The State Archives are under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State, and the main physical archives housing the state's records collections are held in Olympia. In addition, there are five regional archives which house many of the county and local archival collections of their respective regions: Northwest, Southwest, Central, Eastern, and Puget Sound.
Furthermore, the state pioneered an award-winning digital archives project that has been a trailblazer and model for other states and even other nations. The purpose of the Digital Archives has been two-fold: to digitize physical records in the state's records collections and make them available online; and to preserve electronic state records (such as former governors' websites) for posterity. The Digital Archives is centered at the Eastern Washington State Regional Archives in Cheney and this facility is one of the tours being made available for the conference on Friday afternoon. Also, State Archivist Jerry Handfield and Assistant Archivist of the Eastern Washington State Regional Archives Lee Pierce will be making presentations on Saturday during the conference.
If you have Washington State ancestors, you will definitely want to sign up for the above presentations and tour and make a stop at the Secretary of State - Digital Archives vendor table to obtain more information about how the archives can further your genealogical research. WSGS and EWGS welcome the Secretary of State - Digital Archives to our state conference!
Click on the link below to register.
Online Registration
(need help with the online registration? read our tutorial here)
Brochure and Saturday Schedule
(to help you choose your classes and activities)
Mail-in Registration Form
(for those who prefer registering offline - or you may prefer to fill out and use this form to register in person at the conference to ensure your registration is received before the conference begins)
(need help with the online registration? read our tutorial here)
Brochure and Saturday Schedule
(to help you choose your classes and activities)
Mail-in Registration Form
(for those who prefer registering offline - or you may prefer to fill out and use this form to register in person at the conference to ensure your registration is received before the conference begins)
If you are interested in being a vendor at the Washington State Genealogical Society's 2009 State Conference, would like to advertise in our syllabus, or if you have an item or service which you would like to donate as a door or raffle prize, please contact Miriam Robbins Midkiff.
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