Washington State Archives is the official website for Archives in Washington State under the Washington Secretary of State. Their site lists several branches where records can be accessed including the following source for Digital Archives. Washington State Archives Digital Archives lists collections and links to those records online. Online collections include:
Birth, Marriage, & Death Records
Birth Records
Aberdeen City Clerk, Birth Register, 1890-1907
Adams County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1894-1915
Benton County Auditor, Birth Register, 1905-1907
Benton County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1905-1907
Chelan County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1900-1907
Clallam County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1890-1907
Clark County Auditor, Birth Register, 1891-1907
Columbia County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1906
Cowlitz County Birth Records, 1891-1940
Douglas County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1891-1907, 1911
Ferry County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
Franklin County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1919
Garfield County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1891-1907
Grays Harbor County Auditor, Birth Records, 1864-1907
Island County Auditor, Birth Records 1891-1907
Island County Miscellaneous Birth Notices, 1841-2000
Jefferson County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
King County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
Kitsap County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
Kittitas County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1891-1907
Klickitat County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
Lewis County Auditor, Birth Register, 1891-1907
Lewis County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1891-1907
Mason County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
Mason County Health, Birth Returns, 1891-1894
McNeil Island Area Register of Births, 1914-1923
Okanogan County Auditor, Birth Register, 1891-1913
Pacific County Auditor, Birth Register, 1891-1915
Pend Oreille County Auditor, Birth Records, 1903-1935
Pierce County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
San Juan County Auditor, Birth Registers, 1891-1907
Seattle City Clerk, Birth Register, 1890-1891
Skagit County Auditor, Birth Records, 1874-1908
Snohomish County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
Spokane County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1890-1907
Spokane County Auditor, Register of Births, 1891-1905
Stevens County Auditor, Register of Births, 1900-1907
Thurston County Auditor, Birth Register, 1891-1907
Thurston County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1891-1907
Wahkiakum County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1891-1907
Walla Walla County, Health District, Birth Records, 1889-1907
Whatcom County Birth Records, 1889-1907
Whitman County Auditor, Birth Records, 1889-1907
Yakima County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1891-1907
Marriage Records
Adams County Auditor, Marriage Certificates, 1937
Adams County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1884-Present
Asotin County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1899-2003
Benton County Auditor, Marriage Affidavits, 1909-1939
Benton County Auditor, Marriage Certificates, 1905-1995
Benton County Auditor, Marriage License Applications, 1939-1949, 1952-1953, 1977-1980
Benton County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1987-Present
Chelan County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1900-Present
Clallam County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1950-2014
Clark County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1843-Present
Columbia County Auditor, Marriage Affidavits, 1904-1939
Columbia County Auditor, Marriage Certificate Volumes, 1888-1914
Columbia County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1876-2003
Columbia County Auditor, Register of Marriage Statistics, 1891-1910
Columbia County Auditor, Register of Marriage Statistics, 1891-1910
Columbia County Clerk, Probate Marriage Records, 1878-1890
Cowlitz County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1986-Present
Department of Health, Marriage Certificates, 1968-1995
Department of Health, Marriage Index, 1969-2017
Douglas County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1884-1975
Ferry County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1900-1999
Franklin County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1889-Present
Garfield County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1882-1979
Grant County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1909-2003
Grays Harbor County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1871-Present
Island County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1855-1994, 2001-Present
Island County Miscellaneous Divorce Notices 1901-1999
Island County Miscellaneous Marriage License Notices 1867-1999
Jefferson County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1872-Present
King County Auditor, Marriage License Registers, 1880-1894
King County Marriage Records, 1855-Present
King County Recorder, Marriage Records, 2015
Kitsap County Auditor, Marriage License Application Affidavits, 1905-1986
Kitsap County Auditor, Marriage License Register, 1868-1890
Kitsap County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1860-2014
Kittitas County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1891-2005
Klickitat County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1867-Present
Lewis County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1847-Present
Lincoln County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1883-2004
Mason County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1857-Present
Okanogan County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1998-Present
Pacific County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1872-1947; 1996-Present
Pend Oreille County Auditor, Marriage Affidavits, 1911-1948
Pend Oreille County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1911-2005; 2010
Pend Oreille County Auditor, Register of Marriage Statistics, 1911-1947
Pierce County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1876-1947; 1984-Present
San Juan County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1864-1939
Skagit County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1884-2000
Skamania County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1905-2013
Snohomish County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1867-1999; 2004-2005
Spokane County Auditor, Marriage Applications, 1939-2010
Spokane County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1880-Present
Spokane County Auditor, Register of Marriage Licenses, 1882-1897
Stevens County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1859-2008
Thurston County Auditor, Marriage Certificates, 1927-1950
Thurston County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1891-1898, 1970-Present
Wahkiakum County Auditor, Marriage Affidavits, 1907-1939
Walla Walla County Auditor, Marriage Affidavits, 1891-1899, 1917-1939
Walla Walla County Auditor, Marriage Certificates, 1922-1926
Walla Walla County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1865-Present
Walla Walla County Auditor, Register of Marriage Statistics, 1891-1913
Whatcom County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1891-1995
Whitman County Auditor, Marriage Certificates, 1962-1989
Whitman County Auditor, Marriage License Applications, 1939-1947
Whitman County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1872-2002
Whitman County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1987-Present
Whitman County Auditor, Marriage Returns, 1890-1939
