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RESEARCH LIBRARY |
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Have a question about Fidalgo or Guemes Island? Need the name of the
cannery at the end of K Avenue in the 1890s? Curious to know how the
Marineer’s Pageant was born and why it died? Wondering what plants are
native to Fidalgo and Guemes?
The Research Library has approximately six hundred books, magazines,
and journals and also includes newspapers, brochures, clippings and
other published and non-published sources of information on the
cultural and natural history of Fidalgo and Guemes Islands. The
Library also contains books and other resources concerning the museum
profession and the field of historic preservation.
The purpose of the Research Library is to aid scholars and the general
public interested in the study of Fidalgo and Guemes Islands. We
endeavor to maintain an up-to-date accounting of the issues affecting
the area and its evolving history.
Staff is available to assist with research requests. Fees may apply
depending upon the amount of staff time required.
You may also E-MAIL YOUR RESEARCH QUESTIONS to
coa.museum@cityofanacortes.org.
Please try to give as many details as possible about your research
topic, and please include your name, phone number and mailing address.
RESEARCH FILE CATEGORIES
| Agriculture |
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| Animals |
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| Arts & Crafts |
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| Artifacts/Archaeology |
| Boats |
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| Boat Building |
| Buildings: Historic |
| Buildings: Historic Homes |
| Buildings: Structures |
| Buildings: Structures – Skagit Valley |
| Buildings: 1950-Present |
| Businesses/Industry |
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Anacortes area (general) |
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Boat building/repair |
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Canneries/codfish curing, seafood processors |
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Fishing industry |
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Mills |
| Calendars |
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| Census/Population |
| Communication |
| Documents (records, notes, files, forms, papers, lists) |
| Education |
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| Engines |
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| Environment |
| Events |
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| Exhibits |
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| Genealogy |
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| Geology/Paleontology |
| Government/Public Services |
| Health |
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| Homemaking |
| Legal (decisions/laws/lawsuits) |
| Maps |
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| Music |
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| Newspaper lists |
| Needlework/Textiles |
| Occupations |
| Organizations |
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General Community |
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Churches |
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Schools |
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Skagit Valley – general, churches, schools |
| People |
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| Early Settlers, 1850-1900 |
| Explorers, 1790-1800s |
| Fidalgo and Guemes Area, 1900-Present |
| Native American, 12,000 BC to Present |
| Oral Histories |
| Pacific Northwest |
| Photographers |
| San Juan Islands |
| Skagit Valley |
| Whatcom County |
| Photography |
| Places |
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Anacortes |
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Fidalgo Island |
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Islands |
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NW Washington |
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Parks and Forests |
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Skagit County |
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World |
| Preservation |
| Publications |
| Reports/Plans/Studies |
| Social Conditions/Customs/Values |
| Sports/Recreation |
| Stories and Poems, literature, editorials (by author) |
| Tools |
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| Transportation |
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Automobile/bus |
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Aviation |
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Bicycle |
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Boat |
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Horse-drawn vehicles/horses |
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Railroad |
| Vegetation |
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| Weather |
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Copyright 2004 - City of
Anacortes - All Rights Reserved
Email
coa.webmaster@cityofanacortes.org with suggestions or comments.
Last Updated:
June 29, 2007 |
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Hours |
| Same as office hours; appointment preferred
M,TH, F 1 - 5 PM
(Office found at M Avenue entrance) |
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| Oral History |
| We have on file approximately 200 transcripts of interviews of local
people who graciously shared with the museum their life stories. These
are available for reading in the research library. |
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