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Yukon Archives Genealogy Database Source

Name	Home Town	Call Number	Occupation	Yukon Location	Place	Nationality	Notes
Burns		GOV 2079		Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns	Quebec	Ref 929.371 91 Bapt		Dawson	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Aldo V.	Columbus	PAM 1945-0048				United States	Where the State/Province should be, there is simply an "O." Perhaps Ohio?
Burns, Alex John		COR 262, f. 1		Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Alvis I.		940.541 273 Long
Burns, Bessie		COR 262, f. 1		Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Charles		PAM 1917-0015
Burns, Charlie		COR 262, f. 1		Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Clarence		971.2 Fi
Burns, Clement B.		MF #93, r. 7	Territorial Secretary	Dawson	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Clement B.		83/50 MSS 141 f. 48 p. 36	"Position" in Commissioner's Office
Burns, Clement M.		940.540 3 USACE 1944
Burns, D.		GOV 2079		Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns, D.		COR 207, f. 2		Whitehorse
Burns, D.		COR 2076, f.2		Whitehorse
Burns, Dominick	Bennett	MF #93, r. 1 1900/1901
Burns, Douglas Billy		COR 262, f. 1		Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Edith		GOV 1654, f. 29600-G (3/5)	Gov't. Employee	Dawson
Burns, Edna Bessie		COR 262, f. 1		Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Emma		COR 262, f. 1		Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Eva Jane		COR 262, f. 1		Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns, F. M.		COR 728, f. 14	Asst. Purser	Carcross		Canada
Burns, H.	United States	COR 725, f. 3	Cook's Helper	Dawson	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Harold F.		940.540 3 USACE 1944
Burns, Harold W.	Wheeling	PAM 1945-0048			West Virginia	United States
Burns, Hector C.		MF #90, r. #1	Farmer	Fortymile	Yukon	Canada
Burns, J.	United States	COR 729, f.16	Deckhand	Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns, J.	England	COR 725, f. 3	Deckhand	Dawson	Yukon	Canada
Burns, J.		GOV 2077, f. 2a		Dawson	Yukon	Canada
Burns, J.F		MF #29, r. 8	Policeman
Burns, J.H		MF #29, r. 8	Policeman
Burns, J.H.	Granville, Quebec	Ref 929.371 91 Bapt		Dawson	Yukon	Canada	Possibly and RCMP
Burns, J.T. 'Tommy'		Ref 971.91 Gold 1999		mayo
Burns, James H.		940.540 3 USACE 1944
Burns, John		COR 262, f. 1		Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns, John T.		Polk's Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer, 1923-24		Black Hills
Burns, Laurence		COR 262, f. 1		Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Melvin L.		940.541 273 Long
Burns, Mick	United States	COR 726, f. 6	Waiter	Dawson	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Mr.		GOV 1654, f. 29600-G (1/5)	Returned Soldier	Dawson
Burns, P.		971.910 2 Alaska 1930		Dawson
Burns, P.	Atlin	MF #93, r. 1 1900/1901
Burns, Pat		Ref 971.91 Gold 1999		mayo
Burns, Patrick		PAM 1917-0015
Burns, Phoebe		Ref 971.91 Gold 1999		mayo
Burns, R		MF #29, r. 8	Policeman
Burns, Robert		MSS 141	Miner	Minto Bridge	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Robert		GOV 1659A, f. 30811	Miner	Haggert Creek	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Robert 'Bobby'		Ref 971.91 Gold 1999		mayo
Burns, S.	Canada	COR 727, f. 8	Deckhand	Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns, Slim		COR 726, f. 5	Deckhand	Whitehorse		Canada
Burns, Thomas		MSS 141	Miner	Mayo	Yukon	Canada	According to Directory, also a trapper
Burns, Thomas	Scotland	COR 725, f. 4	Deckhand	Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
Burns, William Frederick		940.531 USN				American
Burnside, Anson Jones		MF #93, r. 7	Bank Clerk	Atlin	Yukon	Canada
Burnside, S. F.		GOV 1659A, f. 30811	Miner	Wheaton	Yukon	Canada
Griffith, W.R.		MF #93, r. 7	Mgr. Burns Meats	Whitehorse	Yukon	Canada
MacDonald, Burns		GOV 1266	Waiter	Granville
McInnes, William Wallace Burns		83/50 MSS 141 f. 48 p. 108	Commissioner
Reynolds, George & Phoebe Elizabeth (n�e Burns)		Ref 971.91 Gold 1999		Mayo

