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==== History  ====
==== History  ====


{{WA History Intro}}
{{WA History Intro}}  


===== History Timeline  =====
===== History Timeline  =====


[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#OKANOGAN Historical County Boundaries] from Newberry Library<ref>John H. Long, ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'' (Chicago: Newberry Library, 2006) [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/ online].</ref><br><br> Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wilma, David. ''Okanogan County -- Thumbnail History'', [http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=7608 History Link.org] Essay 7608.
[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#OKANOGAN Historical County Boundaries] from Newberry Library<ref>John H. Long, ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'' (Chicago: Newberry Library, 2006) [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/ online].</ref><br><br> Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wilma, David. ''Okanogan County -- Thumbnail History'', [http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=7608 History Link.org] Essay 7608.  


==== Land and Property  ====
==== Land and Property  ====
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==== Maps  ====
==== Maps  ====


[[Image:Wakitsap.jpg|640px|Wakitsap.jpg]]
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==== Migration  ====
==== Migration  ====
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==== Repositories  ====
==== Repositories  ====


===== Courthouse  =====


[http://www.kitsapgov.com/ Kitsap County Courthouse]<br> 614 Division Street<br> Port Orchard, WA 98366<br> Phone 360.337.7164<br><br>County Auditor has birth records 1891-1907, death record<br> 1892-1907 and marriage records from 1892. <br>County Clerk has divorce and court records from 1888, probate and<br> adoption records from 1861 and land records from 1857. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kitsap County, Washington page 733, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
===== Family History Centers  =====
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
*[[Bremerton Washington Family History Center]]
*[[Poulsbo Washington Family History Center]]
===== Libraries  =====
===== Museums  =====
===== Societies  =====
Puget Sound Genealogical Society<br> P.O. Box 1931<br> Port Orchard, WA 98366-0805<br> (360)874-8813<br> [http://www.pusogensoc.org www.pusogensoc.org]


==== Taxation  ====
==== Taxation  ====
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*Check websites and catalogs, such as items in {{FHL|Washington, Kitsap|place|disp=FamilySearch Library}} (Utah) or [http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?q=kitsap+county+Washington Allen County Public Library] (Indiana) for {{PAGENAME}}. {{GetACopy tip}}
*Check websites and catalogs, such as items in {{FHL|Washington, Kitsap|place|disp=FamilySearch Library}} (Utah) or [http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?q=kitsap+county+Washington Allen County Public Library] (Indiana) for {{PAGENAME}}. {{GetACopy tip}}


=== Towns and Communities ===
===== Courthouse  =====
 
[http://www.kitsapgov.com/ Kitsap County Courthouse]<br> 614 Division Street<br> Port Orchard, WA 98366<br> Phone 360.337.7164<br><br>County Auditor has birth records 1891-1907, death record<br> 1892-1907 and marriage records from 1892. <br>County Clerk has divorce and court records from 1888, probate and<br> adoption records from 1861 and land records from 1857. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kitsap County, Washington page 733, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
 
===== Family History Centers  =====
 
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
*[[Bremerton Washington Family History Center]]
*[[Poulsbo Washington Family History Center]]
 
===== Libraries  =====
 
===== Museums  =====
 
===== Societies  =====
 
Puget Sound Genealogical Society<br> P.O. Box 1931<br> Port Orchard, WA 98366-0805<br> (360)874-8813<br> [http://www.pusogensoc.org www.pusogensoc.org]
 
=== Towns and Communities ===


See a list of towns and communities in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsap_County,_Washington#Census-recognized_communities Kitsap County] per Wikipedia.
See a list of towns and communities in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsap_County,_Washington#Census-recognized_communities Kitsap County] per Wikipedia.  


=== References  ===
=== References  ===
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