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| Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. You must usually search these in person. A published collection for early California is Marie E. Northrop, ''Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850'', Two Volumes. (New Orleans, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1976; Family History Library book {{FHL|979.4 F2n|disp=979.4 F2n}}).
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| Some notable manuscript collections of compiled genealogies for [[California|California]] are:
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| '''Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection.''' This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library, Washington, D.C., and is available on 42 films at the Family History Library (Family History Library films {{FHL|844409|film|disp=844409}}-50, {{FHL|844435|film|disp=844435}}-449, and others). The volumes are generally arranged by county and many have individual indexes.
| | *{{RecordSearch|1385527|California, Collections of the California Genealogical Society, 1700-1942}} Includes Alameda and San Francisco counties; Images — [[California, Collections of the California Genealogical Society - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] |
| | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CA/ Linkpendium California] |
| | *[http://www.genealogyinc.com/california/ Genealogy Inc California] |
| | *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/california/ Access Genealogy California] |
| | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies/submission/8/MMXD-DP8 '''Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies - Community Trees'''] at FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies Genealogies] |
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| '''The Spanish-American Mission Collection.''' This is a collection of family group records showing the ancestry of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the Southwest. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library (Family History Library Spanish America films {{FHL|940001|film|disp=940001}}-6). | | Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. You must usually search these in person. A published collection for early California is Marie E. Northrop, ''Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850'', Two Volumes. (New Orleans, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1976; FS Library book {{FSC|979.4 F2n|disp=979.4 F2n}}). |
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| '''Society of Mayflower Descendants (California) Collection.''' This is a large collection of alphabetized family group records for California families. It was microfilmed in 1974 at the Society's headquarters in San Francisco and is at the Family History Library (Family History Library films {{FHL|963193|film|disp=963193}}-230 and {{FHL|965671|film|disp=965671}}-85).
| | Some notable manuscript collections of compiled genealogies for [[California, United States Genealogy|California]] are: |
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| === Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | | '''Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection.''' This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library, Washington, D.C., and is available on 42 films at the FamilySearch Library (FS Library films {{FSC|844409|film|disp=844409}}-50, {{FSC|844435|film|disp=844435}}-449, and others). The volumes are generally arranged by county and many have individual indexes. |
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| | '''The Spanish-American Mission Collection.''' This is a collection of family group records showing the ancestry of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the Southwest. It is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library (FamilySearch Library Spanish America films {{FSC|940001|film|disp=940001}}-6). |
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| | '''Society of Mayflower Descendants (California) Collection.''' This is a large collection of alphabetized family group records for California families. It was microfilmed in 1974 at the Society's headquarters in San Francisco and is at the FamilySearch Library (FS Library films {{FSC|963193|film|disp=963193}}-230 and {{FSC|965671|film|disp=965671}}-85). |
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| | == Writing and Sharing Your Family History == |
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| Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | | Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> |
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| :*[[Writing Your Family and Personal History]] | | :*[[Writing Your Family and Personal History]] |
| :*[[A Guide to Printing Your Family History]] | | :*[[A Guide to Printing Your Family History]] |
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| === External Links ===
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| *http://www.ancestorhunt.com/california-genealogy.htm
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| '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
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| [[California_Death_Index_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|California, Death Index 1905-1939 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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| [[Category:California|Genealogy]] | | [[Category:California, United States|Genealogy]][[Category:United States Compiled Genealogies]] |