Alaska Resources
Here are some resources that are available for
genealogical research in Alaska:
For vital records, write to:
- Department of Health and Social Services
Bureau of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 110675
Juneau, AK 99811-0675
Phone: (907) 465-3391
- They have birth, marriage, and death records since January 1913 and divorce records since 1950. Call for costs. For divorce records, you can also check with the Clerk of the Superior Court in the judicial district where the divorce was granted (County Court).
For information on State Archives & Libraries, write to:
- Kenai Community Library
163 Main Street Loop
Kenai, AK 99611
Phone: (907)-283-4378
- Division of Libraries and Archives
Department of Education
P.O. Box 110571
Juneau, AK 99811
Phone: (907)-465-2910
- Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00, closed Saturday, Sunday, and all state holidays.
- They have information on territories, court records from 1884 to 1959 (criminal and civil), newspapers, photographs, maps, censuses records, a national collection of biographies, journals, and more on Alaska and pre-1900 Canada.
South Central Region:
- University of Alaska, Anchorage
Consortium Library
Archives and Manuscripts Department
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 786-1848
Arctic Polar Region:
- University of Alaska, Fairbanks
E. E. Rasmuson Library
Rare Books, Archives and Manuscripts
P.O. Box 756808
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808
Telephone: (907) 474-7481
For information on state Genealogical Societies, write to:
- Alaska Genealogical Society
7030 Dickerson Drive
Anchorage, AK 99504
