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SKCGS Groups.io Wiki
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Home (Resources)
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Youtube Genealogy Channels & Podcasts
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SKCGS Meetings
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SKCGS Member Websites
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Books: Pleasure, Learning, Lookups
Resources
South King County
South King County Genealogical Society: https://skcgs.org Mail: PO Box 582, Auburn WA 98071.
https://www.facebook.com/SKCGenealogy https://twitter.com/skcgs1
Meets 3rd Sat. of month, 9:30 am social, 10 am-12 pm program via Zoom; open to the public.
Family Tree Maker 1st Sat. Genetic Genealogy, Tech User Group, Genealogy Chat 2nd, 3rd & 4th Mondays, 1-3 pm.
Library holdings: KCLS Auburn Branch, 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn and
, 12817 SE 256th St., Kent.
Algona
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Algona — Thumbnail History: https://www.historylink.org/File/11140
Auburn
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Soos Creek Botanical Garden and Heritage Center 29308 132nd Ave S.E Auburn. Phone:253-639-0949 https://www.sooscreekbotanicalgarden.org/ Local history of Soos Creek Plateau, photographs, antiques, maps, gardens.
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White River Valley Museum 918 H St. SE, Auburn. Phone: 253-288-7433 https://www.wrvmuseum.org/ Puget Sound history, Native American, Japanese culture, research resources.
Black Diamond
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Black Diamond -- Thumbnail History: https://www.historylink.org/File/460
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Blog: https://blackdiamondhistory.wordpress.com/
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Black Diamond Historical Museum: https://www.facebook.com/BlackDiamondHistory/
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Maple Valley, Black Diamond heritage - The history of Franklin: https://www.covingtonreporter.com/news/maple-valley-black-diamond-heritage-the-history-of-franklin/
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Mining the Memories II - Black Diamond Oral History Project: http://faculty.washington.edu/chalana/Black_Diamond_Exec_Summary.pdf
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The hill is on fire — and other reminders of coal in Black Diamond: http://archive.kuow.org/post/hill-fire-and-other-reminders-coal-black-diamond
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Black Diamond Cemetery: https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1678
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Black Diamond Genealogical Records: https://forebears.io/united-states/washington/king-county/black-diamond
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New! Black Heritage of Franklin, Washington: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Black-Heritage-Franklin Join and help out with the project.
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Mary Fell Stevenson Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Black Diamond, Washington State: Serving Southeast King County https://www.maryfellstevensondar.com/
Burien
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Highline Heritage Museum https://highlinemuseum.org 819 SW 152nd St., Burien.
Covington
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Covington — Thumbnail History: https://www.historylink.org/File/10337
Des Moines
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Des Moines Historical Society https://www.dmhs.org/ Mail: Des Moines Historical Society, PO Box 98055, Des Moines, WA 98198-0055 Email: info@dmhs.org info@dmhs.org Museum: Historic Odd Fellows Hall, 730 South 225th St., Des Moines.
Emumclaw
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Enumclaw History Museum 1837 Marion Street https://www.enumclawhistorymuseum.com/ Phone: (360) 825-3356. Free Admission; Donations gladly accepted.
Federal Way
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Pacific Bonsai Museum 2515 S. 336th St. Phone:253-353-7345 https://pacificbonsaimuseum.org/ Living art in an outdoor setting, native trees.
Kent
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Greater Kent Historical Society and Museum https://kenthistoricalmuseum.org/ 855 E Smith St., Kent Phone: (253) 854-4330.
Maple Valley
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Maple Valley Historical Society https://www.maplevalleyhistorical.com/ Email: info@maplevalleyhistorical.com 22024 SE 248th St Maple Valley.
Normandy Park
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Normandy Park History:https://normandyparkwa.gov/normandy-park-history/
Pacific
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Pacific — Thumbnail History: https://www.historylink.org/File/11168
Ravensdale
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Ravensdale coal mine explosion kills 31 men on November 16, 1915: https://historylink.org/File/3576
Renton
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Renton History Museum: https://www.rentonwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?pageId=8564740 235 Mill Avenue South, Renton. Phone: 425-255-2330.
Sea Tac
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SeaTac — Thumbnail History: https://www.historylink.org/file/4181.
Tukwila
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Tukwila — Thumbnail History: https://www.historylink.org/file/2091
King County
King County, Washington Genealogy: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/King_County,_Washington_Genealogy
Local Genealogical and Heritage Societies
We partner with and collaborate with these societies; some of us have joined one or more of them and attend some of their meetings. All times are in Pacific Time (PT).
