SITKA BOROUGH, ALASKA USGENWEB PROJECT
Hello and Welcome! I'm Vikki Gray, your Borough Coordinator for the Sitka, Alaska borough. Feel free to offer suggestions or pitch in and help! You may want to look at the volunteer section below to find ways in which you can help!  I am sorry but I cannot do research because I do not live in Alaska, although my ancestors lived here.

Places to Start your Search

	Alaska, The Great Land	Index to the names in this book
	Bibliography	A list of books about the Sitka area and Alaskan History for further research.
	Cemetery - Sitka National Cemetery	Online transcription.	Surnames A-G	Surnames H-Q	Surnames R-Z
	Cemetery - Russian	If you know of others, or would be willing to transcribe a cemetery for posting on this site, please let me know.
	Census Info	Explains what census records are available for Sitka
	Census - 1930 (Partial)	Alaska Natives were living in the town of Sitka. Courtesy of Coleen Mielke.
	Deeds	Diana Stevens, Recorder Sitka 210-C Lake Street Sitka, AK 99835 (907) 747-3275 (Fax) 747-3043
		Sitka Recording District covers the following areas: Biorka Island * Cape Edwards * Chatham * Chichagof * Cobol * El Nido * Elfin Cove * Fish Bay * Freshwater Bay * Goddard * Gull Cove * Gypsum (Aband) * Hoonah * Idaho Inlet * Kadashan Bay * Kimsham Cove * Kobal * Lemesurier Island * Lisianski * Mount Edgecumbe * Pavlof Harbor * Pelican * Port Althorp * Port Frederick * Radioville * Rodman Bay * Saook Bay * Sitka * Sunnyside * Tenakee Springs * Todd * Whale Bay * White Sulphur Springs
	Early Sitka Residents	Many names of early Sitka pioneers (large file - 333 KB) Bookmarks have been added to the left for easier navigation.
	GenConnect/Ancestry Boards	These have been improved and combined with the Ancestry Boards. Post/view queries, bible records, biographies, deeds, obits, pensions, and wills here.
	History	A brief history of the Sitka area.
	Last of the Bush Pilots (Index)	An index of the book "Last of the Bush Pilots". Many early aviators and pioneers of Alaska are mentioned in this book.
	Links	Under development. Let me know of any good links.
	Mailing List	Join the Sitka Borough mailing list and get some help from others researching the same area.
	Maps	All kinds to help you with your research
	Photographs - Page 1	New! If you have any old photos that relate to the Sitka area and/or it's people, I will be glad to post them here.
	Photographs - Page 2	.
	Photographs - Page 3	.
	Populated Places	Compiled by the USGS
	Presbyterian Church Ministers - 1878-1968	NEW!
	Resources	Where the data is and who to contact - Sitka Borough government, libraries, gen societies and museums, available census records, etc.
	Sheldon Jackson Mission School Sheldon Jackson High School Sheldon Jackson College	College Presidents -NEW!
		College Trustees - NEW!
		College Staff - 1923-1952 - NEW!
		High School Graduates (requires Adobe Acrobat to view) - NEW!
		College Graduates (requires Adobe Acrobat to view) - NEW!
	Sitka Man	an index of people's names and names of boats, as described in this local history
	Surnames	Email me the surnames you are researching in the Sitka area here. You might find a cousin researching the same family.
	Timeline	An historical timeline of Alaska history to help you in your research.
	Totem Poles	Some fun information on totem poles and their meaning
	Towns and Villages	Taken from USGS records.
	Volunteers & Lookups	We need volunteers and helpers! Please read below to see ways that you can help.

	Alaska GenWeb Project		US GenWeb Project
	Canada GenWeb Project		World GenWeb Project

Sitka Borough Volunteers Would you like to help? We need you!

Here are some ideas of ways that you can help:

• Do you have any Local History books that you would be willing to use for an occasional lookup request?
• Would you be willing to post obituaries from your local Sitka area newspaper on the GenConnect boards?
• Would you be willing to transcribe local cemeteries or photograph local historical buildings?
• Do you have any old photos of Sitka people that we could post here?
• Do you visit the local library occasionally? If so, could you do a lookup while you are there?
• Do you have access to some other historical records, such as wills, diaries, census returns, etc. that you would be willing to transcribe?
• Do you have any old Alaska maps that you could scan in and send in for posting?
• Do you have any old Sitka Borough yearbooks you would be willing to index or do a lookup in?
• If you do research in Sitka Borough or in any Alaska Archives for a fee, let me know. I will post that in the appropriate area also.
• Background material - it would be nice to have a few people who live in the Sitka area to be able to answer a background question from time to time.
• Other ideas? Please share them!