Genealogy resources and data that are available online for the Yukon
Territory, Canada.
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Yukon Genealogy Resources |
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This page provides
links to genealogy resources and data for the Yukon
Territory, Canada. Whether you are new to Yukon genealogy, or
are just looking for additional research material, we
hope that you will find this information useful. Please inform us if you find something
that should be added to this page.
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Archives & Libraries |
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Yukon Archives
[YA]
- The Yukon Archives acquires, preserves,
and provides access to the Yukon's
documentary heritage. Photocopy, map and
photograph reproduction services are
available. If you are unable to visit the
Archives in person, reference assistance is
available through correspondence.
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Family History Research [YA] -
Yukongenealogy.com is intended to assist
family history researchers to find
information about ancestors who may have
lived or worked in the Yukon Territory,
located in the northwestern corner of
Canada.
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Library and Archives Canada [LAC]
- Library and Archives Canada is responsible
for the collection and preservation of the
documentary heritage of Canada through
texts, pictures and other documents relevant
to the culture of Canada.
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Canadian Genealogy Centre
[LAC] - The Centre includes all
physical and online genealogical
services of Library and Archives Canada.
It offers genealogical content,
services, advice, research tools and
opportunities to work on joint projects,
all in both official languages.
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Yukon Public Libraries
[YT]
- Public Libraries provides library services
to Yukon people through a central library in
Whitehorse and 14 community branches located
throughout Yukon.
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Family History Centre
[LDS] - The Whitehorse Family
History Centre has access to resources of
the Main Library in Salt Lake City and can
order in for patrons. There is no charge to
use the center, but a charge is necessary
when ordering microforms.
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5 Gibbons Place, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5L4
Phone: 867-668-7961
Fax: 867-667-7423 Hours: Tues., Wed.
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Thurs. 10:00 - 1:00,
Fri., Sat. 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
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Books and Publications |
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Cemetery |
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Pioneer Cemetery, Whitehorse - Approximately 800 interments between 1900 and 1965.
These burials are documented in a City of Whitehorse
publication entitled 'Lost Graves.' Published in 1989,
'Lost Graves' was researched by Margaret (Peg) Crook and
Helen Horback and compiled by Norma Felker. It is
organised in subsets of church records and for a number
of persons it contains additional details such as
obituaries from local newspapers. The publication is
available at the Yukon Archives where
reference assistance and photocopying
services are available for full text
information.
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See Yukon Archives: Whitehorse
Municipal Records (M.R.G. 1)
Cemetery Records 1904-1979 for list of names and plot
numbers for those buried from 1904 to 1965.
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Riverdale Cemetery, Whitehorse -
Lists names of 13 individuals buried
from 1959 to 1962.
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See Yukon Archives: Whitehorse
Municipal Records (M.R.G. 1) Cemetery
Records for list
of names and plot numbers for
those buried from 1959 to 1962.
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Grey Mountain Cemetery, Whitehorse -
Began with interments in the 1960s.
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See Yukon Archives: Whitehorse
Municipal Records (M.R.G. 1) Cemetery
Records for list
of names and plot numbers for
those buried from 1965 to 1979.
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Wilderness Graves on the Route to the
Klondike - Graves situated in
various remote locations around the Southern
Lakes. Here are some of the people who
dreamed of golden riches, but only got as
far as the southern Yukon.
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Census Returns |
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1901 Census of Canada [LAC] - (Digitized
images) The 1901 Census offers a rich
source of information about Canada and
Canadians at the turn of the 20th Century.
The forth census of Canada. Through this
research tool you can access digitized
images of the original census returns, which
record age, nationality, religion,
profession, income, education, etc for every
single resident of Canada on 31 March 1901.
This tool allows researchers to search by
geographic location only. As this is not
a nominally indexed database, it is not
searchable by family name.
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1901 Census of Canada [Automated Genealogy]
- (Transcriptions index) -
Unorganized Territories. This is an indexed
database, and it is searchable by family
name.