Yakima County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1896-2008
Death Records
Adams County Auditor, Death Records, 1893-1907
Census Bureau, Mortality Schedule, 1870
Chelan County Auditor, Death Records, 1899-1907
Clallam County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1906
Clark County Death Register 1891-1907
Columbia County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1906
Cowlitz County Auditor, Death Records, 1898-1907
Department of Health, Death Certificates, July 1, 1907 – 1960, 1963-1969, 1974; 1994-1996
Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2017
Douglas County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907
Ferry County Auditor, Death Records, 1899-1902
Franklin County Auditor, Death Records, 1879-1910
Garfield County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907
Garfield County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1935
Grays Harbor County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907
Grays Harbor County Death Register, 1891-1907
Grays Harbor County Health Department, Burial Transit Permits
Island County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907
Island County Miscellaneous Death Notices, 1833-2006
Jefferson County Health Department, Burial Transit and Cremation Permits, 1968-1988, 2009-2010
Kalama City Clerk (Cowlitz Co), Burial Transit Permits, 1941-1943
King County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907
Kitsap County Auditor, Death Records, 1892-1907
Kittitas County Auditor, Death Records, 1892-1907
Lewis County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1906
Lewis County Health Department, Burial Transit Permits
Lynden City Clerk (Whatcom County), Burial Transit Permits
Mason County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1905
Mason County Death and Funeral Cards, 1890-1931
McNeil Island Area Burial Removal Permits, 1917-1938
McNeil Island Burial Transit Permits, 1944-1961
McNeil Island Death Record, 1940-1943
Olympia Funeral Records, 1901-1912
Pacific County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1917
Pend Oreille County Auditor, Death Records, 1907-1931
Pierce County Auditor, Death Records, 1892-1907
Seattle Municipal Health Department, Death Records, 1881-1907
Skagit County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1908
Skagit County Health Department, Burial Transit Permits
Snohomish County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907
Spokane County Auditor, Death Register, 1891-1907
Spokane County Auditor, Death Returns, 1888-1907
Thurston County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907
U.S. Census Bureau, Mortality Schedule, 1860
U.S. Census Bureau, Mortality Schedule, 1880
Wahkiakum County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907
Walla Walla County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, Fatal Accident Cards, 1915-1928
Whatcom County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907
Whitman County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907
Yakima County Auditor, Death Records, 1896-1907
Cemetery Records
McNeil Island Disinterment Permits Issued April 1938
Albion Cemetery (Guy Cemetery)
Camano Island Pioneer Cemetery
Cameron Lake Pioneer Memorial Cemetery (Carlson Cemetery)
Carnation Cemetery (Tolt Cemetery)
Cherry Valley Pioneer Cemetery
Eastern State Hospital Cemetery #1
Eastern State Hospital Cemetery #2
Ethel Cemetery (Lewis County Cemetery District No. 6)
Evergreen IOOF Cemetery (Rosalia)
Evergreen Cemetery (Hillyard, Spokane County)
Evergreen Cemetery (Stevens County)
Fairview Cemetery (Medical Lake)
Fairview Cemetery (Stevens County)
Fern Hill Cemetery (Grays Harbor County)
Forest Home Cemetery (Stevens County)
Freeborn Lutheran Church Cemetery
Fruitland Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
Grandview Cemetery (Kettle Falls)
Greenwood Cemetery (Stevens County)
Greenwood Cemetery (Whitman County)
Highland Cemetery (Clark County)
Holy Rosary Cemetery (Whitman County)
Immaculate Conception Cemetery
Immaculate Conception Cemetery (Old Catholic)
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery (Okanogan County)
Johnson Cemetery (Whitman County)
Kalispel Indian Cemetery No. 2
Kartar Cemetery (Condon Cemetery)
Klickitat Cemetery (Lewis County)
Latah Cemetery Association Cemetery
Locust Grove Cemetery (Brewster)
Mondovi Cemetery (Pleasant View)
Mount Olivet Cemetery (Whitman County)
Mountain View (Whatcom County)
Mountain View Cemetery (Auburn, King County)
Mountain View Cemetery (Cannon Hill)
Mountain View Cemetery (Connell)
Mountain View Cemetery (Endicott)
Mountain View Cemetery (Farmington)
Mountain View Cemetery (Stevens County)
Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
Moys Cemetery (Whitman County)
Myers Family Cemetery (Whitman County)
New Knights of Pythias Cemetery
Oakesdale Cemetery (Whitman County)
Odd Fellows #1 Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum Listings
Okanogan Valley Memorial Gardens
Old German Baptist Brethren Church Cemetery
Old Knights of Pythias Cemetery
Old Riverview Cemetery (Potters Field)
Old Scott’s Valley Cemetery (Nessly)
Old Valley Cemetery (Stevens County)
Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery (Little Rock Cemetery)
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Cemetery (Snohomish County)
Paradise Hill Cemetery (Brewster)
Peone Cemetery (Spokane County)
Pitts Cemetery (Whitman County)
Pleasant View Cemetery (Stevens County)
Pullman IOOF Cemetery (Whitman County)
Rainier Cemetery (Pierce County)
Riverside Cemetery (Okanogan County)
Riverside Cemetery (Pend Oreille County)
Riverside Memorial Park (Spokane County)
Riverview Cemetery (Cemetery District No. 4)
Riverview Cemetery (Okanogan County)
Saar Pioneer Cemetery (South King County Genealogical Society)
Saar Pioneer Cemetery Unmarked Graves Monument
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
Sacred Heart Cemetery (Okanogan County)
Saint Barbara’s Croatian Cemetery
Saint Boniface Cemetery (Whitman County)
Saint Francis Regis Mission Cemetery (Ward Cemetery, Stevens County)
Saint Francis Regis Mission Cemetery (Chewelah -Stevens County)
Saint Francis Xavier Mission Catholic Cemetery
Saint John Cemetery (Whitman County)
Saint Joseph Cemetery (Spokane County)
Saint Joseph Cemetery (Stevens County)
Saint Mary of the Rosary Cemetery (Stevens County)
Saint Michael Mission Cemetery
Saint Patrick Cemetery (King County)
Saint Paul Mission (Stevens County)
Salmon Creek Methodist Cemetery
San Juan Cemetery District Woodlawn Cemetery Lot Listing
San Poil Cemetery No. 1081 (Keller)
Scotts Valley (Stevens County)
Seattle Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
Selbu Cemetery (Whitman County)
Silver Creek Cemetery (Whitman County)
Spalding Cemetery (Whitman County)
Spokane River Presbyterian Cemetery
Spokane Tribal Cemetery (Stevens County)
Sprague Catholic Cemetery (Mary Queen of Heaven Cemetery)
Spring Valley Mennonite Cemetery
Springdale Cemetery (Stevens County)
St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery
St. Mary of Guadalupe Cemetery
Thornton Cemetery (Whitman County)
Thorp Cemetery (Kittitas County)
Thurston County Cemeteries 1852-2002
Union Cemetery (Spokane County)
Uniontown Community Cemetery (Whitman County)
Veterans Cemetery #2 (also known as County Cemetery)
Washington State Veterans Cemetery
Wellpinit Presbyterian Cemetery
West End Assembly of God Cemetery
Western State Hospital Historic Patient Cemetery
Whelan Cemetery (Whitman County)
Williams Valley Hill Side Cemetery
Winona Cemetery (Whitman County)
Zion Hill Cemetery (Spokane County)
Zion Lutheran (Whatcom County)
Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Snohomish County)
Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Whitman County)
Residence Records
Census Records
1847, Lewis County Heads of Family Census, Lewis County Territorial Auditor
1850, Clark County Census, Clark County Territorial Auditor
