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California Research Strategies[edit | edit source]
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in California:
- California Online Genealogy Records
- How to find California Birth Records
- How to find California Marriage Records
- How to find California Death Records
California Research Tips[edit | edit source]
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in California.
- Birth information: Birth records in California start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
- Finding Parents: The State of California began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search California death records
- Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.
California Record Finder[edit | edit source]
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see California Record Finder.
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Further California Research[edit | edit source]
- Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see California Record Finder.
- For online record collections, go to California Online Genealogy Records.
- For more research on California, including research at the county level, visit the California page on the Research Wiki.
- Search all of the California record collections at FamilySearch.