Island County, Washington:
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Projects

• Island County WAGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Island County Washington Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Island County, WA      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Island County, Washington      (Source: American Local History Network)

Adjacent counties

• Jefferson County, WA  to the west
• Kitsap County, WA  to the south
• San Juan County, WA  to the northwest
• Skagit County, WA  to the northeast
• Snohomish County, WA  to the east

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• History of the Puget Sound country  Volume 2     (Source: State Library & State Archives)
• Island Co, Washington, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Island County Biographies      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)
• Island County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)

Cemeteries (10)

Census Records and Indexes (45)

Court and Legal Records

• Island Frontier Justice      (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)

Directories

• Island County, Washington City, County and Rural Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)

Ethnic

• Coastal Salish Villages of Puget Sound 

History

• History of the Puget Sound country  Volume 1     (Source: State Library & State Archives)
• Island County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Island County Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Island County History 
• National Register of Historic Places 
• Skagit River Journal 

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • Langley City Council, Minutes  1913-2006     (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
  • Langley City Council, Ordinances  1913-2008     (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
  • Langley City Council, Resolutions  1913-2006     (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
  • Langley History 

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

  • Island County Storms      (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  • Oak Harbor, WA Navy Bomber Crash, May 1959      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Oak Harbor, Washington Weather History      (Source: Weather Underground)
  • Port Susan Bay, WA Steamer JOSEPHINE Boiler Explosion, Jan 1883      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Smith Island, WA (area) Steamship CLALLAM Sinking, Jan 1904      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Smith Island, WA Area Steamship Clallam Sinking, Jan 1904      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Smith Island, WA Steamer Clallam Sinking, Jan 1904      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Washington Weather History      (Source: Weather Underground)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Island County Naturalization Records      (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
• Oregon Passenger and Crew Lists  1888-1957     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides (12)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: Family History Library)
• Island County Historical Society Museum 
• Island County Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Island County, Washington     (Source: PERiodical Source Index)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• Island County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Island County, WA Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• PSRoots-L-L For all genealogical and historical societies and their membership in the greater Puget Sound region of Washington, as well as anyone else who is doing genealogical research in this area. Topics include announcements for genealogical and historical society classes, seminars, meetings and other events; questions, queries, and requests for assistance regarding genealogical research in the Puget Sound area; and hints, tips, and articles posted to aid and inform fellow researchers

  • PSRoots-L-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • PSRoots-L-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • PSRoots-L-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• WA-SIGS-L Sno-Isle Genealogical Society

  • WA-SIGS-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • WA-SIGS-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • WA-SIGS-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• WAISLAND-L Island County genealogy

  • WAISLAND-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • WAISLAND-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • WAISLAND-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (15)

Military Records and Histories

• Casey, Fort, WA  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Island County Persons Liable to Military Duty, 1894  The Washington State Genealogist, Volume 3, pages 3-6
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Island County, Washington     (Source: Internet Archive)
• NAS Whidbey Island, Washington History      (Source: United States Navy Patrol Squadrons)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Island County     (Source: Family History Library)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Island County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Island County, Washington  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Island County Fire District #1, Minutes  1955-2009     (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
• Island County Fire District #1, Resolutions  1964-2009     (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
• Island County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Island County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Migrations through Island County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Washington State Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965  Island County     (Source: Family History Library)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Island County     (Source: The Library of Congress)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Coupeville, Washington Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• South Whidbey Record 
• South Whidbey Record  Langley     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Stanwood/Camano News 
• Stanwood/Camano News      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Whidbey Island Naval Base, Washington Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Whidbey News Times  Oak Harbor     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Whidbey News-Times 

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Island County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Island County  Washington State Localities Photographs     (Source: University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections)
• Island County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Oliver S. Van Olinda Photographs  Life on Vashon Island, Whidbey Island, Seattle and other Puget Sound communities     (Source: University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections)

School Records and Histories

• Langley School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Oak Harbor High School  The 1922 Acorn     (Source: 3rd St Book Exchange)

Societies

• Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island 
• Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island 
• Island County Historical Society 
• Sno-Isle Genealogical Society 
• South Whidbey Historical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname

• Biography of Eddie Bauer      (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
• Biography of W. J. Blowers      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Mason Clark of Whidbey Island, Washington, ca. 1865      (Source: University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections)
• Charles Crocket of Whidbey Island, Washington, ca. 1870      (Source: University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections)
• Biography of A. E. and Joe P. Estergreen      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Wallie Valentine Funk Biographical Note 
• Biography of Peter Leipham      (Source: Eastern Washington Biographical Sketches)
• Frank Miller, Coupeville, Whidbey Island, 1865      (Source: University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Island County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Island County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Island County, Washington     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records (14)

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