Online Resources: NCW Local History

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IRIS NCW Collection

A collaborative effort between NCW Libraries and Initiative for Rural Innovation and stewardship, this database is home to hundreds of oral histories, stories, and other content.

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.

Washington Rural Heritage

Documents the early culture, industry, and community life of Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, and Okanogan Counties.

Wenatchee World Archives - News Bank

Full-text access to local and regional news articles published in the Wenatchee World from 1975 to today.

Additional links

MAPS

The U.S. Geological Survey provides free high resolution Topographic Maps and offers a fully comprehensive Historical Topographic Map Collection. Need help with USGS maps? Here is a video on how to search for maps.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources provides Geologic Maps in a range of scales and subjects.