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ALASKA GENWEB PROJECTLAKE AND PENINSULA BOROUGH |
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| Welcome to to the Alaska GenWeb Project. We are Ray Ensing and Heather Tallbot, Co-hosts of your Lake and Peninsula Borough. All that means is that we handle the computer end of things. Please feel free to make this site your own. You are welcome to submit any data, photos, or other information that you think would be helpful for genealogical researchers. Items can be submitted as Word documents, Excel Documents, or scans. | ||
| AIRCRAFT OWNERS | A list of all FAA registered planes in Lake and Peninsula Borough | ||
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | Under development. Please submit any good local history sources that you are aware of. | ||
| BIOGRAPHIES | Under development. | ||
| CEMETERIES & FUNERAL HOMES | Under development. | ||
| CHURCHES | Under development. | ||
| DEATH INDEX (A-J) | Taken from SSD files | ||
| DEATH INDEX (K-Z) | Taken from SSD files | ||
| DEEDS | Beverly
Morrow, Aleutian Recorder 550 West 7th Ave., Suite 1200, Anchorage, AK 99501-3564 (907) 269-8876 (Fax) 269-6006 |
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| Kvichik
Recording District Covers: Beacharof * Egegik * Egegik River * Hallersville * Hollis (Aband) * Kanatak * King Salmon * Koggiung * Kulik Lodge * Kvichak * Levelock * Libbyville * Lockanok * McCauley Cabin * Meshik * Nakeen * Naknek * Pederson Point * Pilot Point * Port Bailey * Port Heiden * Red Salmon * Savonoski * South Naknek * Thompson * Ugashik |
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Iliamna Akokpak
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| LOOKUPS AND VOLUNTEERS | We need you! Please visit this page to see how you can help. | ||
| MAPS | All kinds of maps | ||
| MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES & HISTORICAL SOCIETIES | A great way to start your research. | ||
| NEWSPAPERS | A list of what newspapers were available for various time periods. | ||
| Aniak | Bethel | ||
| Dillingham | Naknek | ||
| Sand Point | |||
| PHOTOS | Under development. Feel free to submit photos for posting. | ||
| PIONEERS | Under development. | ||
| QUERY / MESSAGE BOARDS | These are a valuable resource and all genealogists need to learn how to use them. | ||
| RESOURCES | Lake
And Peninsula Borough, AK PO BOX 495 King Salmon, AK 99613-0495 Phone: (907)246-3421 Fax: (907)246-6602 |
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| SURNAMES | Research your family name through the Ancestry.com surname boards | ||
| TIMELINE OF ALASKA HISTORY | A brief timeline to help you figure out what happened and when. | ||
| TOWNS, VILLAGES & POPULATED PLACES | |||
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Chekok
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History: Eskimo village, now abandoned, listed in the 1880 Census as "Chikak," with a population of 51. Description: on N shore of Iliamna Lake, 3 mi. NE of Chekok Point and 21 mi. E of Iliamna | ||
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Chignik
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Aleut village probably established as a fishing village and cannery named for Chignik Bay. The 1890 Census lists it as "Chignik Bay" with a population of 193. Its population was 224 in 1939 and 253 in 1950. The Chignik post office was established in 1901. Description: population 99, on E coast Alaska Peninsula at head of Anchorage Bay | ||
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Chignik
Lagoon
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Local name recorded in 1964 in the Community Gazateer of Alaska. Chignik Lagoon post office was established in 1962 (Ricks, 1965, p. 11). Description: on E coast Alaska Peninsula on N shore of Chignik Lagoon, 5.7 mi. NW of Chignik | ||
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Chignik
Lake
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Local name recorded in 1964 in the Community Gazeteer of Alaska. Description: population 107, on Alaska Peninsula, at E end of Chignik Lake 13 mi. W of Chignik | ||
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Egegik
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population
150, on S bank and near mouth of Egegik River on N coast of Alaska Peninsula,
38 mi. SW of Naknek, Bristol Bay Low. Description: population 150, on S bank and near mouth of Egegik River on N coast of Alaska Peninsula, 38 mi. SW of Naknek |
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Fish
Village
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Local
name reported by P. S. Smith (1917, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Description: on W bank of Newhalen River, at S end of Sixmile Lake, 1.5 mi. S of Nondalton |
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Hallersville
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Name of a village published on the 1941 Cannery Map of Alaska. Several cabins are here, but there is no permanent population. Description: on left bank of Kvichak River, 60 mi. E of Dillingham | ||
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Igiugig
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Name of a seasonal fishing village used by Eskimos from Levelock and other villages near Kvichak River (Bia 1966). Igiugig post office was established in 1934, discontinued in 1954 (Ricks, 1965, p. 28). Description: on left bank of Kvichak River, 0.5 mi. W of Iliamna Lake and 46 mi. SW of Iliamna | ||
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Iliamna
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Eskimo village reported on a 1935 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map of Alaska. Before 1935 this name was applied to a village located at another site. After the move the old village became known as "Old Iliamna." Iliamna (now Old Iliamna) obtained a post office in 1901; the post office moved to the present location and retained its name. Description: N or Iliamna Lake, 56 mi NW of Augustine Island, | ||
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Ivanof
Bay
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Cannery
reported in 1954 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) (p. 292).