1850, Lewis County Census, Lewis County Territorial Auditor
1851, Lewis County Census, Lewis County Territorial Auditor
1854, Pierce County Census, Pierce County Territorial Auditor
1857, Clallam County Census, Clallam County Territorial Auditor
1857, King County Census, King County Territorial Auditor
1857, Kitsap County Census, Kitsap County Territorial Auditor
1857, Lewis County Census, Lewis County Territorial Auditor
1857, Mason County Census, Mason County Territorial Auditor
1857, Pierce County Census, Pierce County Territorial Auditor
1857, Wahkiakum County Census, Wahkiakum County Territorial Auditor
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Clallam County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Clark County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Cowlitz County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Grays Harbor County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Island County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Jefferson County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, King County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Kitsap County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Klickitat County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Lewis County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Mason County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Pacific County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Pierce County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Skamania County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Spokane County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Thurston County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Wahkiakum County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Walla Walla County, U.S. Census Bureau
1860, U.S. Federal Census, Whatcom County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Clallam County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Clark County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Cowlitz County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Grays Harbor County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Island County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Jefferson County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, King County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Kitsap County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Klickitat County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Lewis County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Mason County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Pacific County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Pierce County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Skamania County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Snohomish County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Stevens County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Thurston County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Wahkiakum County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Walla Walla County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Whatcom County, U.S. Census Bureau
1870, U.S. Federal Census, Yakima County, U.S. Census Bureau
1871, Clallam County Census, Clallam County Territorial Auditor
1871, Clark County Census, Clark County Territorial Auditor
1871, Cowlitz County Census, Cowlitz County Territorial Auditor
1871, Grays Harbor County Census, Grays Harbor County Territorial Auditor
1871, Island County Census, Island County Territorial Auditor
1871, Jefferson County Census, Jefferson County Territorial Auditor
1871, King County Census, King County Territorial Auditor
1871, Kitsap County Census, Kitsap County Territorial Auditor
1871, Klickitat County Census, Klickitat County Territorial Auditor
1871, Lewis County Census, Lewis County Territorial Auditor
1871, Mason County Census, Mason County Territorial Auditor
1871, Pierce County Census, Pierce County Territorial Auditor
1871, Skamania County Census, Skamania County Territorial Auditor
1871, Snohomish County Census, Snohomish County Territorial Auditor
1871, Stevens County Census, Stevens County Territorial Auditor
1871, Thurston County Census, Thurston County Territorial Auditor
1871, Wahkiakum County Census, Wahkiakum County Territorial Auditor
1871, Whatcom County Census, Whatcom County Territorial Auditor
1871, Yakima County Census, Yakima County Territorial Auditor
1873, Thurston County Census, Thurston County Assessor
1875, Jefferson County Census, Jefferson County Territorial Auditor
1875, Thurston County Census, Thurston County Territorial Auditor
1877, Jefferson County Census, Jefferson County Territorial Auditor
1877, King County Census, King County Territorial Auditor
1877, Thurston County Census, Thurston County Territorial Auditor
1878, Jefferson County Census, Jefferson County Territorial Auditor
1878, King County Census, King County Territorial Auditor
1878, Stevens County Census, Stevens County Territorial Auditor
1878, Thurston County Census, Thurston County Territorial Auditor
1879, Grays Harbor County Census, Grays Harbor County Territorial Auditor
1879, Jefferson County Census, Jefferson County Territorial Auditor
1879, Mason County Census, Mason County Territorial Auditor
1879, Pierce County Census, Pierce County Territorial Auditor
1879, Thurston County Census, Thurston County Territorial Auditor
1880, Grays Harbor County Census, Grays Harbor County Territorial Auditor
1880, Jefferson County Census, Jefferson County Territorial Auditor
1880, Mason County Census, Mason County Territorial Auditor
1880, Thurston County Census, Thurston County Territorial Auditor
1881, Grays Harbor County Census, Grays Harbor County Territorial Auditor
1881, Jefferson County Census, Jefferson County Territorial Auditor
1881, Mason County Census, Mason County Territorial Auditor
1881, Thurston County Census, Thurston County Assessor
1881, Lewis County Census, Lewis County Territorial Auditor
1882, Grays Harbor County Census, Grays Harbor County Territorial Auditor
1883, Clallam County Census, Clallam County Territorial Auditor
1883, Clark County Census, Clark County Territorial Auditor
1883, Columbia County Census, Columbia County Territorial Auditor
1883, Cowlitz County Census, Cowlitz County Territorial Auditor
1883, Garfield County Census, Garfield County Territorial Auditor
1883, Island County Census, Island County Territorial Auditor
1883, Jefferson County Census, Jefferson County Territorial Auditor
1883, King County Census, King County Territorial Auditor
1883, Kitsap County Census, Kitsap County Territorial Auditor
1883, Klickitat County Census, Klickitat County Territorial Auditor
1883, Lewis County Census, Lewis County Territorial Auditor
1883, Mason County Census, Mason County Territorial Auditor
1883, Pacific County Census, Pacific County Territorial Auditor
1883, Pierce County Census, Pierce County Territorial Auditor
1883, Snohomish County Census, Snohomish County Territorial Auditor
1883, Thurston County Census, Thurston County Territorial Auditor
1883, Whitman County Census, Whitman County Territorial Auditor
1883, Yakima County Census, Yakima County Territorial Auditor
1885, Adams County Census, Adams County Territorial Auditor
1885, Asotin County Census, Asotin County Territorial Auditor
1885, Clallam County Census, Clallam County Territorial Auditor
1885, Clark County Census, Clark County Territorial Auditor
1885, Columbia County Census, Columbia County Territorial Auditor
1885, Cowlitz County Census, Cowlitz County Territorial Auditor
1885, Douglas County Census, Douglas County Territorial Auditor
1885, Franklin County Census, Franklin County Territorial Auditor
1885, Garfield County Census, Garfield County Territorial Auditor
1885, Grays Harbor County Census, Grays Harbor County Territorial Auditor
