Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe

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Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe

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Tribal Headquarters

Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
31912 Little Boston Road NE
Kingston, WA 98346
Phone: 1.360.297.2646
Fax: 1.360.297.7097

• The Port Gamble S'Kallam Tribe Official Website

History

Brief Timeline

• 1855 January 26, at Point No Point

Records

The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:

• Allotment records
• Annuity rolls
• Census records
• Correspondence
• Health records
• Reports
• School census and records
• Vital records

Correspondance and Census

Tribe	Agency	Location of Original Records	Pre-1880 Correspondence M 234 RG 75 Rolls Roll Number	FHL Film Number	Post-1885 Census M595 RG 75 Rolls Roll Number	FHL Film Number
Sklallam	Puyallup Agency, 1885-1920	Seattle	-	-	302	FHL Films: 581401-581403

Important Websites

• Constitution and By-Laws of the Port Gamble Indian Community Washington, Approved September 7, 1939
• The Port Gamble S'Kallam Tribe Official Website

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)