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Pacific Northwest History: Web Resources

Help with research for Kris Cornelis' Hist 214 course.

Researching Local History

Digital Collections

Many of these collections contain primary sources.

Wikipedia or not?

Wikipedia can be good place to start your research … but NOT to end!

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Use it to get some general background information and links to other resources, but beware errors and inconsistencies. 

Example: the article on “St. Paul’s Mission” is a stub article and includes an incorrect reference (can you guess which one?).