Puget Sound Resources

For those of you who are planning to do genealogical research in the Puget Sound area, below is a list of Puget Sound area genealogical societies, libraries, and other organizations that provide resources for genealogical research. If you are looking for a professional to help you with your genealogy research or other genealogy-related products or services, please feel free to contact our members directly.

Bookstores:

Heritage Quest Library and Bookstore
909 Main Street, Suite 5
Sumner, WA 98390
Email: research@hqrl.com
Phone: 253-863-1806

Pioneer Book Store
206 South Meridian
Puyallup, WA 98371
Phone: 253-537-8288

Genealogical and Historical Societies and Libraries:

Belfair Genealogical Society
(Chapter of PSGS-BGS)
P.O. Box 1931
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Email: jfhort@aol.com

Clallam County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1327
Port Angeles, WA 98362-0244
Email: ccgs@olypen.com
Phone: 360-417-5000

Eastside Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 374
Bellevue, WA 98009-0374

Fiske Genealogical Library
1644 43rd Avenue E
Seattle, WA 98112
Email: postmaster@fiskelibrary.org
Phone: 206-328-2716

Genealogical Society of Pierce County
P.O. Box 98634
Tacoma, WA 98499-0634

Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island
P.O. Box 976
Langley, WA 98260

Grays Harbor Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 867
Cosmopolis, WA 98537-0867

Heritage Quest Library and Bookstore
909 Main Street, Suite 5
Sumner, WA 98390
Email: research@hqrl.com
Phone: 253-863-1806

Jefferson County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 627
Port Townsend, WA 98368-0627
Email: wajcgs@olympus.net

Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State
c/o 23208 NE 126th Street
Redmond, WA 98053
Email: maven@jgsws.org

Mason County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 103
Shelton WA 98584-0103

North Beach Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 774
Ocean Shores, WA 98569

Olympia Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1313
Olympia, WA 98507-1313
Email: OlympiaGenSoc@bigfoot.com

Puget Sound Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1931
Port Orchard, WA 98366-0805

Seattle Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 15329
Seattle, WA 98115-0329
Library location: 6200 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA [across the street from the National Archives]
Email: seagen@foxinternet.com
Phone: 206-522-8658

Skagit Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 715
Conway, WA 98238-0715

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 63
Edmonds, WA 98020-0063

South King County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3174
Kent, WA 98032-0203

Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 34
Arlington, WA 98223-0034

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1952
Tacoma, WA 98401-1952
Email: MAlexan206@aol.com or janetgb@att.net
Phone: 253-572-6650

Whatcom Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1493
Bellingham, WA 98227-1493

Whidbey Island Genealogical Searchers
P.O. Box 627
Oak Harbor, WA 98277-0627

Family History Libraries:

Auburn Family History Library (LDS)
625 M Street NE
Auburn, WA 98002
Phone: 425-735-2009

Federal Way Family History Library (LDS)
34815 Weyerhaeuser Way South
Federal Way, WA 98002
Phone: 253-874-3803

Olympia Family History Library (LDS)
1116 Yew Avenue NE
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-943-7035

Puyallup South Family History Library (LDS)
13420 94^th Avenue East
Puyallup, WA 98373
Phone: 253-840-1673

Seattle Family History Library (LDS)
5701 8^th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: 206-522-1233

Sumner Family History Library (LDS)
512 Valley Avenue
Sumner, WA 98390
Phone: 253-863-3383

Tacoma Family History Library (LDS)
1102 Pearl Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone: 253-564-1103

Public Libraries:

Olympia Timberland Regional Library
8^th & Franklin Streets
Olympia, WA 98504
Email: Ask-a-Librarian
Phone: 360-352-0595

Pierce County Library
6300 Wildare Road SW
Tacoma, WA 98499
Email: webref@pcl.lib.wa.us
Phone: 253-581-3242 (Reference Desk)
1-800-346-0995

Seattle Public Library
Central Branch
1000 Fourth Avenue
Email: Ask-a-Librarian
Phone: 206-386-4629

Spokane Public Library
906 West Main
Spokane, WA
Email: Ask-a-Librarian
Phone: 509-444-5336

Tacoma Public Library
1102 South Tacoma Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98403
Phone: 253-591-5622 (Northwest Genealogy)

University Libraries:

University of Washington Libraries
Allen & Suzzallo Libraries
15^th Avenue NE at NE 41^st Street
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: 206-543-0242 (Info Desk)

Collins Memorial Library (University of Puget Sound)
1500 North Warner Street
Tacoma, WA 98416-1021
Phone: 253-879-3670

Mortvedt Library (Pacific Lutheran University)
Park Avenue & South 121^st Street
Tacoma, WA 98444
Phone: 253-535-7500

WA State Archives Regional Branches:

Northwest Regional Branch Archives, (Western Washington University)
MS-9123
Bellingham, WA 98225-9123
Email: state.archives@wwu.edu
Phone: 360-650-7930
(Clallam, Island, Jefferson, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom Counties)

Puget Sound Regional Archives
Pritchard-Fleming Building
3000 Landerholm Circle SE, MS-N100
Bellevue, WA 98007-6484
Email: Archives@bcc.ctc.edu
Phone: 425-564-3940
(King, Kitsap, and Pierce Counties)

Southwest Regional Branch Archives
1129 Washington Street SE
PO Box 40238
Olympia, WA 98504-0238
Email: lweaver@secstate.wa.gov
Phone: 360-586-1492
(Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Skamania, Thurston and Wahkiakum Counties)

Central Washington Regional Branch Archives
Bledsoe & Washington Archives Building
400 E. University Way
Mail Stop 7547
Ellensburg, Washington 98926-7547
Email: On-line Research Request
Phone: 509-963-1753
(Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, and Yakima Counties)

Eastern Washington Regional Branch Archives (Eastern Washington University)
960 Washington Street
Cheney, Washington 99004
Email: era@mail.ewu.edu
Phone: 509-235-1519
(Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman Counties)

Washington State Resources:

Washington State Archives
1120 Washington Street SE
P.O. Box 40238
Olympia, WA 98504-0238
Email: research@secstate.wa.gov
Phone: 360-586-1492

Washington State Library
P.O. Box 42460
Olympia, WA 98507-2460
Email: askalibrarian@secstate.wa.gov
Phone: 360-704-5200

Washington State Historical Society
1911 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: 253-272-9747

Washington State Dept of Health
Center for Health Statistics
P.O. Box 9709
Olympia, WA 98507-9709
Phone: 360-236-4300
Holds state vital records since July 1, 1907

Federal Resources:

National Archives & Record Service, Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle)
6125 Sand Point Way
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone: 206-526-6507

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