1885, Island County Census, Island County Territorial Auditor
1885, Jefferson County Census, Jefferson County Territorial Auditor
1885, King County Census, King County Territorial Auditor
1885, Kitsap County Census, Kitsap County Territorial Auditor
1885, Kittitas County Census, Kittitas County Territorial Auditor
1885, Klickitat County Census, Klickitat County Territorial Auditor
1885, Lewis County Census, Lewis County Territorial Auditor
1885, Lincoln County Census, Lincoln County Territorial Auditor
1885, Mason County Census, Mason County Territorial Auditor
1885, Pacific County Census, Pacific County Territorial Auditor
1885, Pierce County Census, Pierce County Territorial Auditor
1885, San Juan County Census, San Juan County Territorial Auditor
1885, Skagit County Census, Skagit County Territorial Auditor
1885, Skamania County Census, Skamania County Territorial Auditor
1885, Snohomish County Census, Snohomish County Territorial Auditor
1885, Spokane County Census, Spokane County Territorial Auditor
1885, Stevens County Census, Stevens County Territorial Auditor
1885, Thurston County Census, Thurston County Territorial Auditor
1885, Wahkiakum County Census, Wahkiakum County Territorial Auditor
1885, Walla Walla County Census, Walla Walla County Territorial Auditor
1885, Whatcom County Census, Whatcom County Territorial Auditor
1885, Whitman County Census, Whitman County Territorial Auditor
1885, Yakima County Census, Yakima County Territorial Auditor
1887, Adams County Census, Adams County Territorial Auditor
1887, Asotin County Census, Asotin County Territorial Auditor
1887, Clallam County Census, Clallam County Territorial Auditor
1887, Clark County Census, Clark County Territorial Auditor
1887, Columbia County Census, Columbia County Territorial Auditor
1887, Cowlitz County Census, Cowlitz County Territorial Auditor
1887, Douglas County Census, Douglas County Territorial Auditor
1887, Franklin County Census, Franklin County Territorial Auditor
1887, Garfield County Census, Garfield County Territorial Auditor
1887, Grays Harbor County Census, Grays Harbor County Territorial Auditor
1887, Island County Census, Island County Territorial Auditor
1887, Jefferson County Census, Jefferson County Territorial Auditor
1887, King County Census, King County Territorial Auditor
1887, Kittitas County Census, Kittitas County Territorial Auditor
1887, Klickitat County Census, Klickitat County Territorial Auditor
1887, Lewis County Census, Lewis County Territorial Auditor
1887, Lincoln County Census, Lincoln County Territorial Auditor
1887, Mason County Census, Mason County Territorial Auditor
1887, Pacific County Census, Pacific County Territorial Auditor
1887, Pierce County Census, Pierce County Territorial Auditor
1887, San Juan County Census, San Juan County Territorial Auditor
1887, Skagit County Census, Skagit County Territorial Auditor
1887, Skamania County Census, Skamania County Territorial Auditor
1887, Snohomish County Census, Snohomish County Territorial Auditor
1887, Spokane County Census, Spokane County Territorial Auditor
1887, Stevens County Census, Stevens County Territorial Auditor
1887, Thurston County Census, Thurston County Territorial Auditor
1887, Wahkiakum County Census, Wahkiakum County Territorial Auditor
1887, Walla Walla County Census, Walla Walla County Territorial Auditor
1887, Whitman County Census, Whitman County Territorial Auditor
1887, Yakima County Census, Yakima County Territorial Auditor
1889, Adams County Census, Adams County Territorial Auditor
1889, Asotin County Census, Asotin County Territorial Auditor
1889, Clallam County Census, Clallam County Territorial Auditor
1889, Columbia County Census, Columbia County Territorial Auditor
1889, Garfield County Census, Garfield County Territorial Auditor
1889, Grays Harbor County Census, Grays Harbor County Territorial Auditor
1889, Island County Census, Island County Territorial Auditor
1889, Jefferson County Census, Jefferson County Territorial Auditor
1889, King County Census, King County Territorial Auditor
1889, Kitsap County Census, Kitsap County Territorial Auditor
1889, Kittitas County Census, Kittitas County Territorial Auditor
1889, Klickitat County Census, Klickitat County Territorial Auditor
1889, Lewis County Census, Lewis County Territorial Auditor
1889, Lincoln County Census, Lincoln County Territorial Auditor
1889, Mason County Census, Mason County Territorial Auditor
1889, Pierce County Census, Pierce County Territorial Auditor
1889, San Juan County Census, San Juan County Territorial Auditor
1889, Skagit County Census, Skagit County Territorial Auditor
1889, Snohomish County Census, Snohomish County Territorial Auditor
1889, Stevens County Census, Stevens County Territorial Auditor
1889, Thurston County Census, Thurston County Territorial Auditor
1889, Whatcom County Census, Whatcom County Territorial Auditor
1889, Whitman County Census, Whitman County Territorial Auditor
1890, Buckley Municipal Census, Buckley City Clerk
1891, Centralia City Clerk, List of Males Over Age 21
1891, Jefferson County Census, Jefferson County Auditor
1892, Columbia County Census, Columbia County Auditor
1892, Douglas County Census, Douglas County Auditor
1892, Grays Harbor County Census, Grays Harbor County Auditor
1892, Island County Census, Island County Auditor
1892, King County Census, King County Auditor
1892, Klickitat County Census, Klickitat County Auditor
1892, Lewis County Census, Lewis County Auditor
1892, Mason County Census, Mason County Auditor
1892, Pierce County Census, Pierce County Auditor
1892, Stevens County Census, Stevens County Auditor
1892, Thurston County Census, Thurston County Auditor
1892, Wahkiakum County Census, Wahkiakum County Auditor
1894, Grays Harbor County Census, Grays Harbor County Auditor
1898, Garfield County Census, Garfield County Auditor
1899, Hoquiam Municipal Census, Hoquiam City Clerk
1900, U.S. Federal Census, Yakima County, U.S. Census Bureau
1904, Bellingham City Census, Bellingham City Clerk
1904, Island County Census, Island County Auditor
1906, Island County Census, Island County Auditor
1907 San Juan County Census, San Juan County Auditor
1908, Island County Census, Island County Auditor
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Adams County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Asotin County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Benton County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Chelan County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Clallam County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Clark County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Columbia County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Cowlitz County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Douglas County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Ferry County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Franklin County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Garfield County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Grant County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Grays Harbor County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Island County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Jefferson County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, King County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Kitsap County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Kittitas County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Klickitat County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Lewis County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Lincoln County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Mason County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Okanogan County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Pacific County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Pierce County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, San Juan County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Skagit County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Skamania County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Snohomish County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Spokane County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Stevens County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Thurston County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Wahkiakum County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Walla Walla County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Whatcom County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Whitman County, U.S. Census Bureau
