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• Genuki - Washington

  http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/pjoiner/genuki/DUR/Washington/index.html
  Local genealogy which includes marriage indexes 1603-1837, the 1801 census, church history and a description of the parish in 1891.

• Holy Trinity Church

  http://www.holytrinitywashington.org.uk/
  Provides information about service times, churchlife, weddings and baptisms. Also includes a diary of events and contact details.

• Memories of Old Washington

  http://www.raggyspelk.co.uk/
  Displays an archive of old black and white images.

• Washington - What's in a Name?

  http://ancientegypt.hypermart.net/washingtonname/
  An alternative viewpoint on the village's history, making a connection to Druids, whose own beliefs hark back to the Ancient Egyptians.

• Washington Colliery

  https://sites.google.com/site/washingtondocs/history-washington
  A desription and brief history of collieries and waggon ways in the area. Includes links and a map.

• Washington Glebe Colliery

  http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/w003.htm
  Records of the mine 1904 to 1972, including owners, output, employment, seams worked and a list of miners killed in the 1908 disaster. There are links to the Washington "F" Pit and the Washington Colliery.

• Washington History Society

  http://www.washingtonhistorysociety.org/
  Provides details of membership subscription and meetings. Also includes publications of local interest, photos and a guest book.

• Washington Old Hall Chapter DAR

  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engwasdar/washingtonoldhalldar/index.html
  A branch of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in the Northeast of England. Includes history, activities and photos.

• Washington Photos

  https://get.google.com/albumarchive/106366358638559469411?source=pwa
  Displays a photographic collection of people and the area in times gone by.

• Washington, Tyne and Wear, England

  http://washingtonlass.com/index.html
  A nostalgic site about the local area, its history and its people. Includes photographs and a links page.

• Wessington U3A War Memorials Project

  http://wwmp.weebly.com/
  Identifying casualties of World War One from Washington, Usworth and Harraton. Includes information about the soldiers, exhibitions and up and coming events.

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