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History Links

 

We hope these links to resources outside of our website will aid you in your research goals. We make no claims to the validity of content on external web links.

 

 

 

 

 

City of Olympia Historic Preservation

http://olympiawa.gov/city-services/historic-preservation.aspx

Olympia's Heritage Register, walking tour brochures and Olympia history.

 

Classics in Washington History

https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/publications.aspx

A digital collection of full-text books, including rare and out of print titles. Presented by the Washington State Library.

 

History Link

http://www.historylink.org/

Free online encyclopedia of Washington State history.

 

Nisqually Indian Tribe History

http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/

 

North Thurston Rambler Archive

https://teachers.nthurston.k12.wa.us/kmoffatt/NTHS60/Yearbooks.html

Check out the student created site to celebrate North Thurston High School's 60th year. 1956 to 2016. It is a work in progress so keep checking back for new features. The yearbooks are located in the school timeline.

 

Olympia Genealogical Society

https://olygensoc.org/

Thurston County records and genealogical resources.

 

Olympia High School Yearbook Archives

http://olympiahighalumni.com/yearbook-archive/

This alumni website includes high school history and scanned yearbooks. Before North Thurston High School was opened in 1958, Lacey students attended Olympia High School.

 

Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum

https://olympiahistory.org/

Historic Olympia information; highlights include Sanborn map overlays, residents from 1845-1930 and Thurston County courthouses.

 

Sanborn Map Overlays of Olympia

https://olympiahistory.org/the-sanborn-overlays/

Detailed historic maps overlaid on top of today's Olympia aerials.

 

Schmidt House & Archives

http://olytumfoundation.org/what-we-do/schmidt-house/

House and family history within the context of Tumwater.

 

Squaxin Island Tribe History

http://squaxinisland.org/government/info/

 

Thurston County History: People and Places

http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/history/index.htm

A pictorial history of the county.

 

ThurstonTalk history articles

http://www.thurstontalk.com/category/history-2/

A wide range of topics on Olympia, Tumwater, Lacey and Thurston County.

 

Timberland Regional Library Reference Databases

http://trl.org/Research/Reference%20Databases/Pages/Databases.aspx

With your library card, you can access census records (with Heritage Quest), newspaper archives, Olympian archives, and much more.

 

Timberline High School Yearbook Archives

https://teachers.nthurston.k12.wa.us/kgary/yearbooks/timberlineyearbooks/index.html

 

Washington State Archives, Southwest Regional Branch

https://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/archives_southwest.aspx

Search for records of local government and more.

 

Washington State Digital Archives

https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/

Possibly the best state digital archives in the US, here you will find vital records like marriage and death records, plus censuses, land records and photographs.

 

Washington State Historical Society Research & Collections

http://www.washingtonhistory.org/research/

Access the collections of the state museum, including their vast photographic archives.

 

Washington State Library

https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/

Numerous research materials including digital collections, newspapers, state government publications, and genealogy.

 

 To add your history resource to this site, contact museum@ci.lacey.wa.us.

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