1910, U.S. Federal Census, Yakima County, U.S. Census Bureau
1912, Raymond Municipal Census, Raymond City Clerk
1917-1940, Mason County Census, Mason County Auditor
1918, Skagit County Special Census, Skagit County School Districts
1920, U.S. Federal Census, Yakima County, U.S. Census Bureau
1926, Wahkiakum County Census, Wahkiakum County Auditor
1934, Skamania County Census, Skamania County Auditor
1943, Woodland Municipal Census, Woodland City Clerk
1944, Skagit County Census, Skagit County Auditor
1946, Klickitat County Census, Klickitat County Auditor
1946, Mason County Census, Mason County Auditor
1946, Woodland Municipal Census, Woodland City Clerk
1947, Centralia Municipal Census, Centralia City Clerk
1953, Chelan County Census, Chelan County Auditor
1955, Puyallup Municipal Census, Puyallup City Clerk
1958, Centralia Municipal Census, Centralia City Clerk
1958, Edmonds Municipal Census, Edmonds City Clerk
1960, Beaux Arts Village Town Census, Beaux Arts Village Town Clerk
1965, Rainier Municipal Census, Rainier City Clerk
1966, Edmonds Municipal Census, Edmonds City Clerk
1966, Mason County Census, Mason County Auditor
1966, Medina Municipal Censuses, Medina City Clerk
1966, Stevens County Special Census, Stevens County Auditor
1967, Medina Municipal Census, Medina City Clerk
1969, Medina Municipal Census, Medina City Clerk
1972, Woodland Municipal Census, Woodland City Clerk
1973, Woodland Municipal Census, Woodland City Clerk
1978, Woodland Municipal Census, Woodland City Clerk
1980, Medina Municipal Census, Medina City Clerk
1981-1992, Beaux Arts Village Town Censuses, Beaux Arts Village Town Clerk
Indian Census
Colville Reservation, Columbia Tribe, 1887-1914
Colville Reservation, Colville Tribe, 1890-1907, 1911-1914
Colville Reservation, Couer d’Alene Tribe, 1887-1902
Colville Reservation, Lake Tribe, 1890-1914
City Directories
Inventory of City Directories – onsite only
L. Polk & Co., Benton, Franklin, and Klickitat Counties Directory, 1911-1916
L. Polk & Co., Ellensburg and Kittitas County Directory, 1923-1924
L. Polk & Co., Lewis and Pacific Counties Directory, 1914-1923
L. Polk & Co., Seattle City Directory, 1891-1893
L. Polk & Co., Spokane City Directory, 1890, 1892-1893, and 1896
L. Polk & Co., Thurston and Mason Counties Directory, 1911-1924
R.L. Polk & Co., Olympia and Thurston County Directory, 1902-1903, 1906, 1909
Colonization
Thurston County Pioneers before 1870 – This searchable database of digital images contains biographical information about 210 people who immigrated to or were living in Thurston County, Washington Territory before 1870.
Maps
Historical Maps – This collection includes maps from both the Library and the State Archives and covers the history of Washington from early exploration (1794) to modern times.
General Map Collection, 1851-2005
Natural Resources, Department of, Oyster Claim Plats, 1892-1971
Natural Resources, Department of, Survey Plats of Washington, 1852-1980
Thurston County Auditor, Plats, 1869-1952
Washington State Archives, Eastern Region Branch, Map Holdings
Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Region Branch, Map Holdings
Washington State Archives, Southwest Region Branch, Map Holdings
Land Records
Washington Territory Donation Land Claim Patents, 1851-1903
Washington Territory Donation Land Claims, 1852-1855
Adams County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1988-Present
Benton County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1938-Present
Chelan County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1888-Present
Clallam County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1985-2014
Clark County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1998-Present
Cowlitz County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1986-Present
Franklin County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1989-Present
Grays Harbor County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1981-Present
Island County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 2001-Present
Jefferson County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1981-Present
Kitsap County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1987-2014
Klickitat County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1988-Present
Lewis County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1965-Present
Mason County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1985-Present
Okanogan County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1993-Present
Pacific County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1996-Present
Pend Oreille County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 2010
Pierce County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1984-Present
Skamania County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 2008-2013; 2016-Present
Snohomish County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1871-2008
Spokane County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1960-Present
Thurston County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1900-Present
Walla Walla County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1986-Present
Whatcom County Auditor, Recorded Land Records
Whitman County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1987-Present
Yakima County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1993-2008
Plat & Survey Records
Adams County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1988-Present
Benton County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1906-Present
Chelan County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 2010-Present
Clallam County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1985-2014
Cowlitz County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1986-Present
Franklin County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1884-Present
Grays Harbor County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1978-Present
Island County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 2001-Present
Jefferson County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1881-Present
King County Recorder, Plats and Surveys, 1870-Present
Kitsap County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1997; 2014
Lewis County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1974-Present
Mason County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1885-Present
Okanogan County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1993-Present
Pacific County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1996-Present
Pend Oreille County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1996-2005; 2010
Pierce County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1973; 1984-Present
Skamania County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 2008-2013
Spokane County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1880-Present
Thurston County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1855-Present
Walla Walla County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1994-Present
Whatcom County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 2017-Present
