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Includes tales of extraordinary women, trails to the gold fields, pictures of tent cities, effects
of starvation and disease, literature of the period, and links to Jack London and Robert Service.
http://postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/gold2.html
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Alcan Highway
Construction history of the Alaska-Canada road from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Fairbanks
including vintage photographs.
http://www.visi.com/~alcan/
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Alaska Siberia Research Center
An independent , non-profit, non-partisan educational and research institution for thought and
opinion on Alaska-Siberia affairs and cultures.
http://www.aksrc.homestead.com/
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Arktika - Aviation History in Canada
A bi-lingual book in English and Russian about the Lend-Lease flights through Western Canada and
Alaska during World War 2. Book title, "Cobras Over The Tundra."
http://www.cobrasoverthetundra.com/
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ThinkQuest - Women in Alaska's History
Historical information combined with "fun learning activities" compiled by high school
students.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11313/
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Amy Lou's Alaska
Includes a selection of over a hundred black and white images Amy Lou photographed during her
career.
http://www.amylousalaska.westhost.com
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University Libraries Digital Initiative Program
Image collections of the University of Washington Libraries Digital Initiatives Program on the
topic of the history, natural sciences, and regional cultures of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
http://content.lib.washington.edu/
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Alaska Historical Societies
Locate address information (including web site links) to historical societies in each borough
within the state of Alaska.
http://www.daddezio.com/society/hill/SH-AK-NDX.html
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Meeting of Frontiers: Alaska - The Russian Colonization of Alaska
Although the original impetus for colonizing Alaska was the fur trade, the Russian Orthodox Church
had probably the greatest lasting impact on the people of Alaska, helping to create a multicultural
Orthodox community that exists to this day.
http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfak/mfakrcol.html
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Blacks In Alaska History Project
A non-profit corporation dedicated to honoring the contributions of black Americans to the
development of Alaska.
http://www.yukonalaska.com/akblkhist/index.html
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Threads of Gold
University of Alaska history of women of the Gold Rush era.
http://www.uaf.edu/museum/exhibits/tog/
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Alaska State Museums
Juneau and link to Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka. History, ethnology, publications, and grant
information.
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/lam/museum/home.html
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Northern Studies Links
Long list of links about the history of First Nations and the Polar Regions provided by Yukon
College.
http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/~agraham/nostbm.htm
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Castle Hill Archaeological Project
Online report from the Alaska Office of History and Archaeology, photos, history, and preliminary
findings.
http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/oha_web/castle~1.htm
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