Tiger Historical Center 
Street Address: 
390372 Hwy 20 
Ione, WA 99139 
Mailing Address: 
P.O. Box 603 
Ione, WA 99139 
Phone:  (509) 442-4636 
Email:  Tiger Store 
Website:  Tiger Historical Museum 
Open:  Memorial Day through September  
Information:  Tiger Store was built in 1912 and was a working store and Post Office until 1976. In 1999, a grant was obtained and the old store was reconditioned. Tiger is on the Washington State List of Historical Buildings and is considered one of the best examples of "Boom Town Architecture" of the time. It is now a Washington State Rest Area, Gift Shop, and Mini Museum. Flyers and information on local facilities and sites, as well as the Selkirk Loop, are available. All the volunteers are good at drawing maps and giving directions to local attractions as well as long distance travel destinations. Tiger Historical Center dba Tiger Store is located at the intersection of State Route 31 and 20, at the cutoff to Colville, 4 miles south of Ione. The center is open Memorial Day through Labor Day, but are always happy to open for special groups or make arrangements for someone wanting to do research. They have books on Pend Oreille County history, every "Big Smoke" magazine that has been published, and copies of the Metaline Falls-Ione newspapers from the 1920's through when they closed in the 60's. These newspapers are in good condition and are stored in acid free boxes. They also have and are continuing to collect family histories, stories, and pictures. The "Tiger Catalog of Memories" is growing yearly. This is a collection of articles from Big Smoke, newspapers, notes, and oral histories stored in sheet protectors in indexed three-ring binders that a researcher can access. They also sell local arts, crafts, antiques, history books, and snacks. They have been able to help many people find information on their families and find the location of original homesteads. They also have access to the Ione Cemetery Records.

North Pend Oreille Genealogy Group  
Mailing Address: 
c/o Barbara Smith 
P.O. Box 311 
Ione, WA 99139 
Information: 
The North Pend Oreille County Genealogical Group and the Friends of the Metalines' Library have combined efforts to collect historical information on the Ione - Metaline area. The collection, which is sizeable, is housed in the Metalines' Community Library and contains obits, photo albums and personal profiles (stories from early residents). They are currently involved in a preservation project with the Pend Oreille County librarian who has received a grant for micro-copying and preserving the photos and obits in this collection. For help with research in the north county area, contact Barbara Smith.

Northeast Washington Genealogical Society 
Mailing Address: 
c/o Colville Public Library 
195 South Oak 
Colville, WA 99114 
Information: 
The Northeast Washington Genealogical Society was formed in 1981 to stimulate and encourage interest in genealogical research.  They meet the second Wednesday of every month except December: the Computer Interest group meets at 10:30 a.m. at the Family Fun Center and the general meeting takes place at 1:30 p.m. at the Family History Center, both in Colville, WA.  The general meeting consists of a business meeting followed by an instructional lecture on some topic pertaining to researching family history.  Meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend. The Society publishes a quarterly called "Pioneer Branches", which is sent to all members. They maintain a genealogical collection in the Colville Public Library consisting of over 600 books, periodicals, microfilm and CDs with a special interest in the Northeast Washington counties of Stevens, Ferry, and Pend Oreille.  All books in their collection remain in the library at all times; they can not be checked out, nor do they circulate on interlibrary loan. 
Membership Fees: 
Individual= $15.00 per year. 
Couple= $18.00 per year. 
Street Address: 
Colville Public Library 
195 South Oak 
Colville, WA 99114 
Phone (library): 
(509) 684-6620  
Hours (for library): 
Mon, Tues and Wed: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Thursday and Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 
Search Info and Fees: 
Our research staff will currently do a full search of  local resources for $15.00 (fee subject to change at anytime). These resources include courthouse records, local newspapers, county histories, funeral home records, county directories and people & photo files.  Send requests to the society address above, ATT: Research Staff. 
Email Contact for more information: NeWGS Research Staff research@newgs.org