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Washington - Established Nov 11, 1889 - State Capital: Olympia

Washington was acquired from Great Britain under the Oregon Treaty in 1846.

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298 free genealogy resources for researching family history and records in Washington:

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Biographies (20) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Cemetery Records (9) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Census Records (16) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Church Records (6) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Immigration Records (10) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
African-American Collections
Chinese Heritage (National Archives)
Cornell Making of America Digital Library
FindMyPast
Leonard Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic & Gulf Ports, 1820-1874
Markings on the Manifest's Left Margin
On the Trail of the Immigrant
Passengers and immigrants to America
The Great Migration - Colonial America
Where to find passenger lists
Local Histories (78) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
1880 census, Spokane County, Washington Territory
A Volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington including biographies of many of those who have passed away
A brief history of Shelton, Washington
A history of Winlock, Washington
A history of central Washington including the famous Wenatchee, Entiat, Chelan and the Columbia Valleys, with an index and eighty scenic-historical illustrations
A history of the Puget Sound country its resources, its commerce and its people with some reference to discoveries and explorations in North America from the time of Christopher Columbus down to that of George Vancouver in 1792, when the beauty, richness and vast commercial advantages of this region were first made known to the world
A preliminary investigation of the alleged ancestry of George Washington, first president of the United States of America exposing a serious error in the existing pedigree
Adventures on the Columbia River including the narrative of a residence of six years on the western side of the Rocky Mountains, among various tribes of Indians
American Association for State and Local History
American Library Association (ALA)
An Illustrated history of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas Counties with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington
An Illustrated history of Skagit and Snohomish Counties their people, their commerce and their resources with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington
An Illustrated history of Whitman County, state of Washington
An examination of the English ancestry of George Washington setting forth the evidence to connect him with the Washingtons of Sulgrave and Brington
An illustrated history of Spokane County, state of Washington
An illustrated history of Walla Walla County, state of Washington
Archival and Manuscript Repositories in the United States
Archive.org
Biographical Review
Chronicling America
Class memoir of George Washington Warren with English and American ancestry
Colonial families of the United States of America, Vol. VI
Commemorative celebration at Sequalitchew Lake, Pierce County, Washington, July 5th, 1906, at 2 o'clock, p.m
Cornell Making of America Digital Library
Early history of Ferndale and Ten Mile Townships, the lower Nooksack River and Ten Mile Creek Valleys, Whatcom County, Washington
Early history of Thurston County, Washington together with biographies and reminiscences of those identified with pioneer days
FamilySearch
Historic Map Works
Historical discourse on Boonton delivered before the citizens of Boonton, at Washington Hall, on the evenings of September 21 and 28, and October 5, 1867
History of Seattle, Washington with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers
History of the Synod of Washington of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 1835, 1909
History of the state of Washington
History, Genealogy, and Archives: Databases and E-Resources
Illustrated Washington our capital
Index to the 1880 census of Walla Walla County, Washington Territory
Index to the 1880 census of Whitman County, Washington Territory
Index to the 1880 census of Yakima County, Washington Territory
Internet Public Library: History
Inventory of the county archives of Washington, no. 1. Adams County (Ritzville)
Inventory of the county archives of Washington, no. 21. Lewis County (Chehalis)
Inventory of the county archives of Washington, no. 22. Lincoln County (Davenport)
Inventory of the county archives of Washington, no. 3. Benton County (Prosser)
Inventory of the county archives of Washington, no. 32. Spokane County
Inventory of the county archives of Washington, no. 33. Stevens County (Colville)
Inventory of the county archives of Washington, no. 39 Yakima County
Inventory of the county archives of Washington, no. 4. Chelan County (Wenatchee)
Inventory of the county archives of Washington, no. 8. Cowlitz County (Kelso)
JSTOR Journals and Books online
Library of Congress
Life on the Frontier for the Williams Family
Map of the United States in 1800
Midwest Genealogy Center suggested links
New standard guide of the city of Washington and environs with map and indicator for locating all points of interest and the principal business houses
Nooksack tales and trails being a collection of stories and historical events connected with the most northwest county in the United States, Whatcom County, Washington, and depicting in popular style, the pioneer days of the formative years between 1848 and 1895
