The Alaska-Yukon Gold Book" "A Roster"...Argonauts of the Klondike gold stampede...Pioneer days and subsequent development of Alaska and the Yukon Territory" Compiled, edited & published by Sourdough Stampede Ass'n, Seattle WA, 1930 This is a really interesting book, full of names and bits and pieces of Alaska History. Including, but not limited to: The Bandit Prince of Skagway ~ The Sheep Camp Snowslide ~ Marine Disasters [1913] Northern Fraternity ~ Alaska Yukon Pioneers ~ Ladies of the Golden North Sourdough Stampede Ass'n [Roster w/Portraits] The book is a fully searchable pdf and can be downloaded from FS One last book which is, I think, essential to Alaska History is Bancroft's "Works" The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft Vol XXXIII - History of Alaska: 1730 - 1885 The Index is here ~ Read Online or Download |||VVV|||<☺>|||<☺>|||<☺>|||VVV||| Maps David Rumsey ~ Historic Map & Atlas Collection 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" And, of course , Google Earth Alaska Mining Claims "Mapper" |||VVV|||<☺>|||<☺>|||<☺>|||VVV||| >>>What's New<<< The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed. The Chart below is linked to each resource: Entitled: "Browse by Category" Genealogy/ Personal History Private Sector Wars/ International Relations Time Spans Businesses Civil War 1800 –1900 Foundations World War II 1900 –1940 Casualties Labor Unions Korean War 1940 –1955 Civilians Securities Vietnam War 1955 –1965 Military Personnel Places Cold War 1965 –1975 Immigrants Countries Diplomatic Records 1975 –1985 Prisoners of War States Government Spending 1985 –1995 Indexes to Counties Contracts 1995 – present Photographs Cities/Towns Textual Records Zip Codes Grants and Assistance Browse by Subject Alaska State Library Interesting Collections: Genealogical Resources ~ Historical Collections ~ Historic Alaska Newspapers and more... Goodies from the 'WayBack Machine" Alaska Railroad: Archived Websites: From 2007 and on... {{{☺}}} Family Search: Historical Images There is a new set of Historical Images for the Valdez-Cordova Census Area; Pages 1 and 2 Dayville: School Records McIntosh: Draft Records Nuchek: Parish Records Valdez: Civil Dockets, Civil Case Indexes, Coroner's Inquests, Court Rec's, Criminal Court Rec's, Death Certificates, Land Estate Rec's, Probate Estate Cases, Wills, Power of Attty, {{{☺}}} Resources: "Alaska as part of the Russian Empire" This is a Searchable and Linked pdf for all the Categories Below Miscellaneous School Census Records: Please use this LInk There are Criminal / Court Films in the Historical Images Section If you are interested, Please use this Link Village Census Rolls: Mentasta. Federal Population Census Records 1950 May 1950, Verna A Jensen: 2 Pages Headings; Surname, Given, Sex, DOB, POB, Degree of Blood Marital Status, Relationhip to Head, Remarks Village Census Rolls: M Mentasta Lake. Federal Population Census Records 1956 [Headings are the same as above] Date: July 1956, R B Greene: 4 Pages If you are interested in more Viliage Census Records, Go Here There is a great site that has all sorts of links to free Historical and Genealogical Data "The Ancestor Hunt" Digital Newspapers ~ Year Books & Alumni Books School Records ~ Obituaries ~ Coroner, Mortuary & Cemetery Records BMD's ~ Birth & Marriage Records ~ Divorce & Death Records ~ Probate & Tax Records ~ Institutional & Military Records  Naturalizations & Immigration ~ Criminal & Digital Archives ~ Directories ~ Photos & Voter Records |||VVV|||<☺>|||<☺>|||<☺>|||VVV||| Valdez - Cordova Old Files There were a number of Files that were contributed by former CC's & Volunteers. Most, if not all, of them have been converted into searchable pdf files. Boat Registrations: A - L / M - Z ~ Aircraft Registrations ~ SS Death Index , 1, 2, 3 ~ Towns 1915 Cordova Directory ~ 1915 Valdez Directory Obituaries & Death Notices Carmen, Evelyn P ~ Dale, Raymond ~ Ford-Everett, Jeweldean Gurther, Stanford J Sr ~ Hazelet, George C [Mrs] ~ Joe, Harold H Kopp, Walter W ~ Lowney, George M Jr ~ Smith, Dorothy A W Stickman, Ivan ~ Tyone, Frank D |||VVV|||<☺>|||<☺>|||<☺>|||VVV||| Odds and Ends Oregon, Washington and Alaska Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1901-1902 / R. L. Polk & Co. ( no place given prob.Portland, OR, 1901), p. 1-185 (to be cont.), 1901-1902 Digital Images 357 - 504 - Film #4213242 [Scroll Down, File is at the bottom of the Page] Alaska Pioneer Home: 1913-1962 [FS Catalog] There is a lot of valuable information in this book. Names, Dates of Birth, Nativity, Arrival in Alaska and Alaska Pioneer Home: Discharge Records, LDS Films [1913-1958] USGenWeb® Archives Access: Tables of Contents This Link is a searchable pdf file which contains all the links to the Archives. Each link is fully functional and will access the section for your use. |||VVV|||<☺>|||<☺>|||<☺>|||VVV||| Lookups There were no Lookup Volunteers listed on the old V-C Pages. So... But, that said, I have access to the following Subscription Databases and am happy to do limited lookups: Databases [Library Editions] ~ Newspapers.com ~ HeritageHub [Includes NewsBank] Library Edition: My Heritage - Collections Census & Voter Lists ~ Histories, Memories & Biographies ~ Birth, Marriage & Death Public Records ~ Schools & Universities ~ Directories, Guides & References Maps ~ Immigration & Travel ~ Books & Publications Military ~ Newspapers ~ Family Trees ~ Photos ~ Government, Land, Court & Wills Lookups: Contact Martha 'History Hub' = New Lookup Service Search for Living People: Zaba Search And RAOGK

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