Alaska Archives: 178 Newspapers for Genealogy Research
By Tony Pettinato on October 23, 2024
An article (with a complete title list) about the 178 Alaska newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)
Tag: Alaska
On This Day: Russia Formally Transferred Alaska to the U.S.
By Tony Pettinato on October 18, 2018
An article about the ceremony in Sitka, Alaska, on 18 October 1867, when Russia formally transferred the Territory of Alaska to the United States... (Read More)
Heroic Dogs Rush Life-Saving Serum to Save Nome, Alaska
By Tony Pettinato on February 2, 2018
An article about the 1925 dogsled relay when 20 mushers and 150 sled dogs combined to carry a batch of life-saving diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska... (Read More)
Seward’s Alaska Purchase Not ‘Folly’
By Tony Pettinato on March 30, 2016
Two years after the Civil War ended, Secretary of State William Henry Seward surprised many by negotiating with Russia to purchase Alaska for $7.2 million... (Read More)
Anniversary of President McKinley’s Assassination
By Thomas Jay Kemp on September 4, 2015
An article about Mt. McKinley in Alaska, named for President William McKinley (1897-1901), having its name changed to Denali... (Read More)
Libby Riddles: First Woman to Win Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
By Tony Pettinato on March 20, 2015
An article about Libby Riddles becoming the first woman to win Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, on 20 March 1985... (Read More)
Family History Expos – Georgia 2011
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 18, 2011
Georgia Family History Expo – Duluth, Georgia 2011 Over 400 genealogists gathered in Duluth, Georgia, for the annual Family History Expo held at the Gwinnett Center on Nov. 11-12, 2011. Now in its second year, this conference has the size and feel of a national conference. There were over 60 informative family history sessions... (Read More)
