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=== National  ===
These archives, libraries, societies, commission, and museums house sources, lists, and indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in California.


==Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in California==
[[Image:NatlArchivesRiverside.jpg|right|250px|NatlArchivesRiverside.jpg]] '''[[National Archives Pacific Region (Riverside)]]'''<br>23123 Cojaico Road <br>Perris, CA 92570<br>Telephone: 951-956-2000 <br>Fax: 951-956-2029<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/riverside/ http://www.archives.gov/pacific/riverside/]<br><br>
[[Bancroft Library]]{{·}} [[California State Library]]{{·}} [[Sutro Library]]{{·}} [[California State Archives]]{{·}} [[California Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Society of California Pioneers Library]]{{·}} [[State Lands Commission]]{{·}} [[California Genealogical Society and Library]]{{·}} [[Carlsbad City Library]]{{·}} [[Chinese Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Fresno City and County Historical Society Archives]]{{·}} [[Huntington Beach Central Library]]{{·}} [[Immigrant Genealogical Society Library]]{{·}} [[Long Beach Public Library]]{{·}} [[Los Angeles Public Library]]{{·}} [https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/los_angeles_california Los Angeles FamilySearch Center]{{·}} [[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County]]{{·}} [[County of Los Angeles Public Libraries]]{{·}} [[Napa Valley Genealogical Society and Library]]{{·}} [https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/oakland_california Oakland California FamilySearch Center]{{·}} [https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/sacramento_california Sacramento California FamilySearch Center] {{·}} [[Sons of the Revolution Library]]{{·}} [[Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library]]{{·}} [[Tuolumne County Genealogical Society Library]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Riverside]]{{·}} [[National Archives at San Francisco]]{{·}} [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]{{·}} [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/orangecounty Orange County California FamilySearch Center]


==Online Records==
:Has records of southern California, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada. California Indian enrollments, Asian immigrants, naturalizations, land records, Arizona taxes, sailors, all U.S. censuses, military post returns, Five Civilized Tribes, Revolutionary War, Civil War records, passenger arrival lists, Mexican and Canadian border crossings, passport applications.<ref name="NAPRR">[http://www.archives.gov/riverside/ Welcome to the National Archives at Riverside] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 30 October 2013).</ref> <ref>[http://www.archives.gov/riverside/genealogy.html Genealogy Research in Riverside] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 30 October 2013).</ref><br><br>


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[[Image:NatlArchivesSF.jpg|right|250px|NatlArchivesSF.jpg]]'''[[National Archives Pacific Region (San Francisco)]]'''<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<br><br>  
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*The '''[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ Online Archives of California]''' provides free Internet descriptions (collection guides) of primary resource collections maintained by more than 200 contributing  libraries, archives, historical societies, and museums throughout California and by the 10 University of California (UC) campuses. Many of the repositories listed below are included. Most of the collections described are '''''not''''' online.
:Has records of California (north and central), Nevada (except Clark County), Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands, overseas Pacific naval bases, Asian-Pacific immigration, American Indians, and all U.S. censuses, Revolutionary War service records, bounty land warrants, and naturalizations, naturalization indexes for San Francisco, Honolulu, and Reno.<ref name="NAPRSF">[http://www.archives.gov/san-francisco/ The National Archives at San Francisco] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 29 October 2013).</ref> <ref>[http://www.archives.gov/san-francisco/genealogy.html Genealogy Research] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 29 October 2013).</ref><br><br>


[[Image:NatlArchivesRiverside.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at Riverside (Perris, CA)]]
[[Image:Bancroft Library.jpg|right|250px|Bancroft Library.jpg]]'''[[Bancroft Library]]'''<br> University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 <br>Telephone: 510-642-6481 Reference desk<br>Fax: 510-642-7589<br>Website:&nbsp;[http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/ http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/]<br><br>
==National Repositories==


===[[National Archives at Riverside]]===
:Premier Western Americana, and Latin Americana collections, including Native Americans, Spanish encounter and colonial settlement, exploration of western America, maps and atlases, the Mexican War, westward migration, the Gold Rush, mining, land surveys, religious and Utopian communities, and ethnic communities. This library has more about western North America than any other site.<ref>[http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/ Collections] in ''The Bancroft Library'' Internet site (accessed 26 October 2013).</ref> <ref name="DB1921">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19-21. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br>  
23123 Cajalco Road <br>Perris, CA 92570<br>Telephone: 951-956-2000 <br>Fax: 951-956-2029<br>[http://www.archives.gov/pacific/riverside/ Website]
::Nearby '''Doe Library''' has a large collection of newspapers on microfilm.