The Ivanof post office was established in 1952, discontinued in 1954 (Ricks
1965, p. 29). Description: population 15, on Alaska Peninsula, at N end of Ivanof Bay, NE end of Kupreanof Peninsula |
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Kakhonak
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Eskimo village with a population of 28 listed in 1890 Census by A. B. Schanz. Description: on S shore of Iliamna Lake, 23 mi. S of Iliamna | ||
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Kaluiak
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name listed as a "native village" by Ivan Petroff in the 10th Census, in 1880. that the only village in the area was on Mitrofania Island, though no name was given. recent maps and therefore location is approximate. Description: on S shore of Chignik Bay, E of Anchorage Bay and NE of Chignik | ||
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Kaskanak
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This Eskimo village was first mentioned by Ivan Petroff in the 10th Census of 1880 as "Kaskinakh village." It was called "Kaskanakh village" in the 1890 Census. The name was spelled "Kaskanak" in 1890 by A. B. Schanz in Frank Leslie's Newspaper. The population in 1880 was 119; in 1890, 66; it is no longer permanently occupied. Description: on right bank of Kvichak River, 85 mi. NE of Dillingham | ||
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Kijik
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Former Eskimo village reported as "Kichik," population 91, by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 Census, but located on his map on the east shore of Lake Clark. 1890-91 Leslie Expedition "Kilchikh" was the permanent village, located about 9 miles up the Kijik River, and "Nikhkak" was the salmon season fishing village on the shore of the lake. (1904b, p. 329), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), recorded two spellings, "Keeghik," derived from the Eskimo name for Lake Clark, and "Nikhak." p. 682 and 687) lists "Kichik," Eskimo village, and "Kilchik," Indian village, both with the 1880 Census population of 91; also (1910, p. 70) "Nikhkak" population 40 in 1891 and about 25 in 1904. Description: on W shore of Lake Clark near mouth of Kijik River | ||
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Kokhanok
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No info available | ||
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Kvichak
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Eskimo name "reported by the early Russians" and published in 1898 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Kvichak River. Description: on E bank of Kvichak River, on Alaska Peninsula, 17 mi. NE of Naknek | ||
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Levelock
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Eskimo village named "Kvichak" reported by early Russian explorers and mentioned in 11th Census in 1890. A post office called "Levelock" was established here in 1939 (Ricks, 1965, p. 39). Description: population 88, on right bank of Kvichak River, 58 mi. E of Dillingham | ||
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Meshik
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No info available | ||
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Mitrofania
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"Native" village, shown on a U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) Chart (1890) and reported as abandoned in U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Alaska Coast Pilot (1947, v. 2, p. 293). Description: between Kuiukta and Mitrofania Bays, on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, 24 mi. SW of Chignik | ||
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Nakeen
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Local name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1954 Coast Pilot (p. 505). Description: on W bank of Kvichak River, 1.5 mi. N of Telephone Point and 14 mi. N of Naknek | ||
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Napaimute
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Former Eskimo village or camp reported in the 1890 Census as "Napaimiut" with a population of 11. Description: on south shore of Iliamna Lake 1 mi. W of Kakhonak and 22 mi. S of Iliamna | ||
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Nauklak
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Former Eskimo village recorded in 1898 as "Naouchlagamut" by J. E. Spurr and W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who obtained their information from the chief of Savonoski. Description: on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, about 15 mi. E of Naknek Lake | ||
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Newhalen
