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Pacific Northwest Card File Search
The Pacific Northwest Card File appears to have been started in the early 1950s as a finding aid for biographical and historical information in the Washington State Library. Information was indexed from newspapers across the state as well as many published local histories, creating a very unique point of access.
Comprised of hundreds of thousands of cards, the drawers are divided into a Name File and a Subject File. Work began in late 2012, chiefly with WSL volunteer David Lane, on the Name File. We are now up to the surname "C" and will continue to update the online index as progress is made.
The Card File was closed in the early 1990s.
| Title | Subject | Subject Type | Publication | Citation Details | Citation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obituary | Borngesser, Avis Leah | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 03 Day: 15 Year: 1979 | |
| Mrs. Bornstein, civic affairs leader, dies. | Bornstein, Julia | Person | Seattle Times | p. E-5 | Month: 01 Day: 18 Year: 1970 |
| Bornstein, Julius | Bornstein, Julius | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | p. 9 | Year: 1921 |
| The pioneer dead of 1916. | Bornstein, Louisa (Mrs.) | Person | Washington Historical Quarterly | v. 8, no. 1, p. 35 | Month: 01 Year: 1917 |
| Bornstein, Maurice | Bornstein, Maurice | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 42-43 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Bornstein, Maurice | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 05 Day: 27 Year: 1983 | |
| Bornstein, Milton | Bornstein, Milton | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 88-89 | Year: 1921 |
| Bornstein Man of Year. | Bornstein, Myer | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. B-3 | Month: 12 Day: 24 Year: 1974 |
| Sam Bornstein, Insurance Man. | Bornstein, Sam | Person | Seattle Times | p. 52 | Month: 06 Day: 15 Year: 1966 |
| Mrs Alfred Bornstein | Bornstein, Stella R. S. (Mrs.) | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 08 Day: 11 Year: 1965 | |
| Obituary | Borreson, Carl M. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 10 Day: 10 Year: 1973 | |
| Tudor Inn in Poulsbo | Borrodell, Jack | Person | Seattle Times Magazine | p. 8-9 | Month: 08 Day: 11 Year: 1974 |
| Conversation with Marisol Borromeo -- A year stuffed with banquets parades by. | Borromeo, Marisol | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. 7, Northwest. | Month: 07 Day: 22 Year: 1979 |
| Obituary | Borrow, Will H. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 37 | Month: 01 Day: 28 Year: 1955 |
| Borseth, Bertha | Borseth, Bertha | Person | Month: 01 Day: 14 Year: 1987 | ||
| Borseth, John Daniel | Borseth, John Daniel | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 216-217 | Year: 1921 |
| Borseth, Nels B. | Borseth, Nels B. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 216-217 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Borseth, O. I. (Rev.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 2 | Month: 01 Day: 4 Year: 1967 |
| Borseth, Ole Alfred | Borseth, Ole Alfred | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 216-217 | Year: 1921 |
| Mrs. O. I. Borseth. | Borseth, Petra Therese (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 4 | Month: 10 Day: 12 Year: 1966 |
| Borseth, Wynona | Borseth, Wynona | Person | Washington Women | p. 6 | Year: 1983 |
| Relatives at Homestead | Borst family | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 05 Day: 17 Year: 1986 | |
| Borst decendants visit family home. | Borst family | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 09 Day: 14 Year: 1989 | |
| A centenarian house starts a new life. | Borst family | Person | Landmarks | v. 4, no. 3&4, p. 12 | |
| Borst, Joseth | Borst, Joseth | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 55 | Year: 1980 |
| Pioneers of Centralia, Lewis County, Washington. | Borst, Joseth | Person | Bulletin of the Seattle Genealogical Society | vol. 9, no. 7, p. 709 | |
| Borst, Joseth | Borst, Joseth | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 164-167 | Year: 1916 |
| Borst home stands test of time. | Borst, Joseth | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 04 Day: 10 Year: 1989 | |
| Pioneer farm dying unnoticed. | Borst, Joseth | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 12 Day: 8 Year: 1962 | |
| Appeal made to save pioneer Borst barn. | Borst, Joseth | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 12 Day: 12 Year: 1962 | |
| The Joseph Borst Barn. | Borst, Joseth | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 04 Day: 12 Year: 1969 | |
| Borst left imprint on Centralia. | Borst, Joseth | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 10 Day: 17 Year: 1975 | |
| Borst early Centailia farmer. | Borst, Joseth | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Bicentennial Ed. P. B-5 | Month: 07 Year: 1976 |
| Pioneer Association ready to launch campaign to save 100-year old Centralia home, barn. | Borst, Joseth | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 02 Day: 21 Year: 1963 | |
| Wash. Pioneer Assn. Roll | Borst, Joseth | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Wash. Pioneer Assn. Roll | Borst, Mary A. (Mrs.) | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Borst, Mary Adaline Roundtree (Mrs.) | Borst, Mary Adaline Roundtree (Mrs.) | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol 25 p. 165-173 | |
| Obituary | Borst, Myrtle A. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-3 | Month: 11 Day: 6 Year: 1979 |
| Obituary | Borsum, John Robert | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 41 | Month: 05 Day: 25 Year: 1962 |
| W.O. Borsum dies in Dayton. | Borsum, William Henry | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 02 Day: 2 Year: 1964 | |
| The Prairie: Born there, They stayed. | Borte, Agnes (Mrs.) | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | p. 2 | Year: 1969 |
| The Prairie: Born there, They stayed. | Borte, Francis | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | p. 2 | Month: Day: Year: 1969 |
| Borte, Teresa (Mrs.) | Borte, Teresa (Mrs.) | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | p. 3 | Month: 02 Day: 20 Year: 1956 |
| Avalanche | Borton, Mary Brisky (Mrs.) | Person | Told by the Pioneers | p. 105-106 | Year: 1938 |
| Obituary | Borum, Eura E. | Person | Montesano Vidette | Month: 04 Day: 3 Year: 1975 | |
| Gamblin' Daddy makes no bones over profession. | Borunda, Alex "Yakima Alex" | Person | Daily Olympian | p. A-2 | Month: 01 Day: 27 Year: 1976 |
| Obituary | Borup, Louise C. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 11 Day: 17 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Bos, Grace M. | Person | Stanwood News | Month: 10 Day: 15 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Bos, Grace M. | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 10 Day: 10 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Bos, John M. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-5 | Month: 06 Day: 7 Year: 1973 |