:Has records of southern California, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada. California Indian enrollments, Asian immigrants, naturalizations, land records, Arizona taxes, sailors, all U.S. censuses, military post returns, Five Civilized Tribes, Revolutionary War, Civil War records, passenger arrival lists, Mexican and Canadian border crossings, passport applications.<ref name="NAPRR">[http://www.archives.gov/riverside/ Welcome to the National Archives at Riverside] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 30 October 2013).</ref> <ref>[http://www.archives.gov/riverside/genealogy.html Genealogy Research in Riverside] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 30 October 2013).</ref>
=== State  ===


[[Image:NatlArchivesSF.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Nat'l Archives at San Francisco (San Bruno)]]
'''[http://www.library.ca.gov/calhist/genealogy.html California State Library]'''<br>914 Capitol Mall<br>Sacramento, CA 95814 <br>Mailing address:<br>P. O. Box 942837<br>Sacramento, CA 94237-0001<br>Telephone: 916-654-0261<br>Fax: 916-654-0241 <br>E-Mail: [mailto:cslsirc@library.ca.gov cslsirc@library.ca.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.library.ca.gov/ http://www.library.ca.gov/]<br>


===[[National Archives at San Francisco]]===
:California historical newspapers, largest genealogical index, statewide births and deaths, death index 1905-1995, marriage index 1949-1986, censuses, great registers, city directories, genealogical periodicals.<ref name="DB1921" /> A helpful guide to the California State Library is:<br><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>[https://www.archives.gov/san-francisco/ Website]
:*Gary E. Strong and Gary F. Kurutz, Editors, ''Local History and Genealogy Resources of the California State Library and Its Sutro Branch'' (Sacramento, Calif.: California State Library Foundation, 1983). {{WorldCat|24112196|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|142621|title-id|disp=FHL book 979.4 H23c}}.<br><br>
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'''Sutro Library'''<br>


:''The&nbsp;'' place in northern California for genealogy research. Has an excellent collection of censuses, books, and periodicals for most states.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>


:Has records of California (north and central), Nevada (except Clark County), Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands, overseas Pacific naval bases, Asian-Pacific immigration, American Indians, and all U.S. censuses, Revolutionary War service records, bounty land warrants, and naturalizations, naturalization indexes for San Francisco, Honolulu, and Reno.<ref name="NAPRSF">[http://www.archives.gov/san-francisco/ The National Archives at San Francisco] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 29 October 2013).</ref> <ref>[http://www.archives.gov/san-francisco/genealogy.html Genealogy Research] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 29 October 2013).</ref>
'''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.sos.ca.gov/archives/ http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/archives_e.htm]<br>  


[[Image:Bancroft Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley]]
'''California Historical Society'''<br> North Baker Research Library <br>678 Mission Street<br>San Francisco, California 94105<br>Telephone: 415-357-1848 <br>Fax: 415-357-1850<br> Website:&nbsp;[http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/ http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/]<br>


===[[Bancroft Library]]===
:California state, county, and local histories, early California immigrants, ethnic histories, Gold Rush, Mexican War, rare books, and women.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 <br>Telephone: 510-642-6481 Reference desk<br>Fax: 510-642-7589<br>[https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library Website]


:Premier Western Americana, and Latin Americana collections, including Native Americans, Spanish encounter and colonial settlement, exploration of western America, maps and atlases, the Mexican War, westward migration, the Gold Rush, mining, land surveys, religious and Utopian communities, and ethnic communities. This library has more about western North America than any other site.<ref>[http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/ Collections] in ''The Bancroft Library'' Internet site (accessed 26 October 2013).</ref> <ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>
'''Society of California Pioneers Library'''<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>
::The nearby '''Doe Library''' has a large collection of newspapers on microfilm.


==State Repositories==
:Local histories, directories, diaries, papers, and California history to 1900.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>


===[[California State Library]]===
'''State Land Commission''' <br>  
914 Capitol Mall<br>Sacramento, CA 95814 <br>Mailing address:<br>P. O. Box 942837<br>Sacramento, CA 94237-0001<br>Telephone: 916-654-0261<br>Fax: 916-654-0241 <br>E-Mail: [mailto:cslsirc@library.ca.gov cslsirc@library.ca.gov]<br>[https://www.library.ca.gov/ Website]


:California historical newspapers, largest genealogical index, statewide births and deaths, death index 1905-1995, marriage index 1949-1986, censuses, great registers, city directories, genealogical periodicals.<ref name="DB1921">Dollarhide and Bremer, 19 and 21.</ref> <ref name="CalGenRes">[http://www.library.ca.gov/calhist/genealogy.html California Genealogy Resources] in ''California State Library'' (accessed 8 November 2013).</ref> A helpful guide to the California State Library is:<br><br>  
:Land surveys, titles, property boundaries, school lands, maps and plats, Mexican land and rancho grants.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>
:*Gary E. Strong and Gary F. Kurutz, Editors, ''Local History and Genealogy Resources of the California State Library and Its Sutro Branch'' (Sacramento, Calif.: California State Library Foundation, 1983). {{WorldCat|24112196|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|142621|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 979.4 H23c}}.


