Previous Updates for the Washington Genealogy Trails Website!

 

Because this page was not created until November of 2007 it is not a full list of the updates prior to that month.

June 20, 2008:

Chelan-1930 Census: Grange, Lakeside, Millerdale and Warner Precincts

Whatcom-1900 Census: East Ferndale, Ferry, Laurel and Marietta Precincts

June 13, 2008:

Chelan-1930 Census: Brender, Chelan Falls, Ollala, Stemilt and Wapato Precincts

Snohomish-Obituaries for Arstein, Dietrich, Eberle, Galloway, Hartley and Irwin

Submitted by Bradley Thomas

Whatcom-1900 Census: Nooksack, Roeder and Sumas Precincts

June 6, 2008:

Chelan-1930 Census: Blewett, Colockum and Winesap Precincts

Ferry-1930 Census: Boyds and West Fork Precincts, finished Barnaby Precinct

Franklin-Newspaper Article, Thanks to Barb Ziegenmeyer

King-Death Announcement of Judge Prigmore, Thanks to Barb Ziegenmeyer

Lewis-Death Announcement, Thanks to Barb Ziegenmeyer

Pierce-Newspaper Article, Thanks to Barb Ziegenmeyer

Whatcom-1900 Census: Clearbrook, Lynden and Park Precincts

May 23, 2008:

Chelan-1930 Census: Lake Chelan, Merritt, Stehekin, and Winton Precincts

Ferry-1930 Census, Toroda Precinct

Whatcom-1900 Census: Chuckanut, Crescent, Lummi Island and Lake Precincts;

Obituaries for Allen, Anderson, Berry, Flotre, Gustafson, Hoines, Johnson,

Kaline, Kelly, Kuntz, Mulliken, Rasmussen, Schneider, Shirra, Solomon

May 16, 2008:

Chelan-1930 Census, Azwell, Boyd, Chewawa and First Creek Precincts

Whatcom-1900 Census, Point Robert and Semiahmoo

Obituaries for Lambert-Harvey, Marsh, Odegaard, Redelfs and Schulz

May 2, 2008:

Spokane-Echelbarger Family Biography, Thanks to Melvin Echelberger

Whatcom-Obituaries for Smith, Hesselgrave, Noble, Schweigert, Deeter, Deeter-Forthun, Bromley, DenAdel, Johnson, Fadden, Lambert, Miller, and Patterson

April 18, 2008:

Adams-Cemetery Page, Post Offices

Asotin-Cemetery Page, Post Offices

Benton-Cemetery Page, Birth Records

Chelan-Cemetery Page

Clallam-Cemetery Page

Clark-Cemetery Page, Post Offices

Columbia-Cemetery Page, Post Offices

Cowlitz-Marriages, Post Offices

Douglas-Cemetery Page, Post Offices

Ferry-Cemetery Page, Post Offices

Franklin-Cemetery Page

Garfield-Post Offices

Grant-Post Offices

Grays Harbor-Cemetery Page

Island-Cemetery Page, Post Offices

Jefferson-Post Offices

King-Post Offices

Kitsap-Post Offices

Kittitas-Cemetery Page, Post Offices

Klickitat-Cemetery Page, Post Offices

Lewis-Cemetery Page, Post Offices, Snow Cemetery Listing

Lincoln-Cemetery Page

Mason-Post Offices

Okanogan-Post Offices

Pacific-Cemetery Page

Pend Oreille-Cemetery Page

Pierce-Post Offices

San Juan-Cemetery Page, Post Offices

Skagit-Post Offices

Skamania-Post Offices

Snohomish-Post Offices

Spokane-Cemetery Page

Stevens-Cemetery Page

Thurston-Cemetery Page

Wahkiakum-Post Offices

Walla Walla-Cemetery Page, Post Offices

Whatcom-Post Offices

Whitman-Cemetery Page

Yakima-Post Offices

April 4, 2008:

Whatcom-1900 census (partial)

Yakima-Obituaries for Beck & Brown thanks to Patricia Cooper

March 28, 2008:

Snohomish-Cemetery Page

Spokane-Post Offices

Stevens-Post Offices

Thurston-Post Offices

Wahkiakum-Cemetery Page

Walla Walla-1860 Federal Census finished

Whitman-Post Offices

Yakima-1880 Federal Census finished

March 21, 2008:

Lincoln-Post Offices

Mason-Cemetery Page

Okanogan-Cemetery Page

Pacific-Post Offices

Pend Oreille-Post Offices

Pierce-Births

San Juan-1880 Census completed

Skagit-Cemeteries

Skamania-Cemeteries

March 14, 2008:

Douglas-Marriages

Ferry-Post Offices

Franklin-Post Offices

Garfield-Cemetery Page

Grant-Cemetery Page

Grays Harbor-Post Offices

Island-Births

Jefferson-Cemetery Page

King-1860 Federal Census Finished

Kitsap-Births

Kittitas-Births

Klickitat-Births

Lewis-1850 Federal Census

March 7, 2008:

Adams-Marriages

Asotin-Marriages

Benton-Post Offices

Chelan-Post Offices

Clallam-Post Offices

Clark-Images of old documents thanks to John Brassfield;

part of the 1850 Census

Columbia-Births

Cowlitz-Births

February 23, 2008:

Grays Harbor-

Thanks to Rose Mitcham we have 2 obituaries for Chauncey Messenger
http://www.genealogytrails.com/wash/graysharbor/index.html

King-

Thanks to Robyn Greenlund we have a death notice for Preston
Thanks to Jeanne Moore we have 2 death notices for Alice Ball and a death certificate, obituaries for Estelle Ball & Laura Ball
http://www.genealogytrails.com/wash/king/index.html

Pierce-

Thanks to Bradley Thomas we have a ton of new stuff:
Licenses to wed from Tacoma Times 7/21/1927 and 7/26/1919
Death notice for Lewis Vincent
Death notice for Maria Bolander
Death notice for Robert Brothers
http://www.genealogytrails.com/wash/pierce/index.html

Thurston-

Thanks to Dena Whitesell we have a news article from Time Magazine
http://www.genealogytrails.com/wash/thurston/index.html

Walla Walla-

1 death notice from Melissa Rodriguez for Bradley
http://www.genealogytrails.com/wash/wallawalla/index.html
 

February 11, 2008:

Acacia Memorial Park, Black Diamond, Calvary Catholic, Cedar Lawns Memorial, Crown Hill & Fall City Cemeteries information. 1870 Morality census, the entire 1911 book titled Anti-Chinese Riots at Seattle, WN., February 8th, 1886
Updated birth index
3 pages of the 1860 Census, Cemeteries page, updated misc. newspaper articles
 

January 31, 2008:

Marla, our Whatcom Co. host, has just announced that the 1870 census for Whatcom is done!

http://www.genealogytrails.com/wash/whatcom/Census/census.html
 

January 31, 2008:

Washington State-
A brief History of Washington from Whatcom Co host, Marla Snow!

Benton-
1 obituary for Earl Snow from Marla Snow!

Clark-
1 obituary from Dianne Harsh for Grant Derby!

Jefferson-
1 obituary for Eleanor McCurdy thanks to Marla Snow!

Kitsap-
Cemetery & town pages

Pierce-
1 obituary from Marla Snow for Clarence Snow!

Skagit-
1 obituary for Richard Pagh from Marla Snow!

Snohomish-
Obituary for Perkins thanks to Marla Snow

Wahkiakum-
1860, 1870 & 1880 mortality census records, 1860 census & updated Cathlamet page

Walla Walla-
Cemetery page, birth notice for Barnard, Miscellaneous newspaper articles & death notice for Blalock

Whitman-
Almota 1890 Veterans Census, 1930 Cashup census & miscellaneous newspaper articles.
Death notices for Jeffreys, Crampton & Wyman
Wheeler/Beck Marriage Announcement
Cemeteries page, Chapter Index for the Illustrated History of Whitman Co., Chapter for the Newspapers in Whitman County.

