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Contents 1 Sources For The State of Washington 1.1 General Sources 1.2 Counties 1.2.1 Adams 1.2.2 Asotin 1.2.3 Benton 1.2.4 Chelan 1.2.5 Clark 1.2.6 Columbia 1.2.7 Douglas 1.2.8 Ferry 1.2.9 Franklin 1.2.10 Garfield 1.2.11 Jefferson 1.2.12 King 1.2.13 Kitsap 1.2.14 Kittitas 1.2.15 Klickitat 1.2.16 Lincoln 1.2.17 Okanogan 1.2.18 Pierce 1.2.19 Skagit 1.2.20 Snohomish 1.2.21 Spokane 1.2.22 Stevens 1.2.23 Thurston 1.2.24 Walla Walla 1.2.25 Whitman 1.2.26 Yakima 1.3 External Links

Sources For The State of Washington

General Sources

Washington State Archives - Digital Archives

Atwood, A. Glimpses in pioneer life on Puget Sound Seattle : Denny-Coryell, 1903. Glimpses at HathiTrust

Bancroft, Hubert Howe History of Washington, Idaho and Montana 1845-1889. San Francisco : The History company, 1890. (Vol. 31) Bancroft at HathiTrust

Binns, Archie The Roaring Lands New York, R.M. McBride and Company [1942] Binns at HathiTrust

Denny, Arthur A., ed. by Alice Harriman. Pioneer days on Puget Sound Seattle : A. Harriman, 1908. Denny at HathiTrust

Evans, Elwood, and Meany, Edmond S. The state of Washington: a brief history of the discovery, settlement and organization of Washington, the Evergreen state. Tacoma, Worlds fair commission of the State of Washington, 1893. Evans at HathiTrust

Hawthorne, Julian History of Washington, the evergreen state, from early dawn to daylight; With portraits and biographies. New York, American Historical Publishing, 1893. 2v.

Vol. 1 - Hawthorne at HathiTrust

Vol. 2 - Hawthorne at HathiTrust

Hines, Gustavus A voyage round the world: with a history of the Oregon mission... To which is appended a full description of Oregon Territory, its geography, history and religion; designed for the benefit of emigrants to that rising country. Buffalo, G. H. Derby, 1850. G. Hiles at HathiTrust

Hines, Rev. H.K. An illustrated history of the state of Washington, containing biographical mention of its pioneers and prominent citizens Chicago, The Lewis publishing company, 1893. Hines at HathiTrust

Hunt, Herbert and Floyd C. Kaylor Washington, west of the Cascades; historical and descriptive; the explorers, the Indians, the pioneers, the modern Chicago, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1917. 3v. Vols. 2-3 contain biographical sketches.

Vol. 1 - Hunt at HathiTrust

Vol. 2 - Hunt at HathiTrust

Vol. 3 - Hunt at HathiTrust

Lewis Lewis and Dryden's marine history of the Pacific Northwest Meeker, Ezra Pioneer reminiscences of Puget Sound: the tragedy of Leschi : an account of the coming of the first Americans and the establishment of their institutions, their encounters with the native race, the first treaties with the Indians and the war that followed, seven years of the life of Isaac I. Stevens in Washington Territory, cruise of the author on Puget Sound fifty years ago, Nisqually house and the Hudson Bay Company ... Seattle, Wash. : Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Co., 1905. The Tragedy of Leschi at HathiTrust

Prosch, Charles Reminiscences of Washington Territory Seattle4, 1904. Reminiscences at GoogleBooks

Prosser, Col. William Ferrand A history of the Puget Sound country, its resources, its commerce and its people: with some reference to discoveries and explorations in North America from the time of Christopher Columbus down to that of George Vancouver in 1792 New York, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1903. 2v.

Vol. 1 - Prosser at HathiTrust

Vol. 2 - Prosser at HathiTrust

Ranck, Glenn N. Legends and traditions of northwest history. Vancouver, Wash., American Printing and Stationery Company [1914]. Includes biographical sketches of pioneers of Clarke County, Washington. Ranck at HathiTrust

Snowden, Clinton A. History of Washington; the rise and progress of an American state New York, The Century history company, 1909.

