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Snohomish County, the 13th largest in Washington State, reaches from the crest of the Cascade Mountains in the east, to Puget Sound in the west. Although the county covers more land than either Delaware or Rhode Island, most of the inhabitants live in the lowlands along Puget Sound.
Europeans first came to the Puget Sound area in 1792. Captain George Vancouver of the British Royal Navy landed in what would later be the city of Everett, laying claim in the name of King George III; he later explored other nearby areas in the Sound. The U.S. Navy mapped the area in 1841.
Snohomish County was originally part of Island County, but soon separated and was recognized on 20 January 1861. During the territorial years (1853-1889) many cities were founded, such as Snohomish, Edmonds, Mukilteo, Lowell, Stanwood, and Tulalip.
The county seat, Everett, was founded in the early 1890s and enjoyed a boom as timber and farming created the growth that was to take the county through the next century.
In Washington State Place Names James W. Phillips notes
"Snohomish County 2,100 sq mi; 13th in size; seat: Everett. Name of the Indian tribe that inhabited the Snohomish River Valley and the area now occupied by the city of Everett."
Be sure to visit the web site of the SNO-ISLE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY - read a sample issue of The Sounder (SIGS quarterly journal) and The Beacon (the monthly newsletter)! Check out the holdings of the SIGS Library!Another super-resource to investigate is Darilee Bednar's INDEPENDENT SNOHOMISH COUNTY website. You'll find many data files, and a link to Darilee's famous ONLINE YEARBOOK COLLECTION.
Victoria Harrington of the Snohomish Historical Society has compiled a list of the HISTORICAL MICROFORM HOLDINGS at the Snohomish (city) Library. The extent of this holdings list might surprise you! (Thanks, Miss Victoria!)
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In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, he or she could be located in the index.At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contentsof the web page. The Washington GenWeb Project is an extension of the KY GenWeb Project. The person responsible for the Snohomish County project is Marge Reid . Do email her at mvreid (AT) eskimo.com if you would like to add your data to the database, or if you have any questions or comments about the Snohomish County USGenWeb site.
For more information about this WA GenWeb
Project page,email the County Coordinator, Marge Reid - mvreid at eskimo.com
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