History Links

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Issaquah History Links

• History Articles in the Issaquah Press Online Archives - The Press periodically prints articles about our area's history.  Here is an extensive collection of links to articles archived on the Issaquah Press web site.
• Lake Sammamish History - A step back in time and a brief look at some of the activity on or near Squak Lake, now called Lake Sammamish

Eastside History Links

• Eastside Heritage Center (formed from Bellevue Historical Society & Marymoor Museum of Eastside History)
• Bellevue Historical Society (site of the former Bellevue Historical Society)
• Black Diamond Historical Society
• Mercer Island Historical Society
• Sammamish Heritage Society
• Redmond Historical Society
• Renton Historical Museum
• Eastside Genealogical Society
• Microsoft Museum

Seattle and King County History Links

• HistoryLink - An evolving encyclopedia of local history for Seattle & King County, WA
• Museum of History & Industry
• Museum of Flight
• The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
• Historic Seattle - a non-profit membership organization devoted exclusively to the preservation of Seattle's historic and architectural legacy.
• Center for Puget Sound History & Archeology - committed to enhancing enjoyment of Puget Sound regional history through use of emerging technologies.
• Seattle Municipal Archives

Washington State and Northwest History Links

• Washington Local History Network
• Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest
• Washington State History Day
• Washington State Genealogical Society
• Washington State Park History
• Washington Place Names - searchable database
• Washington State Historical Society - guide to museums, resource centers, and educational programming.
• Tacoma Public Library "Northwest Room" - databases of electronic texts of historical documents and data; includes a place names database, ships and shipping, and "unsettling events" in state history.
• The Pacific Northwest Historians Guild

National Sites Covering Local History

• The National Register of Historic Places
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation
• National Council for History Education
• The History Net
• NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle)
• Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park - In 1897 news of a gold strike in the Canadian Yukon reached Seattle, triggering a stampede North to the Klondike Gold Fields.
• Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park - Seattle Unit

Railway History Links

• Northwest Railway Museum (Snoqualmie, WA)
• Western Railway Museum (Solano County, CA)
• steamlocomotives.com - Everything you ever wanted to know about steam locomotives.
• Terrific! It's Northern Pacific!
• Great Northern Railway
• Iron Goat History
• Washington State Steam Railroads and Locomotives
• RAILFAN.NET - By Railfans for Railfans
• Frank Remington's Telegraphy Web Site - Mr. Remington has donated much of the telegraphy and telephone equipment on display in the Issaquah Depot, and presented at our membership meeting in April 2000.
• Geared Steam Locomotive Work - Preserving & promoting information on North American built geared steam locomotives.

Libraries

• King County Library System
• Seattle Public Library
• Library of Congress

Regional Genealogical Sites

• Cyndi's List - Washington
• Washington Genealogy Resources
• Washington GenWeb Project