The Yukon Residents database includes permanent and temporary names of Yukon residents who lived or worked in the Yukon from 1894 to 1958. The names were compiled from a limited number of archival resources (ie. Anglican Church band lists, government records, and manuscripts) plus library sources (regimental histories, 1935 town directory & telephone directories, etc.). The database currently includes only Yukon residents living in the central and southern Yukon. Residents living in the northern Yukon (such as Old Crow, Rampart House, etc.) have not been entered due to time constraints. View the sources

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Francophone Yukoners Source

No records in this dataset

This database provides an index to 2495 francophone Yukoners who lived and worked in the Yukon from 1825-1950. The Association franco-yukonnaise published the book 'Empreinte: la presence francophone au Yukon (1825-1950)' in 1997. The book includes brief profiles of some of the people listed in it. The database provides access to the print copy by name and page on which the person is listed. Can be searched by surname, given name, page and call number."

Yukon Archives has a print copy of 'Empreinte: la presence francophone au Yukon (1825-1950)', located at 929.371 91 Empr (2 vol. set).

Sourdough Air Display, 1971-2006 Source

Name	Year	Squadron	Base	Plane	Call Number
Burns, Walter, SSGT	2000	517 Sq.	Elmendorf AFB	C-130	797.5 SAD

The Sourdough Air Display has become one of the largest civilian airshows that is held annually in Canada. The database was created to list all the 3075 personnel and planes that have been at the show since 1974 during the Sourdough Rendezvous week. Information on the first three shows (1971-1973) isn't available either in the print or electronic copy.

The Yukon Archives has a print copy �Sourdough Air Display, 1971-2006', which has extra information on the Air Display, located at 797.5 SAD

Yukon Barristers Roll Source

Surname	Given Names	Date of Call / Certificate #	Comments	Call Number
Burns	Peter Joseph	33092		PAM 1997-0238

This database was copied from the original Yukon Barristers Roll that has been maintained by the Supreme Court Chambers since 1898. The computerized roll lists 831 lawyers who have practiced in the Yukon from 1898 to 1997 and provides information on date of birth, date of death, place of birth, university attended, etc. Can be searched by surname, given name, date of call/certificate#, and call number.

The Yukon Archives has a computer printout of the Yukon Barristers Roll located at PAM 1997-0238.

Pioneer Cemetery, 1900-1965 Source

Surname	Given Names	Death Date	Age	Cemetery	Call Number
BURNS	John	17 May 1911	0	Pioneer Cemetery (Whitehorse)	Ref 929.5 Cro
BURNSIDE	R A	1949	13	Pioneer Cemetery (Whitehorse)	Ref 929.5 Cro

Pioneer Cemetery, on Sixth Avenue in Whitehorse, had approximately 800 interments between 1900 and 1965. The cemetery was closed in 1965. The 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 organized in subsets of church records and for a number of persons it contains additional details such as obituaries from local newspapers. The database provides name, date of death and age of each individual buried. The publication 'Lost Graves' is held at the Yukon Archives and is located at: Ref 929.5 Cro.

Yukon River Basin, Deaths and Burials, 1887-2007 Source

Surname	Given Names	Death Date	Cemetery	Call Number
Burns	Edward	1898/09/08	3 rd Avenue (Dawson)
Burns	A. W.	1914/02/20	Old Catholic (Dawson)	Ref 929.5 Rec
Burns	James Henry	1903/09/03	RCMP (Dawson)	Ref 929.5 Police
Burns	John	1898/04
Copping	William Burns	1903/05/05	Hillside (Dawson)	Ref 929.5 Hill
Robertson	Robert Burns as. Robert Bruce	1922/03/12	8 th Ave. YOOP(Dawson)	Ref 929.5 YOOP

This database lists 4108 deaths and burials in cemeteries in Dawson City and surrounding area. Most of the cemeteries listed are in Dawson City and provides cemetery, names and date of death.

Grey Mountain Cemetery, 1960-1976 Source

Surname	Given Names	Death Date	Age	Cemetery	Call Number
BURNS	Bessie	29 Feb 1976	86	Grey Mountain (Whitehorse)	Reg 929.5 Grey

Grey Mountain Cemetery, located in Riverdale, Whitehorse, was opened in 1965 by the City of Whitehorse. This database consists of 399 interments from 1960 to 1976 and provides name, date of death, and age. Due to privacy concerns burials after 1976 are not included in the database.

