Pierce County, Washington:
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Projects

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

Adjacent counties

• King County, WA  to the north
• Kitsap County, WA  to the north
• Kittitas County, WA  to the northeast
• Lewis County, WA  to the south
• Mason County, WA  to the west
• Thurston County, WA  to the southwest
• Yakima 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)
• Pierce Co, Washington, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Pierce County Biographies      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)
• Pierce County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Tacoma GEDCOM Index 
• Wilkeson GEDCOM Index 

Cemeteries (14)

Census Records and Indexes (56)

Court and Legal Records

• McNeil Island Corrections Center Photograph Collection  1893-2009     (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
• McNeil Island, Washington, Penitentiary Records of Prisoners Received  1887-1939     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Pierce County Sheriff  Jail Register, 1895-1904     (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
• Pierce Frontier Justice      (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
• Pierce Minute Records      (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
• Pierce Power of Attorney Records      (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)

Directories (10)

Ethnic

• Coastal Salish Villages of Puget Sound 
• Tacoma City Council approves Chinese Reconciliation Resolution on November 30, 1993      (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
• Washington (State) African American Griots  Pierce County, Washington Data Collection

History

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

• Churches and Other Religious Institutions

  • A Brief history of the Oberlin Congregational Church of Steilacoom      (Source: State Library & State Archives)
  • A Brief History of the Sumner Presbyterian Church      (Source: State Library & State Archives)
  • Pioneer History to About 1900  Churches of Christ & Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest
  • Primitive Baptist Churches  Church and Family History Assistance     (Source: The Primitive Baptist Library of Carthage)
  • Tacoma Church History      (Source: Church of the Brethren in Oregon/Washington)

• Histories of specific towns and townships (68)

• Library

  • Pierce County Library System Board of Trustees  Minutes and Agendas, 2005-2006     (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
  • Pierce County Library System Board of Trustees  Resolutions, 2005-2006     (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events (36)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Washington State County Naturalization Records  1850-1982     (Source: Family History Library)

Introduction and Guides (12)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Pierce Land Records      (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
• Pierce Plats and Surveys Records      (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
• Washington State County Land Records  1852-1935     (Source: Family History Library)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (21)

Lookups

• Angeles' Genealogical Assistance & Junk From the Trunk 
• Pierce County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

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

• WAPIERCE-L Pierce County genealogy

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

Maps and Gazetteers (29)

Military Records and Histories

• American Lake, WA  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Pierce County, Washington     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Pierce Military Records      (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
• Roster of Dedicated C-130 Crew Chiefs of Charlie Branch  62nd Organizational Maintenance Squadron, 62nd Military Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, 1984     (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Steilacoom, WA  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Washington State Department of Veterans' Affairs, Orting Soldiers' Home, Member Files, 1891-1987      (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)

• Civil War

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

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Pierce County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Tacoma City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

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

Miscellaneous Data (30)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Pierce County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Dispatch - Eatonville      (Source: World Vital Records - mix of free and fee)
• The Eatonville Dispatch  Jan 1, 1970 - Sep 24, 1980     (Source: Google News Archive)
• The Eatonville Dispatch      (Source: USGenWeb Washington Archives)
• Pierce County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Search Tacoma Historical Newspapers  Free search     (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• The Tacoma times, Tacoma, Wash.  1903-1918
• The Weekly Ledger  Jan 6, 1893 - Dec 29, 1893     (Source: Google News Archive)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (16)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (26)

School Records and Histories (17)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• Tacoma Area Obituaries database  Tacoma Public Library

Societies (11)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (158)

Transportation and Industry (32)

Vital Records (16)

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