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RESEARCH CENTER COLLECTIONS
Many of our artifacts, archival materials and photographs have been indexed
on a Jefferson County's history is a patchwork of stories from individual lives. Personal letters, diaries, family trees, scrapbooks and photographs all tell first-hand stories of lives we can only imagine. Maps, ledgers, business correspondence, directories, newspapers, and event programs reveal threads within and throughout the community. This new research facility provides a safe home and easy access to the materials that literally document Jefferson County’s heritage. If you have family treasures tucked away in an attic, trunk, hat box or pasteboard box under the bed, please consider adding to the community quilt. Give your documents and artifacts to the historical society for safe keeping. Tell us your stories. It’s the best way to share them with future generations. The Jefferson County Historical Society Research Center contains reference and original archival materials concerning the history of Jefferson County and its residents.
The Research Center is a reference facility only. Museum staff and volunteers provide assistance. RESEARCH CHARGES Photocopy charges: letter size -.20/page, microfilm - $1/page (JCHS and JCGS members pay half price on all rates) Extended research: $20.00 per hour. Please specify amount of time and records to be searched. Due to limited staff, volunteers, and time, major research projects cannot be undertaken. USE PERMISSION & FEES ABSTRACTS - Original Town Site. Miscellaneous Jefferson County (indexed). BIOGRAPHIES - Miscellaneous published genealogical histories. BIRTH RECORDS - 1892 - 1926. CENSUS RECORDS (Microfilm): Oregon Territory Census: 1850. U.S. Federal Census: Jefferson County: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920. Washington Territorial Census: 1871, 1874, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1891 (partial index).
CHINESE - Miscellaneous information on the Chinese Community in Port Townsend. CIVIL WAR - Special Census: Washington State Civil War Veterans and their widows. DEATH INDEX, WASHINGTON STATE Microfilm: 1907 - 1979. FORTS - Casey, Flagler, Townsend, Worden.GENEALOGY RECORDS - The Jefferson County Genealogical Society records include birth, marriage, and death records, manuscripts and files on Jefferson County residents. HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION - Regulations, guidelines, and resources. JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMUNITIES - Miscellaneous histories and archival documents. LIBRARY BOOKS - List available on CLAN at area libraries. Reference use only. MAPS
Sanborn Fire Maps for Port Townsend 1884, 1888,
1890, 1891, 1911, 1945.
Plat maps of Port Townsend. Jefferson County Metsker Maps. Miscellaneous area maps. MARITIME - Documents and books on ships and shipping. NATIVE AMERICAN - Miscellaneous records of Olympic Peninsula Tribes. NATURALIZATION RECORDS - Index for Jefferson County: 1890 - 1926. NEWSPAPERS
Port Townsend Leader:
Microfilm: 1889 - 1905, 1910 - 1993.
Irondale News: 1910. Bound Copies: 1906 - 1909, 1994 -1996.* Loose copies - 1997 - Present. Quilcene Queen: May 1891 - May 1892. Miscellaneous encapsulated and on film: 1868 -1900 (partial index). ORAL HISTORIES - Volumes on Jefferson County residents. PHOTOGRAPHS - Historic photographs PORT TOWNSEND CITY RECORDS - 1868-1997 (partial index). PROBATE RECORDS - Index to Superior Court records at the Jefferson County Court House. PROTECTION ISLAND - Histories. SCHOOL RECORDS - Jefferson County Schools. SWAN, JAMES G. - Archival records and documents. TAX RECORDS - Miscellaneous. U.S. CUSTOMS - Archival records and documents. WASHINGTON MILL CO. - Correspondence. *no photo copies may be made from bound Leader volumes.
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