Yukon News Obituary Index, 1966-2005 Source

No records in this dataset

This database lists 2121 names, obituary date, and age of individuals that died in the Yukon from 1966-2005.

Missing in the Klondike, 1898-1958 Source

Name	Nationality	State/Province	Source
Burns, John			Ref 929.371 91 Print
Burns, John T.	United States	Michigan	Ref 929.371 91 Print
Burns, Joseph	United States	Massachusetts	Ref 929.371 91 Print
Burns, Robert	Canada	British Columbia	Ref 929.371 91 Print
Cameron, Robert Burns	Canada	British Columbia	Ref 929.371 91 Print

The index consists of 1,730 names of people who were either travelling to or living in the Klondike who had relatives interested in contacting them. The relatives would either write a Dawson newspaper, a government department, or the North West Mounted Police requesting information regarding their family member. If no information was available notices would then be placed in the local newspapers asking the public if they had information on the location of the missing people.

Please consult with the Archives reference staff for further information ([email protected]).

Yukon Businesses Source

Company Name	Names/Owners	Community	Source	Call Number
Archie Burns Freighting & Packing		Dawson	Dawson News Jan. 1900	MF #N-02
Archie Burns Freighting & Packing		Dawson	Dawson News, 1900	MF #N-02
Burns & Co. Limited		Whitehorse	Whitehorse, Yukon Territory telephone directory, Dec. 1951	910.25 Wh 1951
Burns & Co. Ltd.		Whitehorse	Whitehorse Star, Friday, January 7, 1949	MF N-5, r. 22
Burns & Co. Ltd.		Whitehorse	Whitehorse, Yukon Territory telephone directory, Jan. 1950	910.25 Wh 1950
Burns & Co., Store		Whitehorse	Whitehorse telephone directory, Jan. 1, 1948	PAM 1948-0058
Burns P & Co Ltd	Thos C Richards, Mgr	Whitehorse	Polk's 1915/1916 p. 797	YA Reference Room
Burns P & Co Ltd	Thos C Richards	Whitehorse	Polk's 1915/1916 p. 797	YA Reference Room
P. Burns & Co.		Dawson	Dawson News Apr. 1902	MF #N-02
P. Burns & Co. Butchers & Livestock		Dawson	Dawson News, 1902	MF #N-02
Tallyho Mine	(Claude J Irvine, Adam Burnie, Wm Hair, Chas J Burnside, Fred T McGlashan)	Wheaton	Polk's 1915/1916 p. 795	YA Reference Room

The Yukon business table includes small businesses, professionals, government departments, organizations and services that operated in the Yukon during the years 1898-1904, 1911/1912, 1915/1916, 1946, 1948-1952. The names were compiled from telephone books, town directories and early Klondike newspapers. The coverage only includes the central and southern Yukon.

Census 1891 & 1901: First Nations Communities Source

No records in this dataset

The 1891 census included the communities of Peel River Post, Rampart House and LaPierre House. The Library and Archives Canada microfilm reel T6426 is now available for searching on: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/1891.aspx (in order to narrow down search to the above communities you will need to change the "Province" window to "Northwest Territories").

The 1901 census reel T-6556 includes the communities ranging from Klondike Gold Fields to Teslin in southern Yukon. The census reel T6428 includes the northern British Columbia communities of Atlin, Cassiar, McDame, etc. The Library and Archives Canada microfilm reel T6428 is now available for searching on: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/1901.aspx (in order to narrow down search to the above communities you will need to change the "Province" window to "The Territories").

Whitehorse Star Weddings, Births & Deaths, 1964-1965 Source

No records in this dataset

The database includes the names, date of birth, death and/or marriage, community and the article title that appeared in the Whitehorse Star from 1964 to 1965.

Pan for Gold Database Search Results [email protected]

Members of the Arctic Brotherhood Source

No records in this dataset

In the late 1890's, Skagway and Dyea, Alaska were hotbeds of violent crime. The Arctic Brotherhood was the Alaskan equivalent of the Yukon Order of Pioneers (whose motto was "do as you would be done by"). It was formed during the Gold Rush era to ensure stampeders' rights were protected. The 1899 Arctic Brotherhood Hall can still be visited in Skagway. With 20,000 pieces of driftwood tacked to the front of it, it's hard to miss. The Arctic Brotherhood Hall, established in 1899, remains a historic site in Skagway, Alaska today.