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1911 Census of Canada [LAC] - (Digitized
images) Conducted under the provisions
of the Census and Statistics Act (1905), the
Fifth General Census of Canada began on 01
June and collected information related to
each inhabitant of the country, including
place of habitation, marital status, age,
place of birth, religion, occupation,
education, etc. The Census of Canada 1911
covered the nine provinces and two
territories (the Yukon and the Northwest
Territories) that were then part of
Confederation.
This database of 1911 census data allows
researchers to search by geographic
location only. As this is not a
nominally indexed database, it is not
searchable by family name.
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1911 Census of Canada [Automated Genealogy]
- (Transcriptions index) - Yukon
Territory. This is an indexed database, and
it is searchable by family name.
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Church Records and Registers |
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Inventory to the Anglican Church, Diocese of
Yukon [Yukon Archives]
[2 MB]
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Christ Church Cathedral (Anglican)
- Baptismal, marriage, death records form
August 1966 to present. (For older records
see Diocese of Yukon (Anglican).)
Information is available to the public;
staff members will do search and information
is generally released to family members. Normally the
search is a courtesy service, however if the
search is time consuming, a small fee is
required.
Written or personal
contact - dates, place, names are needed.
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Box 4489, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3P1
Phone: 867-668-5530
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Diocese of Yukon (Anglican Church of Canada)
- Parish registers (baptisms, marriages,
burials etc.) For records after 1966, see
Christ Church Cathedral. Cemetery records.
Information
is generally released to family members;
staff members will do search. Records are
kept in archives and a written letter of
permission must be presented to the Archives
staff for them to allow access. Donation to
cover mailing costs and some of the time, as
well as any forms required. Written, faxed
or telephone requests are accepted.
Information that is needed for each request
- name, parents' names if possible,
approximate date of birth if known, area
records will likely be found.
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Box 4247, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3T3
Phone: 867-667-7746 Fax: 867-667-5125
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Sacred Heart Cathedral (Catholic)
- Baptisms, weddings, burial information
1902 to present.
Information
is available to family members; staff will
do search. Information is released as extracts
and photocopies. Written, faxed, or
telephone requests are accepted. Please provide as
much information as possible - full name,
parent's names, mother's maiden name, birth date, birth place.
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406 Steele Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C8
Phone: 867-667-2437 Fax: 867-667-7529
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Directory Records |
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Ferguson's 1901 Alaska/Yukon Directory
[Family Chronicle] - "Alaska-Yukon Goldrush
Participants"
Barnes & Baber. "The Only Yukon-Alaska Directory for 1901."
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Polk's Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer and Business
Directory - R. L. Polk and Company, Seattle,
WA. (Yukon Archives:
1903, 1905/06, 1907/08, 1909/10, 1911/12, 1915/16,
1917/18).
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Search Polks 1903 Directory of individuals
living in the
Dawson City area. This data is included within the
Dawson City Museum Pan for Gold Database.
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British Columbia and Yukon Directory
- Sun Directories, Vancouver, BC.
(Yukon
Archives: 1935-1948 - Microfilm MF #90 & MF #92).
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Search 1935 residents of Dawson,
Whitehorse, Bear Creek, Bonanza, Big Salmon, Carcross, Granville, Keno Hill, Kluane,
Glacier Creek, Huffman, Mayo, etc. This data is included within the
Yukon Archives Genealogy Database (Yukon
Residents Database).
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Yukon-Alaska Directory:
1960/61 - Yukon-Alaska Directories,
Vancouver, BC, 1960.
(Yukon Archives).
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Family Records / Local Genealogies |
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First Nations |
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Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Genealogy
Charts - The charts are the property of
the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. Updates
are provided to the Yukon Archives. Access
to copies of the charts located at the Yukon
Archives are restricted, and permission to view
or obtain
photocopies must be received in writing
from the
VFGN Heritage
Resources Officer.
