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A small group of board members and volunteers are working to preserve a collection of photographs and eclectic artifacts at the Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum in Cathlamet. The museum’s board of directors has spent reserves to keep the doors Continue reading Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum in Cathlamet, Washington Could Use Help
I see that the 60,000 piece Kendrick Photograph collection has now been sorted and is finally on it’s way to the Washington State Archives in Cheney. The following is an excerpt from the December 30, 2010 edition of the Ritzville Continue reading 60,000 Piece Kendrick Collection on its Way to the Washington State Archives
The Vital Records found at the Family Search beta website continues to grow. Millions of birth, marriage, and death records — both indexes and digitized documents can be found at the site. As of August 8, 2010, I count 64,735,265 Continue reading The 101 U.S.A. Vital Records Databases at the FamilySearch Beta Website is Nearing 65 Million Records
The following is an excerpt from a fascinating article about Pat Rumsey and Pauline Dawes, sisters from Richland, Washington, and their passion for visiting and photographing cemeteries. … But occasionally the living come to visit. Among them on a recent Continue reading Washington State Sisters & Their Passion For Photographing Cemeteries
The following announcement was received from Jim Johnson, at the Heritage Quest Research Library, in Sumner, Washington. HQRL is proud to announce that the program for the Heritage Quest Research Library Autumn Quest Seminar to be held at the Tacoma Continue reading HQRL Announces their Annual Autumn Quest – to be held in Tacoma, Washington
The following Images are from the original completed census form for Pierce County School District No. 117, Arline Mills, taken 1 May 1913. This form, along with a number of other Arline School documents was found in a satchel on Continue reading Arline Mills School Census: Dist 117 – Pierce Co, WA – 1 May 1913
The following Images are from the original completed census form for Pierce County School District No. 117, Arline Mills, taken 1 May 1912. This form, along with a number of other Arline School documents was found in a satchel on Continue reading Arline Mills School Census: Dist 117 – Pierce Co, WA – 1 May 1912
The following Images are from the original completed census form for Pierce County School District No. 117, Arline Mills, taken 1 May 1911. This form, along with a number of other Arline School documents was found in a satchel on Continue reading Arline Mills School Census: Dist 117 – Pierce Co, WA – 1 May 1911
I was raised from my birth on a “farm” of sorts in a small community on the South Prairie-Carbon River Road between the Pierce County towns of South Prairie and Orting, Washington. I spent the first 18 years of my Continue reading My Home “Town” For 40 Years – Arline Mills, Pierce Co., Wash.
The following digitized newspapers are either available or planned at GenealogyBank.com According to Tom’s entry today at the GenealogyBank Blog, “in the months ahead GenealogyBank will be expanding it’s coverage of 9 newspapers from 9 states.” The dates of this Continue reading Expanded Coverage Announced for 9 Different Digitized Historic Newspapers in Nine States at GenealogyBank.
Having been a Washington State native and resident for 40 years, I’ve written numerous times about the Executive Order 9066, which imprisoned 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry (most American citizens) during World War II. We had family friends that got Continue reading Memorial Groundbreaking for Japanese Americans Interned from Bainbridge Island
The following small databases have been recently posted at Family Tree Connection. CALIFORNIA Mizpah Lodge No. 378, 1915 Roster – Mizpah Lodge No. 378 F. and A. M., Roster and By-Laws, 246 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, California. Arcadia Lodge Continue reading New at Family Tree Connection
New Book Announcement: Civil War Veterans Buried In Stevens County, Washington Our Civil War veterans may be gone, but they are certainly not forgotten! Roger May, a member of the Northeast Washington Genealogical Society, became interested in documenting all of Continue reading Civil War Veterans Buried In Stevens County, Washington
The following new Databases have recently been added to the many other “small databases” located at Family Tree Connection. I highly recommend the Family Tree Connection website, as it’s one of the few places where new “small databases” are consistently Continue reading New Small Databases at Family Tree Connection
New Book Announcement: Colville Collection, Book Two – Military Fort Colville 1859 To 1882 The second volume in this excellent collection, this book was compiled by Patrick J. Graham, local historian and former publisher of the Statesman-Examiner newspaper. Graham previously Continue reading Colville Collection, Book Two – Military Fort Colville 1859 To 1882