Victims of the killer avalanche on the Chilkoot in 1897-98 Source

No records in this dataset

These are the 73 victims of a killer avalanche on the Chilkoot Pass. In April, 1898, a thunderous, 30-foot wave of snow swept down the Chilkoot, bouncing boulders and burying dozens of stampeders alive. While some of the buried were rescued by frantic friends, 73 others were not so fortunate, their cries muffled and their bodies forever entombed by thousands of pounds of snow.

S.S. Canadian Islander Victims, August 15, 1901 Source

No records in this dataset

These are the passengers who were registered aboard the S.S. Canadian Islander, which sank August 15, 1901. It is something of a miracle that the Islander didn't sink earlier. In KLONDIKE, Pierre Berton describes its maiden voyage: "The horses were wedged side by side so tightly that there was no way for them to lie down. Many of these wretched creatures had their heads so close to the engines that they were in a state of continual panic, rearing, biting..."

Benjamin Craig: post office worker list of people dying or leaving Klondike Source

Name	Date	Address
BURNS, ALBERT	DEC 14, 1908	2707 N. 30 St. Tacoma, WA
BURNS, CHAS.	OCT 31, 1916	Sidney, BC
BURNS, FANNY	AUG 28, 1902	Skagway, AK
BURNS, FRANK L.	NOV 28, 1904	Fairbanks, AK
BURNS, J.S.	MAY 19, 1904	Fairbanks, AK
BURNS, J.T.	JAN 23, 1902	Seattle,AK
BURNS, J.T.	MAR 08, 1918	Nenana, AK
BURNS, JOHN THOMAS	JAN 24, 1906	Fairbanks, AK
BURNS, JOSEPH	OCT 10, 1904	Fairbanks, AK
BURNS, ROBT.	AUG 30, 1907	Fairbanks, AK
BURNS, S.H.	MAY 28, 1904	Louisville Clay Co. IL
BURNS, V.L.	JUL 21, 1916	Vader, WA
BURNS, W.T.	NOV 28, 1904	Fairbanks, AK
BURNSIDE, MARY	AUG 01, 1903	Council, AK
BURNSIDE, S.	AUG 01, 1903	Council, AK
BURNSIDE, W.J.	JUN 04, 1907	Fairbanks, AK
LARSON, A.S.	JUL 06, 1908	1530 Burns Ave. st. Paul, MN

Benjamin F. Craig was a post office worker in Dawson City. He maintained a list of people leaving the Klondike by death or departure. Many of the almost 14,000 entries list forwarding addresses or destinations for those leaving the Klondike. The predominance of Nome, Alaska as one listed destination is consistent with other historical records documenting a mass exodus from Dawson to Nome in 1899. Like a giant nomadic tribe, thousands streamed toward Nome when rumours hit Dawson that there were flakes of gold in the sands of Nome's beaches.

Dawson Daily News Golden Clean up Edition, 1902 (miners & what they took out) Source

Name	Type of Claim
BURNS, GEORGE	Foreman. Claim Bonanza Creek 35, above discovery.
BURNS, T.	Owner. Claim Hunker Creek 15. Last Chance, tributary of Hunker.

In 1902, the Dawson Daily News ran its "Golden Cleanup Edition." Records of all claims staked during the past several years on creeks such as Bonanza and Eldorado were printed for public perusal. You can look up Klondike heroes such as Antone Stander (also known as "The Lucky Swede") to view the gold claims that made him a wealthy man.

Dawson Council members Source

Name	Position and date
BURNS, CLEMENT B.	Territorial-Federal Secretary
BURNS, CLEMENT B.	Federal Secretary
BURNS, CLEMENT B.	Territorial and Federal Secretary

This is a partial list of Dawson City's Council members. With entries ranging from the mid-1800's to the 1980's, it is unclear who created or maintained these records. Names are followed by titles such as Territorial Secretary, Mayor and Legal Advisor. Some dates are listed.

