Parade of States --- online digital genealogy resources -- Washington

[City of Spokane] Compiled November 23rd, 1908 for the Union Trust Company of Spokane, (1909)

The online collections of the state of Washington are digital heaven for genealogists. The scope and variety of the records would be impressive for an entire country, much less for a state. If you have or had relatives in Washington, you just hit the jackpot.

• Central Washington University, Brooks Library Digital Collections The collections "highlight the history, nature and culture of Central Washington University and the greater central Washington region, as well as one collection highlighting the history and art of manuscript illumination."

• Early Washington Maps: A Digital Collection Currently, 946 maps.

• Everett Public Library Digital Collections Collections of records from Everett and Snohomish Counties, including historic photographs, manuscripts, artwork, maps and audio/video resources.

• Tacoma Past & Present from the Tacoma Public Library Some of the resources concerning the exploration, growth and development of Tacoma and the Puget Sound Region.
  

• University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections To quote from the Website "This site features materials such as photographs, maps, newspapers, posters, reports and other media from the University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington Faculty and Departments, and organizations that have participated in partner projects with the UW Libraries. The collections emphasize rare and unique materials."

• Washington History These are records held by the Secretary of State and are in addition to the huge Digital Archives (see next entry).
  

• Washington State Digital Archives Probably the largest collection of state records online in the U.S. Presently there are 84,681,069 records online with 67,689,139 of them searchable. The variety of records is amazing and can only be believed by actually looking at the list.

• Washington State University Libraries Digital Collections Photographs, Maps (see next entry), Oral Histories, Documents, Individual Texts, WSU History and more.

• Yakima Memory Part of the Yakima Valley Museum but the link does not always work.