ALHN Alaska Marriage Index Database 1745 - 1950"It is currently a small database of Alaska marriages collected from a variety of sources including birth, marriage, and death records, obituaries, queries, Bible records, genealogies, family group sheets, online databases, pedigree charts, family history articles, letters, wills, biographies, and manuscript genealogies.."
Ship Passenger Lists - the Lully C. (July 13 - August 29, 1899)The Lully C. (possibly Lilly C.) was built at Lake Bennett in 1898 or 1899. Described as a small sternwheel tug, she was run through Miles Canyon in about 1900, and worked bewteen Dawson to Fort Selkirk.
Ship Passenger Lists - the Clifford Sifton (June 12 - August 29, 1899)The Clifford Sifton, a 120-foot long sternwheeler, was built at Bennett in 1898-1899. On July 24, 1900, she was run through Miles Canyon, and worked between Whitehorse and Dawson until 1904, when she was destroyed by ice during spring breakup at Dawson.
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Shipwrecks off Alaska's CoastThe MMS Shipwreck Database provides the most comprehensive compilation of Alaska shipwrecks to date. The database is a list of shipwrecks that have occurred in Alaska from earliest Russian times (1741) to the present compiled from an extensive literature search.
Cemeteries of AlaskaA list of all cemeteries in Alaska, first by name, county and location. A great tool to help with cemeteries that have the same name within the state.
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1964 Alaska Earthquake Fatalities"At 5:36 P.M. on March 27, 1964 a massive earthquake struck Alaska. It was an experience that we will never forget......it changed our lives forever. It's epicenter was 75 miles east of Anchorage in the Prince William Sound. "
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Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - AlaskaVolunteers have agreed to do a free genealogy research task at least once per month in their local area as an act of kindness. While the volunteers of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK) have agreed to donate their time for free, you MUST PAY the volunteer for his/her expenses in fulfilling your request (copies, printing fees, postage, film or video tape, parking fees, etc.).
Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery"Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery - This is where some of Alaska's most notable sons and daughters are buried and where we honor our glorious history."
