serving Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla and Whitman Counties

A clickable list of Washington state records by county.

Here are a variety of categories of Washington state vital records. Click on the link and choose the category you would like to explore.

"Click on Browse Through 6, 880, 000 images" to find images of Washington Records. This collection is not indexed.

This page includes all sorts of statistics about the state, facts and symbols, maps, voting information and voters' pamphlets, current and historical codes of Washington, information about the courts, legislature and the governors, and other useful resources

serving Clallam, Island, Jefferson, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom Counties

serving King, Kitsap and Pierce Counties

serving Clark, Cowitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Skamania, Thurston and Wahkiakum Counties

The National Archives at Atlanta Holding federal records from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, Georgia 30260 770‐968‐2100 email: atlanta.archives@nara.gov

The National Archives at Boston Holding federal records from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont 380 Trapelo Road, Waltham, Massachusetts 02452 781‐663‐0144 Toll free: 866‐406‐2379 E‐mail: waltham.archives@nara.gov

The National Archives at Chicago Holding federal records from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin 7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60629 773‐948‐9001 E‐mail: chicago.archives@nara.gov

The National Archives at College Park Holding cartographic, photographic, moving picture, sound, and textual records from all across the U.S. as well as textual records such as modern military, Nazi captured records, and MUCH MORE. 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740‐6001 301‐837‐2000 Email: archives2reference@nara.gov

The National Archives at Denver Holding federal records from Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming 17101 Huron Street, Broomfield, CO 80023 303‐604‐4740 E‐mail: denver.archives@nara.gov

The National Archives at Fort Worth Holding federal records from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas 1400 John Burgess, Fort Worth, TX, 76140 817‐831‐5620 or 817‐551‐2051 Email: ftworth.archives@nara.gov

The National Archives at Kansas City Holding federal records from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108 816‐268‐8000 E‐mail: kansascity.archives@nara.gov

The National Archives at New York City Holding federal records from New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands Alexander Hamilton US Customs House, New York, NY 10004 212-401‐1620 Email: newyork.archives@nara.gov

The National Archives at Philadelphia Holding federal records from Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia 14700 Townsend Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154‐1096 215‐305‐2044 Email: Philadelphia.archives@nara.gov

The National Archives at Riverside Holding federal records from Arizona, Southern California, and Clark County, Nevada 23123 Cajalco Road, Perris, CA 92570 951‐956‐2000 Email: riverside.archives@nara.gov

The National Archives at San Francisco Holding federal records from Northern and Central California, Hawaii, Nevada (except Clark County), Guam, Pacific Trust Territories, and American Samoa 1000 Commodore Drive, San Bruno, CA 94066‐2350 650‐238‐3501 Email: sanbruno.archives@nara.gov

The National Archives at Seattle Holding federal records from Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska 6125 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, Washington 98115‐7999 206‐336‐5115 Email: seattle.archives@nara.gov

The National Archives at St. Louis Navy and Marine Corps enlisted personnel record prior to 1939, selected deceased VIPS. Also Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard records; also, Navy and Marine Corps records other than those listed above National Personnel Record Center (NPRC) 9700 Page Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63132‐5100 314‐801‐0800 Status Check: mpr.status@nara.gov

The National Archives at Washington, DC Holding administrative records, Military records before 1918, Japanese Internment records and MANY others from all across the United States as well as diplomatic records from other countries. 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408‐0001 202‐357‐5000 Email: archives1reference@nara.gov

Indexed by name and subject

Key word search (searches across the catalogs of all the branches, as well as the State Archives

Images scanned from the original Rand McNally Atlas printed in 1895

This site focuses on 20th century year-by-year and decade-by-decade timelines plus timelines on specific subjects.

Additional resources can be found at the BLM Public Rooms

This blog is written by Angela McGhie and focuses on genealogical educational opportunities.

The Museum, founded in 1997, has an extensive collection of photographs, documents, and information to help us understand the contributions made by African Americans in the conflict. While the site itself does not have a large number of records, there is a resources tab to direct people to other organizations that do have records, online and off.

Our Future, Our Past: The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project (AHDP) is an ongoing, not-for-profit endeavor to provide all those interested in Alberta's history free, online access to cultural and heritage materials. Browse newspapers from 1885, read entire books about local communities, research legal documents, view historic photographs, and explore much more!

Density profile maps by race and ethnicity.

The American Battle Monuments Commission, established by the Congress in 1923, is an agency of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. The Commission is the guardian of America’s overseas commemorative cemeteries and memorials—honors the service, achievements and sacrifice of United States Armed Forces. The Commission’s commemorative mission includes: Designing, constructing, operating and maintaining permanent American cemeteries in foreign countries. Establishing and maintaining U.S. military memorials, monuments and markers where American armed forces have served overseas since April 6, 1917, and within the U.S. when directed by public law. Controlling the design and construction of permanent U.S. military monuments and markers by other U.S. citizens and organizations, both public and private, and encouraging their maintenance.

Published by Dick Weeks since 1997, this site contains a number of links to help with Civil War research. Particularly helpful in understanding what your Civil War ancestor may have experienced. Among the links are Civil War Battles, Biographies, Medicine, Letters about the War and the Armies.

Basic timeline of American History

American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.

Search for ancestors and locate your family surnames in some of the largest free genealogy databases online.

Authored by EWGS 1st Vice President Miriam Robbins Midkiff, this entertaining and informative blog is rated in the top 40 genealogy blogs by Family Tree Magazine.

Terri Rehmann's website focuses on her genealogy as well as photo restoration and digital archiving.

Advertises itself as the world's largest resource for family history documents and family trees. Subscriptions can be for United States resources only ($165.40 per year) of including international resources ($299.40 per year). There is other pricing for monthly or quarterly subscriptions.

Informational, and sometimes fun, posts from the folks behind the scenes at Ancestry. They hope you’ll notice just how passionate they are about family history and about the products they're building to help connect families over distance and time.

Their free tool includes categories for states, territories, Presidents, society, native americans, world, science and culture.