Using the Library
The Library is located at the Heritage & Maritime Museums and is open to the public free of charge during business hours. To borrow books, membership is required.
Archive & Resource Center
Poulsbo City Hall, 200 Moe Street, 2nd Floor
The Archives hold the Poulsbo Historical Society subject files, biography files, databases for photos, and mini displays of artifacts not regularly displayed in the three main PHS museums. Researchers are welcome to explore on their own. Volunteer hosts are being recruited in hopes of extending the number of days per week that the ARC is open.
GUIDE TO RESEARCH HOLDINGS IN THE ARCHIVE & RESOURCE CENTER
In general, our files are broken into three areas: People, Places, and Things/Events.
What we have in the Archives:
A. Bio files – paper files with family histories
B. Computer/Family Tree Maker – Poulsbo (names, places and steamers)
C. Poulsbo History on computer:
a. NK Herald transcribed or scans
b. Census 1885-1940 [by years] not searchable except page by page, these are images. Many census records can be found on Family Tree Maker under the family’s name/facts
c. People – family searches we have compiled
d. Cemeteries
e. Oral Interviews
D. Photo Database Categorized/People on museum computer.
E. Oral Histories on museum computer.
A. Computer:
a. Family Tree Maker/Poulsbo type “house” in index window
b. Photos database categorized /Homes – filed by street name
c. Poulsbo History/House Histories
B.. Maps – Flat File
a. Plat Maps 1885, 1909, ca. 1930, 1955.
b. Utility map [Sewer 1933]
A. Plat Maps
B. Computer:
a. Family Tree Maker/Poulsbo – index look for the place name
b. Photo Database Categorized /Places, Front Street, town name
C. Subject files – a large list of local subjects are filed and open for perusal.
A. Maps – City of Poulsbo.
B. Computer:
a. FAMILY TREE MAKER/POULSBO – index, type in business or industry name: I.e. café, Len’s, steamer, Verona etc.
b. Photo Database Categorized/ Front Street, Area Businesses, Poulsbo Junction or by industry i.e. Fishing, Boat Building, Transportation etc.
c. Poulsbo History/Poulsbo History/Herald Combined, Herald Scans
d. Poulsbo History/Places/Front Street Project
C. Pictorial maps in hall outside museum.
D. Subject files
A. Computer:
a. Family Tree Maker/Poulsbo – index – Steamers, boats
b. Photo Database Categorized/ Boats/ships, Boat Building, Steamers/Ferries, Fishing , Docks, Poulsbo Waterfront
B. LIBRARY: a few duplicate maritime books. Most are at the Maritime Museum Library. Members have check out privileges.
C. SUBJECT FILES: Fishing, Boat Building, etc.
A. Computer: Photo Database Categorized/ School buildings, school classes
B. FAMILY TREE MAKER – index School
C. SUBJECT FILE: Schools
Heritage Museum
19020 Front Street, Poulsbo, WA, 98370
The Heritage Museum Library holds Poulsbo Historical Society biography files, photobase on computer, and library book collection. Researchers are welcome to explore on their own. The Heritage Museum Library is open daily during regular museum hours. Volunteers are available to help with your research.
GUIDE TO RESEARCH IN THE HERITAGE MUSEUM LIBRARY
In general, our files are classified into three areas: People, Places, and Things/Events.
Research library holdings:
A. Bio files – paper files with family histories
B. Computer:
a. Family Tree Maker – Poulsbo (names, places and steamers)
b. Photo Database Categorized/people
c. NK Herald transcribed & scans
d. Census 1885-1950 [by years] not searchable except page by page, these are images. Many census records can be found on Family Tree Maker under the family facts
e. People – family files
f. Cemeteries – North Kitsap
g. Oral Interviews
C. Library:
a. SPIRIT OF POULSBO – indexed
b. POULSBO: ITS FIRST HUNDRED YEARS – indexed.
c. Autobiographies and Biographies
d. Telephone Directories in document boxes
e. Obituaries – Binders and Computer/Family Tree Maker/Poulsbo
f. Yearbooks for NK. Surplus copies in storage available for purchase at $5 or less or depending on condition.
g. We have a limited number of early applications for Martha & Mary Children’s home.
A. Computer:
a. Family Tree Maker/Poulsbo type “house” in index window
b. Photo database categorized /Homes – filed by street name
c. House Histories
d. Utility Map (sewer 1933 – computer only)
B. Library: House binders – sorted by street names
C. Maps –Plat Maps 1885, 1909, ca. 1930, 1955
A. Plat Maps
B. Computer:
a. Family Tree Maker/Poulsbo – index – search place name
b. Photo Database Categorized /Places, Front Street, town name
C. Library Binders
D. Land Abstracts
A. Computer:
a. FAMILY TREE MAKER/POULSBO – index, business or industry name: I.e. café, Len’s, steamer, Verona etc.
b. Photo Database Categorized/ Front Street, Area Businesses, Poulsbo Junction or by industry i.e. Fishing, Boat Building, Transportation etc.
c. Herald Combined, Herald Scans
d. Poulsbo History/Places/Front Street Project
B. Library:
a. Front Street East, Front Street West Binders
b. Receipts Binder – old receipts from various businesses
c. SPIRIT OF POULSBO Indexed
d. POULSBO ITS FIRST HUNDRED YEARS – Indexed
e. KITSAP COUNTY HISTORY brown edition & green edition – Indexed
f. Telephone Directories
g. Yearbooks – Collection copies in document boxes below library shelves. A good source for business ads. Surplus copies in storage are available for purchase for $5 or less depending on condition
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Our Facilities
Maritime Museum
Maritime Museum
19010 Front St NE
Poulsbo, WA, 98370
Regular Hours
Daily, 10am - 4pm
Summer Hours
(June/July/August)
Daily, 10am-5pm
Heritage Museum
19020 Front Street
Poulsbo, WA, 98370
Regular Hours
Mon-Sat 10am-4pm
Sun 11am-3pm
Summer Hours
(June/July/August)
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm
Sun 11am-3pm
Martinson Cabin
317 NW Lindvig Way
Poulsbo, WA, 98370
Regular Hours
1st Saturday of the Month,
10am-4pm
Archive & Resource Center
200 Moe Street, 2nd Floor
Poulsbo, WA, 98370
Regular Hours
By appointment only
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