Kitsap Regional Library in partnership with the Puget Sound Genealogical Society provides a Genealogical Center at its Sylvan Way Branch. PSGS volunteers at the center can help you understand and use the genealogical resources available at KRL and in the special genealogical collection housed in the center.

The center's collection of books and family history manuscripts includes volumes and documents that you can use to trace family histories back to other states and other countries. Dedicated computers in the center give you access to online genealogical information, including KRL's subscription to Ancestry.com.

In addition, PSGS offers a series of classes to help you get going in genealogical research and presents monthly programs at their general membership meetings on genealogical research topics.

A list of upcoming events and classes sponsored by the Puget Sound Genealogical Society is part of KRL's online calendar.

General Websites

Cyndi's List

LDS Family Search

Library of Congress American Memory Site

RootsWeb

US GenWeb Project

Canada GenWeb Project

World GenWeb Project

Find a Grave

GenealogyInTime

Foreign Language Translation Sites

Babelfish Translation Site

International Telephone Directory

Infobel Index of links to worldwide residential and business telephone directories.

Forms & Charts for Organizing Your Research

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

Family Search.org Free census worksheets, pedigree forms, time lines, etc. 

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.

Specific Resources              

Bureau of Land Management for Land Patents and Homesteading Information

Ellis Island American Family Immigration History Center

Native American Genealogy

Native American Resources from Cyndi's List.

Washington Indian Tribes 

African American Genealogy

AfriGeneas "African Ancestored Genealogy"

African American Cemeteries Online

Christine's Genealogy Website African American genealogical resources including forums, news and a "bookstore."

Norwegian Genealogy

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

Velkommen to Norway Genealogy

National Archives of Norway

1865, 1875, 1900 Norway Census

Jewish Genealogy

JewishGen

Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State Cemetery Project

Vital Records              

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

Social Security Death Index

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

Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society (BIGS)

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