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Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
LAND AND PROPERTY The first Organic Act, passed in 1884, extended the laws of Oregon to Alaska. Alaska became a public domain state The National Archives has land-entry Land that had been transferred by sale or grant to private ownership could be sold again, inherited, lost by foreclosure of a mortgage, or distributed through a divorce. Records of these subsequent transactions, including deeds
The Family History Library has several geographical and topographical maps The Rasmuson Library and the Alaska Historical Library also have helpful collections of maps and atlases
The U.S. Military Records Research Outline (34118) provides more information on federal military records and search strategies.
Military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The United States Research Outline provides more information about the federal records.
U.S. servicemen have been in Alaska since 1867, when Alaska was placed under the jurisdiction of the War Department. Most of these soldiers were from the lower 48 states. The Family History Library has enlistment registers for the regular army, 1798 to 1914 (FHL films 350307-49). The registers provide the soldier's name, rank, unit, commanders, physical description, occupation, and birthplace. The records are arranged by year and by the first letter of the surname.
A historical sketch of forts in Alaska is in Bruce Grant, American Forts Yesterday and Today (New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1965; FHL book 973 H2gb).
World War I draft registration cards United States. Selective Service System. Alaska, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
, in which unclaimed land was surveyed and sold by the federal government. The first general land office was established at Sitka in 1885.
case files and a card index to 1908 containing only 56 cash entries and 133 homestead patents for the entire state. Patents, tract books, and township plats are at the Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. 7th Ave. #13 Anchorage AK 99513-7599 Telephone 907-271-5555 Fax 907-272-3430 The National Archives—Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) has copies of the tract books, township plats, and other records of the general land offices. The Alaska State Archives has descriptions and maps of mining claims.
, mortgages, and other property records, are filed at the office of the district recorder in each judicial district. The Family History Library has not acquired copies of the land records available in Alaska.
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MAPS
of Alaska. Published histories also provide maps of the area.
. To obtain a free road map, write to the Alaska Department of Highways.
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MILITARY RECORDS
World War I (1917-1918)
for men age 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for Alaska, see:
To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board.
Most counties had only one board; large cities had several. A map showing the boundaries of individual draft boards is available for most large cities. Finding an ancestor's street address in a city directory will help you in using the draft board map. There is an alphabetical list of cities that are on the map. For a copy of this map, see:
United States. Selective Service System. List of World War One Draft Board Maps. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. (FHL film 1498803.)
For sailors from Alaska who died in World War II, see volume 2 of Combat Connected Naval Casualties, World War II, by States, 2 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1946; FHL book 973 M23un).
A national cemetery with about 500 graves is located at Sitka (see the “Cemeteries” section of this outline).
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