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"Yesterday, Washington state made 2.4 million records available online – many for the first time – as part of what officials said was a crusade to rescue endangered history.

"The state now has an online archive of records, including birth, marriage, death, census and military information, free for anyone to see from a personal computer.

"This is the stuff of government,’ said Secretary of State Sam Reed, who led the project. ‘This is what makes it work. People need to have access to it.’

"Known as the Washington State Digital Archives, the government project is online at: www.digitalarchives.wa.gov."

Kim Peterson. State’s Online Archive Rescues Records From History’s Dustbin. Seattle Times. Oct. 5, 2004.

See also:
Washington Secretary of State. Secretary of State, Microsoft, EDS Rescue Endangered History. Oct. 4, 2004.