Here is an extensive list of links to useful information when researching a house. Our thanks to a genealogy class for sharing this link.

ArchiveGrid is a collection of over four million archival material descriptions, including MARC records from WorldCat and finding aids harvested from the web. ArchiveGrid provides access to detailed archival collection descriptions such as documents, diaries, personal papers, family histories, and other archival materials held by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives. It also provides contact information for the institutions where these collections are kept

Many historical associations are linked here - Ballard, Bothell, Burke Museum, Black Heritage, Duvall, Enumclaw, Fall City, Fremont, Kent, ...etc.

This is a Selection of Primary Sources you can access through ProQuest.

The CCGS was founded by Margaretta Zimmerman and fourteen of her friends in 1972, and is a volunteer run organization dedicated to encourage, foster, educate, and organize activities related to genealogy. (Clark County, Washington)

Records about Confederate soldiers are certainly less prevalent than those for their Union counterparts. Unfortunately, they are spread across multiple web sites, some of which require a subscription, so they can be hard to find. It is also not widely known that some of the databases on subscription sites are available elsewhere for free. See this index for confederate soldier records.

Search this site for genealogy books that are digitized and online for you to read or conduct a search on key words. There are millions of books on this site, genealogy is just one of the many categories

Here you will find “official” information (officers, by-laws, publications), our monthly calendar of events and meetings, archives of program presentations, information about our special interest groups, and research assistance, as well as local resources and links. (Bellevue, Washington)

EasyNetSites hosts our HQRL web site. Click on 'portfolio' for a list of links to other genealogy and historical societies in the US. (HQRL is listed in the "other" category since we are a library rather than a society.)

Located in the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, the American Family Immigration History Center (AFIHC) allows visitors to explore the extraordinary collection of immigrant arrival records stored in the Port of New York Passenger Records 1820-1957. Searching our archives in the Center or online at LibertyEllisFoundation.org can help inform your own family's story--inspiring a new sense of your place in the larger story of American immigration.

The Foundation has two major goals: to provide on-going education in genealogical research techniques and to build a library of genealogical materials not readily available, especially for those townships east of the Mississippi River. The Fiske Genealogical Library is located on the lower level of the Washington Pioneer Hall at 1644 43rd Avenue East in Seattle, just south of Madison Park on the shore of Lake Washington. Please use the stairway on the North side of the building. Check web site for fees and hours.

The FamilySearch Learning Center offers an extensive list of free online genealogy classes. Topics include “how to” and strategies for genealogy research worldwide. The FamilySearch Learning Center is a “don’t miss” stop in pursuit of your genealogy education.

The South Whidbey Island Genealogy Club was formed by Mrs. Bonnie Sears, with the first meeting held May 9, 1994. The membership grew and in June 1999 the club became an incorporated, nonprofit society. (Washington)

JGSWS helps their members find their Jewish family roots. They hold monthly meetings with guest lecturers, and sponsor workshops. They offer programs for beginners as well as seasoned researchers. Recent topics included immigration records, Jewish given names, forensic genealogy, genealogical research on the Internet, how to find an ancestral town, and how to create a family health portrait.

1215 E. Fir Street, Seattle WA 98122. Hours: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mon, Tues Thurs and Fridays. A repository of historical King County government records open to public view. Records date back to 1853. See web site for visitor information, research hours and use policies.

Located in the King County Courthouse in Seattle. They have the first De-Cenninal Digest. (206) 296-0940. Besides helpful guides, books, databases and inquiries the library offers clinics and classes. All classes are held in their training room in suite W621 of the King County Courthouse in downtown Seattle. Sessions with MRJC Library in the title are held in their Kent branch in the Maleng Regional Justice Center. Sessions with WebEx in the title are presented online.

The Seattle unit of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park preserves the story of the stampede to the Yukon gold fields and Seattle's crucial role in this event. Location: 319 Second Ave S., Seattle, WA 98104 Open daily 10am to 5pm except holidays.

This collection holds family papers, diaries, oral history transcripts, Womens city club records, scrapbooks and many photography collections. Photos showing shipbuilding in Seattle, war photos, etc., online research listings worth exploring.

Research room currently closed due to Covid-19. Our diverse records are of general historical interest and genealogical. The Seattle facility also serves as a Records Center, storing records from Federal agencies and courts in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, and available for agency retrieval as needed. What's included: Archival Research Room, Microfilm Research Room, Public Access Computers. Call for more information and hours 206-336-5115.

The primary function of the library and archives is to support Museum research for exhibits and restoration but it is available by appointment to serious researchers. It is a non-lending and closed-stack library - people interested in using the library will have to fill out a form describing the type of information they are looking for so the library staff can pull appropriate material. Researchers may examine the material at the Museum and copying, if necessary, will have to be arranged by Museum staff.

