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This is a member’s support web site for the HistoryLink.org  community.

HistoryLink.org is an evolving online encyclopedia of Washington state and local history. It provides a free, authoritative, and easily accessible history reference for the benefit of students, teachers, journalists, scholars, researchers, and the general public. With a few noted exceptions, all essays and features on this site are original works prepared exclusively for HistoryLink.org by staff historians, contract writers, volunteers, and consulting experts. All essays and features are vetted by professional staff.

HistoryLink.org has grown to serve the entire state with more than 6,000 original, sourced essays as of October 2011. It now serves an average of 5,000 unique visitors a day — one third of whom are K-12 teachers and students.

The site debuted with demonstration content on May 1, 1998. Like the communities and state it chronicles, HistoryLink.org is a work in progress. We add new features and essays continuously to fill gaps and enlarge on selected subjects, and existing essays are often expanded or corrected to reflect new information.

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