Among the hundreds of digitized records we have available that represent documents, maps, and photographs from our collection, I’ve recently discovered a bounty of photographs…
Exhibits and News from the King County Archives
Tag: history
If you’ve ever browsed an archives catalog, occupied a research room, or noticed a very tidy box in your research, maybe you’ve wondered: “Where’d that…
Fifty years ago today, the first King County Council and County Executive were sworn in under the Home Rule Charter. The current Council is celebrating…
On March 23, the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (DSTT) will convert to Link light rail trains only, and bus service will be moved to surface…
Detail from survey, map no. 101-5.B, showing Fall City in 1913 In an earlier blog post, we talked about the secondary research value of aerial…
This is the second in a series of blog posts celebrating American Archives Month 2016, using King County records to tell stories on Washington state’s…