[[Image:SFSU Campus OverView JPL Library Nov2012.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Sutro Library at SFSU in San Francisco]]
=== Regional  ===
===[[Sutro Library]]===
(5th and 6th floors)<br>J. Paul Leonard Library, Rm. 610<br>San Francisco State University<br>1630 Holloway Avenue<br>San Francisco 94132<br>Telephone: 415-469-6100<br>Fax: 415-469-6172<br>Email: [mailto:sutro@library.ca.gov sutro@library.ca.gov]<br>[http://www.library.ca.gov/collections/sutro.html Website]


:''The '' place in northern California for genealogy research. Has an excellent collection of censuses, books, and periodicals for most states, including Great Registers, city directories, DAR California records, California death index 1905-1995, and marriage index 1949-1986.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref name="CalGenRes" />
'''California Genealogical Society and Library'''<br>2201 Broadway, Suite LL2<br>Oakland, CA 94612-3031<br>Telephone: 510-663-1358 <br>Fax: 510-663-1596 <br>Website: [http://californiaancestors.org/ http://californiaancestors.org/]&nbsp;<br>Blog: [http://blog.californiaancestors.org/ http://blog.californiaancestors.org/]<br>  


===[[California State Archives]]===
:Genealogy collections for California and whole USA, including San Francisco and northern California manuscripts.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><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>[https://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/ Website]


:Censuses, California county records 1850-1987, mental health records, military records, prison records, Supreme and appellate court records, and school reports.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/collections/family-history-resources.htm Family History Resources] in ''Collections - California State Archives'' (accessed 8 November 2013).</ref>
'''Carlsbad City Library''' <br>1250 Carlsbad Village Drive<br>Carlsbad, CA 92008<br>Telephone: 760-434-2931<br>Internet: [http://www.carlsbadlibrary.org http://www.carlsbadlibrary.org]<br>  


[[Image:California Historical Society San Francisco.jpg|thumb|right|280px|California Historical Society in San Francisco]]
'''Fresno City and County Historical Society Archives'''<br>  
===[[California Historical Society]]===
North Baker Research Library <br>678 Mission Street<br>San Francisco, California 94105<br>Telephone: 415-357-1848 <br>Fax: 415-357-1850<br>[https://californiahistoricalsociety.org/ Website]<br>


:California economic, social, political, and cultural heritage, including 50,000 books, and 500,000 photos. State, county, and local histories, early California immigrants' overland and sea diaries and letters, ethnic histories, Mexican California early fort, presidio, and mission life, Mexican War, Gold Rush diaries and guidebooks, logging, mining, rare books, and women.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/research/ Collection Overview] in ''California Historical Society'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref><br><br>
:Central Valley early farmers index, and biographies by appointment.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>


===[[Society of California Pioneers Library]]===
'''Huntington Beach Library'''<br>  
101 Montgomery, Suite 150<br>Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129<br>Telephone: 415-957-1849<br>Fax: 415-957-9858<br>E-Mail: [mailto:info@californiapioneers.org info@californiapioneers.org]<br> [https://www.californiapioneers.org/ Website]


:Please telephone for an appointment, but both the library and the museum are free. Collection has Spanish and Mexican eras materials, pioneer travels overland and around the Horn, the Gold Rush and later mining ventures, urbanization and the construction of the railroads, 1906 earthquake, biographical information and county files and indexes on early pioneers and notables, local histories, directories, diaries, papers, maps, newspapers, periodicals and California history to 1900.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.californiapioneers.org/collections/libraryspecialcollections/ Library and Special Collections] in ''Society of California Pioneers'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>
:Books, periodicals, and microfilms of the Orange County Genealogical Society.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>


===[[State Lands Commission]]===
'''Immigrant Genealogical Society Library''' <br>  
100 Howe Avenue. Suite 100 South<br>Sacramento CA 95825-8202<br>Telephone: 916-574-1900<br>Fax: 916-574-1810<br>[http://www.slc.ca.gov/ Website]<br>  


