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|name = HistoryLink |logo = |logocaption = |screenshot = |collapsible = |collapsetext = |caption = |url = {{URL|www.historylink.org}} |commercial = 501(c)(3) nonprofit |registration = |language = English |content license = |owner = History Ink |author = |launch date = May 1, 1998[1] |alexa = |current status = Active }}HistoryLink is an online encyclopedia of Washington State history. The site has nearly 7,000 entries and attracts 5,000 daily visitors.[1] It has 500 biographies and more than 14,000 images.[2][3] 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. FoundationIn 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.[4] They and Paul Dorpat incorporated History Ink on November 10, 1997, with seed money from Priscilla "Patsy" Collins, by birth a member of Seattle's wealthy and prominent Bullitt family.[5] The prototype of HistoryLink.org debuted on May 1, 1998, and attracted additional funding for a formal launch in 1999. The website was noted for its coverage of the 1999 WTO protests in Downtown Seattle, maintaining a live webcam feed pointed at the intersection of 4th Avenue and Pike Street.[6] In 2003 HistoryLink.org expanded its content to cover Washington state history. Meanwhile, History Ink continues, focusing on the production of history books.[4] AwardsCrowley and HistoryLink.org have won many awards, including
References1. ^1 {{cite web |title=About HistoryLink.org |url=http://www.historylink.org/Index.cfm?DisplayPage=about/index.cfm |publisher=HistoryLink.org |accessdate=July 9, 2016}} 2. ^{{cite news |title=Web site links readers with state history. |url=http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/159680.html |quote= Every week, I receive an email notice that there’s more Washington state history at my fingertips. Every week, more articles are added to History Link.org, the nation’s first encyclopedia of local and state history designed for the Internet. History is there to peruse and to prowl. And it’s free. |publisher=Bellingham Herald |date= |accessdate=2007-08-21 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} 3. ^{{cite news |title=HistoryLink Expands |quote=HistoryLink, which offers Seattle and King County history online, is expanding and starting a new database for Washington state history Thursday. The resource will introduce with more than 300 original essays and features, complementing HistoryLink's encyclopedia of Seattle and King County history. The free, non-commercial resource is produced by History Ink, a ... |publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=March 4, 2003 }} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=7216|title=Crowley, Walt (1947-2007)|author=Long, Priscilla |date=January 20, 2005 |accessdate=September 23, 2007|publisher=historylink.org}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=4214|title=Collins, Dorothy Priscilla "Patsy" Bullitt (1920-2003)|author=Cassandra Tate |date=July 3, 2003|accessdate=2007-10-13|publisher=historylink.org}} 6. ^{{cite news |last=Stiffler |first=Lisa |date=January 15, 2019 |title=Beating Wikipedia by 2 years, Seattle’s HistoryLink remains an innovative online encyclopedia |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2019/beating-wikipedia-2-years-seattles-historylink-remains-innovative-online-encyclopedia/ |work=GeekWire |accessdate=January 16, 2019}} External links
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