Alaska vital records are managed by the state vital statistics office and are not available through the individual boroughs.  Alaska vital records available include birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees and marriage licenses.

Alaska State Archives - Genealogy - Information about which Vital Records are open to the public, when records become open to the public, and how to request information from the Archives.

Fairbanks Genealogical Society - Indexes of births, marriages, divorces and deaths reported in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 1940-1949 and 1950-1955 and obituaries 1903-1930.  Contact information to request research.

Alaska Vital Records Information
(How to contact the Vital Records Department of Alaska)
Event: Birth or death

Cost of copy: $10.00

Address:
Department of Health and Social Services
Bureau of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 110675
Juneau, AK 99811-0675

Remarks: State office has had records since January 1913. Money order should be made payable to Bureau of Vital Statistics. Personal checks are not accepted. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (907) 465-3391. This will be a recorded message.

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Event: Marriage

Cost of copy: $10.00

Address:
Department of Health and Social Services
Bureau of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 110675
Juneau, AK 99811-0675

Remarks: State office has had records since 1913.

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Event: Divorce (State)

Cost of copy: $10.00

Address:
Department of Health and Social Services
Bureau of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 110675
Juneau, AK 99811-0675

Remarks: State office has had records since 1950.

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Event: Divorce (district)

Cost of copy: Varies

Address: See remarks

Remarks: Clerk of Superior Court in judicial district where divorce was granted. Juneau and Ketchikan (First District), Nome (Second District), Anchorage (Third District), and Fairbanks (Fourth District).