Dearest Ardie, Let me tell you that today in NJ is beautiful. The temperature right now is around 60 degrees, clear blue sky without a cloud, slight breeze. Gorgeous! I wanted to tell you that I love you very much. I miss you very much. I'm going out after I eat my lunch and spend some time at the library but I know that my thoughts will be with you as they are practically all the time. Is there a solution? Forever, E.

Posted on: Yukon Koyukuk Borough Ak Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ak/YukonKoyukuk?read=4 Surname: ------------------------- There is a wonderful new site for anyone who lost loved ones in Vietnam. It is the Virtual Wall where one can look up names and leave remembrances. The URL is: http://www1.thevirtualwall.org/ Wish I could make it clickable. Please pass this on. “Lest We Forget”

Posted on: Yukon Koyukuk Borough Ak Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ak/YukonKoyukuk?read=3 Surname: Carson, Hawkins, Reed, Downey ------------------------- Looking for Norman J. and Annie (Carson) Doty who were married 19 Nov 1878 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA, but by 1907 were living in the Yukon during the Gold Rush. It's been said they owned a market there from which they sold eggs for an exorbitant amount of money. Sometime later, they moved to Sacramento, CA, where they bought apartment buildings. Annie was born 16 Sep 1854 in Butler, Butler, PA and died in Sacramento 30 Jan 1938.

Hello listers, Did someone say roll call? We are looking for information on two brothers that came from Sweden to Dawson, Alaska. Carl Leonard Carlson and Axel Gottfrid Carlson. Carl in coming to Dawson in the early days began mining on Poverty Bar in 1901 and later worked in partnership with Andrew Swanson on Hunker Creek. In later years he prospected in the Chandalar District. At the time of his death he was a U.S. Commissioner and post master at Chandalar. He died June 24, 1944 in Fairbanks and is buried in Birch Hill Cemetery in the pioneer section. We are currently awaiting the arrival for the death certificate of Axel to verify that this is Carls brother. Axel is also buried in Birch Hill Cemetery in the pioneer section. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/3377/ Thank you, Kim

Yes, I'm here too! My son's paternal grandmother was born in Fort Yukon, Alaska and was Gwich'in Athabaskan. Her name was Ann Marie JOHN and she was born in 1925. She was sent away to school as were many native children at that time, she did not go back and died in Anchorage in 1971. Her parents were Charlie and Sophia JOHN of Fort Yukon. I am interested in the Hudson's Bay Company as HBC established a trading post at Fort Yukon. Have you done any research in the HBC records? I would be interested to know how useful that would be. The family story is that after Charlie JOHN passed away Sophia JOHN remarried and she and her husband ran a trading post at Birch Creek. It leads me to believe that they may have been connected to HBC in Ft. Yukon. Laurie Garrett Rochester, WA William Whalley wrote: > Is anyone else on this list? > > William Whalley > Camas, WA, USA > > ==== AKYUKONK Mailing List ==== > This AKYUKONK list is currently available for adoption! > Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/clusters/adoptcounty.html > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

Hi List: This list must be new. I didn't find anything in the archives. My interests are: -- Whalley. My grandfather Frank Whalley went to Dawson City as did his brother and two cousins. Frank was the only one to go on to the Koyukuk and actually strike gold. Frank and Marie lived in Wiseman. -- Kokrine. Frank met and married Marie Kokrine, the daughter of Gregory Kokrine. Gregory Kokrine was a Finnish fur trader who came over with the Russians and when the U.S. bought Alaska, stayed and founded the trading post, later village of Kokrines on the Yukon River. -- Bettles. Gordon Bettles married another of Gregory Kokrine's daughters. Gordon was a real self-promoter and founded several trading posts in Alaska including Bettles on the Koyukuk. The claim is made (probably by Gordon) that he controlled half of the fur trade from interior Alaska. -- Mathews. Joe Mathews married another of Gregory Kokrine's daughters. Joe was a riverboat captain on the Yukon and Koyukuk rivers. -- Holy Cross and other mission schools. Gregory Kokrine sent his children to Holy Cross and other missions to be educated. -- Larion. Marie Kokrine believed that she was the grandaughter of Larion, a Koyukon Indian leader who led the raid at Nulato in 1851. For Ernestine--The best site I know of to search for Klondike miners is http://www.gold-rush.org/ghost-01.htm. You could also contact the museum in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada. I believe that they will do research for a fee. As far as stories, there are many books written about the rush of '98, but it is hard to beat Pierre Berton's book "The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush", Alfred A. Knopf, New York 1975. I believe that there is a later edition that includes better source referencing. You can find used copies at http://www.abebooks.com./. Does anybody know about Berton's book "Klondike" that is advertised on the gold-rush web site, or has anyone ordered the CDRom? Is the book a reprint of his earler edition? List, what are your interests? William Whalley Camas, WA http://home.pacifier.com/~wwhalley/ wwhalley@pacifier.com

