Department of Tourism and Culture

Yukon Archives

The Yukon Archives acquires, preserves, and provides access to the Yukon's documentary heritage. Photocopy, map and photograph reproduction services are available.

The Archives can also order reference material for patrons from other institutions through inter-library loan.

If you are unable to visit the Archives in person, reference assistance is available through correspondence. The Archives also offers periodic lecture series, film showings, displays, radio broadcasts, and newspaper articles on selected topics in Yukon history.

What's New

The Yukon Archives has a new finding aid!

Inventory to the records of the Yukon Indian Arts and Crafts Co-operative Ltd. fonds

The fonds consists of the administrative and operational records of the Yukon Indian Arts and Crafts Co-operative Ltd. (YIACC) from its formation in 1974 as the Yukon Indian Arts and Crafts Society (YIACS) until its dissolution in the fall of 1997. Check it out!


Take a look at the latest online exhibits created by the Yukon Archives!

Winter / L'Hiver
Take a glimpse at how life in the North intermingles with the wonderous and persistent season that we call winter.



La Ruée Vers L'Or Du Klondike / The Klondike Gold Rush
Learn about the events that will forever mark the Yukon...



Additions to the Yukon Archives Genealogy Database

Sources of information for genealogical research in the Yukon are expanding and becoming streamlined!

There are 2 new sources to assist your search.

The "Yukon Cemetaries & Obituaries Database" compiles 4 databases for easy access: the Pioneer Cemetery database, 1900-1965; the Grey Mountain Cemetery database, 1960-1976; the Yukon News Obituary database, 1966-2000; and the Yukon River Basin, Deaths and Burials, 1887-2007.

The "Unique Database" compiles 3 databases for your convenience: the Francophone Yukoners database; the Sourdough Air Display, 1971-2006; and the Yukon Barristers Roll.

Check out yukongenealogy.com for more information.


Buried Treasure: The Yukon's Rich Fossil Heritage
An exciting new collaborative exhibit about palaeontology in the Yukon from the documentary collections of the Yukon Archives and other sources.


Exhibit now showing at Yukon Archives... also featuring fossils, courtesy of the Yukon Paleontology Program!

Contact Yukon Archives

Yukon Archives
400 College Drive
Yukon Place (Beside Yukon College)
Whitehorse, Yukon

Yukon Archives
Department of Tourism & Culture
Government of Yukon
Box Number 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 2C6

Phone: (867) 667-5321
Toll free (In Yukon): 1-800-661-0408, local 5321
Fax: (867) 393-6253
yukon.archives@gov.yk.ca

Hours:

Tuesday and Wednesday
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Friday
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday
10:00 am to 1:00 pm and
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Sunday and Monday
Closed