Here are some of the databases that the Washington State Archives provides:
- Auditor Misc Records
- Birth Records
- Cemetery Records
- Census Records
- Corporation Records
- Death Records
- E-Publications
- Frontier Justice
- Indian Census
- Institution Records
- Land Records
- Map Records
- Marriage Records
- Military Records
- Minutes and Meeting Records
- Miscellaneous Family History
- Naturalization Records
- Oaths of Office
- Ordinance Records
- Photographs
- Plats and Surveys Records
- Power of Attorney Records
- Professional License Records
- Real Property Record Cards
- Recorded Agreements and Contracts
- Resolution Records
- Superior Court Cases
- Trademark Records
- Uniform Commercial Code Recordings
- Name of the person at the time of their death
- Specific Date of death - they need at least the month & the year
- Location of death in Washington State
- Location of residence in Washington State
- Age
- Obituary Requests
- Biographies
- Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records
- Cemetery Transcriptions
- Census
- City & County Directories
- City & County Histories
- Collection Bibliographies
- Databases
- Digital Collections
- Gazatteers & Business Directories
- Immigration Records
- Land Records
- Maps & Atlases
- Military Records
- Newspapers
- Obituaries
- Periodicals
- Telephone Books
- Whiteside Funeral Home Records
The last area I reviewed that I found very interesting and worthwhile was the Washington State Archives News section. They have many historical articles about the different databases they have. Some of the titles of the most recent articles are:
- Japanese Internment
- Spokane City Planning Department EXPO'74 Photographic Collection
- Women of Territorial Washington
- The Washington Street Bridge
- Corrections Department, Reformatory, Admissions Registers, 1908-1923
- Trademark Records
- Spokane businessmen on the Mount Spokane Road
- Collection Search
If you have ancestors in the Washington State area, this website with all its databases is a wonderful resource. Please come share any successful finds with us in the genealogy forum..