Olympia Genealogical Society
Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory 1901-1902
Origin of Washington geographic names
Pictures of the city of Washington in the past
Puget Sound and western Washington cities, towns, scenery
Seattle memories
Southern Historical Association
Souvenir of the centennial anniversary of Washington's inauguration, April 30, 1789, as first president of the United States the birth of the American republic with the program of ceremonies
The 1860 census records of Sawamish County, Washington Territory
The State of Washington a brief history of the discovery, settlement and organization of Washington, the Evergreen State as well as a compilation of official statistics showing the material development of the state up to date
The Washington sketch book supplement (I)
The early Northwest an address before the American Historical Association at its fifth annual meeting, Washington, December 26, 1888
The federal city, or, Ins and abouts of Washington
The maternal ancestry and nearest of kin of Washington a monograph
Thurston County, Washington GenWeb
University of Washington
Washington Homestead Act & Land Records
Washington International Railway Congress, seventh session, May 3-14, 1905
Washington State Archives
Washington State Library's Genealogy Holdings
Western History Association
Wills of George Washington and his immediate ancestors
Wills of the American ancestors of General George Washington in the line of the original owner and the inheritors of Mount Vernon from original documents and probate records
Your Ancestors Magazine
Maps (13) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Marriage Records (1) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Military Records (28) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Native American (6) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Newspapers (11) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Photos & Illustrations (8) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Vital Records (8) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Wills (Loading)
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American History & Genealogy
A godchild of Washington a picture of the past
Abraham Lincoln, lawyer
American Ancestors Jewish Heritage Center
American Association for State and Local History
American Catholic Historical Society
American Historical Association
American Jewish Historical Society
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
Archival and Manuscript Repositories in the United States
Civil War Soldiers Index 1861-1865
Coastal Georgia Genealogical Society
Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century
Cumberland County Affidavits and Estate Inventories of Revolutionary War Pension Applicants
Curt Teich Postcard Archives Digital Collection
Emigrants from Scotland to America, 1774-1775 copied from a loose bundle of Treasury papers in the Public Record Office, London, England
Facts about the Civil War
Famous Mayflower Descendants
Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory
Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871
FultonHistory online newspapers and postcards
Genealogy, A Journal of American Ancestry
Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790
Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790. Records of the state enumerations, 1782 to 1785
History Channel
History of Pike County, Illinois
History of Science Society
History, Genealogy, and Archives: Databases and E-Resources
Internet Public Library: History
Latin American Network Information Center
Linkpendium's State by State Search Engine
Lost amid the fogs sketches of life in Newfoundland, England's ancient colony
National Archives and Records Administration
National Endowment for the Humanities
Native American Genealogy Books for Sale
Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
Organization of American Historians
Portraits of Native American Indians
Ray's Place - New England Genealogy and much more
Registers of the Huguenot Society of America
Society of American Archivists
Soldiers of the Civil War
Southern Historical Association
Souvenir of the centennial anniversary of Washington's inauguration, April 30, 1789, as first president of the United States the birth of the American republic with the program of ceremonies
The American Monthly Magazine
The narrative of Colonel David Fanning (A Tory in the Revolutionary war with Great Britain), giving an account of his adventures in North Carolina from 1775 to 1783
Twenty Years among our hostile Indians
U.S. Navy Personnel Research Guide
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Veterans History Project
Western History Association
WorldConnect
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2 of my ancestors born in Washington:

Title
Branch
Date
Place
Eliza Bell Gale
DANIELS
1865 Sept 3
Percy Henry Daniels
DANIELS
1885 Dec 5
Olympia

2 of my ancestors married in Washington:

Title
Branch
Date
Place
Eliza Bell Gale
DANIELS
1881 Nov 21
William Daniels
DANIELS
1881 Nov 21

Ancestors who died here

Title
Branch
Date
Place
Eliza Bell Gale
DANIELS
1886 Feb 13
Olympia
William Daniels
DANIELS
1924 May 24
Olympia

2 of my ancestors buried in Washington

Title
Branch
Place
Cemetery
Eliza Bell Gale
DANIELS
Tumwater
Masonic Cemetery (Masonic Memorial Park)
William Daniels
DANIELS
Tumwater
Masonic Cemetery (Masonic Memorial Park)

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