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+=== Archives  ===
-The first Norwegian settler to cross the Puget Sound was Zakarias Martin Taftzon (died 1901). He was a shoemaker and had roots from the Northern parts of Norway.  After arriving in America he married a Native American woman and had two sons.
+[https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/ Washington State Library]
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+[https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ Washington State Archives - Digital Archives]
-==== Archives:  ====
+=== Genealogy  ===
-[http://wastatelib.wordpress.com/ Washington State Library]
-[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Archivesmonth/events.aspx Washington State Archive]
-==== Genealogy:  ====
-[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Archivesmonth/events.aspx Washington State Archive]
-[http://censuslinks.com/ Census Links]
 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/washington/ Washington Genealogies]
-==== Newspapers:  ====
+=== Newspapers ===
-[http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=pf_output.cfm&file_id=3410 1889 Washington Posten] was created, later changed to [http://www.norway.org/News/archive/1998/199805viking.htm Western Viking]. The largest Norwegian newspaper in America today.
+[https://www.historylink.org/File/3410 1889 Washington Posten] was created, later changed to [https://www.historylink.org/File/3411 Western Viking], the largest Norwegian newspaper in America today.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "The Norwegian American" at Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Norwegian_American, accessed 10 December 2023</ref>
-==== Societies:  ====
+=== Societies ===
 [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~wasgs/wsgssocs.htm Genealogical Societies in Washington State]