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Washington (State) -- History Albert Henry Barnes Photographs 
 A collection of over 300 photographs by Albert Henry Barnes documenting western Washington state around the turn of the 20th century. Searchable by keywords and browsable by topic (Columbia River, homesteading and farming, Mount Rainier National Park, outings and recreation, and Tacoma). Includes brief information on the photographer and painter. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/barnesweb/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Aug 18, 2005 Asahel Curtis Photo Company Photographs
A collection of over 1700 photographs of "Seattle, Washington State, Alaska and the Klondike covering a period from the 1850s until 1940." Searchable by keyword, and browsable by topic (including British Columbia, construction projects, fishing industry, the Klondike gold rush, lumber industry, railroads and streetcars, and universities and colleges). From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/curtisweb/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 19, 2004 Boom Towns and Relic Hunters of Northeastern Washington
Northeastern Washington state's gold rush days were exciting times. This Web site will introduce you to six counties (Chelan, Kittitas, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, and Okanogan) where ghost towns and their relics are yet to be discovered. Background material is provided by the Okanogan County Historical Society, local residents, and other historical records. The author's experience as a metal-detecting treasure hunter is also shared. http://www.ghosttownsusa.com/ Topics: History, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Feb 17, 2004 Classics in Washington History
Electronic editions of books written by Washington state and Oregon pioneers. Includes reminiscences by pioneers such as Ezra Meeker, Arthur Denny, and Caroline C. Leighton, one of the state's first women pioneers. Requires download of free DJVU Viewer software. From the Washington State Library. http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications.aspx Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Nov 24, 2009 The Cold War and Red Scare in Washington State
Curriculum project about McCarthyism and the fear of Communism in post-World War II Washington state. The site features essays on topics such as radicalism and anti-radicalism in Washington politics and "Hunting Reds in the Evergreen State," and dozens of related primary source documents. Also includes a timeline, bibliography, and glossary. From the Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest at the University of Washington. http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Resources/Curriculum/Cold%20War/Cold%20War%20Main.html Topics: History, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 23, 2009 Early Washington Maps: A Digital Collection
A searchable collection of early Washington state maps covering disputed boundaries, maps showing planned features of new towns, railroad tracks, postal roads, and Indian reservations. Includes a "Historical Timeline of Events Leading to the Formation of Washington State," with links to related maps. A joint project of Washington State University Libraries and the University of Washington Libraries. http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/xmaps.html Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 24, 2004 The Evergreen State ... In Black and White
This exhibit features early 20th century photographs depicting life in Washington, the "Evergreen State." "These historical photographs evoke the varied landscape, communities, and activities that played a part in shaping the way today's state looks and how it works." From the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/exhibits/evergreen/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 31, 2006 Fort Spokane
Virtual tours of Fort Spokane, part of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in eastern Washington state. Vintage photos accompany a tour of Fort Spokane as seen through the eyes of a new soldier in 1893 and a look at the Fort Spokane Indian Boarding School as seen by a new student. Includes a cultural landscape bibliography and a page about military bugle calls used at Fort Spokane in 1888. From the National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/laro/historyculture/fort-spokane.htm Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 12, 2007 Historical Newspapers in Washington
This project is part of Washington State Library's program to make its rare, historical resources more accessible. Search the growing collection by keyword or personal name, or browse by subjects such as industry, crime, pioneers, and religion. Additional newspapers will be brought online as they are scanned and indexed.http://lii.org/cs/liia/edit/item/2953?x-r=ededit&x-template=editor_e.form http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx Topics: Newspapers by Place: United States Last updated Nov 24, 2009 History of Washington State and the Pacific Northwest
This site contains a series of illustrated Pacific Northwest history lectures prepared for undergraduates by a professor at the University of Washington. Covers the years from 1741 to the late 20th century. Includes three major areas: a general introduction to Pacific Northwest history, contacts and contests from 1741 to 1900 (such as fur trade and Pacific Northwest Indians), and urban industrial growth from 1846 to the present. http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/hstaa432/ Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 28, 2009 HistoryLink: The Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History
