100 Years in the Pacific Northwest
Newspaper articles on Seattle and Washington State History from the Seattle Times that include photographs and study guides.

Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest
Northwest history resources from the University of Washington.

HistoryLink
Online encyclopedia of Seattle/King County and Washington State history with links to heritage organizations in King County.

The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Digital Collection
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Digital Collection features books, pamphlets, invitations, reports, speeches, maps, articles and more. It includes items from the collection of the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI).

Washington History
Washington Territorial timeline, digitized "classic" works from Washington history, historical records database from Washington State Archives and State Library

Hugh and Jane Ferguson Seattle Room
The Seattle Public Library's collection of Seattle history materials. Includes published materials, Seattle city documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, maps and atlases, Seattle Public Schools high school yearbooks, oral histories, archival, and ephemeral materials.

King County Records & Certificates
Links to where to find King County records for genealogy and historical research.

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - Pacific Alaska Region -Seattle
Maintains retired records from Federal agencies and courts in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Includes immigration lists and other genealogical resources.

Northwest Digital Archives
A search engine for the archival holdings of many institutions in the Northwest.

Seattle Municipal Archives
Repository for records of City agencies and elected officials. Along with indexes and guides to their holdings, online resources include Quick Facts about the City of Seattle.

Seattle Public Schools Archives
Historical records (including student records) and photographs of Seattle schools. Includes online histories of the school district.

University of Washington Libraries' Special Collections
Archival papers of prominent people and organizations of the Northwest. Other special collections include published material on the Pacific Northwest, architectural drawings, historical photographs, scrapbooks, and more.

Washington State Archives - Puget Sound Regional Branch
Local government records include those from county offices such as the Auditor, the Clerk, the Treasurer, the Board of Commissioners, and from municipalities, school districts, and other service districts.

Washington State Digital Archives
Electronic records from both State and Local agencies that have permanent legal, fiscal or historical value. Includes Territorial censuses and naturalization records.

Historic Resources Survey
Information and photographs of Seattle houses and commercial buildings built prior to 1906. Search by address, neighborhood, date, architect or architectural style.

Historic Seattle
Non-profit organization devoted exclusively to the preservation of Seattle's historic and architectural legacy.

Researching Historic Houses
A technical paper outlining regional resources for researching houses, from the Cultural Development Authority of King County. (78K MS Word document.)

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Information about official Seattle landmarks, historic preservation and Seattle neighborhoods.

Washington State Archives - Puget Sound Regional Branch
Source for King County Property Record cards which contain photographs, construction, and ownership information on all buildings in King County, 1937-1972.

King County Snapshots
Thousands of historical images from local historical organizations.

Museum of History and Industry
Large collection of photographs on Seattle and King County from 1859 to the present. Also includes digitized Audio/Video Archive.

Seattle Municipal Archives
A photographic collection of over thousands of images from 1895-1980, created by City agencies.

University of Washington Libraries Digital Collection
Large collection of Pacific Northwest photographs, pamphlets, posters, maps, and textual material.

City of Seattle Maps
Includes various community maps, property maps, zoning maps, GIS maps, and park maps (with links to park histories).

Coast Salish villages of Puget Sound
Map of Seattle & Puget Sound native village sites circa 1800 plus native names and village descriptions.

Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970
Historic detailed maps showing streets and building footprints for Seattle (1884-1951), other Puget Sound cities, and cities of the entire United States.

Early Washington Maps: A Digital Collection
Over 900 maps searchable by subject or time period from the University of Washington and Washington State University libraries.

King County GIS Center
Online property maps and static maps on various topics, as well as information of ordering custom GIS maps.

University of Washington Libraries' Map Collection and Cartographic Information Services
Digitized early Washington nautical charts and aerial photos 1944-present as well as a list of map holdings. Includes links to other online map collections. Large collection of Seattle area print maps available on site.

Washington State Maps
The UW Libraries' directory to digital maps of Washington state.

East Side Journal Index
Citations to articles from 1918-1975.

Pacific Northwest Regional Newspaper and Periodical Index
Index covering 1850's to the present. Contains citations from newspapers, periodicals, monographs, scrapbooks, dissertations, pamphlets, and other ephemera dealing with all aspects of life in Seattle, Washington State, and the Pacific Northwest.

Tacoma Public Library - Tacoma Past & Present
Assorted indexes, including: Tacoma Area Obituaries, Tacoma Building Index, Washington Place Names, Ships and Shipping Index, and Unsettling Events.

Washington State Newsstand
A ProQuest database that provides articles from many Washington State newspapers including: Puget Sound Business Journal 1999 - 2004; Seattle Post-Intelligencer 1990 - current, Tacoma News Tribune 1993 - current.

Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project
First hand accounts, photographs and other resources related to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

WPA Life Histories from Washington
First-person accounts of life in Washington State during the Great Depression collected by the Library of Congress.