Alaska

• Discover the history of Alaska newspapers.
• Learn more about how to use Alaska periodical and manuscripts.

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• Find research clues in the Library of Congress historical newspaper collection.
• Search Alaska online newspaper sites.

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• * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for newspaper records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
• * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.

Dr. Frank Hibben and his wife had a son who died in Alaska in August 1953. Use the "AC: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner" QUIKLink below to locate newspaper articles that answer these questions:

1. What is their son's name and approximate birthdate?
2. How did he die?
3. Where was the family from?
4. What was Dr. Frank Hibben's occupation?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Frank Hibben."
• Two results appear, one of which details the initial article announcing the plane crash in 1953, and the other seems to be a 1961 reprint of an article first published in 1941, presumably about the same family due to the matching names, occupations, and travel destination (this article is the only one that mentions Arizona as the Hibben's residence.
• Search the same newspaper database, using "Patrick Hibben" in the search fields. This leads to an article detailing the ongoing search for the plane wreckage, and an article about a year after the crash confirming that all aboard, including 17 yr old Patrick Hibben, were killed in the crash.

1. The son of Dr. Frank Hibben is Patrick Hibben.
2. Patrick's approximate birthdate is 1936.
3. The Hibben's residence was Arizona, according to the 1961 article (1941 re-print), but it could also have been New Mexico.
4. Dr. Frank Hibben's occupation was Professor of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )