History Links

Interactive Resources for Exploration

• 1885 Chinese Expulsion: Places & People
  Interactive walking/driving tour of places and people relating to the 1885 Chinese Expulsion, produced by Tacoma Historical Society
• BlackPast.org: Tacoma
  BlackPast.org is the largest free and unrestricted website on African American history currently on the Internet. The link above takes you to search results relating to people and events in Tacoma history.
• Old Town Architecture
  This Google Map shares historic homes and businesses in Tacoma's Old Town.
• Prairie Line Trail
  Learn more about the history of the Prairide Line Trail, and enjoy an interactive walking tour
• Tacoma Method
  This website, created by University of Puget Sound faculty and students, recounts the history of the 1885 Chinese Expulsion and provides a broader context to the event.
• Tacoma Streetcar Lines in Today's Streets: 1923 Alignment
  This Google Map allows you to trace the routes of Tacoma's streetcar lines from a century ago

Research Tools

• City of Tacoma Historic Preservation Office
• Heritage Quest Research Library
• HistoryLink
• Northwest Room, Tacoma Public Library
• Tacoma Cemetery at FindAGrave.com
• Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society
• Washington State Historical Society: Research

Other Local Historical Societies & Museums

• Anderson Island Historical Society and Johnson Farm
• Buffalo Soldiers Museum Tacoma
• Densho Digital Archives
• DuPont Historical Society
• Fife Historical Society
• Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
• Foss Waterway Seaport
• Fox Island Historical Society
• Harbor History Museum
• Heritage League of Pierce County
• Historic Fort Steilacoom
• Historic Tacoma
• Job Carr Cabin Museum
• Karpeles Manuscript Museum
• Lakewood Historical Society
• North Slope Historic District
• Pioneer Farm Museum
• Points Northeast Historical Society
• Puyallup Historical Society at Meeker Mansion
• Scandinavian Cultural Center at PLU
• Steilacoom Historical Museum Association
• Shanaman Sports Museum of Tacoma-Pierce County
• South Hill Historical Society
• Sumner Historical Society/Ryan House Museum
• Tacoma Railway Heritage Center
• Tacoma Telephone Pioneer Museum
• University Place Historical Society
• Veterans Memorial Museum
• Washington State Historical Society
• Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
• White River Historical Society