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Pierce County WAGenWeb suggests the following links for genealogy researchers:

Archives

•  Pierce County website
•  National Archives-Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle)
  6125 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle, Washington 98115. (206) 526-6501. archives@seattle.nara.gov
   
•  Washington State Archives 
  • Digital Archives
  • Historical Maps
  • Historical Records Search
  • State Archives
  • Puget Sound Region
  • Services & Fees
•  Washington State Records Center

Cemeteries

•  Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery
•  Find-A-Grave Pierce County
•  Interment.net Pierce County Cemeteries
•  Pioneer Cemeteries located on the Ft. Lewis Reservation
•  USGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project Pierce County
•  US Geological Survey Pierce County, WA Cemetery Locations
•  WA-CEMETERIES. A mailing list, sponsored by the Washington State Cemetery Association (WSCA), for questions, concerns, problems, etc. related to all Washington State cemeteries. Additional information can be found on the WSCA website. To subscribe send "subscribe" to wa-cemeteries-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or wa-cemeteries-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).

Census

•  1857 Pierce County Census
•  1879 Pierce County Census
•  1880 US Federal Census Index includes references to NARA & FHL microfilm numbers.
•  1860-1930 US Federal Census at Ancestry.com membership required
•  1890 Veteran's Schedule at Ancestry.com membership required
•  USGenWeb Census Project Pierce County
•  USGenWeb Census Project/Washington
•  WA-CENSUS-LOOKUP. A mailing list for anyone desiring a check of Washington census records for their ancestors. Requests should be as specific as possible and include county name, specific family of interest, and year whenever possible. In addition, those who own or have access to census records and are willing to do lookups are asked to subscribe and assist in responding to queries. To subscribe send "subscribe" to wa-census-lookup-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or wa-census-lookup-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
• Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892 (Ancestry.com, membership required.)

Employment & Volunteer

•  Agriculture Worden, George N. Papers
•  Banking Harry P. Cain
•  Banking Oakville State Bank
•  Bookstore Red and Black Books Collective
•  Building Supply (Johnson & Lundgren) Tanghe, John  Papers WWII
•  Farmer Myers, Joel, ledger.
•  Fruit Ross, Charles H. papers
•  Fruit Ross, Frank C. papers
•  Gold miner Tutton,  Anaximander Burgess
•  Law Condon Harvey C. papers
•  Law Hesseltine, E.A. papers
•  Lumber J. Neils Lumber Company
•  Lumber Manley-Moore Lumber Company diary
•  Mapping Kilian, Martin papers
•  Medical Pierce County Medical Society
•  Medical Seattle General Hospital
•  Newspaper Pugnetti, Donald papers
•  Newspaper Pugnetti, Frances papers
•  Packing plant Carsten's Packing Company records
•  Politics More, Robert S. papers
•  Politics Smitley, George papers
•  Railroad Tannatt, E. Tappan  Papers
•  Real Estate  Stimson, Harriet Mary Overton papers
•  Restaurant Culinary Alliance
•  Real Estate Walker, Robert G. Papers
•   Shipping Ships & Shipping Index
•  Surveyor Jones, Frederick L., survey book
•  Timber  Stimson, Harriet Mary Overton papers
•  Whaling Kilian, Martin papers
•  Women volunteers Women of Vision

Ethnic & religious groups

•  African American Tanner, Jack Edward WWII
•   African American WA-AfriGeneas (African ancestored researchers within Washington)
•  German - Order of the Sons of Hermann
•  Methodist  Collins Memorial Library
•  Methodist John Canse papers
•  Native American Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
•  Native American - Federally Recognized Tribal Map
•  Native American First People
•  Nordic Heritage Museum Seattle, Washington
•  Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection - Robert Mortvedt Library 
• WA-FREEDMEN. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Freedmen in Washington from all ethnic backgrounds (e.g., African, Native American, Caucasian). To subscribe send "subscribe" to wa-freedmen-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or wa-freedmen-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
   

Forms & Worksheets

•  U.S. 1920 Census Worksheet
•  U.S. 1910 Census Worksheet
•  U.S. 1900 Census Worksheet
•  U.S. 1880 Census Worksheet
•  U.S. 1870 Census Worksheet
•  U.S. 1860 Census Worksheet

Hospital

•  Northern Pacific Hospital Records

History - see also surnames

•  American Local History Network - Washington 
•  Daffodilians (Daffodil Festival, Inc.; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival, Inc.)
•  Mountaineers Climbs 1912-1916
•  Northwest Seaport Maritime Heritage Center Seattle, Washington
•  Pierce County History
• Tacoma Public Library's History Resources
•  Washington Historical Timeline
•  Washington History Timeline
•  Washington Historical Background
•  WPA Life Histories Washington

Help

• Cyndi's List Washington  
•  National Archives/Genealogy
•  Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Washington State
   

How-to do research

•  Discovering Your Family Tree
•  How do I begin?
•  How to Locate Your Ancestor in the United States
•  How to Recognize Your United States Ancestor
•  Name Variations in United States Indexes and Records
•  RootsWeb's Guide To Tracing Family Trees
•  Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada
•   Tacoma Public Library's Genealogy Resources
•  The Basics on How to Search for Ancestors in the United States
•  Tracing Immigrant Origins Research Outline must read
•  U.S. Military Records Research Outline must read
•  US Mortality Schedules, 1850 to 1885
•  US Previous Research, Part 1
•  US Previous Research, Part 2
•  US Research Outline must read
•  US Social Security Death Index and Application Files
•  Washington Research Outline  must read
•  Washington Statewide Indexes and Collections