Vol. 2 - Vol. 2: Snowden at HathiTrust

Vol. 4 - Vol. 4: Snowden at Archive.org Vol. 4: Snowden at GoogleBooks

Taylor, Joseph Marion History and government of Washington, to which are appended the Constitution of the State of Washington and lists of territorial and state officers. St. Louis, Becktold Print. and Book Mfg. Co. [c1898] Taylor at HathiTrust

The Timberman (Miller Freeman Publications Portland, Oregon)

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Counties

Adams

Steele, Richard F.; Rose, Arthur P. An illustrated history of the Big Bend country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams, and Franklin counties, state of Washington [Spokane, Wash.] Western Historical Pub. Co. 1904. 2v.

Vol. 2 - Adams and Franklin Counties at Archive.org

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Asotin

Rose, Arthur P., Steele, Richard F., Shaver, Frederic Ambrose An illustrated history of southeastern Washington, including Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties, Washington. [Spokane, Wash.] Western Historical Publishing Company, 1906. Rose at HathiTrust

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Benton

Lyman, William Denison History of the Yakima Valley, Washington; comprising Yakima, Kittitas, and Benton Counties [Chicago] S.J. Clarke 1919. 2v.

Vol. 1 at Archive.org

Vol. 2 at Archive.org

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Chelan

An Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, State of Washington. [Spokane, Wash.] : Western Historical Pub. Co., 1904. 2v. Includes biographical sketches.

Vol. 1 - Introduction, and Stevens and Ferry Counties Vol. 1

Vol. 2 - Okanogan and Chelan Counties Vol. 2

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Clark

Ranck, Glenn N. Legends and traditions of northwest history. Vancouver, Wash., American Printing and Stationery Company [1914]. Includes biographical sketches of pioneers of Clarke County, Washington. Ranck at HathiTrust

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Columbia

Rose, Arthur P., Steele, Richard F., Shaver, Frederic Ambrose An illustrated history of southeastern Washington, including Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties, Washington. [Spokane, Wash.] Western Historical Publishing Company, 1906. Rose at HathiTrust

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Douglas

Steele, Richard F.; Rose, Arthur P. An illustrated history of the Big Bend country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams, and Franklin counties, state of Washington [Spokane, Wash.] Western Historical Pub. Co. 1904. 2v.

Vol. 1 - Introduction, Lincoln and Douglas Counties at Archive.org

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Ferry

An Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, State of Washington. [Spokane, Wash.] : Western Historical Pub. Co., 1904. 2v. Includes biographical sketches.

Vol. 1 - Introduction, and Stevens and Ferry Counties Vol. 1

Vol. 2 - Okanogan and Chelan Counties Vol. 2

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Franklin

Steele, Richard F.; Rose, Arthur P. An illustrated history of the Big Bend country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams, and Franklin counties, state of Washington [Spokane, Wash.] Western Historical Pub. Co. 1904. 2v.

Vol. 2 - Adams and Franklin Counties at Archive.org

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Garfield

Gilbert, Frank T. Historic sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon. Portland, Or., Printing House of A.G. Walling, 1882. Gilbert at HathiTrust

Rose, Arthur P., Steele, Richard F., Shaver, Frederic Ambrose An illustrated history of southeastern Washington, including Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties, Washington. [Spokane, Wash.] Western Historical Publishing Company, 1906. Rose at HathiTrust

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Jefferson

The Jefferson County Genealogical Society website has several searchable indexes available. They offer research assistance and will mail hard copies of records. Their library catalog is listed on LibraryThing.

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King

Denny, Emily Inez Blazing the way; or, True stories, songs and sketches of Puget Sound and other pioneers with illustrations by the author and from authentic photographs. Seattle, Rainier Printing Company, Inc., 1909. Blazing at HathiTrust

Editor: Grant, Frederic James History of Seattle, Washington: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches American publishing and engraving Company, 1891 - Seattle (Wash.) Grant at GoogleBooks

A volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington, including biographies of many of those who have passed away New York, Chicago, Lewis Publishing Company 1903. Seattle at Archives.org

Pigott, Henry C., comp. History and progress of King County, Washington [Seattle] C.J. Hutchinson 1916. Pigott at Archive.org

• Bagley, Clarence Booth. A History of Seattle (S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1916 Chicago, Illinois)
• Bagley, Clarence Booth. History of King County, Washington (S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1929 Chicago, Illinois)

