Alaska Probate Records

This entry was originally written by Dwight A. Radford in Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.

This article is part of the Alaska Family History Research series.

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Probate records in Alaska were kept by the district courts prior to statehood in 1959. After 1959, Alaska created the superior court, which has probate jurisdiction. Probate records are available at the Alaska State Archives.