United States Resources: Washington

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    ROOTS-L Databases and Files

  • Washington Surnames in the RootsWeb Surname List

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  • Washington Books We Own
  • genealog.lc-wa: Books in the on-line Library of Congress catalog with the subject "Washington--genealogy."
  • genealog.vital-wa: Where to write for Washington vital records, Washington genealogical and historical societies, and the state archives. Or check Washington Vital Records Information for more current info on where to write for vital records.

    Other Washington Genealogical and Historical Resources on the Net

    Other Washington Genealogy and History Pages

  • Linkpendium Washington County Links
  • Washington Resources at Rootsweb:
    • State level
    • County level
  • Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - U.S. - Washington
  • The Washington GenWeb Project
  • American Local History Network
  • The American History and Genealogy Project

    General Resources

  • Washington Mailing Lists
  • USGenWeb Archives: Washington
  • LDS Research Outline for Washington
  • Washington Family History Centers
  • From Ancestry.com
    • 1880 U. S. Census
    • 1900 U. S. Census
    • 1910 U. S. Census
    • 1920 U. S. Census
  • The USGenWeb Census Project: Washington
    • Completed Transcriptions
  • Washington Home Page: WPA Life Histories
  • Hop Industry Origins of Washington and British Columbia
  • Census Online: Washington
  • NEIC: Earthquake History of Washington
  • Washington Tornadoes, 1950-1995
  • Ghost Towns of Washington
  • The Sternwheeler 'Vancouver'
  • Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
  • Pioneer History of Churches of Christ and Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest
  • Washington Civilian Conservation Corps camps
  • Historic House Museums in Washington
  • Wells Fargo Returns to Washington
  • Bonneville Dam: Political History
  • Washington Postal History
  • Washington Bibliography - United States and Worldwide Postal History
  • 1938 Washington State Highways
  • The Cascade Tunnel - How this Tunnel was Built
  • A History of Public Power in Washington
  • Fur Trade Posts of the Pacific Northwest
  • Economic History
  • Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
  • Pioneer Sikh Asian East Indian Immigration of the Pacific Coast from Punjab

    Archives, Libraries and Museums

  • Washington State Library
  • Historical Museums
  • Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest
  • Museum of History & Industry
  • Veterans Memorial Museum Chehalis, Washington
  • Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Cheney
  • Center for Columbia River History
  • National Pinoy Archives Filipino American National Historical Society
  • Pomeroy Living History Farm
  • Center for Puget Sound History and Archaeology
  • Republic Historical Center
  • The History Museums of Ritzville
  • Genealogy Collection at the Seattle Public Library
  • Spokane Public Library Genealogy Resources
  • The Genealogy Collection at the Tacoma Public Library

    Cemeteries

  • Tombstone Transcription Project
  • Cemetery Records Online
  • The Washington Political Graveyard
  • Find A Grave
  • Saving Graves: Washington
  • Washington State Cemetery Association

    Ethnic and Religious

  • American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
  • Japanese American Exhibit and Access Project
  • Confederated Tribes of Siletz - History & Culture

    Local History and Information

  • Economic History - Adams County
  • Economic History - Asotin County
  • Economic History - Benton County
  • The Centralia Conspiracy
  • Economic History - Chelan County
  • Economic History - Clallam County
  • Economic History - Clark County
  • Mid-Columbia History
  • Columbia City: History
  • Economic History - Columbia County
  • Economic History - Cowlitz County
  • Economic History - Douglas County
  • An Historical Tour of Ellensburg
  • Economic History - Ferry County
  • Fort Canby
  • Fort Casey
  • 1910 Federal Census, Fox Island Precinct - Pierce County, Washington
  • Economic History - Franklin County
  • Fremont History
  • Economic History - Garfield County
  • The History of Gig Harbor
  • History of Goldendale
  • Economic History - Grant County
  • History of Railroads in Grays Harbor
  • Economic History - Grays Harbor
  • Hanford Cultural and Historic Resources Program
  • Economic History - Island County
  • Historic Articles from the Issaquah Press and Issaquah Historic Families (many!)
  • Economic History - Jefferson County
  • Kent History Page
  • Economic History - King County
  • Index of the East Side Journal, 1918-1975 A Newspaper History of Kirkland, WA
  • Kitsap Historical Museum
  • Kitsap County History
  • Economic History - Kitsap County
  • Economic History - Kittitas County
  • Economic History - Klickitat County
  • Economic History - Lewis County
  • Economic History - Lincoln County
  • Economic History - Mason County
  • Columbia Communities: Moses Lake
  • Economic History - Okanogan County
  • Economic History - Pacific County
  • Economic History - Pend Oreille County
  • Economic History - Pierce County
  • Port of Port Townsend: Port & Maritime History
  • Pullman's Humble Beginnings
  • San Juan Island's History
  • Economic History - San Juan County
  • A History of Seabeck
  • HistoryLink Seattle and King County
  • History House "a people place where Seattle's neighborhoods will display their history, their accomplishments, and their dreams..."
  • History of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  • History of Sequim & the Dungeness Valley
  • Economic History - Skagit County
  • Economic History - Skamania County
  • Economic History - Snohomish County
  • Spokane The City by the Mighty Falls
  • Spokane -- The Way It Was
  • Economic History - Spokane County
  • Economic History - Stevens County
  • Economic History - Thurston County
  • Vancouver and Clark County History
  • Economic History - Wahkiakum County
  • Economic History - Walla Walla County
  • Economic History - Whatcom County
  • 100-year farms and homesteads of Whitman County
  • Economic History - Whitman County
  • History of Woodinville
  • Yakima History
  • Germans from Russia in the Yakima Valley Prior to 1940
  • Economic History - Yakima County