Yakima-
Cemeteries page, towns page, 1880 Lower Natchez Census, New pages for the following towns: Alfalfa,
Artesian, Byron, Cowiche, Grandview, Granger, Mabton, Midvale, Pomona, Selah, Sunnyside, Tampico, Toppenish, Wapato, Wenas & White Swan. Miscellaneous newspaper articles, Updated newspaper articles, Death notices for Sarah Bland, Melvina Chappell & Oscar Tyler, Selah page updated, Yakima City page & 1880 Cowychee Census
 

January 4, 2008:
Whatcom County-
1860 county census and Births from 1908.
 

December 22, 2007
Marla Snow just added the cemetery transcription for Nooksack Cemetery, Whatcom Co.
 

December 22, 2007

Ferry County-
WWI Draft Cards, Surname Z
Franklin County-
Towns page
Miscellaneous newspaper articles & 2 death notices
Garfield County-
Miscellaneous newspaper articles & 1 marriage notice
Grant County-
1930 Corfu Census, Updated newspaper articles & updated towns
Grays Harbor County-
Newspaper articles, 2 death notices & 1860 Assessment and Statistical census
Island County-
Towns page & 1860 census
Jefferson County-
1890 Brinnon Veterans census, 1 marriage notice, 2 death notices & updated newspaper articles
King County-
Updated newspaper articles, 1 marriage notice & 1 death notice
 

December 12, 2007

Whatcom-
Cemetery Transcriptions for:
Bethany Lutheran
Lawrence
Kendall
Maple Falls
Mt. Hope
Saxon
Van Zandt

Under Misc.:
Clamdigger's Club
Lynden Resident's of 1870

Newspaper articles

Military articles from the newspaper

December 5, 2007
Adams-
Miscellaneous newspaper articles & 2 more pages of the 1887 census
Asotin-
1 passport application
Benton-
3 passport applications
Chelan-
Started the 1930 Census Index & 3 passport applications
Clallam-
1870 US Indian Reservation at Neah Bay & 1880 Neah Bay & Vicinity Census
Clark-
1885 Cathlapotle Census, Misc. Vancouver news articles & 1 death record
Columbia-
Miscellaneous news articles updated, 1 death record and a page for the Dayton Democratic State Journal.
Cowlitz-
1890 Kelso Veterans census & Cemetery page
Douglas-
Updated towns page and 1887 Moses Coulee Census

November 9, 2007
Marla Snow has updated Whatcom Co with the following new things:
Transcriptions for Hopewell and Clipper cemeteries

October 27-28, 2007
As usual Marla Snow, are Whatcom County Host is working hard. She has announced that Biographies F-Z are online.

November 9, 2007

Marla Snow has updated Whatcom Co with the following new things:
Transcriptions for Hopewell and Clipper cemeteries
http://genealogytrails.com/wash/whatcom/

October 27-28, 2007

As usual Marla Snow, are Whatcom County Host is working hard. She has announced that Biographies F-Z are online.
http://genealogytrails.com/wash/whatcom/

October 13, 2007
GRANT-
New Towns page
Miscellaneous newspaper articles
4 death notices
PIERCE-
Thanks to Bradley Thomas, we have 20 new obituaries for Pierce Co! Thanks Bradley!
New Towns page
Miscellaneous newspaper articles
1860 Mortality Census
SAN JUAN-
New towns page with origin of names for Argyle & Some of the Islands
1880 Orcas Island Census
SKAGIT-
5 biographies from the Illustrated History of Skagit County
5 death notices
Miscellaneous newspaper articles
SKAMANIA-
Started the 1887 census
New towns page
Miscellaneous newspaper articles
4 death notices
SNOHOMISH-
New towns page
Miscellaneous newspaper articles
3 death notices

October 6, 2007
Marla Snow is on a roll with Whatcom Co. updates!
She has added new biographies, surnames starting with A-E

September 24, 2007
Marla is at it again and has added some new biographies for Whatcom!
Great job, Marla!

