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Welcome to to the Alaska GenWeb Project. I'm Darilee Bednar, your Denali Borough Coordinator. All that means is that I 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.

WHAT'S NEW?	Easily find new material that has been added to this site since your last visit.
AIRCRAFT OWNERS	A listing of all aircraft registered in Denali Borough
BIBLIOGRAPHY	Under development. Please submit any good local history sources that you are aware of.
BIOGRAPHIES	Feel free to submit biographies of your ancestors.
BOAT OWNERSHIP	A listing of all boats registered in Denali Borough
CEMETERIES & FUNERAL HOMES	Under development.
CHURCHES	Under development.
DEATHS	Taken from the Social Security Death Index.
DEEDS	Barbara Smith, Mt. McKinley Recorder 1648 S. Cushman St., #201 Fairbanks, AK 99701-6206 (907) 452-3521 (Fax) 452-2951
	MOUNT MCKINLEY RECORDING DISTRICT COVERS THE FOLLOWING AREAS: Big River R.H. * Cripple * Davenport * Decoursey Mine * Dikeman * Discovery * Dishkakat (Aband) * East Forks R.H. * Farewell * Flat * Folger * Gaines Creek * Ganes Creek * George River * Halfway R.H. * Holikachuk (Holikachuk) * Hologachaket (Holikachuk) * Iditarod * Julian Creek * Madison Creek * McGrath * Medfra * Moore Creek * Nikolai * Ophir * Otter * Otter Creek * Railroad City * Rohn R.H. * Salmon River R.H. * Shageluk * Sterling Landing * Takotna * Tatalina * Tatlina * Telida * Tolstoi * Vinasale * Willow Creek * Wilsons
	Edward Barnum, Palmer Recorder 1800 Glenn Highway, Suite #7 Palmer, AK 99645 (907) 745-3080 (Fax) 745-0958
	TALKEETNA RECORDING DISTRICT COVERS THE FOLLOWING AREAS: Broad Pass * Cache Creek * Canyon * Caswell * Chase * Chelatna Lodge * Chulitna * Colorado * Curry * Denali * Dutch Hills * Fish Lake * Gold Creek * Honolulu * Hurricane * Lake Louise * Lane * McDougall (Aband) * Montana * Peters Creek * Petersville * Rambler * Sherman * Silver Creek Mine * Talkeetna * Trapper Creek * Yentna
	Barbara Smith, Nenana Recorder 1648 S. Cushman St., #201 Fairbanks, AK 99701-6206 (907) 452-3521 (Fax) 452-2951
	NENANA RECORDING DISTRICT COVERS THE FOLLOWING AREAS: enana Anderson • Berg • Bonnifield • Browne • Cantwell • Carlo • Clear • Dunbar • Ferry • Gamer • Healy • Lagoon • Lignite • McKinley Park • Moody • Moss • Nenana • North Nenana • Rex • Stampede Mine • Summit • Suntrana • Toklat • Usibelli • Usibelli Mine • Windy • Yanert
LOOKUPS AND VOLUNTEERS	We need you! Please visit this page to see how you can help.
MAPS	Nice collection of Alaska maps to help you with your research
MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES & HISTORICAL SOCIETIES
NEWSPAPERS - HISTORICAL	This shows what newspapers were available and when.
	Anderson	Healy
OBITUARIES	Feel free to submit any obituaries that you may have for posting.
PHOTOS	Under development. Feel free to submit photos for posting.
PIONEERS	Under development.
RESOURCES	Denali Borough, AK P.O. Box 480 Borough Courthouse Healy, AK 99743-0480 Phone: (907) 683-1330 Fax: (907)683-1340	Denali National Park
QUERY / MESSAGE BOARDS	These have been upgraded and combined with the Ancestry Boards. Post/View queries, bios, bible records, deeds, obits, pensions, and wills here. These are a valuable resource and all genealogists need to learn how to use them.
SURNAMES	Research your family name through the Ancestry.com surname boards
TIMELINE OF ALASKA HISTORY
TOWNS, VILLAGES & POPULATED PLACES
Anderson	History: Village reported in 1962 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); named "for Arthur Anderson, who subdivided his homestead into quarter-acre lots and was elected one of the first councilmen" (Alaska Sportsman, Sept. 1962, p. 12). Description: 5 mi. NW of Clear, 12 mi. SW of Nenana, Tanana Low
Bearpaw	History: This was a mining camp, established in 1905 and called "Bear Paw City" by prospectors; reported in 1905 by L. M. Prindle, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Description: on right bank of Bearpaw River, 48 mi. SE of Bitzshtini Mts., Tanana Low.
