Resources for Your Genealogy Research in Alaska

Where to Look? How to Find It?

Alaska came to us through a purchase from Russia in 1867. The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912. It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959.

There are many places to search for answers to your Alaska genealogy questions. If you know what is available, you can make much better use of your time and effort in finding out all you can about your Alaska ancestors in the US. Here is where to start some of your searching.

We have gathered together a list of those resources we are aware of for the most common resources, and also some of the less common places to look for information about your family. So, help yourself to the information below, and go hunting.

Alaska State Archives has some genealogy records and links to some sites you might want to explore further.

There are further genealogy resources available here at the Alaska Historical Society.

Here's the link for the Anchorage Genealogical Society which has links for not only Anchorage, but Alaska and beyond.

Here is the LDS Wiki page for Alaska genealogy information

The US GenWeb project has specific state projects as part of it. Here is the Alaska GenWeb site.

It Helps When You Know Where to Look!