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King County’s wharves, docks and ferry landings: starting a new century

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…

Moving history strikes back – an archival screening night at Northwest Film Forum

Join us! On Thursday, June 22, the King County Archives will be participating in “Moving History Strikes Back!”—an archival screening night at Seattle’s Northwest Film…

Getting creative with eight tiny reindeer (and a free coloring book!)

In this post we begin by presenting a happy discovery for the season: a pop-art take on Santa’s “eight tiny reindeer” as named in Clement…

Lake Wilderness Lodge: Mid-Century Modern, Pacific Northwest Style

This is the third in a series of blog posts celebrating American Archives Month 2016, using King County records to highlight the history of King…

From Coal to the Cold War: Cougar Mountain Regional Wildlife Park’s Former Nike Missile Sites

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…

Athletes with Disabilities: King County Parks as a Recreation Pioneer

Camping program participant, c. 1958-1960. Series 467, Box 14, Folder 6. In the postwar 1950s, King County Parks oversaw a robust program of organized recreational…

Boeing Field: the Making of Milestones

The Archives just digitized “Boeing Field: the Making of Milestones,” a documentary about King County International Airport, produced by King County around 1990. Using still photographs with…