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Listed below are a just a handful
of historical societies. There are
many more with different themes through out our state.
They include maritime museums, railroad museums, military museums,
historical museums, specialty museums like the Klondike Gold Rush Museum
featured below. Research Strategy:
Historical societies are undiscovered research possibilities.
They also require a different approach.
Most of them will not allow direct access to their collections or library
so you need to go to the website and study it first for clues and for the
possibility of a collections overview.
Once you have done a little website research make your decision about
what you would like to research and call, write or e-mail them your request.
Wait for their response and set up an appointment for research.
The following
Historical Society is a good place to start to find historical societies through
Toll Free –
1-88-BE There (1-888-238-4373 Information
Line: 253-272-9747 General Email
Inquiries:
researchcenter@wshs.wa.gov Research
Inquiry: E-mail:
http://www.washingtonhistory.org/contacts/forms/researchrequest.aspx The Washington
State Historical Society website is very detailed and has a lot of good
information. They have more holdings
than just the museum in Click on the
Research WA link at the top of their website page and it will take you to a
webpage that will feature their collections.
http://research.washingtonhistory.org/default.aspx To find their
member museums and historical societies go to this link: Affiliate
Museums & Organizations for WSHS:
http://www.washingtonhistory.org/getInvolved/affiliates.aspx Here you will
find a list of Historical Societies that are members of the Washington State
Historical Society in the State of ASSOCIATION OF KING COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETIES (AKCHO) Contact is
through their contacts page where they have a form to fill out or you can go to
the Board of Trustees with links for contact. Their members
list
http://www.akcho.org/members.phpis is very detailed and comprehensive
for This is the
tourism website for the great State of
Research Tip:
Whenever you are planning a visit or need to learn about an area, go to
that state’s tourism website and explore even if you live there.
This particular link will take you to the arts, cultural and heritage
websites throughout our state. We
also recommend the Historical Museums in the Phone
360-293-1915 E-mail
to their research library
coa.museum@cityofanacortes.org There is an
admission fee. Check the website for
days and hours. The Library for
research is open Monday through Friday 10-4 pm and closed Wednesday.
Appointments are preferred. Phone
206-660-8463 E-mail:
president@ballardhistory.org They have tours
of the neighborhood, the history of Ballard and a photo archive.
Ballard is rich in Nordic Heritage. Location: Mailing address:
BHPA P.O. Box 1821, E-mail:
bigelowhousemuseum@gmail.com Phone
360-753-1215. This site covers
the Daniel & Ann Elizabeth Bigelow house and family history covering 150 years.
Contact the museum to make arrangements for research.
Location:
E-mail:
info@dmhs.org
Phone
206-824-5226. FOOTHILLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM P O. 530, Location Phone
360-829-1291. The information
for this Society and Museum is housed with the Buckley Chamber of Commerce at
the link above. They are nestled in
the Cascade foothills. New location is Mailing address Phone
253-858-6722. They request
that visitors call. They have moved
to a new location and are not yet up and running to open to the general public.
They are scheduled to open sometime in 2009 so keep visiting.
HERITAGE LEAGUE OF PIERCE COUNTY Email:
info@pierceountyhistory.org This website has
a long listing of historical organizations in
HISTORY LINK
Online Encyclopedia of
Location Phone
206-447-8140. E-mail is
admin@historylink.org This is an
online resource about the history of Phone
206-764-9453. This is an
indulgence of the President of PS-APG because of the strong memories of her
father. Growing up in KLONDIKE GOLD
RUSH NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Pioneer Square
in the Heart of Seattle’s Historic District 206-553-7220 This museum
features the stampeders who headed to the Klondike region and many of them came
through NOTE: This site is part of the National Park Service which has information about their collections. Go to this page to find a park. KITSAP COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM (360-479-6226. For Research it
is best to call and make an appointment.
This
historical society is located in the heart of Phone:
253-682-3480. THE LEAGUE OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS Email:
info@snocoheritage.org.
