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HistoryLink.org Founding Benefactors
In 1997 Priscilla "Patsy" Bullitt Collins (1920-2003) contributed the capital to launch the planning and production of the first online encyclopedia of local history designed expressly for the Internet, HistoryLink.org. At the time of its launch, HistoryLink.org covered only Seattle and King County.
In 2003 the Paul G. Allen Virtual Education Foundation gave $100,000, which enabled HistoryLink.org to expand the encyclopedia to cover the entire state of Washington.
Founding Institutions
HistoryLink.org could not have grown without the early support of these institutions: The State of Washington, City of Seattle, King County, The Seattle Public Library, AT&T, Sound Transit, PEMCO Insurance, Port of Seattle, Museum Of History & Industry, Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle City Light, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, King County Landmarks & Heritage Commission, 4Culture (King County Lodging Tax), Washington State Ferries, City of Bellevue, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, The Peach Foundation, Microsoft Corporation, Seattle-King County Association of Realtors, Washington State Department of Archeology & Historic Preservation, Washington State Department of Transportation, Group Health Cooperative
HistoryLink State Database Launch Sponsors, 2003
Expanding HistoryLink.org to cover the entire state was made possible by major funding from these individuals and institutions: Seattle City Light, Nesholm Family Foundation. Microsoft Corporation, The Boeing Company, Washington Forest Protection Association, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Humanities Washington, City of Tacoma Economic Development Department, Tacoma Public Utilities, Washington State University, University of Washington Press, William Marler, Marler Clark, Attorneys at Law, Puget Sound Energy, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, Junior League of Tacoma Fund, Baker Family Fund, Tacoma Housing Authority, Washington Dental Service, Olympic Resource Management
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