This site about Seattle, King County, and Washington state history features essays, oral histories, timelines, maps, documents, photo essays, and directories of local museums and heritage groups. The galleries section lists Washington state citizens who died in World War II and subsequent military conflicts. Also find links related to local and general history websites. http://www.historylink.org/ Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 8, 2009 Industries and Occupations Photographs
This ongoing and expanding digital photograph collection is "devoted to the workers in the Pacific Northwest from the 1880s to the 1940s." Among the occupations and industries represented in the photos are agriculture, metalworking, brickyards, fishing and canning, fur trapping, logging and lumber, mining, oystering and clamming, photography, printing, road construction, shipping and shipbuilding, road construction, and surveying. Searchable. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/indoccweb/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Photograph Collections, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 25, 2005 Kent Historical Society and Museum
Features the activities and projects of this organization, which strives "to collect, preserve and promote the history of the greater Kent area" in Washington state. Features a history of the Emil Bereiter house that now houses the museum, an events calendar, volunteer opportunities, and links to paranormal photos of the museum and information about the city of Kent. http://www.kenthistoricalmuseum.org/ Topics: Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 22, 2008 Lewis and Clark's Journey Through Washington State
Features a calendar of interpretive programs and events to commemorate the bicentennial (2005-2006) of the Lewis and Clark Expedition through what is now Washington state. Maps trace the journey from Clarkston, to the Columbia River at Sacajawea State Park, along the Columbia to Maryhill State Park, through Columbia Hills State Park to Doug's Beach, Beacon Rock, Station Camp, and Cape Disappointment. Describes the Overland Shortcut used on the return trip. From Washington State Parks. http://www.parks.wa.gov/lewisandclark/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jun 23, 2005 MOHAI: Seattle's Museum of History and Industry
MOHAI, a private heritage organization, preserves the history of the Pacific Northwest as far back as 1850. Its site provides information on their current exhibits, educational programs, and special events. Online visitors can search from over a million photos in MOHAI's historical photo collection, search its database of oral history interviews, and experience "the sights and sounds from Seattle's past" with MOHAI's audio/video archive. http://www.seattlehistory.org/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 14, 2004 Oral History: Recording and Preserving the Voices of Washington's Government
The website for a program that records, transcribes, and publishes "the recollections of legislators, state officials and citizens who have shaped Washington State's political history." Provides the texts of oral histories published to date, information about the program, links to legislative and oral history resources, and advice for creating oral history materials for exhibits and educational programs. Searchable. From the Washington Secretary of State. http://www.secstate.wa.gov/legacyproject// Topics: History, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 9, 2008 Pioneer Association of the State of Washington
Describes this "association of the lineal descendants of the pioneers of Washington Territory, dedicated to the preservation of Family Heritage, and the History of Washington State." Features current and back issues of the group's publication, an events calendar, and membership requirements and application form. Includes a brief history of the association, which was founded in 1895. http://www.wapioneers.org/ Topics: United States History Last updated Feb 8, 2005 Prosch Washington Views Album
This digital collection of about 100 images of Washington state came from an album assembled by Thomas Prosch, an early Seattle pioneer and newspaperman. The exhibit features early photographs of "the Wenatchee, Chelan and Okanogan regions, as well as historic Seattle and the Great Seattle Fire of 1889." Images include entire album pages with Prosch's original labels. Also includes a brief biography of Prosch. Searchable. From the University of Washington Libraries. http://content.lib.washington.edu/prosch_washingtonweb/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photography, U.S. History By Place Last updated Aug 28, 2005 Shafer Museum, Winthrop, Washington
Presents information about this Winthrop, Washington state, museum housed in a cluster of log structures built in the 1890s. Features photographs and brief descriptions of the museum's display of mining equipment and of the general store, print shop, school house, and other museum buildings. Includes a brief history, and visitor and membership information. http://www.shafermuseum.com/ Topics: Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jun 28, 2008 Special Reports: Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
Collection of columns from October 2005 by Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial cartoonist and columnist David Horsey, "on the path of Lewis and Clark, from the Continental Divide to the Pacific." His "modest mission: to cover in nine days the ground it took Lewis and Clark three months to cross." Includes illustrations, photos, and dispatches from Horsey's journey along the route of Lewis and Clark. http://www.seattlepi.com/specials/lewisandclark/ Topics: United States History Last updated Sep 28, 2009 Tacoma Public Library's Photography Archive
