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Bellevue Regional Library -
http://www.kcls.org/bellevue/services.cfm#genealogy
Information on the library's genealogy collection and family history assistance from Eastside Genealogical Society volunteers.
Cyndi's Washington Links -
http://www.cyndislist.com/wa.htm
Everything from classes to take to the Washington Cemetery Project.
Eastside Genealogical Society -
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wakcegs/index.htm
Local genealogical societies offer speakers and workshops, regional and ethnic interest groups, books and supplies, and helpful mentors. These two meet in King County libraries and help improve and maintain the library's genealogy collection.
King County GenWeb Project -
http://www.wagenweb.org/king/
Queries, obits and cemetery records, links to research resources. Check out the archives page for a 1909 King County map.
National Archives and Records Administration -
http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle/public
The Seattle facility has extensive microfilm holdings of value for genealogy research including the 1930 census microfilm.
South King County Genealogical Society -
http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskcgs/
Local genealogical societies offer speakers and workshops, regional and ethnic interest groups, books and supplies, and helpful mentors. These two meet in King County libraries and help improve and maintain the library's genealogy collection.
State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch -
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/archives/archives_puget.aspx
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.
Tacoma Area Obituaries -
http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/obits
Contains more than 367,000 individual index records of obituaries published in the Tacoma News Tribune / Morning News Tribune from 1984 to the present, as well as a selection published from 1930 to 1983. Copies of complete obituaries are available for a fee via the website or at the Tacoma Public Library's downtown Main Library (1102 Tacoma Avenue South).
