Historical Resources


HistoryLink is the first and largest evolving online encyclopedia of Washington state and local history created expressly for the Internet.



Digital collections of photographs, maps, newspapers, posters, reports and other media from the University of Washington Libraries, Faculty and Departments, and partnering organizations.  The collections emphasize rare and unique materials.


 
Photographs, maps, media and documents from the Washington State University digital collections.



Panoramic Maps of US cities.  Panoramic maps are 19th and 20th century representations of cities from a birds-eye view.



Historic photographs, publications, newspapers and maps from the Washington state digital archives.



Tax parcel lot lines, historic aerial photography and original photos of homes from the King County GIS Center.

 


Historic aerial photography from historicaerials.com


The Eastside Heritage Center is committed to preserving the past as it builds community and connects people with their heritage. In addition to maintaining and preserving the largest collection of artifacts, photos and archival material related to East King County, Washington, the Eastside Heritage Center focuses on sharing this collection with the community through exhibits, books, presentations and a wide variety of education programs.


The Bellevue Historical Society joined with Marymoor Museum of Eastside History to create the Eastside Heritage Center.  But this site provides timelines, photos and essays from the former Bellevue Historical Society Website.



The mission of the Redmond Historical Society is to educate, advocate, and serve the Redmond area by documenting, collecting, housing and displaying, the history of the people, places and events that illustrate the City’s heritage.



The Sammamish Heritage Society is a non-profit (501.c.3) organization, established to preserve the history, heritage, and integrity of Sammamish, Washington. The Society was started with the idea to help residents and visitors to our city learn and understand about the diverse