General Resources for all Characters and Background.

• Brief Overview from the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park. Also be sure to follow the link for a year's worth of gear.
• A wealth of background info from the same place.
• Stories from the Gold Rush from the Smithsonian Postal Museum. A good place to help you decide on a (human) character. Make sure you follow all the links appropriate to your character.
• The Perilous Journey North from University of Washington Special Collections. A great source for pics and background info on the experiences your character would face.
• Gold Rush Stories from the Alaskan State Library. Short "stories" that are good for making your character come to life. Be sure to check out all the links.

• Royal Canadian Mounted Police. "Origins of the RCMP - Klondike Gold Rush"
• Women of the Yukon
• Dogsled Mail Delivery
• The Growth of Skagway Business
• Dogs: Hard Drive to the Klondike (Scroll down to "Animals for the Yukon." You can use the same site for info about the transportation of all the goods necessary.)
• The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush  This one's a book, but it's easy to search for the sections you  need for your character. (Control F - Find)
• Gold Fever from PBS. This is the companion site to the TV program. It's a great place to find some quotes for your journal and other information.
• The University of Washington Digital Collections. Do a keyword search for Yukon, or Dawson, or something else related to your character. This is a great place to get graphics for your journal.

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