Immigration

•  Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
•  Tacoma Public Library Ships and Shipping Database

Land

•  Bureau of Land Management
•  Pierce County Washington Land Records Search - deeds, easements, mortgage documents, liens, maps & excise tax records from auditor's office.
•  Pierce County National Register of Historic Places
•  Washington "Poorhouse"

Libraries

•  LDS Family History Center (FHC)
  Please note that most FHCs will provide free access to a variety of normally subscription based websites. You must visit the FHC to find out more.
  •  LDS Family History Library Catalog Pierce County
  •  Find Family History Center near you
•  Tacoma Public Library
• Tacoma Public Library's The Genealogy Collection at the TPL
•   Tacoma Public Library's Northwest Room & Special Collections
•  Pierce County Library System
•  The Seattle Public Library Genealogy Collection
•  Washington State Historical Society Research Center
  • Finding aids (PDF format)
•  Washington State Library
•  Washington State University Libraries

Mailing Lists

•  Genforum Pierce County Message Board
•  Rootsweb Pierce County Message Board
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    • Search the WAPIERCE archives
    • Browse the WAPIERCE archives
•  WA-OLD-NEWS (genealogy-related abstracts from Washington newspapers)
•  WA-Rooters. A mailing list for anyone with a historic or genealogical interest in Washington. Surname queries are welcome. To subscribe send the following to wa-rooters-request@genexchange.org: subscribe
•  WASHINGTON. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the State of Washington. Interested individuals may want to check out the Washington USGenWeb page. To subscribe send "subscribe" to washington-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or washington-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
•  WESTERN-ROOTS-L. Discussions of genealogical and historical research in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Hawaii, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. To subscribe send the following to listserv@listserv.indiana.edu: SUB WESTERN-ROOTS-L firstname lastname

Maps

•  1895 Atlas Maps
•  GNIS - Yale Peabody Museum Maps
•  Highways of Washington State
•  Library of Congress - American Memory Panoramic Maps for Washington
•  Pierce County National Register of Historic Places
•  USGenWeb Washington Maps  

Marriage Records

•  Pierce County, Washington auditor's office

Mega-Reference Sites listing other useful sites for researchers.

•  Cyndi's List - Washington
•  Cyndi's List - Washington - Localities: Counties, Areas & Regions
•  Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Washington State

Message Boards

•  Ancestry's Pierce County Washington free

Military

•  Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
•  Harding, Elisha J., papers - Civil War
•  Hileman, Millard - WWII
•  Library of Congress Civil War Photos
•  Painter, William Charles papers - Indian Wars
•  More, Robert S. papers - Indian Wars
•  Shotgun's American Civil War
•  Sons of Union Veterans
•  Tanghe, John  Papers WWII
•  Tanner, Jack Edward WWII
•  USGenWeb Pensions Project
• Veteran's home - Orting from Seattle Post Intelligencer

Newspaper

•  Newspaper Abstracts

Obituaries

•  Ancestry's Pierce County Washington (free) has obituaries transcribed by Bradley Thomas
•  Legacy
•  Tacoma Public Library's Tacoma Obituary Database  NOTE: This link is currently not working. I hope someone will get this operational again. Guess there is something wrong at the library’s website. Contact the library directly using the ASK A LIBRARIAN program.

Photographs

•   Tacoma Public Library's South Sound Photo Album (searchable)

Pioneers - see Surnames & Biographies

Places

•  Indian Henry's Grave
•  Pierce County National Register of Historic Places
•  Tacoma Public Library Washington Place Names  
•  Washington "Poorhouse"

Pierce County, Washington - Official Resources

•  Pierce County Health Department
•  Vital Records/Pierce County

Schools

•  Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Changes in Pierce County School Districts since their inception by Janet Nixon Baccus

Societies

•  Tacoma Historical Society
•  Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society
•  Washington State Genealogy Society
•  Washington State Historical Society

Surnames & Biographies

•  Ancestor Exchange Index Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society
•  Denny, Arthur Armstrong (pioneer)
•  Fleet, John (pioneer)
•  Harding, Elisha J., papers -Civil War
•  Hesseltine, E.A. papers (homesteader)
•  Jones, Frederick L., survey book
• Kelly, Thomas "Red" (musician of 20th century)
•  McCormick Family papers
•  More, Robert S. papers (pioneer)
•  Myers, Joel, ledger
•   Murray's People Fascinating people who explored, settled & developed Tacoma and the Pacific Northwest.
•  Painter, William Charles papers (pioneer)
•  Smitley, George papers
•  Stimson, Harriet Mary Overton papers
•  Streamer, Frank papers (pioneer)
•  Tanghe, John  papers WWII
•  Tanner, Jack Edward WWII
•  Tannatt, E. Tappan papers
•  Tompkins, Stuart Ramsay papers
•  Tutton,  Anaximander Burgess (gold miner)
•  WPA Life Histories Washington
•  Washington Biographies Project
•  Washington Family Group Sheet Project
•  Yesler, Henry L. and Sarah papers (pioneers)

Vital Records

•  Pierce County Health Department
•  Vital Records/Pierce County
•  Washington Department of Health - Vital Records

Washington State - Official Resources

•  Access Washington
•  Washington State Archives
•  Washington State Library

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