Books

An Illustrated History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties, their people, their commerce and their resources.  with an outline of the early history of the State of Washington, [s. l.]  Interstate Pub. Co., 1906.  Recently reprinted and indexed by the Stillagaumish Valley Genealogical Society, this intimidating tome (5 inches thick) contains some of the earliest memories and descriptions of settlement of the area.   It contains information about the diking, early farming, logging and biographies of the Stillaguamish River Valley and its settlers.  It is a subscription history, and as a result has little negative to say about anyone and leaves out a lot, yet it is invaluable for its early accounts.  See pp. 256-7, 268-269, 479.  Don't overlook the biographies of local pioneers which also contain significant bits of their area histories. The full text of this book is searchable on Heritage Quest, an online resource

Bruseth, Nels, Indian stories and legends of the Stillaguamish, Sauks and allied tribes . Fairfield Washington, Ye Galleon Press, 1977 (reprint of earlier 1950 publication).

Buse, Penny Hutchison. Stuck in the Mud: The History of Warm Beach, Washington. Snohomish, WA: Snohomish Publishing Co, 2011.

David M. Buerge and Peter Henning. The Builder: The Life of Peter Henning, 1868-1955. 2003.   Includes history of East Stanwood.
David M Buerge and Peter Henning "The Son: Peter Henning Jr." more history of farms, family and career of physicist, Peter Henning, Jr.

Cameron, David, et. al. Snohomish County / An Illustrated History Kelcema Books, Index, WA 2005. A welcome new updated history of all of Snohomish County including the pre-history and Native American language and culture. Covers "new" history of suburban era of Mountlake Terrace and Mill Creek and Lynnwood as well as older communities of Stanwood, Mukilteo and Snohomish.

Conroy, Dennis.  Pioneers of the Stillaguamish.  Cascade Writing, Camano Island WA. 2005. (Available at the Snow Goose Bookstore & bookstores in Everett, Marysville and Mt. Vernon and local Sno-Isle Libraries)

Conroy, Dennis & Marlys Jolley A Boater's Guide to the Historic Westside of Camano Island - 2001 booklet by the Center of Wooden Boats and the Stanwood Area Historical Society. Available from SAHS

Cook , Jimmie Jean.   "A particular friend, Penn’s Cove"; history of the settlers, claims and buildings of central Whidbey Island. Coupeville, Wash., Island County Historical Society, [1973] Contains many references to Stanwood/Camano historic connection to Coupeville. See pp. 38, 64-66, 75-76, 133.

Essex, Alice  The Stanwood Story, Stanwood, WA., Stanwood/Camano News.   In 3 volumes [1971-1997]
A chronological and pictorial history of the Stanwood area, including Camano Island, .  Volumes 1 and 2 were written by Alice Essex, the third was written by Mrs. Essex and completed by Cliff Danielson, former publisher of the Stanwood News.  Alice Essex was the daughter of D. G. Bennie, an early day pioneer logger and mill manager.
There is an index for the three volumes available at the Stanwood Area Historical Society and the in Local History Reference at the Stanwood branch of the Sno-Isle Libraries.

Hawes, E.M and Lou Clark. Island County - A World Beater , [1911 or 1913] F. B Hawes Co., Everett Wash. Promotional booklet Reprinted by Frayn Print. Co, 1968. and the South Whidbey Historical Society, Langley, WA    about communities in Island County. It can be found online at the University of Washingtons Digital Collections Washington State Pioneer Life Database . 

Kellogg, George Albert, A history of Whidbey's Island (Whidby Island) State of Washington. Whidby Island.  [n.p., Island County Historical Society] 1934.

Kimball, Art and John Dean.  Camano Island : life and times in island paradise  [Stanwood, Wash.?] : A. Kimball, 1994.

Mattson, John Lyle.  A Contribution to Skagit Prehistory / A thesis submited in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts.  Washington State Department of Anthropology, 1971.

Neil, Dorothy.  By canoe and sailing ship they came / edited and compiled by Lee Brainard.   Oak Harbor, Wash. : Spindrift Publishing, c1989. 

Osmundson, John Skinner, Man and his natural environment on Camano Island, A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Anthropology, Washington State University,  1964.  This is the most complete resource on Native American life on Camano Island and includes many dates and and details about various eras of Camano history.

Osmundson, John, "Camano Island - Succession of Occupation from Pre-Historic to Present Time" The Washington Archaeologist Vol. V, no. 4 April 1961, pp 2-18.

Prasse, Karen,  River Rail and Road A Pictorial History of Stanwood and East Stanwood.  Stanwood, WA., Stanwood Area Historical Society, 2003.  A short history of Stanwood and the role of transportation in its evolution as a town.  Available from SAHS

Prasse, Karen. Camano Island. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006.  Over 200 photographs of Camano Island and its logging, sawmill agricultural and resort history.  Available from SAHS and local bookstores.  

Sampson, Martin J., Indians of Skagit County, [n.p.] Skagit County Historical Society [1972] 

Stine, Thomas Ostenson. Scandinavians on the Pacific, Puget Sound [Seattle, Wash, n.d. 1910?] This source contains biographical information on many Scandinavian settlers in the area who were a large proportion of the new population of this area.  (online version)

Suttles, Wayne and Barbara Lane. "Southern Coast Salish" Handbook of North American Indians, Washington D. C. Smithsonian Institution, 1978-1990. v. 7, pp. 485-502.

White, Richard.  Land use, environment, and social change : the shaping of Island County, Washington / Rev. ed. Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1992.  Very comprehensive account of land use, ecological and economic changes in Island County.  Extensive bibliography.

Whitfield, William. History of Snohomish County, Washington, vols. I & II. Chicago : Pioneer Historical Pub. Co., 1926. Contains references to early Utsalady history as well as Stanwood area history, though some information is contradictory to other sources.

Articles (copies available at SAHS)

• Conroy, Dennis.  "Pioneers of Utsalady."  Columbia Magazine, Spring, 2000, v. 14, no. 1, p. 7-12

• Conroy, Dennis.  "The Utsalady Sawmill."   Tall Timbers Short lines,  Issue no. 65, Spring 2001, p.9 – 22.

• Iverson, O.B.  "Experiences and Observations On Two Continents"  Stanwood Tidings, series of articles published between 1920 - 1922.  (copies on file at SAHS)  Very interesting and descriptive early accounts of arriving in the Puget Sound in the 1870's told by Iverson, a Territorial Legislator and surveyor

• Joergenson, Gustav B. "History of the Twin Cities Country". Twin City News, 1948-49. (copies on file at SAHS)

• Cameron, David A. Ph.D.,  "Remembering the Cycle of the Season" Third Age News  Feb. 1997  also http://www.snocoheritage.org/Seasons.html

City Directories

SAHS has only a few city directories and phone books. The most complete collection is at Everett Public Library's Northwest Room.