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Eskimo name of a village listed in the 1890 Census as "Noghelingamute" or "people of the Noghelin," population 16. (1893 p. 164). The present spelling is an anglicization of the name. There evidently were two villages of these people on Newhalen River in 1890; see Noghelin Painga. Description: population 63, on N shore of Iliamna Lake, at mouth of Newhalen River, 2.5 mi. S of Iliamna | ||
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Nondalton
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Tanaina Indian name recorded on a 1909 field sheet by D. C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Nondalton post office was established in 1938 (Ricks, 1965, p. 47). See Sixmile Lake. Description: population 205, on W shore of Sixmile Lake, 15 mi. N of Iliamna | ||
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Pedro
Bay
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Village listed in 1950 Census with a population of 44. A post office was established here in 1936 (Ricks, 1965 , p. 50). Description: At the head of Pedro Bay, 38 mi. NW of Augustine Island | ||
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Perryville
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Tthis
"native" village was established to provide for people who were
driven away from the vicinity of Mount Katmai by the eruption of 1912. including
a store and school (Coast Pilot, 1947, p. 297). was originally called Perry,
but later was referred to as Perryville, probably to conform with the post
office that was established there in 1930 (Ricks, 1965, p. 50). Description: population 111, on S coast of Alaska Peninsula 19 mi. E of Stepovak Bay |
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Pile
Bay Village
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Local name derived from Pile Bay; published in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Description: On the E shore of Iliamna Lake, at the hed of Pile Bay, 36 mi ESE of Nondalton | ||
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Pilot
Point
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Aleut and Eskimo village with a cannery and post office that was maintained at intervals from 1933 to 1951. The name was reported in 1900 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross, as "Pilot Station," named for the Ugashik River pilots stationed there. The name was changed in 1933 when the Pilot Point Post Office was established. Of 120 Aleuts, one family survived the flu epidemic of 1918; the village was populated by Eskimo in 1923. The population was 114 in 1939; 76 in 1963. Description: On the E shore of Ugashik Bay, on the N coast of Alaska Peninsula, 7 mi NW of Ugashik Bay | ||
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Port
Alsworth
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Village and airfield. The Port Alsworth post office was established in 1950 (Ricks, 1965, p. 52). Description: Near the mouth of the Tanalian River on the SE shore of Lake Clark at Hardenburg Bay, 22 mi. NE of Nondalton | ||
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Port
Heiden
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This
settlement was formerly an Eskimo village spelled "Mishik" by
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1902. miles north. 1915.
1930. Description: population 74, on N shore of Alaska Peninsula, on N shore of Port Heiden, 20 mi. W of Aniakchak Crater |
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Savonoski
(historical) |
Name
reported in 1898 by J. E. Spurr and W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
who obtained it from Reverend A. Petelin. Spurr also reported it as "Ikkhagamut."
Savonoski was abandoned after the Katmai area eruptions on June 2-6, 1912.
Description: site of Eskimo village, on Alaska Peninsula, near mouth of Savonoski River, at head of Iliuk Arm Naknek Lake, 21 mi. NW of Mount Katmai |
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Seversens
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Local name published in 1923 by Alaska Road Commission (ARC), as "Severn's Roadhouse," and in 1933 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as "Seversens." Description: on Roadhouse Bay, on N shore of Iliamna Lake, 1 mi. E of Iliamna | ||
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Ugashik
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Eskimo village listed by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 Census as "Oogashik," population 177; 154 in 1890; 84 in 1930; 55 in 1939; and 48 in 1950. The Ugashik post office was maintained here intermittently from 1932 to 1963 (Ricks, 1965, p. 67). Description: village, on NW coast of Alaska Peninsula, on E bank of Ugashik River, 9 mi. from its mouth | ||
| VITAL STATISTICS | State of Alaska | ||
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YEARBOOKS
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