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:Californiana and Hispanic studies.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>
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'''Napa Valley Genealogical and Historical Society Library'''  
'''Napa Valley Genealogical and Historical Society Library'''<br>


'''Oakland Family History Center'''  
:Good genealogy collection with emphasis on New England.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>
 
'''Oakland Family History Center'''<br>
 
:Censuses, books, and genealogies.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>


'''Sons of the Revolution Library'''  
'''Sons of the Revolution Library'''  
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417 Irving Drive<br>Burbank, CA. 91504<br>Telephone: (818) 843-7247 or (818) THE-SCGS<br>FAX: 818-843-7262<br>Website:[Http://www.scgsgenealogy.com http://www.scgsgenealogy.com]<br>Blog: [http://scgsgenealogy.blogspot.com/ http://scgsgenealogy.blogspot.com/]  
417 Irving Drive<br>Burbank, CA. 91504<br>Telephone: (818) 843-7247 or (818) THE-SCGS<br>FAX: 818-843-7262<br>Website:[Http://www.scgsgenealogy.com http://www.scgsgenealogy.com]<br>Blog: [http://scgsgenealogy.blogspot.com/ http://scgsgenealogy.blogspot.com/]  


'''Tuolumne County Genealogical Society Library'''  
'''Tuolumne County Genealogical Society Library'''<br>
 
:In the Gold Rush district, includes the "Gone West Index" of early miners and California settlers.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>


=== Online Records  ===
=== Online Records  ===
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'''[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ The Online Archives of California]''' provides free public access to detailed descriptions of primary resource collections maintained by more than 200 contributing institutions including libraries, special collections, archives, historical societies, and museums throughout California and collections maintained by the 10 University of California (UC) campuses. &nbsp;Many of the repositories listed below are included in the collections.  
'''[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ The Online Archives of California]''' provides free public access to detailed descriptions of primary resource collections maintained by more than 200 contributing institutions including libraries, special collections, archives, historical societies, and museums throughout California and collections maintained by the 10 University of California (UC) campuses. &nbsp;Many of the repositories listed below are included in the collections.  
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from California in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.
Addresses on the Internet change frequently. Currently the following sites are important gateways:
[[USGenWeb|'''The USGenWeb Project''']]
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, and state.
'''Cyndi's List - United States - California'''<br>
[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ca/ www.cyndislist.com/us/ca/]
'''Roots-L'''
'''http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/'''
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.
'''FamilySearch™'''
[http://www.familysearch.org/ http://www.familysearch.org] The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.


=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===
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*Owen C. Coy, ''Guide to the County Archives of California. Sacramento, California: California Printing Office, 1919.'' ({{FHL|214891|title-id|disp=Family History Library&nbsp;film 962744}}.)  
*Owen C. Coy, ''Guide to the County Archives of California. Sacramento, California: California Printing Office, 1919.'' ({{FHL|214891|title-id|disp=Family History Library&nbsp;film 962744}}.)  
*''Directory of Archival and Manuscript Repositories in California''. Redlands, California: Beacon Printery, 1975. (Family History Library {{FHL|139908|title-id|disp=book 979.4 J54d; film 1036038 item 3}}.)<br><br>  
*''Directory of Archival and Manuscript Repositories in California''. Redlands, California: Beacon Printery, 1975. (Family History Library {{FHL|139908|title-id|disp=book 979.4 J54d; film 1036038 item 3}}.)<br><br>


=== References  ===
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