:Land surveys, titles, property boundaries, school lands, maps and plats, Mexican land and rancho grants.<ref name="DB1921" />
:Largest genealogical collection for German immigrants except for Salt Lake City.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>


==Regional Repositories==
'''Long Beach Public Library''' <br>


===California Genealogical Soc and Library===
:California, rancho and Mexican era history, computer indexes to statewide records, Great Registers, miners, and early settlers.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>
'''[[California Genealogical Society and Library]]'''<br>2201 Broadway, Suite LL2<br>Oakland, CA 94612-3031<br>Telephone: 510-663-1358 <br>Fax: 510-663-1596 <br>[https://www.californiaancestors.org/ Website] <br>
:''California Names Index '' with 350,000 entries from state, county, and local sources; genealogy collections for California and whole USA, but focused on '''''San Francisco''''', '''''Alameda''''' and '''''Contra Costa''''' counties, including California vital records, pre-1906 San Francisco births, marriages and deaths, manuscripts, newspapers, obituaries, cemeteries, funeral home records, selected naturalization and passenger arrival lists.<ref name="DB1921" />  


===[[Carlsbad City Library]]===
'''Los Angeles Public Library'''<br>  
1250 Carlsbad Village Drive<br>Carlsbad, CA 92008<br>Telephone: 760-434-2931<br>[https://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/depts/library/default.asp Website]


:One of the largest genealogy collections in southern California including programs by the North San Diego Genealogical Society. City directories, county histories, atlases, state censuses, and computer database subscriptions.<ref>[http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/library/research/Pages/genealogy.aspx Genealogy] in ''City of Carlsbad, California'' (accessed 8 November 2013).</ref>
:''The&nbsp;'' place for research in Southern California. Good genealogy collection and biographical indexes.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>


===Center for Sacramento History===
'''Los Angeles Family History Center'''<br>  
551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd<br>Sacramento, CA 95811<br>(916) 808-7072<br>Sacramento, CA 95811<br> Email: [mailto:csh@cityofsacramento.org csh@cityofsacramento.org]<br>
[https://www.centerforsacramentohistory.org/ Website]<br>
[https://archive.org/details/centerforsacramentohistory Details]<br>


:We are the official archival repository for the City and County of Sacramento, with government records dating back to 1849, including court case files, probate cases, naturalization records, coroner reports, property and tax records, cemetery records, marriage records, and much more. Private collections related to Sacramento and Sacramento County include city directories, funeral home registers, yearbooks, building surveys, newspapers, photographs, and more.  
:One of the largest Family History Centers in America, including censuses, genealogies, and histories.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>


[[Image:Chinese Historical Society of America.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Chinese Historical Society of America ('''CHSA''') in San Francisco.    [[wikt:%E7%BE%8E%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%8E%E4%BA%BA|美国华人]][[wikt:%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2|历史]][[wikt:%E5%AD%A6%E4%BC%9A|学会]]]]
'''Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County'''<br>  
===Chinese Historical Society of America Museum===
'''[[Chinese Historical Society]] of America Museum'''<br>('''Chinese:''' [[wikt:%E7%BE%8E%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%8E%E4%BA%BA|美国华人]][[wikt:%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2|历史]][[wikt:%E5%AD%A6%E4%BC%9A|学会]]; pinyin: Měiguó Huárén Lìshǐ Xuéhuì; abbreviated '''CHSA''')<br>965 Clay Street<br>San Francisco, CA 94108<br>Telephone: 415-391-1188<br>Fax: 415-391-1150<br>Email: [mailto:info@chsa.org info@chsa.org]<br>[https://chsa.org/ Website]


:Oldest and largest organization for documentation, study, and presentation of Chinese American history, including immigration, early communities, and labor history (''for example'' railroads).<ref>[http://www.chsa.org/contact-us/ Contact Us] in ''Chinese Historical Society of America'' (accessed 11 November 2013).</ref> <ref>[http://www.chsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CHSAMuseumVisitorsGuide.pdf Museum Visitor's Guide] Internet site (accessed 11 November 2013).</ref>
:California Indians, pre-1900 southern California newspapers, southern California and Los Angeles history, Spanish and Mexican period history, seafarers.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>


===Fresno City {{amp}} County Historical Society Archives===
'''County of Los Angeles Public Library'''<br>  
'''[[Fresno City and County Historical Society Archives]]'''<br>7160 West Kearney Boulevard<br>Fresno, California 93706<br>Telephone: 559-441-0862<br>Email: [mailto:FrHistSoc@aol.com FrHistSoc@aol.com]<br>[http://www.valleyhistory.org/ Website]


