Online Resources: Genealogy
Your NCW Libraries card provides full access to the genealogy resources below. At this time we are no longer offering individual obituary or genealogy research services.
Interested in Microfilm?
Microfilm readers are available in several of our libraries, with reels of historic newspapers dating back to the late 1800s. Many of the readers can even print. Libraries with microfilm readers are: Chelan, Ephrata, Moses Lake, Omak, Republic, Waterville, and Wenatchee.
Complete Microfilm Availability List
For your convenience, reels may be loaned between libraries. Please call the library you plan on visiting to confirm that they have the correct newspaper and date available before you arrive.
| Cashmere Valley Record | 1907 – 1995 | Wenatchee |
| The Chelan Leader | 1891 – 1926 | Chelan |
| Chelan Valley Mirror | 1926 – 2010 | Chelan |
| Columbia Basin Herald | 1941 – 2015 | Moses Lake |
| Entiat Times | 1915 – 1946 | Wenatchee |
| The Gazette Tribune (Oroville) | 1980 – 1980 & 1983 – 1988 | Omak |
| Grand Coulee News | 1933 – 1936 | Wenatchee |
| Grant County Journal | 1907 – 2013 | Ephrata |
| Herald Reporter | 1941 – 1969 | Chelan |
| Herald Reporter | 1941 – 1969 | Wenatchee |
| The Leavenworth Echo | 1904 – 1982 & 1986 – 1990 | Wenatchee |
| Neppel Record | 1914 – 1917 & 1935 – 1938 | Moses Lake |
| Okanogan Independent | 1946 – 1946 & 1963 – 1975 | Omak |
| Okanogan Outlook | 1891 – 1983 | Omak |
| Omak Chronicle | 1910 – 2014 | Omak |
| Oregon Historical Quarterly | 1900 – 1939 | Wenatchee |
| Oroville Gazette | 1909 – 1923 & 1926 – 1979 | Omak |
| Quad-City Herald | 1977 – 1979 | Chelan |
| Quad-City Herald | 1977 – 1979 | Wenatchee |
| The Republic Newsminer | 1915 – 2013 | Republic |
| Royal Banner | 1980 – 1986 | Moses Lake |
| Royal City Capsule | 1961 – 1973 | Moses Lake |
| Royal Review | 1987 – 1989 | Moses Lake |
| San Poil Eagle | Various Dates | Republic |
| The Star (Grand Coulee) | 1941 – 1990 | Wenatchee |
| Tonasket Tribune | Various Dates | Omak |
| Tribal Tribune | 1965 – 1986 | Wenatchee |
| Warden Register | 1961 – 1985 | Moses Lake |
| Waterville Empire Press | 1888 – 1996 | Waterville |
| Wenatchee World | 1894 – Present | Wenatchee |
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HeritageQuest
Census records, cemetery records, city directories, military records, immigration records, the Freedman’s bank and more.
Seattle Times Collection - News Bank
The Seattle Times archives from 1985 – current with full color newspaper pages, individual full-text articles, and content only published online.
Washington Digital Newspapers
Washington State Library’s collection of digitized historic newspapers from across Washington state. All newspapers are searchable and easy to browse.
Wenatchee World Archives - News Bank
Full-text access to local and regional news articles published in the Wenatchee World from 1975 to today.
Genealogy at the Washington State Library
Due to budget cuts and reduced staff, the State Library is no longer offering our obituary lookup service. Here are some existing resources and information on finding Washington state obituaries.
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