September 19, 2007
Marla has new updates for Whatcom Co.:
Clearbrook Cemetery transcription & births from 1907

August 30, 2007
Marla has updated Whatcom County with marriages from 1802-1902
Also she has added some recent obituaries

August 26, 2007
Columbia-
First 3 pages of the 1890 Dayton Veterans census

Cowlitz-
New towns pages for Carrolls, Castle Rock, Cougar, Kalama, Monticello, Oak Point, Olequa, Ostrander, Stella and Yale.
Miscellaneous newspaper articles
1 death notice

Jefferson-
2 newspaper articles, thanks to Marla Snow

Lewis-
1 obituary, thanks to Sara Hemp

Pierce-
1 news article from a Friend of Genealogy
5 Obituaries, thanks to Bradley Thomas

August 24 2007
Marla Snow has updated the Whatcom County 1880 Census

August 15, 2007
Marla Snow has updated the Whatcom County site with the following new data:
3 precincts from the 1880 Census
2 cemetery transcriptions
Great job, Marla!

August 10, 2007
Whatcom County now has a new host! Welcome to Marla Snow and we look forward
to seeing the wonderful additions you will make to the site.

July 27 2007: Adams-2 pages of the 1887 census
Asotin-Misc. newspaper articles & Asotin pct. 1890 veterans census
Benton-misc. newspaper articles & 2 death notices
Clallam-First 3 pages of the 1900 Neah Bay Agency Indian Census
Clark-1 new obituary thanks to Teresa Estes-Waller!
Grays Harbor-1 new pension record thanks to Terry Wages!
King- 1860 Mortality census, 1930 Carmelite Monastery & Redemptionist Order census, 2 Seattle Enumerataion Dist. 1890 veterans census, misc. newspaper articles & 2 marriage notices
Kitsap-1 new obituary thanks to Mrs. Carole Dick!
Kittitas- Thanks to Karen Isaacson Leverich for the 1950 and 1952 Central Washington College yearbooks!
Pierce-Thanks to Mrs. Carole Dick, 2 new obituaries!
Spokane-2 death notices thankst o David Thormahlen!
Thurston-1 new bio, thanks to Carole Dick!
Whatcom-1 new obituary thanks to Lisa Smalley!

June 29, 2007: Clallam- Part of the 1899 Neah Bay Indian reservation census
Stevens- 1870 Spokane Plains census & part of the 1890 veterans census
Thurston-1860 & 1870 Mortality census, Misc. newspaper articles & 1 death notice
Wahkiakum-Towns page
Walla Walla- 1860 Yakima Indian Reservation census & Chapter I from the Illustrated History of Walla Walla
Whatcom-7 death notices, 1930 census for t-39 and t-40, 1860 San Juan Islands  Census
Whitman-1880 Mortality census
Yakima-1870 census & 4 death notices.

June 2, 2007: Adams-3 pages of the 1887 census
Asotin-1 death notice and some misc. newspaper articles
Benton-1930 Vale census
Chelan-3 death notices
Clallam- Finished the 1860 census and the 1880 mortality census
Clark- 1870 morality census
Columbia-misc. newspaper articles, 1 death notice & 1 marriage notice
Cowlitz-misc. newspaper articles
Douglas-4 death notices thanks to David Thormahlen!
Franklin- 1887 Kahlotus & Lyons Ferry census
Garfield-Pataha City 1892 census
Grays Harbor-misc. newspaper articles
Island- 1860 Mortality Census
Jefferson- 1860 & 1870 Mortality Census
King-Misc. newspaper articles & 10 death notices
Kitsap-1880 Mortality census
Kittitas- 1930 Columbia River census
Klickitat-1860 & 1880 Mortality census
Lewis- 2 death notices
Lincoln-1 death notice
Mason- 1870 & 1880 Mortality census
Okanogan-towns page
Pacific-1860 Mortality census
Pend Oreille- Towns page
Pierce-Misc. newspaper articles & 1 death notice.

