Military ~ Native Tribes ~ Court & Legal Records National Archives: Military Databases: Linked & Searchable pdf file This is a great selection of Military Records Reports of Civil War [Union Army] Generals and this... This is a very nice site that has great information. Statement of Service Record WWII - 1948-1949 Family Search Catalog - Digital Images The film Numbers are listed below a sample image Here is a list of Valdez-Cordova Men who have Service Records Available TAPS Report of United Spanish War Veterans Death Announcements The book does not have an index, but there is a set of 'Alpha Ranges' that will help you find folks of interest. Please Use this link There is quite a bit of interesting data in the FS Catalog Below is a chart that gives Enlistment & Discharge Data. There is also miscellaneous info on Service Locations, Awards, and Vitals Use this chart for locating the records in the FS Catalog Native Tribes of Alaska - Wiki with Maps BIA Records - Family Search, BIA School Records Court ~ Probate ~ Other Legal's Because the AK State Archive Information is here, the old collection of Legal Records has, for the most part, been incorporated into the new index. But, some of the records, such as the Criminal Data was not included. Additionally, I was able to find Criminal Court Records and Sanity Court Hearings. This linked Chart will be your guide for finding the films: Valdez Estate Records Guardianship Records: Adult & Minor & Sanity Hearings: Valdez These Records are found in the 'Probate Docket' Files [Family Search-Catalog] Like This: United States Commissioner Valdez: Probate Docket, RG 508, Series 409 OS 1321, 1917-1956 Sample Index Page: This link is for the Chart with the Names that are included in Film # 101768156 for Valdez The above linked Chart will give you an idea of what is contained in the records. Additionally, This Set has a few more Guardianship & Sanity Records United States Commissioner Valdez: Appointment of Administrators, RG 508, Series 409 OS 1339, 1907-1923: Film # 101768180 The other Guardianship and Sanity Films are 100773259 ~ 100788738 ~ 1007887638 And... Film # 101768154 has Adoption and Search Party Records US Comm. Valdez: Prob Dock, RG 508, Series 409 OS 1318, 1915-1959 So.... The Records in this linked Chart are chock full of Guardianship & Sanity Hearing's All of the Films have Indexes and the script is fairly easy to read. Below is a 'Sample' Index Page: 101768154 There are also Cordova Search Party Records for 1921- 1954 Film # 100826224 Below are the Time Frames along with the Image Ranges 1920's / 1 - 115 ~ 1930's / 116 - 340 ~ 1940's / 341 - 462 ~ 1950's / 463 - 498 Cordova Probabe & Estate Record Films ~ Cordova: Probate Docket & Record Films There is no way to know which Sets of Files contain Coroner Inquests, But, that said it only takes a few minutes to look at the Indexes at the front of each film. For the most part, the Inquests are in the Films marked "Probate Dockets" Be sure and check the Book Front as the label might say 'Includes Coroner Inquests' If you are not familiar with Court 'Docket Files', here is a sample. Crime & Punishment ~ Family Search: Historical Images ~ Naturalization Records Newspapers are a great source for Crime Reports. NewsBank has these for the Valdez-Cordova Area Lookups: Contact Martha There are also Criminal and Civil Trials in the FS Catalog. Please use this link for the Film Index Family Search Historical Images Records that are not available with the traditional FS Search The Explanation: The Resources are wonderful, but the search parameters and functions can be intimidating to the novice FS Catalog Researcher. Use the Chart Below to find Items of Interest Note that I have included Valdez - Cordova's Neighbors Remember that often times, folks 'ran away' to be married! And some even 'died away from home'... Please use this link for Anchorage, Palmer and Matanuska-Susitna Please use this Link for Cordova and Valdez Here are more FS Historical Image Resources Each Page is a linked and searchable pdf Page 1 ~ Page 2 Family Search has an extensive collection of Naturalization Records on Film Alaska, naturalization and citizenship records, 1884-1991 The Films all appear to have Indexes, the Documents, for the most part, are typed. These are 'Modern' Applications which contain the following: Full Name [Includes Maiden Name] Place and Date of Birth Personal Vitals / Occupation Marriage Status, Who, Where, When Date of Emigration, Arrival Location, Name of Ship / Vessel Children, Names, Ages, Places of Birth Current Address / Residence Date and location of Certification / Declaration The Collection is here in the Catalog: Please use this Link. There is also a searchable database: Please use this Link and... Alaska, State Archives (Juneau), Naturalization Records, 1900-1972 Please use this link to search

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