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Genealogy & Historical Societies |
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Dawson City Museum and Historical Society
- The museum library has many genealogical
resources available including: archival manuscripts, diaries,
correspondence, Biographical
research files, funeral
records, church records, NWMP records, Yukon
Order of Pioneers membership lists,
Gazetteers, Historic
Mining Records, placer claims, newspapers, research
publications.
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Box 303, Dawson City, Yukon Y0B 1G0
Phone: 867-993-5291
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Immigration / Passenger Lists |
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Microfilm |
Port |
Location |
Dates |
T-5470 |
FORTY MILE |
Forty Mile Creek |
April 1909 - Dec. 1917 |
T-5468 |
DAWSON |
Dawson City |
April 1916 - Aug. 1918 |
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Passenger
Lists, 1865-1922 [LAC] - Passenger lists (RG 76)
were the official immigration documents from
1865 to 1935. This database provides access to
passenger lists including the ports of Vancouver
(1905-1912) and Victoria (1905-1912).
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Land Titles Records |
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Land Titles Office [TY] -
The Yukon Land Titles Office has the legal
responsibility for all Yukon land titles
information in the Territory. All original
land titles and documents for properties in
the Yukon are registered and stored at the
Land Titles Office. Staff will perform title
searches on request.
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661-2130 2nd Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon
Mailing Address: Land Titles Office,
Department of Justice, Box 2703, Whitehorse,
Yukon Y1A 2C6
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Lookups |
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Books We Own
[BWO] -
Books We Own is a list of resources
owned/accessed by individuals who are
willing to look up genealogical information
and e-mail or snail mail it to others who
request it. This is a free service -
volunteers may ask for reimbursement of
copies and postage.
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Genealogy Helplist Canada
[GHC]
- Genealogy Helplist Canada is a list of
volunteers willing to lookup specific
information related to genealogy in Canada
using reference materials at institutions
near them, or otherwise easily accessible to
them.
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Mailing Lists / Message Boards |
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RootsWeb
CAN-YUKON Mailing List - A mailing list for
anyone with a genealogical or historical
interest in the Yukon Territory, Canada.
Archives of the list are searchable.
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Ancestry /
RootsWeb Yukon Message Board - A
message board for anyone with a genealogical
interest in the Yukon. Post a query, or
share information and photos, and connect
with others researching common ancestors and
communities. The message board is
searchable.
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Maps / Geography |
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Yukon Road Map [YT] -
Basic /
Detail
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Yukon Maps [YT] - Data, Ecology,
Infrastructure, Geology, Hunting and
Trapping, Land Use, Mining, Natural
Resources, Transportation, Yukon First
Nations.
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First Nations Traditional Territories
[1.5
MB ] - Traditional Territories of Yukon
First Nations and Settlement Areas of the
Yukon Territory.
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Electoral
Atlas of the Dominion of Canada (1895) [LAC]
- This tool allows researchers to view
geographic locations in order to assist in
using census records.
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Maps, Plans and Charts [LAC] - Since
its inception in 1872, the National Archives
of Canada has acquired, preserved and
commemorated the cartographic heritage of
Canada. This search tool provides access to
item-level descriptions from the "old map
card catalogue." About 4,000 items from the
catalogue, now in the public domain, have
been digitized and may be consulted online.
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Geographical Names of Canada -
Geographical queries can be made by name or
point coordinates for current, historical
and undersea places and geographical
features.
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Military Records |
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Yukon Infantry Company, CEF - The
Yukon Infantry Company was recruited in 1916
for the Canadian Expeditionary Force of the
First World War.
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Yukon's War Memorials
- "We Will Remember" - The War Monuments
project is an attempt to preserve the
history surrounding the hundreds of war
monuments across Canada in digital format
and to make it available to a wide audience
through the Internet.
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Miscellaneous Databases |
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Alaska-Yukon Goldrush Participants
[Family Chronicle] - This surname index contains
over 24,000 persons who were present in the Yukon circa
1900. Details of the source are provided at the site.
The online index includes name, residence and
occupation.
