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*Cowan, Robert G. ''Ranchos of California, A List of Spanish Concessions, 1775-1822, and Mexican Grants, 1822-1846''. Fresno, California: Academy Library Guild, 1956. (Family History Library book {{FHL|120962|title-id|disp=979.4 R2cr}}.)
*Cowan, Robert G. ''Ranchos of California, A List of Spanish Concessions, 1775-1822, and Mexican Grants, 1822-1846''. Fresno, California: Academy Library Guild, 1956. (Family History Library book {{FHL|120962|title-id|disp=979.4 R2cr}}.)


Names of early California residents are indexed in the [http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/archives.htm California State Archives] collection titled&nbsp;[http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/level3_ussg3.html Spanish and Mexican Land Grant Maps, 1855-1875].&nbsp; This index may be accessed at no charge and provides the&nbsp;identification number, grant name, name of confirmee, acres and patent date.<br>
Names of early California residents are indexed in the [http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/archives.htm California State Archives] collection titled&nbsp;[http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/level3_ussg3.html Spanish and Mexican Land Grant Maps, 1855-1875].&nbsp; This index may be accessed at no charge and provides the&nbsp;identification number, grant name, name of confirmee, acres and patent date.<br>  


When the United States acquired [[California|California]] in 1848, it agreed to recognize earlier claims. A commission was established in 1852 to process the claims. The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] has these commission records, including petitions and translations of Spanish documents. These are indexed in:  
When the United States acquired [[California|California]] in 1848, it agreed to recognize earlier claims. A commission was established in 1852 to process the claims. The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] has these commission records, including petitions and translations of Spanish documents. These are indexed in:  
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The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors in federal land patents from 1788 to the 1960s at the National Archives. Start with this index to get the information needed to obtain the applications for land patents which may be a rich source of genealogical information about a family.  
The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors in federal land patents from 1788 to the 1960s at the National Archives. Start with this index to get the information needed to obtain the applications for land patents which may be a rich source of genealogical information about a family.  


:California State Office <br>
:California State Office <br>  
:2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1834<br>
:2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1834<br>  
:Sacramento, CA 95825-1886<br>
:Sacramento, CA 95825-1886<br>  
:Telephone: (916) 978-4400<br>
:Telephone: (916) 978-4400<br>  
:Fax: (916) 978-4416<br>
:Fax: (916) 978-4416<br>  
:TDD (916) 978-4419<br>
:TDD (916) 978-4419<br>  
:[http://www.blm.gov/ca/forms/feedback/index.html?fo=0 Contact us by Email]
:[http://www.blm.gov/ca/forms/feedback/index.html?fo=0 Contact us by Email]


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Records of state land grants are located at the:  
Records of state land grants are located at the:  


:State Lands Commission<br>
:State Lands Commission<br>  
:100 Howe Ave.<br>
:100 Howe Ave.<br>  
:Suite E 100 S.<br>
:Suite E 100 S.<br>  
:Sacramento, California 95825<br>
:Sacramento, California 95825<br>  
:Telephone: 916-574-1900<br>
:Telephone: 916-574-1900<br>  
:Internet: [http://www.slc.ca.gov/ http://www.slc.ca.gov/]
:Internet: [http://www.slc.ca.gov/ http://www.slc.ca.gov/]


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A wiki article describing this collection is found at:  
A wiki article describing this collection is found at:  


[[California, San Mateo County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|California, San Mateo County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>
[[California, San Mateo County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|California, San Mateo County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>  


[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/California,_San_Mateo_County,_Colma,_Italian_Cemetery_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/California,_San_Mateo_County,_Colma,_Italian_Cemetery_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]  
 
== References  ==
 
''[[California]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2003.
 
:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.


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