Placermining Applications Vol 1 Source

Name	Claim no	Microfilm	Year Recorded
BURNS, A	719, 720	01	1896-1897
BURNS, A	816	04	1899-1908
BURNS, A	91368	18	1906-1907
BURNS, B	33765	24	1922-1935
BURNS, C	33764	24	1922-1935
BURNS, C	91116	18	1906-1907
BURNS, C	226, 771, 829, 883, 961	04	1899-1908
BURNS, H	35448	10	1900-1901
BURNS, J	33766	24	1922-1935
BURNS, J	93480	18	1906-1907
BURNS, J	45893	14	1902-1903
BURNS, J	29068	10	1900-1901
BURNS, J	24202	09	1900
BURNS, J	21783, 22072	08	1899-1900
BURNS, J	19611, 19685	07	1898-1899
BURNS, J	9782	06	1898-1901
BURNS, J	6056, 6057, 6199, 6200, 6472, 9222	05	1901
BURNS, J	1659	01	1896-1897
BURNS, L	23025	08	1899-1900
BURNS, L	2654	02	1897-1898
BURNS, P	64, 145	04	1899-1908
BURNS, P	11987, 15593	20	1907-1911
BURNS, R	90388, 91062	18	1906-1907
BURNS, R	041	14	1902-1903
BURNS, R	44451	13	1902-1903
BURNS, R	19609	07	1898-1899
BURNS, R	6043, 6044, 6045, 6128, 6218	05	1901
BURNS, R	1048	01	1896-1897
BURNS, S	33767, 33912	24	1922-1935
BURNS, T	1516	04	1899-1908
BURNS, T	19069	20	1907-1911
BURNS, W	6386, 6387	05	1901
BURNSTON, O	39697	12	1902

After gold was discovered in 1896 on Bonanza Creek, thousands of claims were staked along tributaries of the Yukon and Klondike Rivers. The Yukon Gold Commissioner's Office issued "Placermining Grants," enabling prospectors to become miners and work their claims for "placer" findings (mineral deposits containing gold, left by glaciers or rivers ). This, the first of three Placermining Grants volumes, lists almost 20,000 numbered grants and the names of their owners.

Placermining Applications Vol 2 Source

No records in this dataset

Doctor's Names Source

No records in this dataset

Yukon doctors and nurses wore many hats in the days of the Klondike gold rush. A doctor had to pass as internist, orthopedic surgeon, obstetrician, dentist, and even detective. Tackling emergencies with little equipment, a Yukon doctor usually worked in isolation. Most often, only one doctor inhabited a 400 mile radius. This database provides names of early medical professionals in the Yukon.

Firemen's Names Source

No records in this dataset

During the winter of 1898-'99, for example, two huge infernos laid waste to extensive and expensive commercial real estate on Dawson City's main streets. In the words of some writers, Dawson was "too cheap" to pay for fire fighting equipment, but the town did maintain a volunteer fire department. This database includes the names of men who joined the Dawson Volunteer Fire Department in 1899.

Dawson City mortuary records, 1898-1938 Source

Name	Description
BURNS	Const.; Blood poisoning; Good Samaritan Hospital; September 3, 1903; Dr. Roberts; St. Mary's ; NWMP, Policeman
BURNS	A. H.; 61 years old; Heart and kidneys; Good Samaritan Hospital; February 20, 1914; Dr. Culbertson; Funeral at Catholic Church; Dan Coats; Boiler Maker
CURTIS	Charles Mrs., 52 years; Scotland; burns, St. Mary's Hospital; July 11, 1931, Dr.Nunn; House and United Church, Masonic Cemetery; Charles Curtis; article attached
DAY	Clifford, 4 years; January 21, 1913; burns, Good Samaritan Hospital; December 31, 1917, W.E. Thompson; funeral at St.Pauls Church; William Cribbs (Relief. Committ.) Chairman
DAY	Joseph, 9 years; September 2, 1907; burns, Good Samaritan Hospital; December 30, 1917, W.E. Thompson; funeral at St.Pauls Church; William Cribbs (Relief. Committ.) Chairman
JONES	Jean Douglas, 6 years; February 25, 1913; accident burns, St.Marys Hospital; May 15, 1919, Dr.Culbertson; funeral at St.Andrews; M.H. Jones
SPROULE	Lora, 48 years; Buffalo, New York; burns where home burned, St.Marys Hospital; June 2, 1917, Dr.Thompson; funeral at chapel; Chas Sproule (husband); attached clipping
TALBOT	William, 70 years; St.Gervais, Quebec; burns of legs, St. Mary's Hospital; Feb.20, 1928, Dr.Thompson; Undertakers Parlour, R.C. Cemetery; public admin.; cook

These records contain names, date and cause of death, attending doctor, funeral arrangements, and other information about individuals who died in the Klondike region between 1898 and 1938. The information was taken from the mortuary records of J.A. Greene, Frank Lowe, Edwards and Winaut, and Alex Wark.