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Black Genealogy Research Group of Seattle https://www.seattlebgrg.org/ https://www.facebook.com/people/Black-Genealogy-Research-Group/100064907521608/ https://twitter.com/BgrgSeattle Email: SeattleBGRG@gmail.com Virtual meetings 1st Saturday, 11 am.
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Eastside Genealogical Society https://eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org/ https://www.Facebook.com/groups/369653606807198 Genealogical resources in the KCLS Bellevue Regional Library; catalog of these resources is available on the King Co. Library website. Special interest groups:
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Computer: https://eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org/special-interest-groups/ for Zoom link
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DNA: To attend DNA SIG meetings, email request to Bruce Lee at bruceearllee.egs@gmail.com.
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German: meets 1st Friday except July and August, 12:30 - 2:30 pm virtually. Registration is required to attend our meetings. Visitors are always welcome. More information & Registration link: https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/meetings/
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Italian: Request a link via website https://egs-iig.com/
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Fiske Foundation and Genealogy Library https://www.fiskelibrary.org/ 1644 43rd Ave E, Seattle. Phone: 206-328-2716. Fee: $5 daily or $50 annually (membership).
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Heritage Quest Research Library and Bookstore https://hqrl.com/ Email: research@hqrl.com https://www.facebook.com/Heritage-Quest-Research-Library-120335057979048/ 1007 Main St, Sumner [closed for repair]. Phone: 253-863-1806
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Jewish Genealogy Society of WA State https://jgsws.org/ The JGSWS library of Jewish resources is located in the LDS Factoria Building, 4200 124th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98006 (in Factoria, just off I-90 and I-405). Special Projects: Indexing all of the Jewish Cemeteries located in Washington State; Indexing Vital Records (birth, bar/bat mitzvah, marriage, and death announcements that were printed in the Jewish Transcript and other Jewish newspapers during the past 80 years).
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Puget Sound Chapter; Association of Professional Genealogists https://psapg.wordpress.com/ This organization is the local chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists.
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Seattle Genealogical Society https://seagensoc.org/ Email: sgs@seagensoc.org Information and notices: https://www.facebook.com/SeattleGenealogicalSociety Networking: https://www.facebook.com/group sgsnetworking https://www.instagram.com/seattlegenealogicalsociety/ https://twitter.com/SeattleSgs Phone: 206-522-8658. SGS Library: Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 302, Seattle. 5,000 volumes, online databases available for use onsite. Affiliate library for the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and FamilySearch.org.. Research requests through website. Genealogical products and publications are available onsite and online.
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Swedish Finn Historical Society https://www.swedishfinnhistoricalsociety.org/ Phone: 206-706-0738 Email: info@swedishfinnhistoricalsociety.org Meets annually, 2nd Sat. in March at the Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave. North, Seattle, WA. Meetings open to members and invited guests. Genealogical resource library and research services at Swedish Club. Online databases are available on website for members. Special Collections include; DEE Database (Document Every Emigrant) with over 38,000 entries, digitized "Leading Star" newspapers, Order of Runeberg Lodge records, 14,000 Obits of Swedish Finn immigrants, Emmaus Lutheran Church records and a photo database with names.
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Tacoma – Pierce Co. Genealogical Society https://tpcgs.org/ Book Club, DNA SIG, Legacy Family Tree SIG. Special Collections: Online Index to Pierce County Records published in the “Researcher” from 1969-2013, which includes records from Bibles, Cemeteries, Census, Churches, Courts, Funeral Homes, Land, Military, Naturalizations, Probate Abstracts, Schools, Taxes, Vital Records, Voter Registration, WA Pioneers and other misc. records; indexes of cemeteries; Pierce Co. schools and Veterans Graves in Pierce Co., Lookups from indexes, research services and copies of obituaries for a fee. List of published local genealogical resources is available for sale. A Genealogical Collection of Resources and Obituaries are available in the Northwest Room of the Tacoma Public Library.
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Sno-Isle Genealogical Society https://snoislegenealogy.org/ Research: https://snoislegen.org/
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AKCHO's list of over 130 King County history, culture, and heritage organizations http://www.akcho.org/resources/history-organization-directory/
Washington State
Washington State Genealogy and Family History: https://groups.io/g/Washington-State-Genealogy
Washington State Genealogical Society: https://wasgs.org/ Blog: https://wasgs.org/blog/
Washington State Genealogical Societies: https://wasgs.org/cpage.php?pt=86
Washington State Historical Society: https://www.washingtonhistory.org/
Washington State Digital Archives: https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/
Washington State DAR Chapters: https://www.wadar.org/chapters.html
Washington FamilySearch Centers
Other nearby sites of interest
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Eastside Heritage Center https://eastsideheritagecenter.org/ 11660 Main Street. Phone: 425-452-2752. Archival materials including photographs, visual records. oral histories.