    Maps and Gazetteers

  • USGS/GNIS Database of Washington locations
  • Washington from Color Landform Atlas of the United States
  • Washington Profiles: Interactive county maps
  • Washington Place Names Origins
  • Pam Rietsch's 1895 U.S. Atlas

    Military

  • Union Regimental Index: Washington
  • 8th Cavalry Regiment - Early History
  • U.S. Military Personnel who died in the Korean War
  • Vietnam Conflict Casualty List

    Photographs

  • American West Images: Washington
  • Asahel Curtis Photo Company Collection
  • Vashon Island Historical Page
  • Granite Falls historical album

    Societies, Historical and Genealogical

  • Washington State Genealogical Society
  • Washington State Historical Society

      Ethnic and Religious

    • Filipino American National Historical Society
    • American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
      • Central Washington Chapter
      • Greater Seattle Chapter
      • Olympic Peninsula Chapter
      • Rainier Chapter of Tacoma
    • Washington State Jewish Historical Society
    • Korean American Historical Society
    • Swedish Finn Historical Society

      Lineage

    • Washington State Society National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
      • Elizabeth Ellington Chapter - Bremerton
      • Sacajawea Chapter - Olympia
      • Esther Reed Chapter - Spokane
      • May Hutton Chapter - Veradale
    • Washington Society - Sons of the American Revolution
      • Alexander Hamilton Chapter
      • Cascade Centennial Chapter
      • Seattle Chapter
      • Spokane Chapter
    • Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 Washington and Alaska Department
    • California Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (includes Washington)

      Railroad

    • Washington State Railroads Historical Society
    • Great Northern Railway Historical Society

      Special Interest

    • Northwest Oral History Association
    • Oregon-California Trails Association
      • Northwest Chapter
    • Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society
    • Washington National Guard State Historical Society
    • Washington State Cemetery Association

      Regional

    • Eastern Washington Genealogical Society
    • Lower Columbia Genealogical Society

      Local

    • Albion Historical Society
    • Anderson Island Historical Society
    • East Benton County Historical Society Museum with a transcript of the 1910 Benton County Census
    • Camas/Washougal Historical Society
    • The Clallam County Genealogical Society
    • Clark County Genealogy Society
    • Fort Vancouver Historical Society of Clark County, Washington
    • Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society
    • Grays Harbor Genealogical Society
    • Issaquah Historical Society
    • Jefferson County Genealogy Society
    • Jefferson County Historical Society
    • Eastside Genealogical Society King County, Washington
    • South King County Genealogical Society
    • Kitsap County Historical Society
    • Lake Stevens Historical Society
    • Lewis County Genealogical Society
    • Maple Valley Historical Society
    • Okanogan County Historical Society
    • Olympia Genealogical Society
    • Pacific County Genealogical Society
    • Pacific County Historical Society
    • Puget Sound Genealogical Society
    • Queen Anne Historical Society
    • Seattle Genealogical Society
    • Skagit Valley Genealogical Society
    • Sno-Isle Genealogical Society: Snohomish and Island Counties
    • Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island
    • Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway Historical Society
    • Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society
    • Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society
    • The Tri-City Genealogical Society
    • Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society
    • Whitman County Genealogical Society
    • Whitman County Historical Society
    • Woodinville Historical Society
    • Yakima Valley Genealogical Society
    • Yakima Valley Museum and Historical Association

    Vital Records

  • Washington Center for Health Statistics Vital Records Certificate Ordering Instructions
  • Washington Vital Records from VitalChek
  • Washington Vital Records Information from Elizabeth T. Orsay
  • Death Certificates of Finns in Skagit County, 1908-1947

    Commercial

  • The Donning Company Publishers
  • Genealogy-Books.com
  • Higginson Book Company
  • SK Publications Washington Census CDs
  • Local History Publications: King County Area
  • General Washington Heritage Topics
  • Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History
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