This league
covers links to these societies:
Alderwood Manor Heritage Assn & Heritage Park, Edmonds Museum, Everett Public
Library -Northwest Room, Historic Everett, Granite Falls Museum, Index
Historical Society, Marysville, Historical Society, Monroe Museum, Monte Cristo
Preservation Association, Mukilteo Historical Society & Lighthouse, Museum of
Snohomish County, Sky Valley Antique Tractor Club, Skykomish Historical Society,
Sno-Isle Genealogical Society, Snohomish Historical Society & Blackman Museum,
Stanwood Area History Museum & D.O. Pearson House, Stillaguamish Valley Pioneers
& Museum, and the Western Heritage Center – Monroe Fairgrounds. Click on the
Research Resources and you will find a nice listing of 312 Spring
Street, Phone
253-848-1770. This is a museum
housed in the home of Ezra Meeker.
The website covers the history of the house, has a calendar of events, and will
host weddings and teas. They have a
photo gallery and virtual tour. They
may also have photos that cover the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) (206) 324-1126 MOHAI is
southeast of the This museum is
in south Phone:
206-764-5720, Open daily 10 am to 5pm. This is an
amazing aviation museum and must see.
They have airplanes that dangle from the ceiling.
They have airplanes that you can climb in and out of and space vehicles
to explore, flight simulators to try your hand at.
Sometimes you can even take a flight in one of their planes.
Plan to spend a day there and yes they do have a café.
Check their
events page for special exhibits.
Here is the link to the Collections and Museum Research page.
http://www.museumofflight.org/research They have a Ready Reference
desk for walk-ins but you might want to spend a little more time than that.
They have expanded this page for more information on using their research
facilities so take your time to learn what they have to offer. They have PDF
files explaining their fees for photos and copies and guidelines to their
research rules.
Phone:
425-454-7118 They feature the
top Northwest Trail sites, a Speaker’s Bureau, and chapter newsletter along with
a store. The national site lists 11 regional and state chapters.
National website:
http://www.octa-trails.org/ Includes
people and places, resources and more on those that traveled the many trails to
get to the West Coast. Located in the
Ballard Neighborhood of Phone: (206)
789-5707 This last year
PS-APG participated in a tour of the
NORTHWEST AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM Phone:
206-518-600 Email:
info@naamnw.org They are open Wednesday
through Sunday with different hours each day so check their website for details
and holiday schedule. They have museum
exhibits, guided tours, workshops and more.
They also have the
Phone
206-783-9245, Email
mail@pnwhistorians.org. This
organization sponsored the “Meet Me at the Fair” Exploring the Phone
253-942-2536 Email:
bplighthouse@hotmail.com They have
several facilities: Artifacts
museum, Bell House, Boathouse and Mailing address:
Email:
help@qahistory.com They have on
their website upcoming events, articles, historic sites, then and now and
interesting links, plus a photo archive.
Queen Anne is a neighborhood district of Seattle north of the downtown
area. Phone
425-255-2330 Email:
info@rentonhistory.org They list their
collections on their website. They
have a quarterly newsletter, image archive, store and links. 749 North 175th, 206-542-7111 Their archive is
open for the public on Wednesday from 10 to 1 p.m. by appointment.
There website
features their history, historical photos, their exhibits and events and how to
plan a visit. They also have a research library with their collection featured
on their website. Shoreline is located in the City of Phone
253-988-0904. E-mail:
Senemaat@rainierconnect.com
Phone
253-472-3738, Email:
info@tacomahistory.org The society has
closed their Exhibit center and will reopen on January 6th their
research center at the above address. The research center will provide society
members and other access to the society’s extensive collection of
Mailing address:
Phone:
425-821-0489 Email:
info@seattleveteransmuseum.org The museum is
located on WASHINGTON STATE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2031 (206) 774-2277 On their website
they describe their archival holdings which cover the Jewish experience in The location of
their archive materials is at the E-mail Dr.
Richard Hobbs at
rshobbs@winthropgroup.com 918 H Street SE,
Auburn Community Campus Phone
253-288-7433 This small but
wonderful historical society is located in
Phone 206-623-5124.
Check out their
collections page on their website. They have the Gary Locke Library and
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