History & Genealogy Resources

Web Resources

For those interested in researching the histories of their families, the following websites offer a wealth of useful information.

• http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/wa.html
• http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/WA/Franklin/
• http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=23019
• http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=24728
• http://www.genealogylinks.net/usa/washington/Franklin.htm
• http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/genealogy.aspx

For information on genealogical societies, visit:

• Historical and Genealogical Societies of Washington
  http://hs.obitlinkspage.com/wa.htm
• USIGS – Genealogical Societies and Historical Societies Collection – Washington
  http://www.usigs.org/library/gensoc/washington.html
• USGenNet Index to Washington Historical & Genealogical Societies
  http://www.usgennet.org/socadmin/wa.html

Mid-Columbia Library District, Connell Branch
118 North Columbia
Connell, WA 99326
(509) 234-2971
http://www.mcl-lib.org
Helen Tobin, Branch Manager

Hours of operation

Monday: 3:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday/Friday: 12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 3:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

The following are among the many excellent genealogical resources available from the Mid-Columbia Library District.

Tombstone inscriptions of Franklin County, Washington;
Winters, Jean; R 929.3 WINTERS

Franklin County Courthouse Records;
Winters, Jean; R 929.3 WINTERS

Washington 1880 census index;
Jackson, Ronald Vern; R 929.3797 JACKSON

Washington 1870 territorial census index;
Jackson, Ronald Vern; R 929.3797 JACKSON

Washington 1860 territorial census index;
R 929.3797 WASHING

Washington Territory donation land claims: an abstract of information in the land claim papers of persons who settled in Washington Territory before 1856;
R 333.1609 WASHING

Genealogical resources in Washington State: a guide to genealogical records held at repositories, government agencies, and archives;
Secretary of State of Washington, Division of Archives; R 929.797 GENEALO

1890 Washington census index;
Jackson, Ronald Vern; R 929.3797 JACKSON

Ancestor records submitted by the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society;
R 929.3797 ANCESTO

The end of the trails, Volume III: Washington state cemeteries;
Ferrel, Jean; R 929.5097 FERREL