Visiting Relatives
Time flies when you're having fun...
I had vacation time over Thanksgiving. Guess what I did?
Absolutely nothing.
Aside from cooking of course. I made Dr. T and I a very normal Thanksgiving dinner for just the two of us. A couple friends came by after for some refreshments and we did a little window/stocking shopping at some local stores over the weekend.
And that's it!
But today we had a TSL meeting and part of the deal was that we toured both Magazines and Newspapers and the Seattle Room.
I was blown away by the services that we offer through those collections. We have something like 72 different newspapers and 1300 magazines. We have historical maps and histories of Seattle. We are digitizing collections as we can (when grants are available). Currently The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition collection is available digitally and soon there will be a digitalized collection of local artwork. If local history is your thing, you should check out this page on our databases and websites offerings. You can find a list of resources for finding the history of your house published by 4culture, a local non-profit. One thing emphasised by both departments was cooperating with local businesses and other agencies. Obituaries can be requested using the State Library if Magazines and Newspapers can't help, and many local museums and the University of Washington work together to bring together local history and art.
I could just blather on and on about the wonderful resources these two departments provide, but I have to go work on some xmas gifts now.
I had vacation time over Thanksgiving. Guess what I did?
Absolutely nothing.
Aside from cooking of course. I made Dr. T and I a very normal Thanksgiving dinner for just the two of us. A couple friends came by after for some refreshments and we did a little window/stocking shopping at some local stores over the weekend.
And that's it!
But today we had a TSL meeting and part of the deal was that we toured both Magazines and Newspapers and the Seattle Room.
I was blown away by the services that we offer through those collections. We have something like 72 different newspapers and 1300 magazines. We have historical maps and histories of Seattle. We are digitizing collections as we can (when grants are available). Currently The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition collection is available digitally and soon there will be a digitalized collection of local artwork. If local history is your thing, you should check out this page on our databases and websites offerings. You can find a list of resources for finding the history of your house published by 4culture, a local non-profit. One thing emphasised by both departments was cooperating with local businesses and other agencies. Obituaries can be requested using the State Library if Magazines and Newspapers can't help, and many local museums and the University of Washington work together to bring together local history and art.
I could just blather on and on about the wonderful resources these two departments provide, but I have to go work on some xmas gifts now.
posted by srcsmgrl at
9:05 PM
2 Comments:
Which library holds the most info from the turn of the century? My dad and uncle are flying in from back East next spring and we are planning on doing research on their grandfather, a prominent Seattle lawyer after the fire and a founder of Woodinville. Once my grandma passed away 20 years ago, the Seattle part of our family history went with her, and we would like to find out more. My dad is pretty sure the remnants of his first law office is on the Underground tour, but I haven't been able to find anything online from SPL.
I've actually found more info about my grandparents on the UW library online history pages than my great-grandparents in the SPL database. I hope SPL is planning on upgrading their online history info soon for residents outside the metropolitan area. In the meantime, which branch should I take them to?
By
Allucas, at 12:04 PM
The Central Library has the most information on Seattle history in our system. The Seattle Room is only open during certain hours--you can find more info here.
The Magazines and Newspapers have tons of old newspapers and magazines on microfilm, which you can view there.
We also have a database called Ancestry Library Edition, but you have to be in the library to use it. There are a couple of others you can access using a library card from SPL--Sno Isle has many of these as well. You probably have a card there.
And now Sno-Isle folks can get SPL cards thanks to our reciprocal agreement!!!! Just come in to any SPL library and they can set you up (bring your Sno-Isle card with you).
By
srcsmgrl, at 7:01 PM
Post a Comment
<< Home