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Pan for Gold Database
[Dawson City Museum] -
Descendants of the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush
stampeders have been accessing archival
information at the Dawson City Museum for
decades. In response to this demand, the
records most commonly used for Gold Rush
family history research were digitized for
the searchable Gold Rush Genealogy Research
Database.
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North West
Mounted Police (NWMP) - Personnel Records,
1873-1904 [LAC] - Researchers will find the
files of the men of the North West Mounted
Police (NWMP) a rich source of information for
studies of the police and their
responsibilities, for the evolution and
development of western Canada and the Yukon, and
for family history and genealogy. The files
contain correspondence, clippings and other
information about the individual long after
he took his discharge from the Mounted
Police.
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Manager & Proprietors of
Historic Yukon & Alaska Roadhouses,
Hotels and Saloons [Yukon &
Alaska Genealogy Centre] - Compiled by Murray Lundberg, this
index contains about 1200 persons, culled from a wide
variety of Yukon and Alaska newspapers, government
documents, manuscripts and published material. The
primary focus is pre-1920, but some later dates are
included.
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British Yukon Navigation Co. Personnel
Records 1903-1948 [Yukon &
Alaska Genealogy Centre] - The index includes the year of
application to the company. A detailed description of
the application information and details on how to obtain
copies are provided at the site.
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Yukon Riverboat Captains [Jerry E.
Green] - This information is the result
of several years of research on the Yukon
Territory in general and on Yukon River
steamboats and their captains specifically.
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A Watery Grave - Drownings in the Yukon & Alaska
[ExploreNorth] - Even under the best
conditions, travel along the waterways of the
Yukon has always been a hazardous undertaking.
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Post Offices
and Postmasters [LAC] - The Post Offices
database documents changes of postmasters at
individual post offices located across Canada.
The data relate to open and closed post offices
located in the ten provinces and territories.
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Obituary
Indexes |
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Yukon News Obituaries: 1960-2000 [Scott Wilson] -
This index was generated from the newspaper holdings of
the Yukon Archives, Whitehorse. The early Yukon News
holdings are incomplete and an index to missing issues
is available at the Yukon Archives. Effort has
been made to ensure the accuracy of the transcription
but inevitably some errors may exist. Please
contact the Yukon Archives for reference assistance to
the primary sources.
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Photographic Archive |
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Photographs
Canada [LAC] - This search tool allows you to
consult almost 400,000 descriptions of
photographs, modern and old, as well as have
access to some 41,000 digitized images on-line.
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Project Naming [LAC] - The
photographs in this database were digitized
for Project Naming, a trilingual Web
exhibition available in English, French and
Inuktitut. Since 2002, more than 4,000
photographs depicting the Inuit in various
public and private collections held by LAC
have been digitized and added to a database
in the Project Naming website.
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Vital Statistics |
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Vital Statistics
[YT] - Yukon Health &
Social Services - Births, deaths,
marriage registrations.
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Mail:
Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Office: 4th Floor-204 Lambert St.,
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3T2 Phone: 867-667-5207 Fax: 867-393-6386 Email: [email protected]
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How to order a Yukon death certificate
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Genealogy
- Many people are interested in family
history research and Vital Statistics
records are an important source of
information for the family historian. Yukon
Vital Statistics have very little
information on a data base and most searches
are done from hard copy. The Vital
Statistics Agency has records of birth,
marriage, and death occurring in Yukon since
1896 (some events occurring during that time
were not registered). These records are
available to qualified applicants and the
disclosure of this information is in
compliance with the Vital Statistics Act and
the Access to Information and Protection of
Privacy Act.
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Death Records from Green's Mortuary in
Dawson City list names, personal
information and causes-of-death for
individuals who died during the late 1890's
and early 1900's in the Klondike. This data
is included within the Dawson City Museum
Pan for Gold Database.
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only. Please verify information
with primary source documents before accepting any as
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