:By appointment only. Central Valley early farmers index, biographies, manuscripts, photos, oral histories, newspaper clippings, and school yearbooks.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.valleyhistory.org/index.php?c=9 Collections] in ''Fresno Historical Society'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>
:Californiana and Hispanic studies.<ref name="DB1921" /><br><br>


[[Image:Huntington Beach Public Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Huntington Beach Central Public Library]]
'''Napa Valley Genealogical and Historical Society Library'''


===[[Huntington Beach Central Library]]===
'''Oakland Family History Center'''
7111 Talbert Ave<br>Huntington Beach, CA 92648<br>Telephone: 714-842-4481 x5549<br>Email: [mailto:library@hbpl.org library@hbpl.org]<br> [http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/Government/Departments/Library/books_computers_research/genealogy_links.cfm Genealogy Resources]


:Includes 19,000 books, periodicals, and microfilms of the '''''Orange County Genealogical Society''''', and online genealogy databases including ''HeritageQuest''.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/Government/Departments/Library/books_computers_research/genealogy_links.cfm Genealogy Resources] in ''Huntington Beach Public Library'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>
'''Sons of the Revolution Library'''  


===[[Immigrant Genealogical Society Library]]===
'''Southern California Genealogical Society Library'''
1310-B W. Magnolia Blvd.<br>Burbank, CA 91506<br>Telephone: 818-848-3122<br>Fax: 818-716-6300<br>Email: [mailto:lural@juno.com lural@juno.com]<br>[http://www.immigrantgensoc.org/welcome.html Website]<br>


:Largest genealogical collection for '''''German immigrants ''''' except for Salt Lake City. About half of the library holdings cover German speaking areas of Europe, and half cover America.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[https://immigrantgensoc.org/ Website] in ''The Immigrant Genealogical Society'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>
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/]


===[[Long Beach Public Library]]===
'''Tuolumne County Genealogical Society Library'''
101 Pacific Ave.<br>Long Beach CA 90822<br>Telephone: 562-570-7500<br>Fax: 562-570-7408<br>Email: [mailto:LBPL_comments@lbpl.org LBPL_comments@lbpl.org]<br>[http://www.lbpl.org/default.asp Website]


:California, rancho and Mexican era history, computer indexes to statewide records, Great Registers, military records, miners, and early settlers, Long Beach obituary searches, ''Long Beach History Index'', Long Beach newspapers, Ancestry.com, African Americans, American Indians, and published genealogies.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://sccapg.blogspot.com/2012/09/research-location-long-beach-public.html Research Location - Long Beach Public Library] in ''Association of Professional Genealogists'' (blog) (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref> <ref>[http://www.lbpl.org/info/obituary_requests.asp Obituary Requests] in ''Long Beach Public Library Website'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>
=== Online Records  ===


[[Image:Los-angeles-central-library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Los Angeles Central Public Library]]
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===[[Los Angeles Public Library]]===
630 W. 5th Street<br> Los Angeles, CA 90071<br>Telephone: 213-228-7000<br>Fax: 213-228-7069<br>Email:[http://www.lapl.org/user/112/contact Contact form]<br>[https://www.lapl.org/ Website]<br>[http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-guides/genealogy Genealogy at the Los Angeles Public Library]


:''The '' place for research in Southern California. Good genealogy collection and biographical indexes. Key online database subscriptions, censuses, vital records indexes, 10,000 family histories, 5,000 U.S. city directory microfilms, heraldry, how-to guides, selected passenger arrivals including San Pedro/Wilmington/Los Angeles for 1907-1948, local histories, maps, military records, newspapers, obituaries, and periodicals. <ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-guides/genealogy Genealogy] in ''Los Angeles Public Library'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>
'''[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.  


[[Image:LAFSL Exterior.png|thumb|right|280px|Los Angeles FamilySearch Center]]
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.  
===[https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/los_angeles_california Los Angeles FamilySearch Center]===
10741 Santa Monica Blvd<br>Los Angeles, California 90025<br>Telephone: 310-474-9990<br>Email: [mailto:lafhlcontact@gmail.com lafhlcontact@gmail.com]


:One of the largest FamilySearch Centers in America, including 86 public computers, 56,000 microfilms, 40,000 microfiche and 6,000 books. Censuses, vital records from many states, genealogies, and histories, immigration, naturalizations, passenger arrivals, with especially strong United States and British collections.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.encinojon.com/lafhl/ Genealogy Research at the Los Angeles FamilySearch Center] (Internet site) (accessed 9 November 2013). </ref>
Addresses on the Internet change frequently. Currently the following sites are important gateways:  