Women of the Golden North Fraternal Organization Source

No records in this dataset

A sisterhood of women who took part in the Klondike Gold Rush evolved into the Golden North Fraternity. The movement for women's equality in the had emerged during the 1890's, and women began to insist that anything a man could do a woman could do better. This database includes the names and titles of female officers of the Golden North Fraternity.

Dawson residents, 1896-1920 Source

Name	Date	Gender	Ethnicity	Religion	Occupation	Origin	Source	Volume	Page
BURNS, CLEMENT B.	19070807	M			018		YTG	I41	2826
BURNS, J.	18990504	M				008	RG18D4	2153
BURNS, PATRICK	19020000	M			008		GAZETT	1902
BURNS, PATRICK	19020000	M			008		GAZETT	1902
BURNS, DOMINICK	18980500	M			008		PABC	AdMs	1158
BURNS, MR. G.	18991228	M					YTA	CR81	/45
BURNS, CLEMENT B.	19020000	M			018		YTA	MS83	/50
BURNS, J.	18990605	M				010	RG18D4	2153	V.6
BURNS, ?	19140220		016	001		006	BEAURE	GARD	p66
BURNS, C.C.	18990324	M				010	RG18D4	2153
BURNS, JAMES	18990316	M				007	RG18D4	2153
BURNS, FRANK E.	18990512	M				011	RG18D4	2153	V.6
BURNS, CLEMENT	19020604	M			018 011		RG85	657	3075
BURNS, P.	19160630	M			008		RG85	658	3188
BURNS, P.	19001126	M			008		RG85	658	3417
BURNS, ROBERT	19010726	M			006		RG85	1593	5680
BURNS,	18980100	M		005	006		CR 85/	22	8
BURNS, MARTIN J.	19030822	M			006		MS 81\	133	3
BURNS, CAMERON C.	18990416	M				010	RG18D4	2153	V.6
BURNS, J.H.	19030903	M	016	001	021 021	006	BEAURE	GARD	p66
BURNSIDE, CI	19150702	U			006		82/193	F-20	f14
MCINNES, WILLIAM	19050000	M			018		YTA	MS83	/50

The table provides a list of residents who lived in Dawson and surrounding area from 1896 to 1920. This database was compiled by Charlene Porsild, a PhD candidate, for her thesis �Culture, Class and Community: New Perspectives on the Klondike Gold Rush, 1896-1905� that was published in the early 1990s. The thesis� bibliography provides information on the sources indicated in the last 3 columns of the table. Please consult with the Yukon Archives ([email protected]) or the Dawson City Museum ([email protected]) for further information.

Northwest Mounted Police Employees Source

No records in this dataset

During the Klondike Gold Rush, laws were scant. In 1894, a thickset, gruff and incorruptible Charles Constantine of the North West Mounted Police arrived to restore order. A year later, a detachment of 20 NWMP officers followed. The Klondike Gold Rush would have been a nightmare of crime and vigilante justice without them. This database features the names of those early officers.

Polks Gazetteer 1903 directory Source

Name	Occupation	Organization
AUTHIER CHRISTOPHER H.	Manager	P. Burns & Co.
BURNS BESSIE
BURNS CLEMENT B.	Federal secretary	Administration Bldg.
BURNS DOMINIC		P. Burns & Co.
BURNS JAMES H.	Constable	N.W.M.P.
BURNS MRS. FANEY
BURNS ROBERT	Caller
BURNS P. & CO.		Dominic Burns
CLIFFORD JOHN	Meat cutter	P. Burns Co..
TODD WM.	Driver	P. Burns & Co.

Polks Gazetteer was a social directory of sorts. Several thousand names of individuals living in the Dawson City area are listed in this 1903 database.

Polk's Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1917/1918 Source

Last Name	First Name	Occupation	Page	Year
Burns	Charles	(active service)	679	1917/1918
Burns	Patrick	(active service)	679	1917/1918
Burns	WJ	miner, Yukon Gold Company	679	1917/1918
Burns	Frederick T.	president Dawson Electric Light and Power Company, Dawson City Water and Power Company and manager Northern Light Power and Coal Company	679	1917/1918

The index consists of 3,020 entries of names, businesses and organizations, arranged alphabetically by surname, business/organization name that appeared in the Dawson City section of the Gazetteer. The index is based on a microfilmed copy of the 1917-1918 Gazetteer and due to poor quality of some of the microfilm sections the entries were either partially or completely illegible. Names that couldn�t be read were denoted with a question mark (?), and those that were partially legible were finished with ellipses (�). If there appeared to be a discrepancy between spellings, both were included in the index separated by a backslash (/).

