Alaska's Gold Lode is a virtual archives/library consisting of documents and materials associated with the Klondike and Alaska gold rushes selected from the Alaska State Library's Alaska Historical Collections, the Alaska State Archives, and the Alaska State Museum. Alaska's Gold Lode provides more than 3500 documents relating to the themes explored in the teacher and student study sections of Alaska's Gold Themes.

A gold rush researcher may query the Lode's database to create a varying list of document images. There are four ways to use the query screen: Simple Search, Advanced Search, Browse By Collection and Browse By Author.

The Help Section provides detailed information how to search for the Lode's documents. As with the material in the Alaska's Gold Themes, researchers should be familiar with possible copyright issues associated with some of the material provided in Alaska's Gold Lode.

Simple Search
Searches ALL available fields of information, please be patient.
(NOTE: The Advanced Search may be faster by limiting your search to selected fields.)

single keyword (like territorial, skagway)
part of a word (like rail, librar)
phrase (like district court, hot springs)


Show only title of image (speeds up search)
Show thumbnail images

Advanced Search
Select as many elements as needed.
Press "Submit" button to start search.

Author and Text Keyword (AND, OR, AND NOT):

Phrase searching only available in Simple Search.

Multiple selection by using Control-Click

SELECT SubID, SubjectTerm, lorder FROM List_of_subjects ORDER BY lorder,SubjectTerm

SELECT GeogID, Geographic_Region FROM List_of_geographic_regions ORDER BY lorder,Geographic_Region

SELECT CatID, Category FROM List_of_categories ORDER BY lorder,Category

SELECT MedID, Medium FROM List_of_mediums ORDER BY lorder,Medium

SELECT ThemeID, Theme FROM List_of_themes ORDER BY lorder,theme

SELECT Distinct Date FROM ItemDescription WHERE DATE IS NOT NULL AND DATE > 0;


Show only title of image (speeds up search)
Show thumbnail images