[[Image:NaturalHistoryMuseumOfLosAngelesCounty.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County]]
[[USGenWeb|'''The USGenWeb Project''']]  


===Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County===
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.  
'''[[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County]]'''<br>900 Exposition Blvd.<br>Los Angeles, CA 90007<br>Telephone: 213-763-DINO<br>Email: [mailto:members@nhm.org members@nhm.org]<br> [http://www.nhm.org/site/ Website]


:Western Americana, California Indians, pre-1900 southern California newspapers, southern California and Los Angeles history, Spanish and Mexican period history, seafarers, including manuscripts, books, maps, and photos.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/history/view-collections History Collections] in ''Natural History Museum Los Angeles County'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>
'''Cyndi's List - United States - California'''<br>  


===[[County of Los Angeles Public Libraries]]===
[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ca/ www.cyndislist.com/us/ca/]  


:California history, culture, and ethnic studies. Also a list of local libraries that might have obituaries. <ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.colapublib.org/libs/ Hours and Locations] in ''County of Los Angeles Public Library'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>
'''Roots-L'''  
::*'''[http://www.colapublib.org/services/ethnic/brc.php4 African Americans]''' at the [http://www.colapublib.org/libs/bilbrew/index.php A C Bilbrew Library]
::*'''[http://www.colapublib.org/services/ethnic/indian.php4 American Indians]''' at the [http://www.colapublib.org/libs/huntingtonpark/index.php Huntington Park Library]
::*'''[http://www.colapublib.org/services/ethnic/asian.php4 Asians and Pacific Islanders]''' at the [http://www.colapublib.org/libs/rosemead/index.php Rosemead Library]
::*'''[http://www.colapublib.org/services/ethnic/chicano.php4 Chicanos]''' at the [http://www.colapublib.org/libs/eastla/index.php East Los Angeles Library]<br>  = [[Marin County Genealogical Society and Library]] =


===[[Marin County Genealogical Society and Library]]===
'''http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/'''
P.O. Box 1511, Novato, CA 94948-1511


Email: [mailto:Info@maringensoc.org info@maringensoc.org]
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.  


Internet: [https://www.maringensoc.org/ Website]
'''FamilySearch™'''


Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/maringensoc/ Homepage]
[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.


===Napa Valley Genealogical Society and Library===
=== Guides  ===
'''[[Napa Valley Genealogical Society and Library]]'''<br>1701 Menlo Avenue<br>Napa, California 94558<br>Telephone: 707-252-2252<br>Email: [mailto:Info@NapaGenSoc.org Info@NapaGenSoc.org]<br> [https://napagensoc.org/ Library Website]
 
:Good genealogy collection with emphasis on the Napa Valley and New England, including family histories, vital records, atlases and maps, Napa County marriages, censuses, voters, churches, and cemetery records, Hartford Times index, American State Papers, a manuscripts room, and computers.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.napavalleygenealogy.org/holdings.html Research Library] in ''Napa Valley Genealogical Society'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>
 
===[https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/oakland_california Oakland California FamilySearch Center]===
4766 Lincoln Avenue<br>Oakland, California<br>Telephone: 510-531-3905<br>Email: [mailto:fhcoakland@gmail.com fhcoakland@gmail.com]
 
:Over 9,000 books, periodicals, family histories, county and local histories, city directories, plus over 37,000 reels of microfilm and 9,000 microfiche containing millions of local vital records and censuses from all over the world. <ref name="DB1921" />
 
[[Image:Thumbnail SacFSL Eastern Ave. Building Banner.png|right|280px|Sacramento California FamilySearch Center]]
 
===[https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/sacramento_california Sacramento California FamilySearch Center]===
2745 Eastern Ave.<br>Sacramento, California<br>Telephone: 916-487-2090<br>Email: [mailto:sacramento_familysearch_library@familysearch.org sacramento_familysearch_library@familysearch.org]
 
:Over 6,000 books, periodicals, family histories, county and local histories, city directories, including an extensive German collection plus over 6,000 reels of microfilm and 10,000 microfiche containing millions of local vital records and censuses from all over the world.
 
