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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Washington|Washington]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Whatcom County'''<br> | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Washington|Washington]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Whatcom County'''<br> | ||
Guide to '''Whatcom County Washington genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.[[Image:{{WAWhatcomUpper}}]] <br><br><br>{{DCWAmapbuttonleft}}<br><br><br> | Guide to '''Whatcom County Washington genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.[[Image:{{WAWhatcomUpper}}]] <br><br><br>{{DCWAmapbuttonleft}}<br><br><br> | ||
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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:Wawhatcom.jpg|640px|Wawhatcom.jpg]] | [[Image:Wawhatcom.jpg|640px|Wawhatcom.jpg]] | ||
==== Migration ==== | ==== Migration ==== | ||
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==== Repositories ==== | ==== Repositories ==== | ||
*[http://wagenweb.org/whatcom/WGS/wgs.htm Whatcom Genealogical Society] | *[http://wagenweb.org/whatcom/WGS/wgs.htm Whatcom Genealogical Society] | ||
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*Check websites and catalogs, such as items in {{FHL|Washington, Whatcom|place|disp=FamilySearch Library}} (Utah) or [http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?q=whatcom+county+Washington Allen County Public Library] (Indiana) for {{PAGENAME}}. {{GetACopy tip}} | *Check websites and catalogs, such as items in {{FHL|Washington, Whatcom|place|disp=FamilySearch Library}} (Utah) or [http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?q=whatcom+county+Washington Allen County Public Library] (Indiana) for {{PAGENAME}}. {{GetACopy tip}} | ||
===== Courthouse ===== | |||
[http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/ Whatcom County Courthouse]<br> 311 Grand Avenue; PO Box 1144;<br> Bellingham, WA 98227<br> Phone: 360.676.6777 <br><br>County Auditor has birth and death records 1891-1907, <br>marriage records from 1869 and land records; <br>County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records. | |||
===== Family History Centers ===== | |||
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | |||
*[[Bellingham Washington Family History Center]] | |||
===== Libraries ===== | |||
===== Museums ===== | |||
===== Societies ===== | |||
=== Towns and Communities === | === Towns and Communities === | ||
See a list of towns and communities in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatcom_County,_Washington#Cities Whatcom County] per Wikipedia. | See a list of towns and communities in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatcom_County,_Washington#Cities Whatcom County] per Wikipedia. | ||
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<references /> {{Washington|Washington}} | <references /> {{Washington|Washington}} | ||
[[Category:Whatcom_County,_Washington]] | [[Category:Whatcom_County,_Washington]] | ||