Whitman County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1987-Present
Yakima County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1979; 1993-2008
Real Property Cards
Asotin County Assessor, Real Property Record Cards, 1990-2014
King County Assessor, Real Property Record Cards, 1937-1972
San Juan County Assessor, Real Property Record Cards, 1989-2007
Spokane County Assessor, Real Property Record Cards, 1940-2000
Thurston County Assessor, Real Property Assessment Cards and Photographs, 1936-1997
Naturalization Records
Adams County Clerk, Certificates of Naturalization, 1906-1945
Adams County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1903-1956
Adams County Clerk, Register of Declarations of Intent, 1890-1907
Adams County Clerk, Register of Orders of Naturalization, 1890-1906
Asotin County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1974
Asotin County Clerk, Petitions for Naturalization, 1924-1936
Asotin County Clerk, Petitions Granted, 1930-1974
Asotin County Clerk, Register of Applications and Orders of Naturalization, 1885-1906
Benton County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1905-1954
Chelan County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1900-1973
Clark County Clerk, Declarations of Intention, 1890-1982
Clark County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1909-1954
Columbia County Clerk, Journals of Naturalization Orders, 1890-1906
Columbia County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1908-1953
Columbia County Clerk, Registers of Declarations of Intent, 1890-1941
Cowlitz County, Naturalization Records, 1856-1980
Douglas County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1891-1973
Ferry County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1927
Franklin County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1874-1974
Garfield County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1892-1952
Garfield County Clerk, Register of Orders of Naturalization, 1891-1912
Grant County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1909-1978
Grays Harbor County Clerk, Declarations of Intention, 1884-1971
Island County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1890-1974
Jefferson County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1852-1974
King County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1920
Kitsap County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1910, 1929-1955
Kittitas County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1890-1979
Klickitat County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1889-1961
Lewis County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1853-1971
Lincoln County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1970
Lincoln County Clerk, Registers of Certificates of Naturalization, 1886-1906
Lincoln County Clerk, Registers of Declarations of Intention, 1886-1906
Mason County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1890-1929
Okanogan County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1890-1968
Pacific County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1872-1970
Pend Oreille County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1911-1969
Pend Oreille County Clerk, Orders of Repatriation, 1912-1945
San Juan County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1871-1960
Skagit County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1878-1974
Skamania County Clerk, Certificate Receipts, 1896-1929
Skamania County Clerk, Declarations of Intent, 1894-1964
Skamania County Clerk, Final Records, 1903
Skamania County Clerk, Petitions, 1907-1973
Snohomish County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1876-1974
Spokane County Clerk, Certificates of Naturalization, 1885-1906
Spokane County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1879-1909, 1912
Spokane County Clerk, Register of Declarations of Intent, 1890-1907
Stevens County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1974
Stevens County Clerk, Register of Petitions for Naturalization, 1929-1951
Stevens County Clerk, Registers of Applications and Orders of Naturalization, 1888-1906
Stevens County Clerk, Registers of Declarations of Intention, 1886-1973
Supreme Court Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1855-1896
Thurston County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1849-1853, 1906-1974
Wahkiakum County Clerk, Declarations of Intention, 1891-1951
Wahkiakum County Clerk, Miscellaneous Naturalization Records, 1891-1913
Wahkiakum County Clerk, Petitions for Naturalization, 1891-1961
Walla Walla County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1974
Walla Walla County Clerk, Register of Adult Applications and Orders of Naturalization, 1898-1906
Walla Walla County Clerk, Register of Declarations of Intention, 1886-1906
Walla Walla County Clerk, Register of Minor Applications and Orders of Naturalization, 1890-1904
Whatcom County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1872-1988
Yakima County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1882-1907, 1973-1980
Voters
Olympia, City of, Register of Voters, 1872-1890
Tacoma 2nd Ward Voter Registration, 1885-1889
Daily Life Records
Biographies
Governors of Washington State – This is a searchable database of digital images and biographical information about past governors of the State of Washington.
Thurston County Pioneers before 1870 – This searchable database of digital images contains biographical information about 210 people who immigrated to or were living in Thurston County, Washington Territory before 1870.
Business & Industry
Court Records
Ethnic
Genealogies & Family Histories
Government & Legal Records
Governors of Washington State – This is a searchable database of digital images and biographical information about past governors of the State of Washington.
Recorded Agreements and Contracts
Uniform Commercial Code Recordings
History
Washington Rural Heritage – Washington Rural Heritage (WRH) is an online aggregation of special collections from small and rural communities throughout the state of Washington. It features items important to Washington’s history, culture, places, and people.
Classics in Washington History – The Classics include full-text, online books about Washington history and culture.
Libraries, Museums, & Archives
Primarily Washington – Primarily Washington is the Washington State Library, Washington State Archives, and Legacy Washington’s way of bridging the gap between the primary sources in our collections and the classroom. This portal contains digitized primary sources that have been partnered with curriculm developed by Washington State teachers. There are also featured exhibits for further study by students and all others wishing to learn more about the history of the Pacific Northwest.
Magazines & Publications
Publications, Local Government Agencies
Publications, State Government Agencies
Manuscript Collections
Emma Smith DeVoe’s Papers and Scrapbooks – View the collection of general correspondence and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings relating to the women’s suffrage movement in the United States in general and Washington State in particular. Collection includes scrapbooks by Emma Smith Devoe, Cora Smith Eaton, Clara Watson Elsom, and Bernice Sapp.
Miscellaneous Collections
Automobile License Fee Books, 1909-1913
Fairhaven Ladies Oath Book, 1898-1899
Governor’s Office, Daily Record, 1870-1939
Spokane County Medical Examiner, Index to Reports, 1975, 1988-1997
Thurston County First Record Book, 1852-1857
Thurstoneer Certificate Applications
Newspapers
Newspapers – Moments in History – Moments in History highlights events that shaped the lives of Washington’s citizen using articles from Washington’s newspapers.
Washington Digital Newspapers – The Washington Digital Newspapers collection contains a variety of Washington newspapers from 1854-2010 and is full text searchable.
