Genealogy

New England Historical Genealogical Society - resource for vital records and information pertinent to the northeastern United States.  Only accessible in the Downtown Library

Genealogy Resources - discover hints to help find that missing branch in the family tree

Genealogy Blog - discover new resources for Genealogy and Washington State research

FamilySearch - an online, free database provided by the LDS church. Includes birth, marriage and death records as well as most U.S. Census records. More information is added daily by volunteers 

Obituary Request Form - ONLY for the use of out-of-town customers. If you live in the Spokane area, you are expected to come into the library to do your research

Obituary Search - search by name for obituary listings from the Spokesman Review. Complete since January 2008, with some older records, the search will return names, dates, and page numbers

Patchen Obituary File - this free database is an obituary index of the Spokane papers from approximately 1940-1979. It was compiled by Lee Patchen and made available online by the volunteers of the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society

Washington State Digital Archives - electronic indexes and records from both State and Local databases, including Marriage Records, Naturalization Records, Census Records, Death Records, Birth Records, Military Records, and Institution Records. Use Search Help for detailed information about Name Search and Keyword Search

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