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Bothel History Museum https://www.bothellhistoricalmuseum.org/ 9919 N. E. 180th. St. Phone: 425-486-1889. Includes restored 1893 William Hannan House.
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Kitsap County Historical Museum https://kitsapmuseum.org/ 280 4th St. Phone: 360-479-6226. Large collection of negatives, prints, documents, archival material.
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Foothills Historical Museum https://www.cityofbuckley.com/museum 130 N. River Ave, Buckley. Phone: 360-829-1291. Depictions of early life in the State of Washington.
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Issaquah History Museums https://issaquahhistory.org/
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Pioneer Farm Museum/Ohop Indian Village 7716 Ohop Valley Rd. E., Eatonville. Phone: 360-832-6300. 1880s homesteading in Washington, seasonal Ohop Indian Village.
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Western Forest Industries Museum https://wfim.org/ 349 Mineral Creek Rd., Mineral. Phone: 360-569-7959. World's largest collection of steam logging locomotives.
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Monroe Historical Society and Museum http://www.monroehistoricalsociety.org/ https://monroehistoricalarchives.org/ 207 East Main Street, Monroe. Voice Messages: (360) 217-7223.
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Roslyn Historical Museum http://www.roslynmuseum.com/ 203 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Roslyn. Phone: 509-649-2355. Extensive collection of photos and mining memorabilia.
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Museum of Flight https://www.museumofflight.org/ Boeing Field-I-5 Exit 158. Phone: 206-764-5720. More than 175 air and space craft including gliders, choppers, war planes
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Museum of Pop Culture https://www.mopop.org/ 325 5th Ave., Seattle. Phone: 206-770-2700. Museum of Pop Culture with its roots in rock and roll
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Seattle Pinball Museum https://www.seattlepinballmuseum.com/ 508 Maynard Ave. S., Seattle. Phone: 206-623-0759. 50 + pin ball machines from the 1960s to the present
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Burke Museum https://www.burkemuseum.org/ 1413 N. E. 45th St., Seattle. Phone: 206-616-3962. Washington State Museum of Natural History and Culture.
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Pacific Science Center https://pacificsciencecenter.org/ 200 2nd Ave N., Seattle. Phone: 206-443-2001. Everything including tropical butterfly house.
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Museum of History and Industry https://mohai.org/ 2700 24th. Ave E., Seattle. Phone: 206-324-1126. Maritime heritage of the Puget Sound Region, Seattle history.
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Wing Luke Museum https://www.wingluke.org/ 719 S. King St., Seattle. Phone: 206-623-5124. History museum of the culture, art and history of Seattle's Asian Americans.
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National Nordic Museum https://nordicmuseum.org/ 2455 NW Market Street, Seattle. The only national museum designated by Act of U.S. Congress in the state, the museum is the only museum in the U.S. to represent the history and culture of all five Nordic nations: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The museum offers genealogy programs and resources.
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Northwest African American Museum https://www.naamnw.org/ 2300 S. Massachusetts St., Seattle. Phone: 206-518-6000. Email: info@naamnw.org.
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Museum of Communications https://www.telcomhistory.org/connections-museum-seattle/ 7000 E. Marginal Wy, Seattle. Phone: 206-767-3012. History of the telephone and displays of the equipment that makes it work.
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Giant Shoe Museum https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/15540. 1501 Pike's Place #424, Seattle. Phone: 206-623-2870. Giant shoe collection of Danny Eskenazi; giant means size of shoes.
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Sedro-Woolley Museum http://www.sedro-woolleymuseum.com/ 725 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. Phone: 360-855-2390. Historical artifacts and displays.
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Northwest Railway Museum https://www.trainmuseum.org/ 9320 Stone Quarry Rd., Snoqualmie. Phone: 425-888-3030. Historic depot and railway history exhibits, train excursions.
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Washington State History Museum https://www.washingtonhistory.org/ 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma. Phone:
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253-272-3500 or 1-888-238-4373. Dedicated to collecting, preserving, and vividly presenting Washington’s rich and storied history. It offers a variety of services to researchers, historians, scholars, and lifelong learners, as well as operating the State History Research Center and the Washington State History Museum.
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Museum of Glass https://www.museumofglass.org/ 1801 Dock St., Tacoma. Phone: 253-284-4719. Premier contemporary art museum dedicated to glass and glass making.
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Harold E. LeMay Auto Museum https://www.americascarmuseum.org/ 2702 East D. St., Tacoma. Phone: 877-902-8490. One of the World's 10 best automotive museums.
Museums Throughout Washington State: https://wasgs.org/cpage.php?pt=87