Primary & Secondary Sources, Washington State

For the Family Historian

General Online Resources

• Washington Public Libraries A great site to bookmark; it combines several pages of links to local libraries, regional area resources, etc.

• Seattle Public Library Home Page --check out the Genealogy, Business and History sections.

• Tacoma Public Library--great online resources for the genealogist!
• Online Genealogy/Local History Groups --don't forget the newsletters/journals such groups produce!
  • Tacoma-Pierce Co. Genealogical Society Home for Cyndi's List creator, Cyndi Howell!
  • Washington GenWeb
  • Kitsap County GenWeb Project

Primary Sources Online

• Pioneer Days on Puget Sound by Arthur Denny
• Kathryn Hellenbrand's Memoirs

• Allan Cunningham's Letter from the Gold fields in Alaska 1912

Photo Archives Online

• Museum of History & Industry, Photo Database Search Engine You can not only see the photos, but order copies as well.

Alaska Gold Rush Links

• Nuggets of fact and fiction
• How to Find Your Gold Rush Relative

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Links Page Cyndi's List: Washington State http://www.cyndislist.com/wa.htm [Advise Cyndi that her UW/Suzzalo comments fail to mention the extensive Newspaper/Microfilm/Microfiche collection--Statewide and beyond into the 19th c. and earlier for some Eastcoast areas. Cardfile guide to titles/locations and the desk staff can check for available indexes. I have found extensive obituaries, photos, articles in Seattle, Oregon, Spokane and Boston papers pre-Civil War to present.] Tacoma-Pierce Co. Genealogical Society - Puget Sound Gnealogy Resources http://www.rootsweb.com/~watpcgs/pugetres.htm [Fiske listed but not linked; req to cyndi last week.] UW Certificate Program in GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY - http://weber.u.washington.edu/~extinfo/certprog/gfh/ Eastside Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~wakcegs/resource.htm [Fiske listed but not linked.] gyoung@seanet.com South King Co. Gen Soc; Local Gen Research Facilities http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskcgs/facilities.html [Fiske shown but not linked.] mkozy@ibm.net Snohomish County, WA MAIN PAGE Address:http://www.rootsweb.com/~wasnohom/index.htm