Cantwell	History: Cantwell began as a flag stop on The Alaska RR. as reported on its 1922 timetable. It was named for the "Cantwell River," the former name of the Nenana River. Description: population 1 85 mile 319.5 on The Alaska RR., 8 mi. SW of Panorama Mtn. and 33 mi. S of Healy, Alaska Range.
Diamond (historical)	History: This camp was established about 1905 at the head of small-boat navigation on the Bearpaw River. It had a post office in 1906 and again from 1929 to 1951 (Ricks, 1965, p. 16). Description: site of mining camp, at junction of Moose Creek and Bearpaw River, 18 mi. E of Chilchukabena Lake, Tanan Low.
Ferry	History: name published as railroad station on a timetable in 1922. Earlier, the place was listed as Nenana River on a Seattle Chamber of Commerce promotion folder. Description: population 31, mile 371.2 on The Alaska RR., at Nenana River, 39 mi. S of Nenana; Alaska Range. Located on USGS Fairbanks A-5 map.
Garner	History: Name of a flag stop reported by the Alaska RR. on its 1922 timetable. Description: mile 355.7 on The Alaska Rr., W of Nenana River, 2 mi. S of Healy, Alaska Range
Healy	History: Village established as a mining camp about 1905; named after the Healy Creek. Because of its nearness to the Alaska RR. right-of-way, it became a RR. station and supply point. The "Healy Fork" post office was established in 1921 (Ricks, 1965, p. 25). Its population was 36 in 1930. It is a major coal mining supply center. Description: On the Nenana River, NW of the mouth of Healy Creek and 78 mi SSW of Fairbanks.
Kantishna	History: This mining camp was established in 1905, one of several such camps that appeared suddenly when gold was discovered in the Kantishna Hills. Most of the camps were abandoned a short time later, but this one was nearest the producing creeks. It was also referred to in the early days as "Eureka," named for the stream. A post office named "Kantishna" was established in 1905 near the mouth of the Kantishna River. Description: in Kantishna Hills, at junction of Eureka and Moose Creeks, 3 mi. NW of Wonder Lake, Alaska Range.
Lagoon	History: Name of a railroad station reported by The Alaska RR. on its 1922 timetable. Description: mile 343.7 on The Alaska RR., 12 mi. S of Healy, Alaska Range.
Lignite	History: Name of a railroad station reported by The Alaskan RR. on its 1922 timetable; derived from the lignite coal found in the area. This station was originally named "Dry Creek." Description: mile 363.3 on the Alaska RR., 4 mi. N of Healy, Alaska Range
McKinley Park	History: Settlement reported in 1920 as Riley Creek, perhaps in a slightly different location than the present place. The Riley post office was established in 1922 and its name changed to Mckinley Park the same year nRicks, 1965, p. 40). Its population was listed as 49 in the 1930 census. Description: population 28, and RR. station, mi. 347.9 on The Alaska RR., 9 mi. S of healy, Alaska Range.
Summit	History: This place began as a railroad camp; first called "Summit Lake" on a 1919 manuscript location map of the railroad. Description: population 39, mi. 312.5 on The Alaska RR., SW of Mirror Lake, 37 mi. S of Healy, Alaska Range.
Suntrana	History: Village and mining camp listed with a population of 61 in the 1930 Census, 78 in 1939, and 130 in 1950. Description: population 81, on right bank of Healy River at mouth of Suntrana Creek, 3.5 mi. E of Healy, Alaska Range. Per Wikipedia: Suntrana is an unincorporated community in eastern Denali Borough, Alaska, United States. It lies along the George Parks Highway south of the city of Anderson, the county seat of Denali Borough, and on the northeastern edge of Denali National Park and Preserve.[2] Its elevation is 1,463 feet (446 m). Located along the right bank of the Healy River, Suntrana lies 3½ miles (5½ km) east of Healy. The population was 61 at the 1930 census.[1] The town and mine at Suntrana no longer exist, the site of company housing is now reforested, no remains of the mine, power house or old tipple complex remains. Photos
Usibelli	History: Local name derived from the Usibelli coal mine reported by Rand McNally (p. 62). Description: population 30, possibly located at the Usibelli coal mine, 5 mi. E of Healy; Alaska Range.
VITAL RECORDS	Handled by the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics. Under Alaska law, all Vital Statistics records are strictly confidential until they become public records. Births become public records 100 years after the event; deaths, marriages, and divorces become public records 50 years after the event.
YEARBOOKS	This is an area where volunteers can be of great help. If you have an old yearbook, scan it in and send it to the Borough Coordinator.

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