People associated with churches Source

No records in this dataset

Clergymen lived and worked among the Klondike stampeders during the late 1800s. Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist and Presbyterian congregations developed within the Yukon from 1861 to 1898. This database contains the names of Yukon clergymen and their dates of service.

Sourdough Stampede Association members Source

No records in this dataset

"Sourdough" was fermented flour and water that Klondike stampeders carried with them ready to cook. Eventually, "sourdough" became the term used to describe the miners themselves: "One who had been in the country long enough to see the ice form in the fall and break up in the spring." Little is known about the Sourdough Stampede Association, but in this database you'll find the names of some of its members.

Pupils at St. Mary's school Source

No records in this dataset

As Dawson City's population exploded, more and more children played on its ragged streets. Parents attempted to safeguard their youngsters from Klondike debauchery by developing a strict education system. Based on the British Columbia model, this system provided free education up to university. This database includes St. Mary's student records dating back to 1899.

Victims of the marine disaster with S.S. Princess Sophia 1918 Source

No records in this dataset

On October 19, 1918, the crew and passengers of the S.S. Princess Sophia perished in the icy waters of the Lynn Canal, 65 miles south of Skagway. Rescue ships stood by helplessly, battling mountainous waves and freezing temperatures as 379 men, women and children were lost at sea. This database lists the names of those who drowned.

Steamboats plying Yukon River Source

Name	Description
CLARA MONARCH	Built in San Francisco, 1898, by Mr. Turner, 284. Owned by F. DeJournel and sold to Dominick Burns of

More than 250 steamboats plied the Yukon River from the late 1890s to the early 1950s. Many were shipwrecked along the mighty river, smashed to bits by rapids, rocks, trees and sandbars. This database lists the names and fates of Yukon River steamships.

NWMP records at Chilkoot: checkpoints listing people who entered the Yukon Source

Name	Date	Description
BURNS, C.C.	Mar. 24, 1899	Dawson
BURNS, C.C.	Mar. 24, 1899	Dawson
BURNS, FRANK E.	May 12, 1899	Skaguay, AK
BURNS, J.	May 12, 1899	Victoria, BC
BURNS, J.XXX	Mar. 16, 1899	xxx

The North West Mounted Police were dispatched by the Canadian federal government to maintain law and order in the midst of Klondike chaos. The mounties set up a post along the Canadian-American border at the summit of the Chilkoot Pass. Here, they confiscated guns and maintained written records of every individual who arrived at the summit. This database contains some of those records (December 1898 to May, 1899).

NWMP records at Chilkoot: checkpoints listing people who entered the Yukon Source

Name	Date	Description
BIDDELL, C.A.	Mar 22, 1900	Burns, OR
BURNS, B.	Jul 23, 1900	Liverpool, Eng. - scows 503, 504
BURNS, CAMERON C.	Apr 16, 1899	Dawson
BURNS, CATTO	Jul 1, 1899	Atlin - boat 362
BURNS, D.	Jun 23, 1900	Bennett, BC - scow 331, taking in 70 head of hogs
BURNS, DAN	Jun 1, 1900	Shelton, WA - scow 105, canoe 107
BURNS, DOMINIC	Oct 7, 1899	Chicago - scow 754
BURNS, FRANK E.	May 12, 1899	Skagway
BURNS, G.L.	Aug 8, 1900	White Horse - boat 556
BURNS, GEO. L.	Oct 23, 1899	Bennett, BC - VYT Co. scows 860, 861
BURNS, H.	Jul 29, 1900	Caribou - scows 527 to 529
BURNS, H.C.	Aug 5, 1900	Vancouver, BC - boat 549
BURNS, H.R.	Mar 21, 1900	Shreve, OH
BURNS, J.S.	Aug 23, 1899	- V.Y.T. Co. scows 555 to 559, boats 560 to 564
BURNS, JAS	Jul 13, 1900	Seattle - scows 442, 443
BURNS, JOHN	Jun 10, 1899	St. John NB - boat 186
BURNS, M.C.	Feb 12, 1900	Luneburg Co. NS
BURNS, MARTIN J.	Oct 6, 1899	Boston - scow 739
BURNS, MICK	Jun 19, 1900	Los Angeles - scow 310
BURNS, W.H.	Oct 13, 1899	Lake Bennett - scow 828
BURNS, WM.	Jun 15, 1900	Kilkenny, Ireland - scow 261

This North West Mounted Police database appears to have been created by an amalgamation of archival records from both the Chilkoot Pass and Lake Bennett. At Lake Bennett, the mounties kept records of all boats built by stampeders to carry them along the Yukon River to Dawson City.

