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General Websites 

Cyndi's List

LDS Family Search

Library of Congress American Memory Site

PBS Ancestors Series

RootsWeb

US GenWeb Project

World GenWeb Project

Foreign Language Translation Sites

Babelfish Translation Site

Forms & Charts for Organizing Your Research

All kinds of family charts can be found on the Internet.

Pedigree Charts from Ancestry.com

Blank Charts from the PBS Ancestry Series

The Tigger Movie Fun forms for children!! 

Soundex Code

The Soundex Indexing System The National Archives & Records Administration gives you a concise explanation of how to use the Soundex Code.

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AfriGeneas "African Ancestored Genealogy"

Bureau of Land Management for Land Patents and Homesteading Information

Ellis Island American Family Immigration History Center

Native American Resources from Cyndi's List.

UK Family History Online Aims to give you easy access to information and links to the main UK family history sites on the web.

Norwegian Resources

100 Years of Emigrant Ships from Norway (1825-1925)

Velkommen to Norway Genealogy

National Archives of Norway

1865, 1875, 1900 Norway Census

Vital Records              back to top

Where to Write for US Vital Records (birth, death, marriage, etc)

Social Security Death Index

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Local Genealogy

Where to Locate Birth, Marriage & Death Records for Kitsap County

Washington State Department of Health 360-236-4300
Contact this office for the following records:

  • Birth Certificates dating from July 1, 1907 to the present.
  • Death Certificates dating from July 1, 1907 to the present.
  • Marriage Certificates dating from January 1, 1968 to the present.
  • Divorce Certificates dating from January 1, 1968 to the present.

Bremerton-Kitsap County Health District 360-337-5235
For Birth Certificates dating from 1937 to the present you can also contact this office.

Kitsap County Auditor's Office 360-337-7129
For Death Records prior to July 1, 1907 and Marriage Records prior to January 1, 1968 contact the Auditor's Office. Also contact this office for real estate property records, like deeds.

Kitsap County Clerk 360-337-7164
For Divorce Records prior to 1968, contact the Clerk's Office.

Other Kitsap County Resources

BIGS (Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society)

Puget Sound Genealogy Society & Resource Library
360-874-8813   2501 SE Mile Hill Drive, Suite A 102,

Port Orchard. For membership information contact Larry

Swan at 360-692-2221 or Pat Eder at 360-377-7026.

PSGS Obituary Index The Puget Sound Genealogical Society also has obituaries on file, which you can order for a fee. Look in this index to see which obituaries are on file.

LDS (Latter Day Saints) Church, Stake Family History Center, 9256 Nels Nelson Road NW, Bremerton, WA 98311.
Call 360-698-5552. Open Monday and Friday, 9:00am - 1:00pm, Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00am - 9:00pm, Wednesday 9:00am - 5:00pm, Saturday 9:00am - 12:00pm.  The center has several genealogy resources available for public use, including the Social Security Death Index on computer and access to a large surname collection. 

Smaller facilities are available at the LDS Church at 2225 Perry Avenue in East Bremerton, 360-479-9370, the LDS Church at 2138 Mesford Road, Poulsbo, 360-779-8655, and the Family History Center located at 3877 Mullenix Road SE, Port Orchard, 360-895-3099. Call for hours.

Other Washington State Resources

WA Historical Records Search A searchable database now available for Washington census and naturalization records, from the Secretary of State's Office.

Sandpoint -- National Archives Pacific Alaska Region
(206)526-6500
6125 Sandpoint Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115

 
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