Northwest Seaport possesses an extensive archive of material related to its vessels and Northwest maritime history that has aided historic research and maritime authors.

Although home based in Olympia, OGS serves all the communities in Thurston County, including: Bucoda, Grand Mound, Lacey, Littlerock, Rainier, Rochester, Tenino, Tumwater, and Yelm. Our area is bounded by Mason County to the north, Grays Harbor County to the west, Lewis County to the south, and Pierce County to the East. (Washington state)

We provide communication regarding heritage/genealogical information pertaining to Cornwall, United Kingdom, to members in the Pacific Northwest region, promote the preservation of public and private Cornish heritage/genealogical material and to cooperate with other organizations in the furtherance of mutual objectives.

The Provincial Archives of Alberta (PAA) acquires, preserves and publicly makes available records from government, individual people and organizations for researchers of all ages. Their vaults in Edmonton hold millions of documented historical facts, photos, films and other records about Alberta’s past. Whether you are a seasoned genealogist or a student researching your next project, they have the resources and staff to point you in the right direction.

It is the ancient place on Agate Passage, the site of Old-Man-House village. The winter home of Chief Seattle and the heart of the Suquamish People. Please call ahead to arrange to see an object in the collection. Photograph, oral history, and manuscript access can usually be satisfied the day of the visit. Copies can be made available of photographs, oral history, and manuscripts. Generally at no cost, unless the reproduction needs to be sent out and then the charge will cover costs only.

Local history and genealogy resources are available. Search for buildings, obits and historical records here.

Located in Washington state, the purposes of TPCGS are to stimulate a popular interest in family history, to seek genealogical and historical knowledge, to preserve and perpetuate the records of our ancestors, and to collect and publish genealogical source material of Pierce County and the Puget Sound Region.

They serve the information needs of the Church and civil community by preserving and providing appropriate access to records documenting the history of the Catholic Church in Western Washington. Archival materials are preserved to memorialize our corporate and ministerial activities -- enabling continuity in decision making, supporting programs, and facilitating historical research

Timberland Regional Library serves Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston counties in Western Washington State, located in Olympia WA.

This library has WA State material only: census, county histories, land records, death record index and newspapers. Located in Olympia WA. Indexed newspapers and periodicals for WA State subjects, 1965 to present. Location: 1129 Washington Street SE, Olympia WA

List of genealogy societies in Washington state by Region

6880 Capital Blvd. SE, Tumwater WA, genealogy and NW collections. Holds over 40,000 rolls of microfilm for WA newspapers from the territorial period in the 1850s to the present. Large collection of city directories and phone books.

Located in Kitsap County, Washington to provide research, educational, and genealogical information through instruction and 3600+ publications in their genealogy collection. Sylvan Way, Kitsap Regional Library, 1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton WA.

RTR works to gain access to records that currently are not online anywhere and are not readily available to the public. They use state Freedom of Information Laws (FOIL) to force government agencies to hand over copies of the records. RTR digitizes the copies and put them online for FREE. Other groups and companies are free to make transcriptions and copies of the records. Besides their web site, you may subscribe to their newsletter or follow their work on facebook.

Founded in 1923, an educational organization devoted exclusively to furthering genealogical research, promoting interest in family history, and preserving records. The Seattle Genealogical Society's mission is to serve as a community resource for quality genealogical research and education.

Online collections feature digitized materials selected from the Library's special collections, including historical photographs, documents, city directories, and much more. Special collections at the Central Library include The Aviation History Collection, The Genealogy Collection, The Seattle Collection and The Albert Balch Autograph Collection. The African-American Collection includes material on the African-American experience in the United States, especially in the Northwest, and is located at the Douglass-Truth Branch.

Founded in Mount Vernon, Washington in January 1987, open to all persons interested in genealogical and historical research in Skagit County. They are located in NW Washington state, about 50 miles south of the Canadian border and 60 miles north of Seattle

Founded in 1979, South King County Genealogical Society, PO Box 582, Auburn, WA 98071-0582 Serving the communities of Algona, Auburn, Black Diamond, Burien, Covington, Des Moines, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Kent, Maple Valley, Normandy Park, Pacific, Ravensdale, Renton, Sea Tac and Tukwila, Washington

A complete list of upcoming genealogy conferences around the world - also events, tours, cruises, grants, scholarships, call for papers, etc.

Among the billions of historical records housed at the National Archives throughout the country, researchers can find information relating to American Indians from as early as 1774 through the mid 1990s. The National Archives preserves and makes available the documents created by Federal agencies in the course of their daily business.