Books and Services

History Ink, more then an encyclopedia

Though the primary mission of History Ink is to produce HistoryLink.org, the online encyclopedia of Washington state history, our mission also charges us with pioneering innovative approaches to historical research, education, and publishing.

History Ink offers historical research and publishing services for organizations with upcoming anniversaries. The services provided by History Ink include counseling organizations on historical research strategies, conducting historical background and photo research for an organization’s own use, research, design, and publish historical books, and design historical displays for anniversary events. 

Books

History Ink pursues a multi-media approach to historical education and information delivery. A partial list of History Ink books are: 

Power for the People: A History of Seattle City Light
David Wilma, Walt Crowley and the HistoryLink Staff (2010 History Ink with UW Press) 

Hope on a Hill: the First Century of Seattle’s Children’s Hospital (2010, History Ink for Seattle Children’s)

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Washington’s First World’s Fair (2009, History Ink)

The Fairmont: The Story of a San Francisco Landmark (2006, for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts)

Moving Washington Timeline: The First Century of the Washington State Department of Transportation, 1905-2005 (2005, WSDOT with UW Press)

The Olympic: The Story of Seattle’s Landmark Hotel (2005, Fairmont Hotels with UW Press)

Service with a Smile: The First 50 Years of the Washington Dental Service (2004, WDS)

Bellevue Timeline, 1863-2003 (2004, City of Bellevue with UW Press)

Seattle & King County Timeline, 1851-2001 (2001 and 2002, with UW Press)

Safe Passage: The Birth of Washington State Ferries, 1951-2001 (2001, WSF)

The Story of Union Station in Seattle (1999, for Sound Transit) The War Years: A Chronicle of Washington State in World War II (2000 in association with the University of Washington Press)

Major histories of  The Port of Seattle and Century 21–Seattles 62 Worlds Fair, are in production.

Displays 
History Ink is available to research, design, and produce historical displays for institutions with upcoming anniversaries or special events. 

Research 
Organizations with upcoming anniversaries can take advantage of our resource of over 40 staff and contributing historians, and twelve years of focusing on Washington State history. Our involvement can range from consultation on historical research strategies to conducting background and photo research. 

For more infomation on how History Ink can help you discover and share your history contact History Ink/HistoryLink
1411 4th Avenue, Suite 803
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel. 206.447.8140
Fax. 206.447.8176