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United States California Archives and Libraries Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown

Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown

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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:^[1] E-mail reference service form

Address:^[1]

224 Church Street (PO Box 72)

Santa Cruz, California 95063-0072

Telephone:^[1] 831-427-7707 ext. 5794

Hours:^[1]

Sunday 1p.m.-5:00p.m.
Monday-Thursday 10:00a.m.-7:00p.m.
Friday-Saturday 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

GSSCC's volunteer hours vary: a genealogy volunteer is generally on duty late in the morning and early in the afternoon Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; and in the evening on Mondays.

Map and public transportation:

Google Map for the Downtown Branch.
Metro Bus: Santa Cruz's Metro transit center is 4 blocks south, 2 blocks east. Selected runs of the 41 Bonny Doon bus route stop 1 block south of the library at Walnut and Center Streets.

Internet sites and databases:

Santa Cruz Public Library
Santa Cruz Genealogical Society Library contact info, hours, resources, obtaining obituaries.
Repository catalog online.
Repository database.
Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County library, getting started, research assistance, county history, past events, calendar, links, membership, publications, Tina Brayton Collection, online documents, lecture notes and handouts.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Holds the Genealogial Society of Santa Cruz County's library, including the Tina Brayton Collection which is equivalent to the Draper Collection but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia families.^[2] ^[3]

Tips[edit | edit source]

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Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

National Archives Pacific Region (Riverside) holding records of southern California, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada. CA Indian enrollments, Asian immigrants, naturalizations, land records, AZ taxes, sailors, censuses, military post returns, Five Civilized Tribes, Revolutionary War, Civil War records, passenger arrival lists, Mexican and Canadian border crossings, passport applications.
National Archives Pacific Region (San Francisco) holding records of California (north & central), Nevada (except Clark County), Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Marshall, Caroline, and Northern Mariana Islands, overseas Pacific naval bases, Asian-Pacific immigration, American Indians.
California State Library (Sacramento) censuses, great registers, city directories, CA historical newspapers, genealogical periodicals, death index 1905-1995, marriage index 1949-1986.
Family History Library, Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.

Neighboring Collections

Alameda County Clerk-Recorder births, marriages, deaths, deeds, military discharge papers.
Alameda County Superior Court civil records, adoptions, probate, family, and criminal records.
Berkeley Historical Society archives, library, and exhibits.
African American Museum and Library at Oakland interprets their experience in CA and the West.
Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society meetings, writers group, computer user group.
Repositories in surrounding counties: Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Stanislaus
California State Archives, Sacramento, has county records, such as court records, prison records, wills, deeds, as well as military records, state census records, and school records.
California DPH Vital Records births since 1905, marriages 1949-1986 and 1998-1999, divorces 1962-1984, deaths since 1905.^[4]

Bancroft Library, Berkeley, 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.
Sutro Library, San Francisco, most extensive genealogy collection west of Salt Lake City.
California Historical Society, San Francisco, economic, social, political, and cultural heritage including 50,000 books, 4,000 manuscripts, photos, maps, newspapers, and artifacts.
California Genealogical Society and Library, Oakland, family, local, and state histories, maps, reference books, periodicals, the Bay Area, Gold Rush, New England, mid-Atlantic states and others.
Chinese Historical Society, San Francisco, Chinese-American history, including art, and artifacts.
Repositories in other surrounding states: Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Baja California, Sonora.
State Library of Arizona, Phoenix, censuses, genealogical periodicals, immigration and naturalization records, New England town vital records, DE PA and NJ Archives, Internet sites.
Hawaii State Library, Honolulu, federal documents, Hawaii and Pacific, language, and history.
Nevada State Library and Archives, Carson City, births, marriages, deaths, censuses, military.
Oregon State Archives, Salem, country records and histories, territorial papers, early settlers database, adoptions, census, land, military, naturalization, probate, and vital records.
Archivo General de la Nación (AGN), Mexico City, church, civil, census, court, history, military, migration, land.

Neighboring Collections

State Vital Records Office
County Vital Records Office
City Vital Records Office
County Archives
County Orphan's Court
County Probate Court
County Recorder
County Coroner
State Historical Society
County and local historical societies
State Genealogical Society
County and local historical societies
Public Libraries
Museums and heritage societies
University Libraries
U.S. District Court
Church archives
Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
Repositories in other surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]

Sources[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Locations and Hours - SC Genealogical Society Library in Santa Cruz Public Libraries (accessed 16 February 2014).
↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 113. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.
↑ The Tina Brayton Collection in Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County (accessed 3 January 2014).
↑ California in Where to Write for Vital Records (accessed 17 February 2014).

[LnH-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Locations and Hours - SC Genealogical Society Library in Santa Cruz Public Libraries (accessed 16 February 2014).

[DB113-2] William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 113. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.

[3] The Tina Brayton Collection in Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County (accessed 3 January 2014).

[4] California in Where to Write for Vital Records (accessed 17 February 2014).

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 *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:'''''&nbsp; [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]], [[Marin County, California|Marin]], [[San Francisco County, California|San Francisco]], [[San Joaquin County, California|San Joaquin]], [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]], [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara]], [[Stanislaus County, California|Stanislaus]]
 *[http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/ California State Archives], Sacramento, has county records, such as court records, prison records, wills, deeds, as well as military records, state census records, and school records.
-*[[Bancroft Library]], Berkeley, 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. *[http://www.library.ca.gov/collections/sutro.html Sutro Library], San Francisco, most extensive genealogy collection west of Salt Lake City.
+*[http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ovr/Pages/default.aspx California DPH Vital Records] births since 1905, marriages 1949-1986 and 1998-1999, divorces 1962-1984, deaths since 1905.<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/california.htm California] in ''Where to Write for Vital Records'' (accessed 17 February 2014).</ref>
+*[[Bancroft Library]], Berkeley, 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.
+*[http://www.library.ca.gov/collections/sutro.html Sutro Library], San Francisco, most extensive genealogy collection west of Salt Lake City.
 *[http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/ California Historical Society], San Francisco, economic, social, political, and cultural heritage including 50,000 books, 4,000 manuscripts, photos, maps, newspapers, and artifacts.
 *[http://www.californiaancestors.org/ California Genealogical Society and Library], Oakland, family, local, and state histories, maps, reference books, periodicals, the Bay Area, Gold Rush, New England, mid-Atlantic states and others.