On Monday, July 20, 2020, the Washington State Archives branches in Olympia and Ellensburg will open to researchers by appointment only. All branches will be closed every Friday through August 7. For more information, please visit our page regarding closures, re-openings, and making a research appointment.

Upcoming WA State Archives Trainings and Events

Washington State Archives provides guidance and support to state and local government agencies in public records management by offering education and training opportunities. Both live in-person sessions and webinars are available, as well as a number of online options. We encourage you to frequently check for updates as we continuously add sessions.

We also offer many of the live webinar sessions as pre-recorded videos for online training:

 Check out the current online offerings

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Please visit the Attorney General's Open Government Training page for trainings on Open Public Meetings (RCW 42.30 and RCW 42.43) and the Public Records Act for disclosure (RCW 42.56).

Agency Trainings

DateTraining NameTimeLocation 
August 11CANCELLED - Basics of Managing Records08:45 AM to 09:15 AMVancouver Register
August 11CANCELLED - Improving Your Agency’s Records Management Program Workshop09:30 AM to 01:00 PMVancouver Register
August 12Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 10:30 AMWebinar Register
August 26Basics of Managing Schools Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
September 9Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 10:30 AMWebinar Register
September 10Basics of Managing Records08:45 AM to 09:15 AMKelso Register
September 10Improving Your Agency’s Records Management Program Workshop09:30 AM to 01:00 PMKelso Register
September 18Basics of Managing Records08:45 AM to 09:15 AMSilverdale Register
September 18Improving Your Agency’s Records Management Program Workshop09:30 AM to 01:00 PMSilverdale Register
September 23Organizing the File Room Workshop08:30 AM to 12:30 PMBellingham Register
September 30Basics of Managing Payroll Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
October 13Organizing the File Room Workshop09:00 AM to 01:00 PMTumwater Register
October 14Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 10:30 AMWebinar Register
October 15Improving Your Agency’s Records Management Program Workshop08:30 AM to 12:30 PMSnohomish Register
October 21Organizing the File Room Workshop09:00 AM to 01:00 PMShoreline Register
October 29Basics of Managing Records08:45 AM to 09:15 AMQuincy Register
October 29Improving Your Agency’s Records Management Program Workshop09:30 AM to 01:00 PMQuincy Register
November 9Basics of Managing Records08:45 AM to 09:15 AMTumwater Register
November 9Improving Your Agency’s Records Management Program Workshop09:30 AM to 01:00 PMTumwater Register
November 12Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 10:30 AMWebinar Register
November 19Improving Your Agency’s Records Management Program Workshop12:30 PM to 04:30 PMSequim Register
December 9Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 10:30 AMWebinar Register

Public Events

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