Bibliography of
Whatcom County Materials



This page is a growing list of books and other forms of information available at libraries in many parts of the country and through InterLibrary Loan at your favorite public library. Feel free to send information about your favorite sources. If a title is still available, purchasing information will be included. FHC Library film numbers will also be listed.


Last Modified - 5/11/02

Barrow, Susan H.L., Whatcom Seascapes: The influence of the sea on Whatcom County. Seattle, WA: Craftsman Press, 1977. [Whatcom Museum of History and Art]

Christenson, Earle H., comp. Cemetery Records of Whatcom County. Bellingham, WA: Whatcom Genealogical Society, 1975. 4 vols. See Cemetery page for full listing of cemeteries.

Edson, Lelah Jackson, The Fourth Corner, Highlights from the Early Northwest, Cox Brothers, Inc., Bellingham, Washington, 1951.

Gilliland, Miki, Entering Bellingham. Bellingham, WA: Bayside Press, 1989. illus.

Hunsby, George, The Birth, Death, and Resurrection of Fairhaven. Bellingham, WA: [author], 1976.

Jeffcott, Percival R., Nooksack Tales and Trails, Sincyrly Ours Publishing, Bellingham, Washington, 1995. (Reprinted from the original 1949 edition published at Ferndale, Washington, printed by the Sedro-Woolley Courier Times.)

Koert, Dorothy, The Sue Boynton Story. Bellingham, WA: Whatcom County Historical Society, 1982. [Susie Crocker Boynton b. April 18, 1883 in South Carver, MA to Lemuel Nye and Betsy Ann Shaw Crocker]

Koert, Dorothy, and Galen Biery, Looking Back, Volume 2, published by the Lynden Tribune, Lynden, Washington, 1982.

Marriage Records: Whatcom County, Washington, 1893-1898. Bellingham, WA: Whatcom Genealogical Society, 1986.  Includes brides index.

Miles, John C., Koma Kulshan: The Story of Mt. Baker Seattle, WA: Mountaineers, 1984.

Nelson, Edmund, A History of Lynden, 1995, 211p. Purchase Information

Royer, Marie Hamel, The Saxon Story. Bellingham, WA: Whatcom County Historical Society, 1982. [A small town on the South Fork of the Nooksack River. Contains list of names for cemetery and school census 1891-1918 and 1910 Federal census for Saxon]

Schmierer, Alan C., Northing Up the Nooksack: Tales of Frustration and NewBuildings, 1852-1915. Bellingham, WA: Municipal Arts Commission, 1977.

Siegel, Chris C., Early History of Ferndale and Ten Mile Townships, Whatcom County, Washington, 1948.

Todd, Frances Bruce, The Trail Through the Woods, Gateway Press, 111 Water St., Baltimore, MD, 21202, 1982.

Whatcom County, Washington, 1900 US Census. Bellingham, WA: Whatcom Genealogical Society, [1980]. 2 vols. Includes index.

Whatcom County, Washington, 1910 US Census: Surname Index.Bellingham, WA:Whatcom County Genealogical Society, 1987.

Zobrist, Elaine L., Ghost Towns of Lake Whatcom. :[author], 1979.


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