Kodiak Island Borough     This borough is up for adoption... Email Colleen, State Coordinator     Communities [population in brackets]: Afognak Akhiok [86] Chenega Kaguyak Karluk [65] Kodiak Larsen Bay [153]  Old Harbor [311] Ouzinkie [211] Port Lions [264] Seated on the eastern side of the Gulf of Alaska, Kodiak Island has been continuously inhabited since 8,000 B.C.  Three different and distinct cultural traditions have been identified by archaeologists.  First European contact came in 1784 when Russian fur trappers founded a Russian settlement at Three Saints Bay, near the present-day village of Old Harbor. Kodiak Island Borough encompasses 6,559 square miles of land and with a population of 13,466 (2004). Kodiak Island held the first capital of Russian Alaska (Kodiak), which moved to Sitka when Alaska was purchased by the U.S. in 1867. Since the Aleutian Campaign of World War II, several branches of the military have maintained a presence in Kodiak. The 1960s brought growth in commercial fisheries and fish processing. The Borough was incorporated in 1963.    Links: Bureau of Land Management Township Locator ALHN Topic Pages - Covers everything from antique letters and archaeology to the wild west Alaska Resources at Rootsweb Cyndi's List - Alaska Localities Alaska Tombstone Project at Rootsweb Interment.net - Cemetery Transcription Library Social Security and Death Index Birth, Death, Marriage, & Divorce Records Alaska State Vital Records Bureau of Vital Statistics Department of Health & Social Services 350 Main Street, Room 114 Juneau, Alaska 99811-0675 Phone: 907-465-3392 Cemetery & Funeral Homes Alaska Cemetery Registrations - USGW Tombstone Transcription Project Obituary & Newspaper Articles Alaska Newspaper Abstracts Lookup Volunteers Genealogy Helplist - Alaska <http://www.helplist.org> Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Alaska <http://www.raogk.com>     Mailing Lists: ALHN-AK: ALHN Alaska Genealogy & History - A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding genealogy and history in Alaska. Newbies to genealogical research and/or computer researching in Alaska are welcome.  Subscribe: alhn-akgen-subscribe@yahoogroups.com  Once subscribed you can post queries by sending your message to:  alhn-akgen@yahoogroups.com ALHN-AKSWEST: A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding genealogy and history in Alaska's Southwest Region, encompassing Aleutians East Borough, Aleutians West Census Area, Bethel Census Area, Bristol Bay Borough, Dillingham Census Area, Kodiak Island Borough, and Lake and Peninsula Borough. Newbies to genealogical research and/or computer researching in Alaska are welcome. Subscribe: alhn-akswest-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Once subscribed you can post queries by sending your message to:  alhn-akswest@yahoogroups.com ALHN-AKNAT: Natives of Alaska is a statewide list intended for the exchange of genealogical, historical, and cultural information of Native Alaskans. Subscribe: alhn-aknat-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Once subscribed you can post queries by sending your message to:  alhn-aknat@yahoogroups.com Forums & Message Boards ALHN Alaska Queries Forum GenForum Alaska Message Board RootsWeb Message Boards - Alaska