Workshop: Basics of HIstorical Research

Western Libraries Heritage Resources and the Northwest Branch of the Washington State Archives will be offering a workshop for researchers, history aficionados, and anyone else interested in exploring the past. You’ll get practical advice and learn basic steps for how to investigate a historical topic, whether it be for a class assignment, community event, publication or article, or other personal research project. The program will outline a general approach to the process of doing historical research, including how to get the most out of the library system, how to find and use archival collections, how to locate reliable online resources, and how to interpret information from unique and diverse research materials. There will also be a case study demonstrating how various local archival collections can be used to explore a specific topic. The workshop is free and open to the public, but registration is required – please email Heritage.Resources@wwu.edu or call 360-650-6621 to sign up.