Aberdeen Herald (Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, WA — 23 October 1890 – 29 June 1917)
Adams County News (Ritzville, Adams County, WA — 2 February 1898 – 17 October 1906)
Anacortes American (Anacortes, Skagit County, WA — 15 May 1890 – 27 December 2000)
The Catholic Northwest Progress (Seattle, King County, WA — 21 December 1900 – 31 March 1967)
Cayton’s Monthly (Seattle, King County, WA — 1 February 1921 – 1 March 1921)
Cayton’s Weekly (Seattle, King County, WA — 14 July 1917 – 29 January 1921)
The Co-operative News (Everett, Snohomish County, WA — 25 October 1917 – 20 June 1918)
The Colfax Gazette (Colfax, Whitman County, WA — 5 January 1900 – 16 February 1912)
Columbia Courier (Kennewick, Benton County, WA — 27 March 1903 – 21 April 1905)
The Columbian (Olympia, Thurston County, WA — 11 September 1852 – 26 November 1853)
The Colville Examiner (Colville, Stevens County, WA — 31 October 1907 – 30 December 1922)
The Commonwealth (Everett, Snohomish County, WA — 4 February 1911 – 9 April 1914)
The Daily Hub (Centralia, Lewis County, WA — 26 October 1914 – 30 June 1916)
The Daily Intelligencer (Seattle, King County, WA — 5 June 1876 – 1 October 1881)
The Daily Republican (Seattle, King County, WA — 26 February 1896 – 2 March 1896)
Den Danske Krønike (Spokane, Spokane County, WA — 23 September 1916 – 15 December 1917)
The Dawn (Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA — 4 August 1894)
The Dawn (Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA — 19 January 1895 – 11 March 1898)
The Dispatch (Eatonville, Pierce County, WA — 16 June 1916 – 5 November 1986)
The Dispatch (Eatonville, Pierce County, WA — 21 February 1996 – 29 December 2010)
Đất Mới = New Land (Seattle, King County, WA — 1 August 1975 – 1 January 1987)
The Ellensburg Dawn (Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA — 18 March 1898 – 25 December 1913)
The Enterprise (Seattle, King County, WA — 8 October 1926 – 27 December 1928)
The Evening Statesman (Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, WA — 26 May 1903 – 16 April 1910)
The Evening Telegraph (Tacoma, Pierce County, WA — 9 August 1886 – 15 January 1887)
Industrial Freedom (Edison, Skagit County, WA — 7 May 1898 – 1 November 1901)
The Islander (Friday Harbor, San Juan County, WA — 6 March 1891 – 17 February 1898)
The Kennewick Courier (Kennewick, Benton County, WA — 28 April 1905 – 27 March 1914)
The Labor Journal (Everett, Snohomish County, WA — 7 January 1909 – 29 December 1922)
The Leavenworth Echo (Leavenworth, Chelan County, WA — 29 January 1904 – 29 December 1922)
Lynden Pioneer Press (Lynden, Whatcom County, WA — 16 October 1888 – 26 June 1890)
The Lynden Tribune (Lynden, Whatcom County, WA — 9 July 1908 – 28 December 1922)
The Mason County Journal (Shelton, Mason County, WA — 17 May 1889 – 19 April 1901)
The Newport Miner (Newport, Pend Oreille County, WA — 9 November 1907 – 26 December 1912)
The Nooksack Reporter (Nooksack, Whatcom County, WA — 6 December 1907 – 27 November 1908)
The Northern Star (Snohomish, Snohomish County, WA — 15 January 1876 – 3 May 1879)
The Northwest Enterprise (Seattle, King County, WA — 1 January 1931 – 4 April 1952)
Northwest Enterprise (Anacortes, Skagit County, WA — 25 March 1882 – 13 March 1886)
The Northwest Worker (Everett, Snohomish County, WA — 1 July 1915 – 27 September 1917)
Olympia Tribune (Olympia, Thurston County, WA — 9 October 1891 – 29 December 1892)
The Oroville Weekly Gazette (Oroville, Okanogan County, WA — 1 January 1909 – 29 December 1922)
People’s Telegram (Seattle, King County, WA — 3 November 1864 – 21 November 1864)
Pioneer And Democrat (Olympia, Thurston County, WA — 4 February 1854 – 31 May 1861)
Puget Sound Argus (Port Townsend, Jefferson County, WA — 26 May 1882 – 24 May 1883)
Puget Sound Courier (Steilacoom, Pierce County, WA — 19 May 1855 – 25 April 1856)
Puget Sound Dispatch (Seattle, King County, WA — 4 December 1871 – 4 October 1880)
Puget Sound Herald (Steilacoom, Pierce County, WA — 12 March 1858 – 7 November 1864)
The Puget Sound Mail (La Conner, Skagit County, WA — 13 September 1879 – 23 February 1884)
Puget Sound Semi-weekly (Seattle, King County, WA — 5 April 1866 – 19 April 1866)
Puget Sound Weekly (Seattle, King County, WA — 30 April 1866 – 18 March 1867)
Puget Sound Weekly Argus (Port Townsend, Jefferson County, WA — 1 January 1876 – 12 May 1882)
Puget Sound Weekly Argus (Port Townsend, Jefferson County, WA — 31 May 1883 – 20 March 1884)
Puget Sound Weekly Argus (Port Townsend, Jefferson County, WA — 26 January 1888 – 19 December 1889)
Puget Sound Weekly Gazette (Seattle, King County, WA — 25 March 1867 – 17 June 1867)
Pullman Herald (Pullman, Whitman County, WA — 3 November 1888 – 7 March 1924)
The Ranch (Yakima, Yakima County, WA — 20 January 1894 – 18 August 1894)
The Ranch (Seattle, King County, WA — 1 September 1902 – 1 June 1914)
Ranche And Range (Yakima, Yakima County, WA — 8 April 1897 – 21 August 1902)
The Reformer’s Dawn (Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA — 1 November 1893 – 1 January 1894)
The Republican (Seattle, King County, WA — 22 August 1896 – 17 June 1898)
The San Juan Islander (Friday Harbor, San Juan County, WA — 24 February 1898 – 5 June 1914)
Seattle Daily Post-intelligencer (Seattle, King County, WA — 5 April 1882 – 9 December 1889)
The Seattle Enterprise (Seattle, King County, WA — 14 May 1921)
The Seattle Gazette (Seattle, King County, WA — 10 December 1863 – 4 June 1864)
The Seattle Post-intelligencer (Seattle, King County, WA — 11 May 1888 – 31 December 1900)
The Seattle Republican (Seattle, King County, WA — 23 February 1900 – 2 May 1913)
The Seattle Star (Seattle, King County, WA — 27 February 1899 – 2 July 1930)
Seattle Weekly Gazette (Seattle, King County, WA — 6 August 1864 – 3 March 1866)
The Spokan Times (Spokane, Spokane County, WA — 8 May 1879 – 29 April 1882)
Spokane Falls Review (Spokane, Spokane County, WA — 19 May 1883 – 25 December 1890)
The Spokane Press (Spokane, Spokane County, WA — 7 November 1902 – 31 December 1910)
The Tacoma Times (Tacoma, Pierce County, WA — 21 December 1903 – 29 June 1918)
Truth Teller (Steilacoom, Pierce County, WA — 3 February 1858 – 25 February 1858)
The Vancouver Independent (Vancouver, Clark County, WA — 4 September 1875 – 27 March 1884)
The Vancouver Register (Vancouver, Clark County, WA — 7 October 1865 – 9 October 1869)
Walla Walla Statesman (Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, WA — 2 September 1864 – 23 February 1884)
Washington Farmer (Spokane, Spokane County, WA — 15 June 1914)
The Washington Gazette (Seattle, King County, WA — 15 August 1863)
Washington Hellenic Review (Seattle, King County, WA — 1 June 1924 – 1 February 1936)
Washington Pioneer (Olympia, Thurston County, WA — 3 December 1853 – 28 January 1854)
The Washington Socialist (Everett, Snohomish County, WA — 16 April 1914 – 24 June 1915)
Washington Standard (Olympia, Thurston County, WA — 18 November 1860 – 23 September 1921)
Washington State Journal (Ritzville, Adams County, WA — 6 November 1907 – 26 December 1907)
Washington Statesman (Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, WA — 13 December 1861 – 26 August 1864)
The Weekly Argus (Port Townsend, Jefferson County, WA — 29 December 1870 – 25 December 1875)
The Weekly Dawn (Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA — 11 August 1894 – 12 January 1895)
Weekly Puget Sound Argus (Port Townsend, Jefferson County, WA — 24 December 1885 – 19 January 1888)
The Wenatchee Daily World (Wenatchee, Chelan County, WA — 3 July 1905 – 31 December 1910)
The Yakima Herald (Yakima, Yakima County, WA — 2 February 1889 – 2 October 1912)
Oral Histories
Eastern Washington University, History Department, Oral History Project Transcripts, 2012-2017
Spokane Voices of the Pioneers Oral Histories Transcripts, 1955-1971
Spokane’s Pride: An LGBT Oral History
Photographs
Historical Photos – The State Library’s collection of photos, spanning 1851-1990, is now available through Digital Archives. This collection consists of photographs of various subjects related to Washington’s history, people, geography, and economic development. The collection is searchable by keyword (person, place, or thing), people, photographer, and/or date.
