Seattle history

Seattle Public Library’s genealogy collection started 100 years ago with a small donation from the Seattle Genealogical Society. Now it includes more than 40,000 volumes.

Over the course of 90 videos, "Seattle: A History in Short Stories" delves into everything from Chief Seattle and George Tsutakawa to public transportation and Namu.

Seattle is preparing to host six World Cup matches. But this isn't the first time the Pacific Northwest welcomed elite athletes from around the world to compete.

Elmer Dixon grew up a witness to the Civil Rights Movement and was one of the founders of Seattle's chapter of the Black Panther Party in 1968.

A former longtime history professor at the University of Washington, Quintard Taylor started the research website BlackPast.

After decades of debate, local leaders hope revitalized public spaces and a restriction on non-essential vehicles will make the Market more connected.

Researching the life of a musician born in 1888 led to dead ends, deep appreciation for keepers of the past and questions about whose history is told.

The 50th anniversary of Seattle's first Pride celebration is now commemorated with a historical marker in Pioneer Square.

Jackson Street Jazz Trail is a new self-guided experience illuminating the jazz era of Seattle's Chinatown-International District and historically Black Central District.

Northwest history and aviation enthusiasts contend an almost forgotten aerial feat that started and finished in Seattle also belongs up there in the pantheon of early aviation milestones.