===[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]]===
224 Church Street<br>Santa Cruz, CA 95060 <br>Telephone: 831-427-7707 ext. 5794<br>Email: [http://www.santacruzpl.org/contact/askscpl/ Email reference service] form<br> [http://www.santacruzpl.org/branches/14/ Website]
 
:Holds the Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County's library, including the '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' which is equivalent to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]] '' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of '''''Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia''''', and '''''West Virginia ''''' families.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> <ref>[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ The Tina Brayton Collection] in ''Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref>
 
===[[Sons of the Revolution Library]]===
600 South Central Ave.<br>Glendale, California 91204<br>Telephone: 818-240-1775<br>[http://www.srcalifornia.com/ Website]
 
:25,000 titles regarding Colonial and early American military records and battle histories, family genealogies, U.S. censuses, local histories, and vital records for the entire USA, some records for Canada and Britain, and early California.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.srcalifornia.com/ Sons of the Revolution] Internet site (accessed 10 November 2013).</ref>
 
===Southern California Genealogical Society {{amp}} Family Research Library===
'''[[Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library]]'''<br>417 Irving Drive<br>Burbank, CA. 91504<br>Telephone: 818-843-7247<br>Fax: 818-843-7262<br>[http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/ Website]<br>
 
:Five public computers, family histories, and books about every state. Alabama Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Pennsylvania Archives, Michigan Pioneer collection, French-Canadian Heritage Society of California collection (Tanguay, Red Drouin, Blue Drouin, PRDH, Loiselle), German Genealogical Society of America collection, Genealogical Society of Hispanic America collection, Los Angeles City Historical Society collection, Cornwall England collection, Massachusetts town vital records, Connecticut Barbour Collection, Filby's passenger lists, Boston Transcripts (early Boston newspaper genealogical column), Joseph Brown Turner collection of northeastern states and New England, California Death and Marriage Indexes.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/about/coll-highlights.html Library Collection Highlights] in ''Southern California Genealogy Society and Family Research Library'' (accessed 10 November 2013).</ref>
 
[[Image:SouthwestMuseum LosAngeles.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Southwest Museum in Los Angeles]]
 
===Southwest Museum Braun Research Library===
'''[[Southwest Museum Braun Research Library]]'''<br>PO Box 41558<br>234 Museum Dr<br>Highland Park, CA 90065-5030<br>Telephone: 323-221-2164 ext. 256<br>Email: [mailto:rroom@theautry.org rroom@theautry.org]<br>[http://theautry.org/plan-your-visit/hours-and-admission/ Website]
 
:Includes the Monk Library of Arizoniana, California and Arizona history, and records of southwest American Indians. This includes books and serials on tribal histories, government, and social life and customs of native peoples.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 15.</ref>
 
===Tuolumne County Genealogical Society Library===
'''[[Tuolumne County Genealogical Society Library]]'''<br>158 West Bradford Ave<br>Sonora, CA 95370<br>Telephone: 209-532-1317<br>Email: [mailto:tcgsonline@yahoo.com tcgsonline@yahoo.com]<br> [http://www.tcgsonline.org/ Website]
 
:Emphasis is on the Gold Rush district, including the "Gone West Index" of early miners and California settlers, photos, church records, cemetery records, vital records, voter registrations, censuses, over 1000 books about all states and some nations, family histories, school yearbooks, and some periodicals.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.tcgsonline.org/index.html Tuolumne County Genealogical Society Home] in ''Tuolumne County Genealogical Society'' (accessed 10 November 2013).</ref>
 
==Guides==


Two helpful guides to California archives and repositories are:  
Two helpful guides to California archives and repositories are:  


*Diane S. Nixon, ''Directory of Archival and Manuscript Repositories in California'', 4th ed. ([Berkeley, Calif.]: Society of California Archivists, 1996). {{WorldCat|35113568|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|1020365|title-id|disp=FS Library Book 979.4 J54n}}.
*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, Calif.: California Printing Office, 1919). {{WorldCat|13649944|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|214891|title-id|disp=FS Library 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>


==References==
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National[edit | edit source]

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National Archives Pacific Region (Riverside)
23123 Cojaico Road
Perris, CA 92570
Telephone: 951-956-2000
Fax: 951-956-2029
Internet: http://www.archives.gov/pacific/riverside/

Has records of southern California, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada. California Indian enrollments, Asian immigrants, naturalizations, land records, Arizona taxes, sailors, all U.S. censuses, military post returns, Five Civilized Tribes, Revolutionary War, Civil War records, passenger arrival lists, Mexican and Canadian border crossings, passport applications.[1] [2]

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National Archives Pacific Region (San Francisco)
1000 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066-2350
Telephone: 650-238-3501
Fax: 650-238-3510
E-Mail: sanbruno.archives@nara.gov
Internet:http://www.archives.gov/pacific/san-francisco/index.html

Has records of California (north and central), Nevada (except Clark County), Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands, overseas Pacific naval bases, Asian-Pacific immigration, American Indians, and all U.S. censuses, Revolutionary War service records, bounty land warrants, and naturalizations, naturalization indexes for San Francisco, Honolulu, and Reno.[3] [4]

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Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Telephone: 510-642-6481 Reference desk
Fax: 510-642-7589
Website: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/

Premier Western Americana, and Latin Americana collections, including Native Americans, Spanish encounter and colonial settlement, exploration of western America, maps and atlases, the Mexican War, westward migration, the Gold Rush, mining, land surveys, religious and Utopian communities, and ethnic communities. This library has more about western North America than any other site.[5] [6]
Nearby Doe Library has a large collection of newspapers on microfilm.