NWMP records at Chilkoot: checkpoints listing people who entered the Yukon Source

Name	Date	Checkpoint
ALLEVI*, A.	Jun 5, 1898	Burnsville, MN
BURNS, C.C.	Oct 18, 1898	Dawson - boat 14732
BURNS, F.J.	Jun 2, 1898	Chicago, Il - boat 130
BURNS, J.	Jun 25, 1898	Cleveland, OH
BURNS, JOS	Jun 16, 1898?	Duluth, MN
BURNS, M.	May 31, 1898	Sandon, BC
BURNS, O.	May 28, 1898	Butte, MT
BURNS, P.H.	May 29, 1898	San Francisco
BURNS, T.	Jul 09, 1898	Seattle, WA - boat 14218
BURNS, W.F.	Jun 2, 1898	St. Paul, MN - boat 653
BURNS, W.M.	Jun 10, 1898	Forest City, PA
HOLLADY, J.A.	Jun 16, 1898?	Burns, OR - boat 12544
JACQUENIAN, J.	Jun 22, 1898	Burns, OR

NWMP records at Lake Bennett & Tagish: riverboat passenger lists Source

Name	Place	Boat
BURNS, J.	CLEVELAND, OHIO	BOAT 13970?
BURNS, T.	SEATTLE	BOAT 14218
HOLLADY?, J.A.	BURNS, OR	BOAT 12544
JUEQUENIAN ?, J.	BURNS, ORE	BOAT 13877?

These records list the names and boat numbers of stampeders embarking on the Yukon River trip from Lake Bennett to Dawson City. Led by legendary mountie Sam Steele, the North West Mounted Police contingent at Lake Bennett worked painstakingly to keep track of the flotilla of 7,000 boats, skows, barges and rafts.

NWMP records at Lake Bennett & Tagish: riverboat passenger lists Source

Name	Date	Boat
BURNS, A.W. & WIFE	MAY 27 1898	CAL - SCOW 1543
BURNS, CLAS	MAY 21, 1898	CAL - SCOW 796
BURNS, F.J.	May 19, 1898	Chicago, IL - boat 130
BURNS, M.	May 21, 1898	BC - boat 518

The second of three volumes of Lake Bennett records maintained by the North West Mounted Police.

These records list the names and boat numbers of stampeders embarking on the Yukon River trip from Lake Bennett to Dawson City. Led by legendary mountie Sam Steele, the North West Mounted Police contingent at Lake Bennett worked painstakingly to keep track of the flotilla of 7,000 boats, skows, barges and rafts.

NWMP records: Yukon River steamships passenger lists Source

Name	Date	Boat
BURNS, A.	JULY 15 1899	S.S. CLIFFORD SIFTON - INWARDS
BURNS, J.	JULY 12 1899	S.S. CLIFFORD SIFTON - OUTWARDS
BURNS, J.	JUNE 23 1899	S.S. AUSTRALIAN - INWARDS
BURNS, MRS.	AUG 11 1899	S.S. BAILEY - INWARDS
BURNS, MRS.	JULY 27 1899	S.S. AUSTRALIAN - INWARDS
BURNS, MRS. A.	JULY 15 1899	S.S. CLIFFORD SIFTON - INWARDS
BURNS, MRS. F.E.	AUG 12 1899	S.S. BAILEY - OUTWARDS
BURNS, P.	JULY 30 1899	S.S. CLIFFORD SIFTON - INWARDS

Just as they kept track of Chilkoot crossings and boats built at Lake Bennett, the North West Mounted Police maintained records of individuals arriving at and leaving Dawson City on Yukon River steamships. These dockside archives list ships such as the S.S. Nora, S.S. Gleaver, S.S. Bailey and S.S Australian as INWARDS or OUTWARDS (bound).

Yukon Order of Pioneers Source

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Crime ran like a river through the north during the early years of gold prospecting. On Dec. 1, 1894, the Yukon Order of Pioneers was created to maintain ethical standards. Living by the motto "do unto others as you would be done by," YOOP's pledged to protect other members and share news of a gold discoveries. This database features membership records from the early years of the Order.

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