HistoryLink
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Owner | History Ink |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | 501(c)(3) nonprofit |
| Launched | May 1, 1998[1] |
| Current status | Active |
HistoryLink is an online encyclopedia of Washington state history. The site has more than 8,100 entries and attracts 23,000 weekly visitors.[2] It has 500 biographies and more than 14,000 images.[3][4]
The non-profit historical organization History Ink produces HistoryLink.org, stating that it is the nation's first online encyclopedia of local and state history created expressly for the Internet. Walt Crowley was the founding president and executive director.
History
In 1997, Crowley discussed preparing a Seattle-King County historical encyclopedia for the 2001 sesquicentennial of the Denny Party. His wife Marie McCaffrey suggested publishing the encyclopedia on the Internet.[5]
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A 2008 grant from the Henry M. Jackson Foundation funded several freelance writers to expand coverage of Snohomish County. The Snohomish County Historic Preservation Commission has funded yearly grants for the same purpose.[9]
Content
HistoryLink primarily features articles that are similar to a traditional encyclopedia entry, as well as timeline entries and first-person accounts called "People's Histories".[9] The website has around 50 historians who are paid a rate of $775 per article.[2]
Awards
Crowley and HistoryLink.org have won many awards, including
- The Pacific Northwest Historians Guild's 2007 History Award
- The Washington State Historic Preservation Office's award for media in 2001
- The Association of King County Historical Organizations award for best long-term project (2000)[5]
References
- ^ "About HistoryLink.org". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Lacitis, Erik (February 16, 2024). "HistoryLink, WA's own online encyclopedia, was born before Wikipedia". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "HistoryLink Expands". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. March 4, 2003.
- ^ a b c Long, Priscilla (January 20, 2005). "Crowley, Walt (1947-2007)". historylink.org. Retrieved September 23, 2007.
- ^ Cassandra Tate (July 3, 2003). "Collins, Dorothy Priscilla "Patsy" Bullitt (1920-2003)". historylink.org. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ a b Stiffler, Lisa (January 15, 2019). "Beating Wikipedia by 2 years, Seattle's HistoryLink remains an innovative online encyclopedia". GeekWire. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "HistoryLink to expand services". The Columbian. Associated Press. March 4, 2003. p. C5. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Schucht, Eric (February 3, 2023). "Local historians spotlight 'unsung heroes' of Snohomish County's past". The Everett Herald. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
