WASHINGTON 929.3797
1848 - part of Oregon Territory
1853 - became Washington Territory
1860 - 1st Federal Census
1889 - Statehood - Washington became the 42nd state on 11 November 1889
1907 - Statewide birth & death records begin
1968 - Statewide marriage records begin
39 Counties
Public-land state
Archive - Washington State Digital Archives - http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx
Marriage Records
Naturalization Records
Census Records
Death Records
Birth Records
Military Records and more
Everton’s Genealogical Helper, Vol. 60, No. 5, Sept/Oct 2006, pp 121-123
Birth Records - http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx
Washington State Genealogical Society (WSGS) - WSGS has a research journal, The Washington State Genealogist, which is a benefit of WSGS membership, designed to provide researchers a statewide outlet for stories about Washington families and extracts from newspapers, private and public records from Washington territorial or state sources.
Contact - WSGS, Journal Editor, PO Box 1422, Olympia, WA 98507-1422
Book Review - Kahlotus Is Home by Mrs. Minola Phillippay - Mrs. Minola (Hauschild) Phillippay writes a letter of reminiscences to her children. There are lists of baseball players, law officers, and caring mothers who lived in the Snake River and Kahlotus (Washington) area from 1905-1950. She shares stories of the people of the area; how they influenced the growth of Kahlotus and of their personal lives. There are more than 400 individuals in the book. If you have ancestors that may have lived in northeast Franklin County in the earlier part of the 1900's, you will find this 82 pate book well worth reading.
URL for a full name indes http://rootsweb.com/~wafrank/kahlotusdindex.html
Book Review - Ainsworth: A Railroad Town by Bette E. Meyer, 56 pages, Mrs. Meyer gives us a
taste of the town by telling the history of why Ainsworth, Washington existed, why it continued to grow and why it no longer exists. Her research paper style writing is complete with 20 pages of Bibliography, Town Directory, and Plot Maps. For a full name index http://www.rootsweb.com/~wafrankl/ainsworth.htm
Cemeteries - 4 cemeteries owned and managed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle
Census - Territorial census records from 1847-1892, plus the entire 1910 federal census for Washington - http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx
City Directories - http://distantcousin.com/Directories/WA/
*Seattle, Washington 1923 City Directory
*Tacoma, Washington 1921 City Directory
Death Certificates – 1907-1960 -- http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start
Death Records - http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx
Genealogy Society - Seattle Genealogical Society & Library, 6200 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, 206-522-8658 http://www.rootsweb.com/~waseags/
Genealogy Society - Washington State Genealogical Society, Box 1422, Olympia, WA 98507
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wasgs/
Genealogy Society - Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1952, Tacoma, Washington 98401 (253) 572-6650 message phone
http://www.rootsweb.com/~watpcgs/tpcgs.htm
Library - Washington State has a very active AskALibrarian program. You can email a query to someone at the state library who will research vital records, obituaries, etc. and send you .pdf copies of their findings. There is no charge for the service. Go to
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/ask.aspx They respond to genealogy questions, but may take up to 2 weeks.
Marriage Records - http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx
Marriage Records - Eastern Washington - http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm
Military Records - http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx
Naturalization Records - http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx
Newspapers—Historic Newspapers in Washington
www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx view digitized Washington newspapers dating
from 1852-1892. The full text isn’t searchable, but the newspapers are indexed by
personal names and subjects.
Pasco – Social History – Genealogist Susan Davis Faulkner uncovers local history in “Earl Pasco”
(Arcadia Publishing). Located in southeastern Washington Pasco was a boom town during
construction of the transcontinental railroad’s last spur. Faulkner tells of its history and the
people instrumental in building it.
Prison Records - click on Institution Records
http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx
Research Guide - Washington State Research Guide by Leslie Stroope
“Family Tree Magazine,” Vol. 8, Issue 4, September 2007, pp 33-36
BENTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Index - Genealogical Subjects published in the Tri-City Herald by Terrence Day
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 47, No. 1, Mar 2007, pp 26-28
TCGS Index -
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 47, No. 1, Mar 2007, pp 18-22
TCGS Research Policy -
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 46, No.3, Nov 2006, pp 70-73
Phone Directory - The Twin City Telephone Company - Kennewick-Pasco, January 1909 - - - -
“ Tri-City Genealogical Society Bulletin” Vol. 45, No. 2, July 2005, pp53-55
Obituaries - 5/1995-11/2000 - Burke thru Cummings
“ Tri-City Gen Soc BULLETIN” Vol. 43, No. 1, March 2003, pp 25-28, 31
Obituaries - 5/1995-11/2000 - Cummings thru Daos
“ Tri-City Gen Soc BULLETIN” Vol. 43, No. 3, Nov 2003, pp 42-45, 59
Obituaries - Doran-Dreher
- “Tri-City Genealogical Society Bulletin” Vol. 45, No. 2, July 2005, pp 46-48
Obituaries - Dresser thru Dwinell
“ Tri-City Genealogical Society Bulletin” Vol. 45, No. 3, Nov 2005, pp 75-78
Obituaries - Dyar-Eirich
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 46, No. 1, March 2006, pp 29-32
Obituaries - Eisenbarth-Fearing
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 46, No. 2, July 2006, pp 59-64
Obituaries - Eng-Eyestone
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 46, No. 3, Nov 2006, pp 86-90
Obituaries - Feely- Finkbeiner
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 47, No. 1, Mar 2007, pp 23-25
Obituaries - Finn-Fox
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 47, No. 2, July 2007, pp 53-59
Obituaries - Foxley-Fry
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 47, No. 3, Nov 2007, pp 83-85
Obituaries - Fry-Garza
“Tri-City Genealogical Society Bulletin,” Vol. 48, No. 1, Mar 2008, pp 22-26
Pictures - 5-generation Pictures published in the Tri-City Herald
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 47, No. 1, Mar 2007, p 17
Wedding Anniversaries: Golden or greater - Tri-City Hearld, Tri-Cities, Washington.
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 46, No. 3, Nov 2006, pp 81-82
Wedding Anniversaries: Golden or greater - Tri-City Hearld, Tri-Cities, Washington.
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 47, No. 1, Mar 2007, pp 15-17
Wellness - Genealogy and your Wellness by Lee Smith
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 47, No. 1, Mar 2007, pp31-32
Franklin County, Washington
History - History of Franklin County -
- “ Tri-City Gen S0oc Bulletin” Vol. 45, No. 2, July 2005, pp 59-61
Hanford - Index of photographs, Jan thru Apr, 1963 GE Newsletter, Hanford Project
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin,” Vol. 48, No. 1, Mar 2008, pp 27-32
Land Patents 1883-1900
“Tri-City Gen Soc Bulletin”: Vol. 47, No. 3, Nov 2007, pp 75-79
Microfilm (NR) & microfiche (NH) resources located at the Los Angeles Public Library in downtown L.A
NR Gen 979.7 I1385 Washington Deaths 1907-1979 (12 rolls)
NH Gen 979.7 D2855 Washington Deaths 1965-Sep 1989.
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