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The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research. | The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research. | ||
'''California State Archives<br>'''1020 "O" Street<br>Sacramento, CA 95814<br>Telephone: 916-653-7715<br>Fax: 916-653-7363<br>E-Mail: [mailto:ArchivesWeb@ss.ca.gov ArchivesWeb@ss.ca.gov]<br>Internet: '''http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/archives_e.htm<br>''' | '''California State Archives<br>'''1020 "O" Street<br>Sacramento, CA 95814<br>Telephone: 916-653-7715<br>Fax: 916-653-7363<br>E-Mail: [mailto:ArchivesWeb@ss.ca.gov ArchivesWeb@ss.ca.gov]<br>Internet: '''http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/archives_e.htm<br>''' | ||
'''National Archives—Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel)<br>'''24000 Avila Road<br>Laguna Niguel, CA 92677<br>Telephone: 949-360-2641<br>Fax: 949-360-2644<br>E-Mail: [mailto:laguna.archives@nara.gov laguna.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet:'''http://www.archives.gov/pacific/laguna/<br>''' | '''National Archives—Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel)<br>'''24000 Avila Road<br>Laguna Niguel, CA 92677<br>Telephone: 949-360-2641<br>Fax: 949-360-2644<br>E-Mail: [mailto:laguna.archives@nara.gov laguna.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet:'''http://www.archives.gov/pacific/laguna/<br>''' | ||
'''National Archives—Pacific Region (San Bruno)<br>'''1000 Commodore Drive<br>San Bruno, CA 94066-2350<br>Telephone: 650-238-3501<br>Fax: 650-238-3510<br>E-Mail: [mailto:sanbruno.archives@nara.gov sanbruno.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet:'''http://www.archives.gov/pacific/san-francisco/index.html''' | '''National Archives—Pacific Region (San Bruno)<br>'''1000 Commodore Drive<br>San Bruno, CA 94066-2350<br>Telephone: 650-238-3501<br>Fax: 650-238-3510<br>E-Mail: [mailto:sanbruno.archives@nara.gov sanbruno.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet:'''http://www.archives.gov/pacific/san-francisco/index.html''' | ||
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'''Society of California Pioneers''' | '''Society of California Pioneers''' | ||
300 Fourth Street <br>San Francisco, CA 94107-1272<br>Telephone: 415-957-1849<br>Fax: 415-957-9858<br>E-Mail: [mailto:info@californiapioneers.org info@californiapioneers.org]<br>Internet: '''http://www.californiapioneers.org/<br>''' | 300 Fourth Street <br>San Francisco, CA 94107-1272<br>Telephone: 415-957-1849<br>Fax: 415-957-9858<br>E-Mail: [mailto:info@californiapioneers.org info@californiapioneers.org]<br>Internet: '''http://www.californiapioneers.org/<br>''' | ||
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of California counties, use the 16 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has 13 of these inventories. | To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of California counties, use the 16 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has 13 of these inventories. | ||
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Two helpful guides to California archives and repositories are: | Two helpful guides to California archives and repositories are: | ||
Coy, Owen C. ''Guide to the County Archives of California. Sacramento, California: California Printing Office, 1919.'' ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=214891&disp=Guide+to+the+county+archives+of+Californ%20%20&columns=*,0,0 | Coy, Owen C. ''Guide to the County Archives of California. Sacramento, California: California Printing Office, 1919.'' ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=214891&disp=Guide+to+the+county+archives+of+Californ%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library film 962744].) | ||
''Directory of Archival and Manuscript Repositories in California''. Redlands, California: Beacon Printery, 1975. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=139908&disp=Directory+of+archival+and+manuscript+rep%20%20&columns=*,0,0 | ''Directory of Archival and Manuscript Repositories in California''. Redlands, California: Beacon Printery, 1975. (Family History Library[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=139908&disp=Directory+of+archival+and+manuscript+rep%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.4 J54d; film 1036038 item 3].) | ||
'''Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards''' | '''Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards''' | ||
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Addresses on the Internet change frequently. Currently the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites: | Addresses on the Internet change frequently. Currently the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites: | ||
=== [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]'''[http://www.usgenweb.org/ <br>]''' | === [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]'''[http://www.usgenweb.org/ <br>]''' === | ||
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country. | A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country. | ||
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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. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | 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. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
[[Category:California]] | [[Category:California]] | ||