This Web site features a collection of photographs that document "the social, industrial, commercial, and agricultural growth and development of Washington [state] and the Pacific Northwest." The collection includes "daguerreotypes, glass lantern slides, early and modern prints, panoramic photographs, ambrotypes and tintypes, glass and film negatives, and more." Searchable, or view images using the random-display feature. http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/images/ Topics: Agriculture, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 14, 2004 Washington Counties, 1844-1911
This site features an animated map of the evolution of counties in Washington state from 1844 until 1911, demonstrating the change from a few large counties to many smaller ones. County names are not included. Includes technical details, and links to the author's other animation projects and his dissertation on the evolution of county size. From a sociology professor at Western Washington University. http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Animation/wa.div.html Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 22, 2004 Washington State Capital Museum & Outreach Center
This site describes the State Capital Museum in Olympia, Washington state. Features information about the museum and its exhibits, programs, events, and field trips. From the Washington State Historical Society (WSHS). http://www.washingtonhistory.org/scmoc/ Topics: Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 16, 2008 Washington State Digital Archives
Search Washington state marriage, naturalization, census, death, birth, military, and institution records, as well as other miscellaneous historical records (such as oaths of office). Details about the record sets can be found by following the links under the "Collections" heading. Viewing of records requires download of free DJVU software. From the Washington Secretary of State. http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov Topics: Government Last updated Jan 2, 2006 The Washington State Historical Society (WSHS)
Provides information about the WSHS and its museums and exhibits, research and educational services, publications, and events. Includes information about membership, employment, and contacts. Searchable. http://www.wshs.org/wshs/ Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 9, 2004 Washington State History Museum
Presents information about this Tacoma, Washington state, museum, including a description of exhibits, events, programs, facilities, and membership options. Also includes news releases, details about planning field trips and group tours, teachers' materials, and information about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. From the Washington State Historical Society. http://www.washingtonhistory.org Topics: Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Nov 6, 2007 Washington State Localities Photographs
A collection of over 1,250 photographs "documenting the counties, cities and small towns of Washington state, primarily from the 1880s to the 1940s." Searchable by keyword and browsable by topic (forts and military installations, homesteads and residences, national parks and mountaineering, industries and occupations) and county (using interactive map). From the University of Washington Libraries, Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/wastateweb/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jul 22, 2004 Washington State Pioneer Life Database
"A collection of writings, diaries, letters, and reminiscences ... that recount the early settlement of Washington, the establishment of homesteads and towns and the hardships faced by many of the early pioneers." Browsable and searchable. Also features an online exhibit entitled "Northwest of the West: the Frontier Experience on the Northwest Coast." From University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/pioneerlifeweb/ Topics: United States History Last updated Sep 10, 2003 Washington Territory 1853-1889
This online exhibit of photographs, maps, and ephemera documents the 36-year history of the Washington Territory. Includes a related pathfinder. From the Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Department of the Holland Library at Washington State University. http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masctour/washingtonterritory/ Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated May 10, 2006 Washington [State] Territorial Timeline
Using pictures, maps, and documents from the State Archives, this site traverses the history of the Pacific Northwest and Washington Territory. The timeline begins with The Sailing Years of the Pacific Northwest: 1540-1799 and ends with The March to Statehood: 1881-1889 . http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/Timeline/default.aspx Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 22, 2009 WPA Life Histories from Washington
First-person accounts of life in Washington State during the Great Depression. "These life histories were written by the staff of the Folklore Project of the Federal Writers' Project for the U.S. Works Progress (later Work Projects) Administration (WPA) from 1936-1940." Part of the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wacat.html Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 27, 2003 |
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