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African American, WA, Black Location
Seattle, WA BlackPast.org, an online reference center makes available a wealth of materials on African American history in one central location on the Internet. Blackpast is made possible by the content contributions of over 800 volunteers from six continents who give of their time and energy to bring this information to a global audience. Click on the images to read their stories or find them in the yellow tabs below in the three main categories: Academic, Independent, and Student. We need more volunteer content contributors.
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WA, Scandinavian Location
Tacoma, WA The Scandinavian Cultural Center is dedicated to increasing and sharing knowledge of Scandinavian history and culture with the wider community of the Tacoma and South Puget Sound area.
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West European, East European, WA, European, German, Russian Location
Touchet, WA The AHSGR is the premier global organization for Germans from Russia. Council of Northwest Chapters - Charles Saranto (Blue Mountain Chapter)
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WA, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish Location
Seattle, WA The Nordic Museum is an internationally recognized museum and cultural center where people of all backgrounds are welcomed to be inspired by the values, traditions, art, and spirit of the Nordic peoples.
Dedicated to collecting, preserving, and educating since its founding in 1980, the Nordic Museum is the largest museum in the United States to honor the legacy of immigrants from the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
Dedicated to collecting, preserving, and educating since its founding in 1980, the Nordic Museum is the largest museum in the United States to honor the legacy of immigrants from the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
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WA, American (US), Settler Location
Freeland, WA We offer fellowship and support to anyone interested in genealogy. New members and guests are always welcome. Our meetings are held in Freeland, Washington but members come from many locations all over the island and on the mainland.
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WA, For All Location
Union Gap, WA WSGS shares information about genealogical activities and resources from individual members and local, county, state and national organizations. WSGS promotes the preservation of and access to public and private genealogical and historical information.
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North European, WA, European, Irish Location
Seattle, WA The Irish Heritage Club is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious organization that organizes and promotes activities of an Irish cultural nature in the Greater Seattle area, the State of Washington, USA.
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WA, For All Location
Vancouver, WA Welcome to the Clark County Genealogical Society. The CCGS was founded by Margaretta Zimmerman and fourteen of her friends in 1972, and is a volunteer run organization dedicated to encourage, foster, educate, and organize activities related to genealogy. Whether you have Clark County connections or not, we invite you to join us in exploring your family history.
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WA, American (US), Settler Location
Rollingbay, WA Who are we? Enthusiastic amateur genealogists exploring family roots from all over the world in a fun, supportive, learning environment. Benefits of membership in this all volunteer non-profit society include lectures, focused interest groups, newsletter, website, and mentor support to use traditional methods and DNA to research your family tree.
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WA, American (US), Settler Location
Lind, WA The Adams County Historical Society is a non-profit organization that was established in 1952 to celebrate the history of Adams County and its communities, protect the county’s artifacts, explain the history of Adams County as well as the towns and cities located within its boundaries and provide access to research assistance to genealogists and historians.
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WA, Jewish Location
Redmond, WA JGSWS helps our members find their Jewish family roots. We hold monthly meetings with guest lecturers, and we sponsor workshops. We offer programs for beginners as well as seasoned researchers. Recent topics included immigration records, Jewish given names, forensic genealogy, genealogical research on the Internet, how to find an ancestral town, and how to create a family health portrait.
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South European, WA, American (US), European, Greek, Greek American Location
Seattle, WA The Greek-American Historical Museum of Washington State is a virtual museum that collects video histories from Greeks in Washington State.
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WA, American (US), Japanese Location
Seattle, WA A grassroots organization dedicated to preserving, educating, and sharing the story of World War II-era incarceration of Japanese Americans in order to deepen understanding of American history and inspire action for equity.
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WA, Black Location
Seattle, WA The first meeting of the committee that was to become the Black Heritage Society of Washington State, Inc. was held at the home of Esther and Donald Mumford on March 20, 1977. The general purpose was the mutual interest to preserve the history and art of Black people of Washington State.
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WA, American (US), Native American, Settler, For All Location
Seattle, WA The free online encyclopedia of Washington state history. 7782 HistoryLink.org articles now available. We are dedicated to the principle that history belongs to the entire community and that a better understanding of past events can improve public debate and decisions and enrich the lives of individuals.