Snohomish County was established in 1861 and was once part of Island County. The county stretches from Puget Sound on the west to the crest of the Cascade Mountains on the east. The county was first explored in 1792 when Captain George Vancouver named the region New Georgia; he also named Port Susan and Port Gardner Bay. The vast stands of timber attracted settlers who set up mills and provided timber to build San Francisco and the transcontinental railroads in the mid-nineteenth century. Today, Snohomish County is the third most populous county in Washington and enjoys a varied economy based on wood products, aircraft manufacturing and agriculture. Bounded by: Skagit County (N), Chelan County (E), King County (S), and Puget Sound (W). County Seat: Mukilteo (1861), Snohomish (originally founded as Snohomish City) (1861-1894), and Everett (originally founded as Port Gardner), 1894-present. Chambers of Commerce: Arlington Smoky Point Chamber of Commerce, http://www.arlington-smokypoint- chamber.com/ 4126B 172nd Street NE, Arlington, WA 98223. Phone 360-659-5453 Fax 360-657-2823. E-Mail [email protected] City of Darrington Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 397, Darrington, WA 98241. Phone 360- 436-6711. http://darringtonwa.org/ Economic Alliance Snohomish County, http://www.economicalliancesc.org 728 134th St. SW Ste 128, Everett, WA 98204. Phone 425-743-4567. Fax 425-743-5726. Email [email protected] Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce, http://www.edmondswa.com/ 121 5th Ave N, PO Box 146, Edmonds, WA 98020. Phone 425-670-1496, 425-776-6711. Fax 425-712-1808. Email Greater Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce, http://www.lakestevenschamber.com 9327 4th St. NE Suite 7, PO Box 439, Lake Stevens, WA 98258-0439. Phone 425-334-0433. Email [email protected] Greater Marysville-Tulalip Chamber of Commerce, http://www.marysvilletulalipchamber.com/ 8825 34th Ave. NE Suite C, Marysville, WA 98271. Phone 360-659-7700. Fax 360-653- 7539. Email [email protected] Monroe Chamber of Commerce, http://www.monroewachamber.org/monroe.cfm 111 W. Main St., Monroe, WA 98272. Phone 360-794-5488. Fax 360-794-2044. Email [email protected] Sky Valley Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 46, Sultan, WA 98294. Phone 360-793-0983. Fax 360-793-3241. Email [email protected]. South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce, http://www.sscchamber.org/ 3815 196th St. SW Ste. 136, Lynnwood, WA 98037. Phone 425-774-0507. Fax 425-774-4636. Email [email protected]. Stanwood Chamber of Commerce, http://www.stanwoodchamber.org PO Box 641, Stanwood, WA 98292-0641. Phone 360-629-0562. E-Mail [email protected] County Government: (www.co.snohomish.wa.us) 3000 Rockefeller Ave, Everett, WA 98201- 4046. Courthouse hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm. Assessor: MS 510. Phone 425-388-3433. Fax 425-388-3961. Email co [email protected] Auditor: MS 505. Phone 425-388-3483. Email [email protected]. Clerk: MS 605. Phone 425-388-3466. Email [email protected]. Treasurer: MS 501. Phone 425-388-3366. Genealogical Society: Camwood Genealogical Group, PO Box 41, Stanwood, WA 98292. Sky Valley Genealogical Society, 23706 Ben Howard Rd, Monroe, WA 98272. Sno-Isle Genealogical Society, 19827 Poplar Way, Lynnwood, WA 98036. Phone 425-775- 6267 http://www.rootswebancestry.com/~wasigs . Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society, http://www.Stillygen.org PO Box 34, 135 N Olympic, Arlington, WA 98223-0034. Phone 360-435-4838. E-Mail [email protected] Health Department: Snohomish Health District, (www.snohd.org) 3020 Rucker #102, Everett, WA 98201. Phone 425-339-5290. Fax 425-339-5216. E-Mail [email protected] Historical Society: Alderwood Manor Heritage Association, (www.alderwood.org) PO Box 2206, Lynnwood, WA 98036. Email [email protected]. Darrington Historical Society, PO Box 1130, Darrington, WA 98241-1130. Phone 360-436- 2167. Edmonds-South Snohomish County Historical Society, (www.historicedmonds.org) 118 Fifth Ave N, Edmonds, WA 98020. Phone 425-774-0900. Fax 425-774-6507. Email [email protected] Gold Bar Museum and Historical Society, PO Box 211, Gold Bar, WA 98251. Phone 360- 793-2479. Granite Falls Historical Society, 109 E. Union St. , Granite Falls, WA 98252. Phone 360- 691-2603 http://www.gfhistory.org/ Index Historical Society, http://www.indexwa.org/ PO Box 107, Index, WA 98256. Phone 360-793-1534. Email League of Snohomish County Heritage Organizations, http://www.snocoheritage.org P.O. Box 1773, Marysville, WA 98270. Phone 425-388-3311 ext 2372. E-Mail [email protected] Marysville Historical Society, PO Box 41, Marysville, WA 98270. www.marysvillehistory.org Phone 360-659-3090 Fax 360-659-0725 Monroe Historical Society, http://www.monroehistoricsociety.org/ 207 E Main P.O. Box 1044, Monroe, WA 98272. Phone 360-217-7233. Monte Cristo Preservation Association, http://www.mcpa.us PO Box 471, Everett, WA 98206. Phone 360-793-1534. Fax 360-793-1534. E-Mail [email protected] Snohomish County Museum & Historical Association, http://www.whidbey.com/snocomuseum/ Legion Park, PO Box 5556, 1913 Hewitt Ave, Everett, WA 98206. Phone 425-259-2022. Fax 425-258-5402. Snohomish Historical Society, PO Box 174,118 Ave B, Snohomish, WA 98291-0174. Phone 360-568-5235. www.snohomishhistoricalsociety.org Stanwood Area Historical Society, http://www.sahs-fncc.org PO Box 69, 27108 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood, WA 98292. Phone 360-629-6110. Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Association, 20722 67th Ave. NE, Arlington, WA 98223. Phone 360-435-7289. www.stillymuseum.org Sky Valley Historical Society Museum, PO Box 1074, Sultan, WA 98294-1074. Phone 360- 793-0534 www.skyvalleyhistory.wordpress.com Libraries - Academic: Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036-5899. Phone 425- 640-1529. Fax 425-775-0690. Website www.edcc.edu/library/. Everett Community College, John N Terry Library Media Center, http://www.ev erettcc.edu/library/index.cfm?id=81488ItemId=8148 2000 Tower St, Everett, WA 98201-1327. Phone 425-388-9501. Libraries - Public: Edmonds Community College Library, http://www.edcc.edu/library/default.stm 20000 68th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036 Everett Public Library, http://www.epls.org/ 2702 Hoyt Ave, Everett, WA 98201-3556. Phone 425-257-8000. Fax 425-257-8017. Sno-Isle Regional Library, (www.sno-isle.org) 7312 35th Ave NE, Marysville, WA 98271- 7417. Phone 360-651-7000. Fax 360-651-7151. The following are branches of this library system: Arlington Branch Library, 135 N Washington Ave, Arlington, WA 98223. Phone 360- 435-3033. Fax Brier Branch Library, 23303 Brier Rd, Brier, WA 98036-8247. Phone 425-483-0888 Camano Island Library Pilot Project, 848 N Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island, WA 98282- 8770 Phone 360-387-5150 Clinton Library, 4781 Deer Lake Rd., Clinton, WA 98236-0530 Phone 360-341-4280 Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., Coupeville, WA 98239-0745 Phone 360- 678-4911. Darrington Branch Library, 1005 Cascade St, PO Box 25, Darrington, WA 98241-0025. Phone 360-436-1600. Fax 360-436-1659. Edmonds Branch Library, 650 Main St, Edmonds, WA 98020-3056. Phone 425-771- 1933. Fax 425-771-1977. Freeland Library, 5495 Harbor Ave, P.O. Box 1357, Freeland, WA 98249-1357, Phone 360-331-7323 Granite Falls Library, 815 E. Galina St., Granite Falls, WA 98252-8472. Phone 360-691- 6087. Fax 360-691-5533. Lake Stevens Branch Library, 1804 Main St, PO Box 217, Lake Stevens, WA 98258- 0217. Phone 425-334-1900 Langley Library, 104 2nd St., P.O. Box 365, Langley, WA 98260-0365. Phone 360-221- 4383 Lynnwood Branch Library, 19220 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036. Phone 425-778- 2148 Marysville Branch Library, 6120 Grove St, Marysville, WA 98270. Phone 360-658- 5000. Fax Mill Creek Branch Library, 15429 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Mill Creek, WA 98012. Phone 425-337-4822. Monroe Branch Library, 1070 Village Way, Monroe, WA 98272-2035. Phone 360-794- 7851. Fax 360-794-0292. Mountlake Terrace Branch Library, 23300 58th Ave W, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043- 4630. Phone 425-776-8722. Mukilteo Branch Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd, Mukilteo, WA 98275-4725. Phone 425-493-8202. Fax 425-493-1601. Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Dr., Oak Harbor, WA 98277-3091. Phone 360- 675-5115 Snohomish Branch Library, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish, WA 98290-2525. Phone 360- 568-2898. Fax 360-568-1922. SnoIsle Libraries, 7312 35th Ave Northeast, Tulalip, WA Phone 360-651-7000 Stanwood Branch Library, 9701 271st St NW, Stanwood, WA 98292-8097. Phone 360- 629-3132. Fax 360-629-3516. Sultan Branch Library, 319 Main St. #100, PO Box 580, Sultan, WA 98294-0580. Phone 360-793-1695. Fax 360-793-9634. Libraries - Special: Everett Family Search Center, 9509 19th ve SE, Everett, WA. Phone 425-337-0457. Lake Stevens Family Search Center, 10120 Chapel Hill Rd, Lake Stevens, WA. Phone 425- 334-0754. Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Library, 5318 Chief Brown Lane, Darrington, WA 98241. Phone 360- 436-1854. Fax 360-436-1511. Sno-Isle Genealogical Society Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Lynnwood, WA 98036. Phone 425-775-6267 Snohomish County Law Library, http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/Superior- Court/Services/LawLibrary/ Room 139 3000 Rockefeller, MS 703, Everett, WA 98201-4046. Phone 425-388-3010. Fax 425-388-3020. Snohomish Washington Family Search Center, 10120 Chapel Hill Rd, Lake Stevens, WA. Phone 425-334-0754. Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society Library, 215 South French Ave., Arlington, WA 98223. Phone 360-435-4838. Museums and Historical Sites: Arlington Air Station Museum, 18008-59th Dr NE, Arlington, WA 98223. Phone 360-403- 9352. Blackman House Museum, 118 Ave B, Snohomish, WA 98290. Phone 360-568-5235. Edmonds Art Festival Museum, http://www.eaffoundation.org/museum/ 700 Main St., Edmonds, WA 98020.