New online! The King County Archives recently completed a project to image and rehouse 45 volumes of Assessor’s timber cruise reports dating from 1907-08. Valued…
Exhibits and News from the King County Archives
Category: From the Vault
The King County Archives recently updated one of its older record series, County Engineer wharf files 1899-1987 (Series 375). Staff and volunteers added more maps…
The recent tunnel failure at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the reconsideration of National Monument status for the Hanford Reach are reminders of the legacy of World…
World War I, Tilling the Soil, Criminal Justice, a Jewel Heist, and Lowering the Lake In this post we look back 100 years, through a…
Announcing a new online exhibit: The King County Women’s Program: The First Years (1978-1985) Clipping from a south King County newspaper covering the Women’s Program’s “Displaced Homemaker”…
Tim Hill’s county identification card. Record Group 140, County Executive Tim Hill, King County Archives. In 1993 King County Executive Tim Hill was campaigning for…
Advertisement from The Seattle Times, Friday, September 27, 1968. The holiday season has begun, and November’s soggy weather inspires many to head to the movies with…