Links to other Washington Biography Resources
| County | Links |
|---|---|
| State Wide | "Governors of Washington, Territorial and State" Written by Edmund S. Meany in 1915. Scanned and contributed to the USGenWeb project by Darilee Bednar. |
| State Wide | HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: OREGON AND WASHINGTON VOLUME II - 1889 North Pacific History Company Portland, Oregon edited by Janine M. Bork |
| State Wide | Library of Western Fur Trade Historical Source Documents - "Diaries, Narratives and Letters of the Mountain Men" - of particular interest are the diaries of Nathaniel Wyeth, whose accounts enticed many settlers to Washington and Oregon Territories. |
| State Wide | "History of Washington: The Evergreen State", Edited by Julian Hawthorne and published in 1893. Book has been scanned and is available from the Internet Archives as a free download in several formats. [Vol. 1] [Vol. 2] |
| State Wide | "An Illustrated History of the State of Washington", Written by the Rev. H. K. Hines and published in 1893. Book has been scanned and is available from the Internet Archives as a free download in several formats. |
| State Wide | Membership Rolls of the Washington State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution 1895 to 1916 - great resource listing early members of the Washington State S.A.R.. Many entries include detailed genealogical information and biographies. |
| State Wide | Register of the Washington State Society: Sons of the American Revolution June 17, 1895 - April 19, 1916 - a listing of chapters, officers and members of the Washington State Society of SAR. Includes brief sketches of members. The book was scanned and posted online by Darilee Bednar (note: the index on the main page does not include all names listed in the book). |
| State Wide | "Washington West of the Cascades", 3-volume history of Washington state, written by Herbert Hunt & Floyd C. Kaylor and published from 1914-1917. Google Books has scanned in each volume, which can be downloaded as a PDF: |
| State Wide | "Washington West of the Cascades", 3-volume history of Washington state, written by Herbert Hunt & Floyd C. Kaylor and published from 1914-1917. Same book as above, but scanned by a different source and posted on the Internet Archives. It is available as a free download in several formats. |
| Adams | Adams Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) "An illustrated history of the Big Bend country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams, and Franklin counties, state of Washington" [Vol. 1, Vol. 2] - download the entire book for free from the Internet Archives project |
| Asotin | Asotin Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Benton | Benton Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Chelan | Chelan Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) The Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington - download the entire book for free from the Internet Archives project |
| Clallam | Clallam Co. Bios (GenWeb project) |
| Clark | Clark Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Columbia | Columbia Co. Bios (GenWeb project) |
| Cowlitz | Cowlitz Co. Bios (GenWeb project) |
| Douglas | Douglas Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) "An illustrated history of the Big Bend country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams, and Franklin counties, state of Washington" [Vol. 1, Vol. 2] - download the entire book for free from the Internet Archives project |
| Ferry | Ferry Co. Bios (GenWeb project) Ferry Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) The Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington - download the entire book for free from the Internet Archives project |
| Franklin | Franklin Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) "An illustrated history of the Big Bend country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams, and Franklin counties, state of Washington" [Vol. 1, Vol. 2] - download the entire book for free from the Internet Archives project |
| Garfield | Garfield Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Grant | Grant Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Grays Harbor | Grays Harbor Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Island | Island Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Jefferson | Jefferson Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| King | Biographies researched and written by Georgeann Malowney - biographies of residents of Redmond, Avondale and Seattle; surnames include Fulton, McRedmond, Nugent, Sick, Smith, White |
| Kitsap | Kitsap Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Kittitas | Kittitas Co. Bios (GenWeb project) Kittitas Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) - includes biographies from "An Illustrated History of Klickitat, Yakima, & Kittitas Counties," Interstate Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., published 1904. |
| Klickitat | Klickitat Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) - includes biographies from "An Illustrated History of Klickitat, Yakima, & Kittitas Counties," Interstate Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., published 1904. An index to these biographies is posted here |
| Lewis | Lewis Co. Bios (GenWeb project) |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) "An illustrated history of the Big Bend country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams, and Franklin counties, state of Washington" [Vol. 1, Vol. 2] - download the entire book for free from the Internet Archives project |
| Mason | Mason Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Okanogan | Okanogan Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) The Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington - download the entire book for free from the Internet Archives project |
| Pacific | Pacific Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Pend Oreille | Stevens Co. Bios (GenWeb Archives project) (includes some Pend Oreille bios) |
| Pierce | Murray's People - Tacoma Public Library Northwest Room Ezra Meeker - founder of the city of Puyallup |
| San Juan | San Juan Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Skagit | Skagit Pioneers (GenWeb project) Skagit River Journal of History & Folklore - a lot of historical information for the Skagit Valley area, including 250+ biographies and obituaries |
| Skamania | Skamania Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Snohomish | Snohomish Co. Bios (GenWeb project) Snohomish Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) "Everett Herald Newspaper Coverage of Hometown Warriors" - collection of newspaper clippings and other information about World War II soldiers from Snohomish Co. |
| Spokane | Spokane Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Spokane | "History of the City of Spokane and Spokane County," written by Nelson W. Durham and published in 1912. 2 of the 3 volumes of this book have been scanned and are available from the Internet Archives as a free download in several formats. [Vol. 1] [Vol. 3] |
| Stevens | Stevens Co. Bios (GenWeb Archives project) Stevens Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) The Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington - download the entire book for free from the Internet Archives project |
| Thurston | Thurston Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Wahkiakum | Wahkiakum Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Walla Walla | Walla Walla Co. Bios (GenWeb project) |
| Whatcom | Whatcom Co. Bios (GenWeb project) |
| Whitman | Whitman Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
| Yakima | Yakima Co. Message Board (Ancestry.com) |
Cyndi's List - Biographies - index to biography sites nationwide.
WPA Life Histories - Washington - from the Federal Writer's Project.
Updated on 5 Jul 2009.
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