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Kitsap

• List of Kitsap County Newspapers on Chronicling America

Washington State Digital Archives - Kitsap County

• Kitsap County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1910, 1929-1955
• Birth/Marriage/Death:
  • Kitsap County Birth Records, 1891-1907
  • Kitsap County Marriage License Application Affidavits, 1905-1986
  • Kitsap County Marriage License Register, 1868-1890
  • Kitsap County Marriage Records, 1860-2014
  • Kitsap County Death Records, 1892-1907
• Census:
  • 1857 Kitsap County
  • 1860 Kitsap Federal Census
  • 1870 Kitsap Federal Census
  • 1871 Kitsap County
  • 1883 Kitsap County
  • 1885 Kitsap County
  • 1889 Kitsap County
  • 1910 Kitsap Federal Census

From the Library of Alison Andrus who will do lookups:

• History of the Puget Sound Country, Vol. 1 by William Farrand Prosser, pub. 1903
• History of the Puget Sound Country, Vol. 2 by William Farrand Prosser, pub. 1903
• Joan Carson, Tall Timber and The Tide (Poulsbo, WA: Kitsap Weeklies, [1971], 1972) *Andrew Price Jr., Port Blakely: The Community Captain Renton Built, (Seattle: Port Blakely Books, 1989)
• W. B. Bowden, Port Madison 1854 (Bainbridge Island, WA: The Port Madison Press, 1977)
• Robert E. Ficken, Washington Territory (Pullman: WSU Press, 2002)
• "Klallam," "Suquamish," and "Washington State Tribes" in Native America in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia ed. by Mary B. Davis, (New York : Garland Pub., 1994)
• "Haida Raiders Kill Gustave Englebrecht, first U.S. Navy battle death in the Pacific at Port Gamble on November 21, 1856," (by David Wilma)
• "Triangle of Fire – The Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound," (by Daryl McClary)
• "Puget Sound Naval Shipyard,"(by Daryl McClary)
• "Remembering Walter Woodward (1910-2001)" (by Gerald Elfendahl)
• "Puget Sound’s Mosquito Fleet" (by Larry E. Johnson)
• Alan Stein, Safe Passage: The Birth of Washington State Ferries (Seattle: Washington State Ferries, 2001)
• Katy Warner, A History of Bainbridge Island (The Author: 1968)
• Kitsap: A Centennial History ed. by Fredi Perry (Bremerton: Kitsap County Centennial History Project, 1989)
• Kitsap County History: A Story of Kitsap County and Its Pioneers (Silverdale: Kitsap County Historical Society, 1977)
• Robert H. Ruby, John A. Brown, A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest, Revised Edition (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992)
• Theodore O. Williams, "The Indian Chief Kitsap," Washington Historical Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 4 (1934), pp. 297-299 digital version at (http://content.lib.washington.edu)

• Kitsap County, Legacy, USGENWEB
• Kitsap County, USGENWEB
• Genealogy Trails History Group
• American History and Genealogy Project
• American Local History Network

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Kittitas

An illustrated history of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas counties; with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington [Chicago] Interstate publishing company 1904. Kittitas at Archive.org

Lyman, William Denison History of the Yakima Valley, Washington; comprising Yakima, Kittitas, and Benton Counties [Chicago] S.J. Clarke 1919. 2v.

Vol. 1 at Archive.org

Vol. 2 at Archive.org

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Klickitat

An illustrated history of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas counties; with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington [Chicago] Interstate publishing company 1904. Klickitat at Archive.org

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Lincoln

Steele, Richard F.; Rose, Arthur P. An illustrated history of the Big Bend country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams, and Franklin counties, state of Washington [Spokane, Wash.] Western Historical Pub. Co. 1904. 2v.

Vol. 1 - Introduction, Lincoln and Douglas Counties at Archive.org

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Okanogan

Brown, William Compton Early Okanogan history. Gives an account of the first coming of the white men to this section and briefly narrates the events leading up to and attending the establishment of the first settlement in the State of Washington under the American flag, an event which occurred at the mouth of the Okanogan River, September 1st, 1811. Okanogan, Press of the Okanogan Independent [1911]. Brown at HathiTrust

An Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, State of Washington. [Spokane, Wash.] : Western Historical Pub. Co., 1904. 2v. Includes biographical sketches.

Vol. 1 - Introduction, and Stevens and Ferry Counties Vol. 1

Vol. 2 - Okanogan and Chelan Counties Vol. 2

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Pierce

Tacoma, the gateway to the Klondike [Tacoma, Wash.?] : Advertising Committee of Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, 1897. at HathiTrust

Hunt, Herbert Tacoma, its history and its builders; a half century of activity Chicago, Ill., The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1916 2v.