May 6, 2007: Adams-Misc. newspaper articles & 1 death notice
Asotin-3 pages of the 1889 census
Benton-A page for Prosser
Chelan-1930 Plain census
Clallam-Misc. newspaper articles
Clark-Pages for 6 communities
Columbia-1880 mortality census
Cowlitz-Misc. newspaper articles & 2 death notices
Douglas-1887 Grand Coulee census
Ferry- Pages for 4 communities
Franklin-2 death notices
Garfield-1892 Berlin Census
Grays harbor-1880 Mortality Census
Island-Finished A surnames from the WWI Draft Cards
Jefferson-1880 mortality census
King-Misc. newspaper articles & 1 death notice
Kitsap-Misc. newspaper articles

 

April 6, 2007: Adams- 4 pages of the 1887 census
Chelan-Towns page started with pages for numerous communities
Clallam-1 death notice
Clark-1860 Mortality Census
Columbia-New towns page
Cowlitz-1860,1870, 1880 mortality census
Douglas- 1887 Crab Creek Census
Ferry-New towns page
Franklin-1887 Eltopia Census
Garfield-New towns page
Okanogan-2 death notices and some misc. news articles
Skagit-New towns page
Skamania-1870 and 1880 mortality census
Snohomish-Misc. newspaper articles
Spokane-Chapter I from the Illustrated History
Stevens-1 interesting illegal marriage story, 1 death notice, misc. newspaper articles
Thurston-Foreword, poem & Fraternal Organizations from The Early History of Thurston County.

March 10, 2007: A contribution from Mrs. Carole Dick about "Galloping Gertie" starts off our new memories page!
Adams-1890 Veterans Census
Asotin-2 pages from the 1889 census
Benton-1930 Paterson census
Chelan-1 article from the Centralia Chronicle, 1930 Cascade Tunnel Census
Clallam-Cherbourg 1860 census
Clark-1 obituary donated by Sara Hemp
Columbia-Chapters from Historic Sketchers, 1882 involving Columbia Co.
Cowlitz-New towns page and page for Kelso
Douglas-1887 Bracken Census
Ferry-1930 Barnaby Census
Franklin-1887 Ainsworth Census
Garfield-Historic sketches of Garfield co, 1882
Grant-1930 Beverly Census
Grays Harbor-1870 Mortality Census
Island-10 WWI draft cards, surnames starting with A
Jefferson-4 pages of the 1891 Census
King-New towns page, News articles about Seattle, 1 birth notice, 2 death notices, 3 marriage notices, new books page and the 1856 census
Thurston-1 new obituary thanks to Mrs. Carole Dick
Whitman-Oakedale and Wa Wa Wai 1890 Veterans Census

February 7, 2007: Adams County-Information on numerous town names
Asotin-Information on numerous town names
Benton-Information on numerous town names
Walla Walla- 1860 Dry Creek Census
Whatcom-1930 Mt. Baker, Trail, Township 37 NR 9E & NR 16E census
Whitman-Information on numerous town names
Yakima-1870 mortality Census

January 22, 2007: All counties are now online and a search engine has been added to the main page!
The following counties have a towns page now: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam & Clark
Lewis Co-1 birth record, 9 marriage records & 4 obituaries, also the Dec. 25, 1907 Centralia Chronicle.
Walla Walla -1 birth record, 3 death record and a towns page with pictures and descriptions of Walla Walla.

December 23, 2006: Passenger and Crew lists for the following ships from January 1920: Chilliwack (2), Clansman, Earl, Gray & Kildonan
Lewis County goes online with a Church Directory from a newspaper in 1890. Also going up is the December 28, 1907 Centralia Chronicle Newspaper.

November 29, 2006: 6 passenger and crew lists from January 1920 located on the main Washington Page
Thanks to Mrs. Carole Dick we have some burials and a description of Mountain View Memorial
Park for Pierce County.

August 14 2006:  Clark Co. goes online with 2 marriage records thanks to Christie Shellito
Whatcom County is now online with pictures of two schools in Bellingham
King county also goes up with a  death certificate sent by Christie Shellito!