The Highline News Archives

The Highline Historical Society has acquired the archives of the Highline News, the local newspaper that ceased publication in the greater Highline area in January, 1998. The archives, which date from 1945, chronicle fifty-three years of community history. This very complete set of materials has been moved from the former Highline News offices on SW 148th into the Society storage area at the former Lakeview Elementary School. These archives consist of 70 large bound volumes of newspapers, including the former Highline Times as well as the more-recent Highline News, thousands of photographs and as many as 45,000 negatives from these newspapers’ “morgue.” In addition, the Society has purchased 20 years of the newspapers on microfilm. The microfilm records date forward from 1974. It is our hope that as funding becomes available the Society will be able to purchase additional years on microfilm, so that researchers will not need to handle the newspapers.

This acquisition is a significant addition to the Heritage Society collections. We are committed to the continued preservation of this valuable community resource. Society members and trained volunteers are sorting, cataloguing and compiling a database of these archives. We welcome the participation of any volunteer to assist with this project on Mondays and Fridays. When the archives are in a condition that permits browsing, the Society will announce its availability for research.