Hi List, I just recently joined this list. I'm interested in learning more about the 1898 gold rush to the Yukon. My late husband's father was one of the many people who left their homes in search of gold during those days. I would like to hear from anybody who might have interesting stories about that era or who could direct me to sites where I might find additional information. Does anybody have a listing of the miners who were there in 1898-99? Thanks, Ernestine Wark, NJ

Is anyone else on this list? William Whalley Camas, WA, USA

--------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "William Whalley" <wwhalley@pacifier.com> To: AKYUKONK-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 04:28:48 -0800 Subject: Kokrine Message-ID: <01a601bf8db0$d9f5fa40$04e291c6@a5q9y7> Received: from mx2.boston.juno.com (mx2.boston.juno.com [205.231.100.52]) by m12.boston.juno.com with SMTP id AAA6N6NFWABGSTPA for <BBRuss@juno.com> (sender <AKYUKONK-L-request@rootsweb.com>); Tue, 14 Mar 2000 07:29:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from lists3.rootsweb.com (lists3.rootsweb.com [206.169.84.39]) by mx2.boston.juno.com with SMTP id AAA6N6NFTAQDK7VJ for <BBRuss@juno.com> (sender <AKYUKONK-L-request@rootsweb.com>); Tue, 14 Mar 2000 07:29:37 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists3.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id EAA28601; Tue, 14 Mar 2000 04:29:33 -0800 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list X-Priority: 3 Old-To: <AKYUKONK-L@rootsweb.com> X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Resent-Message-ID: <7Zber.A.s-G.sCjz4@lists3.rootsweb.com> Return-Path: <AKYUKONK-L-request@rootsweb.com> Resent-Sender: AKYUKONK-L-request@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <AKYUKONK-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2 Resent-From: AKYUKONK-L@rootsweb.com X-Loop: AKYUKONK-L@rootsweb.com X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Resent-Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 04:29:33 -0800 My great grandfather was Gregory Kokrine, founder of the trading post and later village of Kokrines on the Yukon River. I would like to know more about him or the village or any Kokrine descendants. William Whalley Camas, WA USA ==== AKYUKONK Mailing List ==== This AKYUKONK list is currently available for adoption! Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/clusters/adoptcounty.html ============================== Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

My great grandfather was Gregory Kokrine, founder of the trading post and later village of Kokrines on the Yukon River. I would like to know more about him or the village or any Kokrine descendants. William Whalley Camas, WA USA

Hello, I have tried everything I can think of and others have thought of. Now I am going from county to county to try to locate my father and family. Father William Austin Born in Indiana 1927 or 1928. I can get no info from Vital Records because I do not have Birth date Parents names or anything else. This was all that was on my Birth Certificate. Here is all the info I have. My name is Rev. Dennis Keith Austin I am 44 years old my fathers name is William Austin he would be around his early 70's he has a daughter name Twila she would be around 51 to 53 and a son around my age. He had Curly Auburn hair he lived in and around Monterey Park, California. He worked at a gas station. This info is 44 years old. My mothers name is Barbara Ballenger. He was not married at the time he and my mother had a relationship and when she got pregnant he left. I have no other family brothers and sisters except on the Austin side. My mother saw him again a year after I was born and he was married and had a little baby with him. If you could be of some help it would be a Blessing. Please contact me one way or the other. Thank you and have a Blessed weekend. In His Grace, Rev. Dennis Austin 7577 Margate Court #104 Manassas, Virginia 20109 1-800-650-3238 Toll Free cevm@erols.com