Biographies from 'F' to 'L' are on this page;
Biographies 'A' to 'E'
Biographies 'M' to 'Z'

Faille, Albert
Norm Kagan and Al Robinson have posted an excellent site about this pioneer of the Nahanni region of the Northwest Territories.

Ferguson, Hope Belt
The lengthy, well-researched biography of an Oregon man who went to Nome in search of gold in 1900.

Forrest, Emil Joseph
From the August 25, 1960 issue of The Whitehorse Star, notice of the death of a pioneer Yukon riverboat pilot and captain.

Fuertes, Louis Agassiz
The journals of an ornithologist on the 1899 Harriman Expedition to Alaska.

Gardner, Charles Alphonsus
This lengthy article by Edna Brandon Hanson describes Captain Gardner's life growing up in British Columbia, and his later adventures as a steamboat captain on the rivers of the Yukon and Northwest Territories.

Gates, 'Swiftwater Bill'
The story of his cornering the Dawson egg market to spite a lover is one of the classics of Klondike lore. Pierre Berton relates the different versions.

Gillis, Dr. Alexander John
An illustrated biography of this pioneer Yukon miner-dentist-politician and his wife, Frances Donley.

Goddard, Clara
Clara was the first female steamboat pilot on the Yukon River - this article that apreaed in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer upon her death in 1953 gives a brief look at her life.

Hamilton, Silas Colfax
A short report on the October 8, 1897 drowning of this Seattle lawyer while en route to the Klondike.

Hansen, Robert
The story of Alaska's worst serial killer.

Harper, Charles Sydney
The obituary of this Mounted Police sergeant was published in the Dawson Daily News of December 11, 1922.

Hatfield, Charles
The story of "The Klondike Rainmaker," who said he could solve the Klondike's water shortage.

Healy, Captain Michael
Was Healy Irish-American or African-American? Historian A.D. Powell presents an excellent analysis, full of details that many will find politically incorrect.

Healy, Captain Michael
The story of one of Alaska's toughest pioneer seamen (including a complete Healy bibliography).

Hopson, Eben
This site presents a huge amount of information on Hopson and his contributions to Alaska, and to Native Alaskans in particular.

The Hougen Family
Follow the family's story from 1944, when Berent and Margrethe Hougen opened their first store in Whitehorse.

Kadmon, Jean (Ball)
This site presents a lengthy extract from Mackenzie Breakup, historical fiction based on Jean's experiences on the Canol Project in World war II.

Keenan, Captain John
The lengthy 1910 obituary of this famous Arctic whaling captain, and other notes.

Keene, Captain J. W.
An 1895 biography of this famous Alaskan ship's captain, and a list of the features along the Alaska coast named for him.

Kinkead, John Henry
A short bio of the first Governor of the District of Alaska (1884).

Ladue, Joe
After working in mining areas throughout the West for 20 years, Joe earned a fortune almost overnight as founder of Dawson City, then died 3 years later.

The Langlow Family in the Klondike
Annotated stories told about the adventures of Lars, Jens, Knute, Ingeborg and Marie.

Leas, Harvey N.
Indiana newspaper reports describe the town druggist's death and burial along the Yukon River in 1898.

Leonard, John
The story of a Yukon pioneer with a very unusual business - giving acrobatic exhibitions from a hot-air balloon.

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Biographies 'A' to 'E'
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