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History Study CenterHistory Study Center (Proquest) offers valuable historical reference material for students that covers 14 centuries of history--from ancient to modern, old world to new world.  Explore the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the growth of Islam, the ideas of Enlightenment and Revolution, the effects of colonialism, the
explosion of American pop culture, and more.

U. S. & World History In ContextU.S. & World History In Context (Gale Cengage)
Search dozens of online reference
books for encyclopedia articles on events,
social, political, economic developments and
movements.  Perfect for social studies
assignments, fact checking, verifying, controversial issues throughout history.

                                                                                                                                                

 

Heritage QuestHeritage Quest Online ~ U.S. Federal Census from
1790 - 1930 as well as thousands of community
and family histories - including the
1906 Illustrated History of Skagit and Snohomish County!
Click here for access outside the library--Your library card number will be needed,

           

Culturegrams & World Conflicts TodayCulture Grams
Cultural information for travelers and school reports about
customs, recipes, music, political and social life around the world. 
Includes access to World Conflicts Today for ongoing
exploration of social and political policy of ten world conflicts
with reports and slideshows.

Click here for access outside the library--Your library card number will be needed

 

See also our Magazines and Newspapers Page for indexing and full text of magazine and scholarly journal articles.

Websites to know for History & Geography

In addition to the journal databases above and the websites below, researching history and cultures often involves using newspapers, microfilm for primary source information, verifying dates and determining a chronology or development of a public issue or controversy.  See also our Magazines and Newspapers page for information about using newspapers for local and family history research.

Local and Regional History Websites to Know National & International History Websites to Know 

The Burlington Public Library has special local history resources (e.g. Burlington school yearbooks and newspapers
Please ask at our information desk. 

American Memory Timeline - Contains
primary resources about colonial
settlement up to postwar era United States from the Library of Congress.

HistoryLink: The online encyclopedia of Washington State history.  Most essays and features on this site are original works prepared exclusively for HistoryLink.org by experts. Contains information you can trust for school reports that allow online sources.

Charters of Freedom: Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, or the Bill of Rights - full transcripts for each historical document, as well as high resolution images of the originals.
Washington State History: This site includes State Archives and Library collections being digitize to provide access to vital records, newspapers, maps, pioneer life histories, Rural Heritage Digital Collections, plus special features Country Studies: The Library of Congress series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world 
Skagit River Journal: Online "database" of transcribed and annotated historical documents, photographs and books on the history of the greater Skagit Valley area. BBC Country Profiles

Stump Ranch Online - The Stump Ranch - Family & Community History of the Upper Skagit Valley

Skagit Valley Genealogical Society

World Factbook: Created and updated by the CIA, this guide includes maps, flags, facts, and demographics for the countries of the world.  Entries for each country include information on geography, people, government, economy, military, and more

Historic Flood Article Archives: Transcribed newspaper articles on Skagit River floods dating over more than a century.

Skagit River History  by Larry Kunzler

American FactFinder: Get population, housing, economic, and geographic data about the United States from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Skagit County Washington : U.S. GenWeb Project includes a yearbooks, directories and other miscellaneous Skagit Valley documents. Primary Source materals for Social Studies CBAS from the National Archives

Lesson Plans for Washington State History 

Library Resources - Biography & Genealogy

Skagit County Historical Museum

Sedro-Woolley Museum

Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA  

Chronicling America - The Library of Congress This site allows you to search and view newspaper pages from 1860-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present from the following states: Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington

National Archives Documents Linked to WA State CBA

Digital Collections & Programs (Library of Congress)

Special Collections of the Washington State Library

Washington State Historical Society Images Collections

Univ. of Washington Digital Collections
Original historical documents and photographs searchable by keyword

For Kids and Families (Library of Congress)

Historic Atlas: Skagit County 1925 Washington - Historic Map Works

University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections

SimplyWashington pdf (10mb) Washington State Flag, symbols, legislature, lawmaking, departments, statistics, history, timeline

Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (Prints and Photographs Reading)

Historical Newspapers in Washington