Bellingham Genealogy (in Whatcom County, WA)

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Bellingham Birth Records

1870-1935 Washington Birth Records (incomplete before 1891) Ancestry online

1907-1919 Washington Births Index Ancestry online

Birth registers 1891-1907 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Birth returns 1891-1907 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Washington, Birth Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health

Bellingham Cemetery Records

Bayview Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bayview Cemetery Billion Graves online

Bayview Cemetery Interment online

Beth Israel Billion Graves online

Beth Israel Cemetery Interment online

Burial permits 1941-1971 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lummi Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mount Calvary Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Columbarium Billion Graves online

Saint Pauls Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Bellingham Census Records

1860, 1871, 1885, 1887, 1889 State Census of Whatcom County (included in Washington State and Territorial Censuses) Ancestry online

Census rolls 1860-1887 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Bellingham Church Records

Central Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Church records, 1886-1919 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Bellingham Branch (Bellingham, Washington)) FamilySearch Library

Faith Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Our Savior's Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Record of members, [1908]-1951; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1938-1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bellingham Branch (Washington)) FamilySearch Library

Bellingham City Directories

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Bellingham City Directory 1908 MyHeritage online

Bellingham City Directory 1912 MyHeritage online

Bellingham City Directory 1926 MyHeritage online

Bellingham City Directory 1933 MyHeritage online

Bellingham City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Bellingham City Directory 1936 MyHeritage online

Bellingham City Directory 1939 MyHeritage online

Bellingham City Directory 1940 MyHeritage online

Bellingham City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Bellingham City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Bellingham City Directory 1952 MyHeritage online

Bellingham City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Bellingham City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Bellingham and Whatcom County directory : containing an alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens and a complete business directory of Whatcom County FamilySearch Library

Bellingham, WA 1902-1908, 1910-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Bellingham, WA; 1936 - 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954 - 1957, 1959 -1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1902 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1904 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1906 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1907 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1908 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1910 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1911 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1914 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1915 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1916 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1917 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1918 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1919 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1922 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1923 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1924 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1930 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1933 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1934 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1935 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1936 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1938 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham, Washington, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham Death Records

1883-1960 Washington Deaths Ancestry online

1907-1960 Washington Death Certificates MyHeritage online

1907-1960 Washington Select Death Certificates Ancestry online

1940-2017 Washington Death Index Ancestry online

Obituaries 1889-1995 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Washington, Death Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health

Bellingham Histories and Genealogies

A History of Bellingham, Washington : compiled from newspapers articles, city directories and books of local history FamilySearch Library

Bellingham Immigration Records

Citizenship petitions granted 1930-1947 no 1511-3684 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Declarations of intention 1872-1947 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Final citizenship record 1890-1906 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Index to declarations of intention 1884-1945 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Index to naturalizations 1884-1945 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Index to petition and record 1890-1915 A-L (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Naturalization final record 1890-1906 vol 1-4 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Whatcom County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1872-1988 Washington State Archives online

Bellingham Land Records

Deeds 1853-1909 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bellingham [see also Fairhaven and Sehome], Whatcom County, Washington, 1904 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bellingham [see also Fairhaven and Sehome], Whatcom County, Washington, 1913 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bellingham [see also Fairhaven and Sehome], Whatcom County, Washington, 1913-1950 Library of Congress online

Bellingham Marriage Records

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages MyHeritage online

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages Ancestry online

1865-2013 Washington Marriage Records Ancestry online

Marriage certificates 1899-2001 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham Newspapers and Obituaries

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A History of Bellingham, Washington : compiled from newspapers articles, city directories and books of local history FamilySearch Library

Bellingham Bay Mail 11/07/1874 to 08/26/1876 Genealogy Bank online

Bellingham Business Journal 04/01/2007 to 08/23/2015 Genealogy Bank online

Bellingham Evening News 1934-1934 Newspapers.com online

Bellingham Herald 1903-2023 Newspapers.com online

Card index of social registers of the Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Washington FamilySearch Library

Cascadia Daily News 01/23/2022 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Evening Herald 1903-1904 Newspapers.com online

Journal-Progressive, 1915-1915 Google News Archive online

Obituaries 1889-1995 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Offline Newspapers for Bellingham

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

American Reveille [Microform]. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1912-1921

American Reveille. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1912-1921

Bellingham American [Microform]. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1922-1929

Bellingham Bay Bee. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1891-1890s

Bellingham Bay Guide. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1930s-1948

Bellingham Buyer. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1964-1966

Bellingham Labor News. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1937-1969

Bellingham Sentinel and The Laurel Leader. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1910s-1910s

Bellingham Sun. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1968-1960s

Bellingham Times. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1987-Current

Bellingham Weekly Reveille. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1905-1906

Bellingham World-Herald. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1900s-1900s

Buyer. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1966-1967

Citizen Voice. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1979-1982

Economic Equality. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1932-1930s

Evening Journal. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1916-1921

Journal-Progressive [Microform]. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1906-1919

Journal-Progressive. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1906-1918

Morning Reveille and the Evening American [Microform]. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1906-1912

Morning Reveille and the Evening American. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1906-1912

Northwest Dairy News. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1917-1962

Northwestern Washington Labor News. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1969-1976

Puget Sound American. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1904-1906

Puget Sounder. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1935-1939

South Bellingham Sentinel. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1911-1910s

Weekly Reveille. (Bellingham, Wash.) 1912-1910s

Bellingham Probate Records

1807-1997 Washington Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Probate claims 1917-1922 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Probate journal 1855-1878 vol C (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Probate journal 1855-1878 vol D (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Bellingham School Records

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Bellingham High School - Shuksan Yearbook (Bellingham, WA), 1906, 1908, 1911, 1929, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988 E Yearbook online

Bellingham High School yearbook, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Fairhaven High School - Aurora Yearbook (Bellingham, WA), 1916, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936 E Yearbook online

Fairhaven High School yearbook, 1916, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Fairhaven Junior High School yearbooks, 1916, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Klipsun : the annual publication of the senior class of the Washington State Normal - 1940 Genealogy Gophers online

Meridian High School - Trojan Yearbook (Bellingham, WA), 1939, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1988 E Yearbook online

Meridian High School yearbook, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2001 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sehome High School - Windjammer Yearbook (Bellingham, WA), 1968, 1975, 1978 E Yearbook online

Sehome High School yearbooks, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Squalicum High School yearbook, 1999, 2000, 2006 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Washington State Normal School Bellingham, Washington Genealogy Trails online

Washington State Normal School at Bellingham yearbooks, 1917, 1922, 1925, 1929, 1932, 1933 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Western Washington College of Education yearbooks, 1938, 1941, 1953, 1954 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Western Washington State College yearbooks, 1964, 1966, 1967 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Western Washington University - Klipsun Yearbook (Bellingham, WA), 1917, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1941, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969 E Yearbook online

Western Washington University yearbook, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1938, 1941, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Western Washington Unuiversity yearbook, 1917 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Whatcom High School - Kulshan Yearbook (Bellingham, WA), 1902, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 E Yearbook online

Whatcom High School yearbooks, 1902, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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