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Hooray for Digital Archives!

August 13, 2012 Secretary of State's Office

Congratulations to our Digital Archives for making Family Tree Magazine’s “101 Best Websites of 2012.” Secretary of State Sam Reed said it’s a great honor for the Digital Archives team. The Digital Archives, housed on the campus of Eastern Washington University in Cheney, was one of earliest and best digital archives in the country and frequently gets visitors from around the world. The facility opened in 2004. Jerry Handfield, the State Archivist, called the shout-out “a testament to the passion…

Didyaknow…?

March 26, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

…that you might be able to find a copy of your parent’s marriage certificate or discover a grandparent’s birth certificate online? That’s right, geneologists and just curious citizens use the Digital Archives everyday to research their family history and access millions of free documents online. Some documents date back to the Territorial Days in 1853 and all come from Washington state counties. Many of the records online include birth, death, divorce, military, immigration, and census records. Give it a try and see who…

Unraveling the “Ruddell Riddle”

January 25, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

UPDATE: Sorry! Due to a large number of RSVPs for the event, we are now at capacity and no longer accepting registrations. Please e-mail our development team if you would like to be part of events like these in the future. If you live in the Olympia area, chances are you’ve driven on Ruddell Road. But do you know the history behind the Ruddell name? On Saturday, January 30, you can find out. Come to the “Ruddell Riddle,” a free event that sheds light…

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