Bellingham, Port of, Photograph Collection
City of Spokane Public Works Department
Clark County Public Works Road Construction Photographs, 1949-1961
Conservation Department, Planning and Development Division, Lantern Slide Shows, 1908-1939
Department of Corrections, McNeil Island Corrections Center Photograph Collection, 1855-2010
Fish and Wildlife, Department of, Public Affairs, Digital Photographs, 2003-2019
General Subjects Photograph Collection, 1845-2005
House of Representatives Group Photos, 1883-1981
Inauguration of Governor Ferry Photographs, 1889
John T. Labbe Collection of Logging and Railroad Photographs, 1892-2010
Justice Gerry Alexander, Campaign Photograph, 2006
Military Department Photograph Collection, 1890-1975
Natural Resources Department, Commissioners’ Office, Public Relations Images, 1949-1979
Olympia Fire Department Photograph Collection, 1885-1980
Olympia, Port of, Commissioners, Photograph Collection
Pierce County Government, County Clerk, Superior Court Judge Photographs, 1889-2020
Portraits of Department of Revenue Directors, 1925-2015
Portraits of Secretaries of State, 1889-2002
Portraits of State Governors, 1889-2004
Portraits of Territorial Governors, 1853-1889
Progress Commission Photographs, 1937-1945
Southwest Washington Logging and Railroad Photographs, 1914-1941
Spokane City Historic Preservation Office
Spokane City Parks, Lantern Slides, 1900-1930
Spokane City Planning Department EXPO’74 Photographic Collection
State Governors’ Negative Collection, 1949-1975
State Library Photograph Collection, 1851-1990
State Parks and Recreation Commission, Photographs of Park Development, 1933-1938
State Senate Group Photos, 1881-1993
Susan Parish Photograph Collection, 1889-1990
Thurston County Clerk, Superior Court Judge Portraits
Transportation Department, Agency Library, Photograph Collections, 1906-1992
Vancouver Port Commission, Photograph Collection, 1916-1996
Walla Walla Flood Control Commission Photographs, 1931
Washington State Patrol, Digital Photographs of Governor Gregoire’s Administration, 2005-2012
William E. Anderson Photographs, A Year at Edmonds Marsh, 2010-2019
Prisons & Prisoners
Schools
Benton County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1910-1926
Chelan County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1914-1925
Clark County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1890-1941
Douglas County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1893-1925
Franklin County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1912-1925
Grant County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1910-1925
Grays Harbor Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1916-1932
Island County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1898-1933
King County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1890-1936
Kitsap County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1890-1939
Kittitas County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1899-1925
Lewis County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1891-1932
Mason County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1917-1932
Pierce County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1888-1932
San Juan County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1892-1959
Skagit County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1888-1955
Skamania County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1913-1929
Thurston County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1899-1932
Wahkiakum County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1918-1932
Whatcom County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1885-1932
Yakima County Historical School Districts, Registers and Censuses, 1894-1925
Yearbooks
Olympia High School, 1904-1989
Military Records
World War I: Soldiers Remembered – This collection contains several discrete sections: a collection of forms and photos from the Spokane Public Library about young soldiers from that area, art from artists embedded in the regiments, World War I enlistment cards from the State Archives, photos, documents, and other resources.
Asotin County Auditor, Militia List, 1888-1897
Clallam County, Register of Persons Eligible for Military Service, 1892
Island County, Register of Persons Eligible for Military Service, 1888-1894
King County Recorder, Military Records
Kitsap County Auditor, Recorded Military Records
Lewis County Auditor, Recorded Military Records
Military Department, Indian War Muster Rolls, 1855-1856
Military Department, National Guard Enlistment Register, 1885-1907
Okanogan County Auditor, Military Records
Pend Oreille County Auditor, Military Records
Pierce County Auditor, Military Records
Pierce County, Register of Persons Eligible for Military Service, 1889-1892
Skagit County, Register of Persons Eligible for Military Service, 1892-1896
Skamania County Auditor, Military Records
Snohomish County Auditor, Military Records
Soldiers of the Great War Casualty List
Spokane County Auditor, Military Records
Spokane County War Committee, Veteran Service Record Cards, 1921-1922
Spokane County WWI Veteran List Index
Veterans Affairs, Department of, Korean War Era Veterans Bonus Claims, 1955-1960
Veterans Affairs, Department of, Orting Soldiers Home, Member Files, 1891-1987
Veterans Affairs, Department of, Retsil Veterans Home, Member Files, 1910-1977
Veterans Affairs, Department of, World War I Service Statement Cards, 1917-1919
Washington Territory First Infantry Regiment Clothing Book, 1862
Yakima County Assessor, Militia List, 1889-1898
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