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• Archives West

  Provides access to descriptions of primary sources in the western United States, including correspondence, diaries or photographs. Digital reproductions of the materials are available in some cases. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Montana, Utah.

• Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

  At the University of Washington, Seattle.

• Center for Columbia River History

  For the study of the history of the Columbia River basin.

• Collins Memorial Library - University of Puget Sound

• Digital State Archives - Washington

• FamilySearch - FamilySearch Center Locator: Washington

  From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.

• FamilySearch Catalog

  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Microfilm loans can be ordered and then sent to your local Family History Center.

  • Washington

• Fiske Genealogical Library

  Seattle.

• Heritage Quest Research Library

  Sumner.

• Historical Museums - Washington Online Highways

  List of historical museums in Washington state, along with addresses, photographs, related links and other details.

• Historical Records of Washington State: Records and Papers held at Repositories

  Compiled for the board by the staff of the Washington State Historical Records and Archives Project 1981.

• Hudson's Bay Company Archives (HBCA)

  A division of the Archives of Manitoba, is home to one of Canada's national treasures - the records of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC).

• LibDex - The Library Index - Washington

  A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).

• Library of Congress - Search results for Washington

• Longview Public Library

  • The Genealogy Room

• Museum of History and Industry

  Seattle.

• National Archives and Records Administration

  • National Archives at Seattle

    Records for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

    • Guide to Archival Holdings at NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle)

    • Services for the Public

  • Request and Order Reproductions

  • Resources for Genealogists

• Northwest African American Museum

  Seattle, Washington

• Northwest Digital Archive

  NWDA provides access to descriptions of primary sources in the Northwestern United States, including correspondence, diaries, or photographs. Digital reproductions of primary sources are available in some cases. The Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA) provides enhanced access to archival and manuscript collections in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Alaska, and Washington.

• Northwest Digital Heritage

  A project of the Oregon Heritage Commission, the State Library of Oregon, and the Washington State Library. Northwest Digital Heritage also operates a service hub of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).