State[edit | edit source]

California State Library
914 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
Mailing address:
P. O. Box 942837
Sacramento, CA 94237-0001
Telephone: 916-654-0261
Fax: 916-654-0241
E-Mail: cslsirc@library.ca.gov
Internet: http://www.library.ca.gov/

California historical newspapers, largest genealogical index, statewide births and deaths, death index 1905-1995, marriage index 1949-1986, censuses, great registers, city directories, genealogical periodicals.[6] A helpful guide to the California State Library is:

  • Gary E. Strong and Gary F. Kurutz, Editors, Local History and Genealogy Resources of the California State Library and Its Sutro Branch (Sacramento, Calif.: California State Library Foundation, 1983). At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL book 979.4 H23c.

Sutro Library

The  place in northern California for genealogy research. Has an excellent collection of censuses, books, and periodicals for most states.[6]

California State Archives
1020 "O" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: 916-653-7715
Fax: 916-653-7363
E-Mail: ArchivesWeb@ss.ca.gov
Internet: http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/archives_e.htm

California Historical Society
North Baker Research Library
678 Mission Street
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: 415-357-1848
Fax: 415-357-1850
Website: http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/

California state, county, and local histories, early California immigrants, ethnic histories, Gold Rush, Mexican War, rare books, and women.[6]

Society of California Pioneers Library
300 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107-1272
Telephone: 415-957-1849
Fax: 415-957-9858
E-Mail: info@californiapioneers.org
Internet: http://www.californiapioneers.org/

Local histories, directories, diaries, papers, and California history to 1900.[6]

State Land Commission

Land surveys, titles, property boundaries, school lands, maps and plats, Mexican land and rancho grants.[6]

Regional[edit | edit source]

California Genealogical Society and Library
2201 Broadway, Suite LL2
Oakland, CA 94612-3031
Telephone: 510-663-1358
Fax: 510-663-1596
Website: http://californiaancestors.org/ 
Blog: http://blog.californiaancestors.org/

Genealogy collections for California and whole USA, including San Francisco and northern California manuscripts.[6]

Carlsbad City Library
1250 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Telephone: 760-434-2931
Internet: http://www.carlsbadlibrary.org

Fresno City and County Historical Society Archives

Central Valley early farmers index, and biographies by appointment.[6]

Huntington Beach Library

Books, periodicals, and microfilms of the Orange County Genealogical Society.[6]

Immigrant Genealogical Society Library

Largest genealogical collection for German immigrants except for Salt Lake City.[6]

Long Beach Public Library

California, rancho and Mexican era history, computer indexes to statewide records, Great Registers, miners, and early settlers.[6]

Los Angeles Public Library

The  place for research in Southern California. Good genealogy collection and biographical indexes.[6]

Los Angeles Family History Center

One of the largest Family History Centers in America, including censuses, genealogies, and histories.[6]

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

California Indians, pre-1900 southern California newspapers, southern California and Los Angeles history, Spanish and Mexican period history, seafarers.[6]

County of Los Angeles Public Library

Californiana and Hispanic studies.[6]

Napa Valley Genealogical and Historical Society Library

Oakland Family History Center

Sons of the Revolution Library

Southern California Genealogical Society Library

417 Irving Drive
Burbank, CA. 91504
Telephone: (818) 843-7247 or (818) THE-SCGS
FAX: 818-843-7262
Website:http://www.scgsgenealogy.com
Blog: http://scgsgenealogy.blogspot.com/

Tuolumne County Genealogical Society Library

Online Records[edit | edit source]

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Links to online databases and indexes that may include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.


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.  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:

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

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 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[edit | edit source]

Two helpful guides to California archives and repositories are:

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Welcome to the National Archives at Riverside in National Archives (accessed 30 October 2013).
  2. ↑ Genealogy Research in Riverside in National Archives (accessed 30 October 2013).
  3. ↑ The National Archives at San Francisco in National Archives (accessed 29 October 2013).
  4. ↑ Genealogy Research in National Archives (accessed 29 October 2013).
  5. ↑ Collections in The Bancroft Library Internet site (accessed 26 October 2013).
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19-21. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.
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