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History Ink/HistoryLink
1425 4th Ave., Ste. 710
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel. 206.447.8140;
Fax. 206.447.8176
Admin@historylink.org

Welcome, Historians!

HistoryLink is proud to participate on the Local Arrangements Committee for the 119th annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Seattle, January 6-9, 2005.

We have posted this special page to help you enjoy your visit in Seattle and, if time permits, to aid you in exploring our community’s history.

For general information on the annual meeting, click here.

Introducing HistoryLink:

HistoryLink is a free online encyclopedia of local and state history in Washington. First launched in May 1998, HistoryLink is the nation’s first original encyclopedia of community history created expressly for the Internet.

HistoryLink currently offers some 3,700 authoritative, sourced essays and Web features. These may be searched by keywords, location, topic, and date via our Quick Search box (above) or Advanced Search page.

For your convenience, we have compiled some direct links to HistoryLink files and features of potential interest to annual meeting participants.

Historical Overviews:

Milestones in Seattle-King County History (a brief chronology of historic events)

A Ten-Minute History of Seattle (an illustrated overview of Seattle history prepared by Paul Dorpat)

NEW! Seattle Neighborhoods -- Past, Present, Future

Interactive Seattle Map with links to Neighborhood Histories

“Slide Show” history of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (Seattle’s first “world’s fair”)

Two-part “Cyberpedia” history of the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (Seattle’s second and official world’s fair)

Thumbnail Histories of Selected Communities (condensed, illustrated histories):

Downtown Seattle

Pioneer Square

Chinatown/International District

Pike Place Market

Belltown/Denny Regrade

Central Area

Ballard

University District

Capitol Hill

Cybertours of Selected Historic Districts and Attractions (interactive online tours):

Pioneer Square Historic District

Chinatown/International District Historic District

Pike Place Market Historic District

Ballard

Seattle Center (and 1962 World’s Fair)

Central Waterfront

Seattle’s Olmsted Parks

Queen Anne Hill

Columbia City (in Southeast Seattle)

See you in Seattle!

Walt Crowley & Maureen Nutting
Co-Chairs, 2005 Local Arrangement Committee

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HistoryLink is a registered U.S. Trademark of History Ink

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