Vol. 1 at Archive.org

Vol. 2 at Archive.org

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Skagit

An illustrated history of Skagit and Snohomish Counties; their people, their commerce and their resources, with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington [Chicago] Interstate Publishing Company, 1906. Skagit and Snohomish at HathiTrust

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Snohomish

• Whitfield, William History of Snohomish County, Washington. Chicago : Pioneer Historical Pub. Co., 1926. 2v. Vol. 2, Biographical.
• The Bothell Citizen. Pioneers of Bothell, Washington: articles that appeared in the Bothell Citizen. (1980-1977). Volume 1. Sammamish Valley Pioneer Association.Pioneers of Bothell, Washington, (Sammamish Valley Pioneer Association)
• An illustrated history of Skagit and Snohomish Counties; their people, their commerce and their resources, with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington [Chicago] Interstate Publishing Company, 1906. Skagit and Snohomish at HathiTrust
• Stickney, Amy Eunice and McDonald, Lucille. Squak Slough 1870-1920, (Friends of the Bothell Library, 1977)

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Spokane

Fort Spokane. [Washington, D.C.? : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service], 1985. Fort Spokane at HathiTrust

Carlisle, C.B. Spokane county as it is. Solid facts and actual results. For the information of immigrants and others. Portland, Or., Steam presses of Himes the printer, 1883. Carlisle at HathiTrust

Durham, Nelson Wayne History of the city of Spokane and Spokane Country, Washington: from its earliest settlement to the present time Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1912. 3v.

Vol. 1: History at HathiTrust https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:Sources-Washington&junk=1&action=edit

Vol. 2: History at Archive.org

Vol. 3: History at GoogleBooks

Edwards, Jonathan An illustrated history of Spokane County, state of Washington Spokane, Wash. : Eastern Washington Genealogical Society, [1981?] Reprint of: the 1900 edition published by W.H. Lever, San Francisco. Edwards at HathiTrust

Fargo, Lucile Foster Spokane story : a colorful early history of the capital city of the Inland Empire. Minneapolis : Northwestern Press, [1957] Fargo at HathiTrust

Pratt, Orville C. A brief history of Spokane and the Pacific Northwest. Spokane [Wash.] : O.C. Pratt, 1939.

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Stevens

An Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, State of Washington. [Spokane, Wash.] : Western Historical Pub. Co., 1904. 2v. Includes biographical sketches.

Vol. 1 - Introduction, and Stevens and Ferry Counties Vol. 1

Vol. 2 - Okanogan and Chelan Counties Vol. 2

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Thurston

Blankenship, Georgiana Mitchell Early history of Thurston County, Washington : together with biographies and reminiscences of those identified with pioneer days Olympia, WA 1914. Blankenship at HathiTrust

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Walla Walla

Gilbert, Frank T. Historic sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon. Portland, Or., Printing House of A.G. Walling, 1882. Gilbert at HathiTrust

Rose, Arthur P., Steele, Richard F., Shaver, Frederic Ambrose An illustrated history of southeastern Washington, including Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties, Washington. [Spokane, Wash.] Western Historical Publishing Company, 1906. Rose at HathiTrust

Lyman, William Denison An illustrated history of Walla Walla County, state of Washington [San Francisco?] W. H. Lever 1901. Lyman at Archive.org

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Whitman

Gilbert, Frank T. Historic sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon. Portland, Or., Printing House of A.G. Walling, 1882. Gilbert at HathiTrust

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Yakima

An illustrated history of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas counties; with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington [Chicago] Interstate publishing company 1904. Yakima at Archive.org

Lyman, William Denison History of the Yakima Valley, Washington; comprising Yakima, Kittitas, and Benton Counties [Chicago] S.J. Clarke 1919. 2v.

Vol. 1 at Archive.org

Vol. 2 at Archive.org

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External Links

FamilySearch:

• Washington Index at FamilySearch
• Washington Census Records

HistoryLink, the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History

Washington State Archives - Digital Archives:

Early County Birth Records

Cemetery Records

Death Records

Divorce Index, 1969-2014

Indian Census

Land Records

Marriage Records

Military Records

Naturalization Records

Miscellaneous Records

Newspapers

Washington State Library - Classics in Washington History (Full text ebooks)

Online Washington Death Records & Indexes

Korean Conflict - Washington Casualty List

Bureau of Land Management General Land Office; Land Records

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