Research

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The Shoreline Historical Museum has an extensive archival research collection available to the public.   The Archives covers a wide variety of local subjects, including the Duwamish Tribe and pioneer family names and family files for genealogical research.  The collection includes primary documents, clipping files, books and over 8,000 photographs.  Many of the photos have been scanned.  While items can not be checked out, they can be studied at the Museum, and many items can be copied for a small fee.  The archives is open on Wednesdays 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, or by appointment.  It is recommended that you call ahead to make sure the materials related to your research topic are available when you come in.

The Shoreline Historical Museum participated in The King County Snapshots Project with the Museum of History and Industry and the University of Washington, along with several other local museums.  Thousands of photos relating to Washington history are available on the site, including a selection of photos from the Shoreline Historical Museum collection.  Click here to explore King County Snapshots:  http://content.lib.washington.edu/imls/kcsnapshots/shoreline.html

Below is the Museum’s Catalog of Topics for refererence:

Research Subject Catalog

1. Animals
   1.  Domestic Pets
   2.  Farm/Industry
2. Architecture, Commercial
3. Architecture, Domestic
   1. Wurdemann Mansion
4. Arts and Crafts
   1.Cookbooks
   2. Needlework
   3. Folk Arts

      6.   Biographical
             1. Pioneer Families (alphabetical)
             2. People of Shoreline (alphabetical)

      7.   Boats and Watercraft
             1. Commercial
             2. Non-commercial
     8.   Business and Industry
             1.   Agriculture
                    1. Queen City Poultry Farm – Fish Family
                    2. Richmond Electric Farm
             2.   Aurora Village
             3.   Logging/Lumber
             4.   Maritime
             5.   Nurseries
             6.   Playland
             7.   Standard Oil/Shell/Chevron – Point Wells
             8.   Health Care
                    1.   Firland Tuberculosis Sanitarium
                    2.   Other Hospitals/Care Facilities
             9.   Grocery Stores
            10.  Northgate
            11.  General Businesses
            12.  Restaurants & Road Houses
       9.  Cemeteries
     10.  Churches (alphabetical)
     11.   Cities/Neighborhoods/Counties/State/
              1.  Ballard
              2.  Broadview/Bitter Lake
              3.  Echo Lake
              4.  Green Lake
              5.  Greenwood
              6.  Haller Lake
              7.  Happy Valley
              8.  Highlands
              9.  Innis Arden
           10.   Lago Vista
            11. Lake City
           12. Lake Forest Park
           13. Maple Leaf/Meadowbrook
           14. North City
           15. Richmond Beach
           16. Richmond Highlands
           17. Ridgecrest
           18. Ronald
           19. Shoreline
           20. Wedgwood
           21. Seattle
           22. King County
           23. Snohomish County
           24. Washington State
           25. Woodway
                   1. History
                   2. Maps
                   3. Code Shoreline
                   4. Annexation
                   5. Courts
                  6. Electricity
                  7. Community Organizations
                  8. City Council
                  9. Post Office
                10. Incorporation
                 11. Fire Dept.
                 12. Library
                 13. Sewer
                 14. Garbage
                15. Parks
                16. Ephemera
                17. Publications
                18.  Telephone
                19.  Water
                20.  Police Dept.
   12. Clubs and Organizations
   13. Communications
   14. Community Development, growth
   15. (category has been revised – see category 11)
   16. Ethnic Groups
   17. Historic Preservation
           1. Historic Sites Survey
    18. Military

19. Natural Phenomena

20. Recreation and Culture
         1. Entertainment
         2. Golf Clubs

21. Periodicals

Periodical Index

22. Public Records

23. Regional Events
        1. Century 21 – Seattle World’s Fair
        2. Bicentennial – U.S.A.
        3. Centennial – Washington State
        4. Sesquicentennial – King County
        5. Washington Territorial Centennial
        6. AYPE (Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition)
24. Schools – Private (alphabetical)

25. Schools – Public, Shoreline
         1. Elementary (alphabetical)/Preschool
              Lake Forest Park

              1. PTA
             2. Records
             3. Year Books
4. Ephemera
5. Student Work
6. Publications
7. Personal Accounts
8. Reunions
9. Summer School
10. Elections
11. History
12. Staff

3. Special Education

14. Curriculum

15. Administration

16. Board Meetings
2. Middle/Junior High

3. Senior High

4. College

5. District Administration

26. Sports
27. Streets
28. Transportation, Public
        1. Interurban
        2. Railroads
        3. Rapid Transit
29. Vehicles
30. Women’s History
         1. Women in Shoreline
31. World War II
         1. War Commission Registration
32. Waterways

1. Licton Springs

2. McAleer and Lyons Creek Watershed

3. Pipers Creek Watershed

4. Thornton Creek Watershed

5. Boeing Creek Watershed (aka Hidden Creek)

6. Echo Lake

7. Hidden Lake