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==Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in California== | ==Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in California== | ||
[[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 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] | [[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== | ==Online Records== | ||
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[[Image:SFSU Campus OverView JPL Library Nov2012.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Sutro Library at SFSU in San Francisco]] | [[Image:SFSU Campus OverView JPL Library Nov2012.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Sutro Library at SFSU in San Francisco]] | ||
===[[Sutro Library]]=== | ===[[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> | (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" /> | :''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" /> | ||
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: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> | :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> | ||
===Center for Sacramento History=== | |||
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. | |||
[[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]]]] | [[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]]]] | ||
===Chinese Historical Society of America Museum=== | ===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> | '''[[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> | :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> | ||
===Fresno City {{amp}} County Historical Society Archives=== | ===Fresno City {{amp}} County Historical Society Archives=== | ||
'''[[Fresno City and County Historical Society Archives]]'''<br>7160 West Kearney Boulevard<br>Fresno, California 93706<br>Telephone: 559-441-0862<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> | :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> | ||
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===[[Huntington Beach Central Library]]=== | ===[[Huntington Beach Central Library]]=== | ||
7111 Talbert Ave<br>Huntington Beach, CA 92648<br>Telephone: 714-842-4481 x5549<br> | 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> | :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> | ||
===[[Immigrant Genealogical Society Library]]=== | ===[[Immigrant Genealogical Society Library]]=== | ||
1310-B W. Magnolia Blvd.<br>Burbank, CA 91506<br>Telephone: 818-848-3122<br>Fax: 818-716-6300<br> | 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> | :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> | ||
===[[Long Beach Public Library]]=== | ===[[Long Beach Public Library]]=== | ||
101 Pacific Ave.<br>Long Beach CA 90822<br>Telephone: 562-570-7500<br>Fax: 562-570-7408<br> | 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> | :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> | ||
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[[Image:Los-angeles-central-library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Los Angeles Central Public Library]] | [[Image:Los-angeles-central-library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Los Angeles Central Public Library]] | ||
===[[Los Angeles Public Library]]=== | ===[[Los Angeles Public Library]]=== | ||
630 W. 5th Street<br> Los Angeles, CA 90071<br>Telephone: 213-228-7000<br>Fax: 213-228-7069<br> | 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> | :''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> | ||
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[[Image:LAFSL Exterior.png|thumb|right|280px|Los Angeles FamilySearch Center]] | [[Image:LAFSL Exterior.png|thumb|right|280px|Los Angeles FamilySearch Center]] | ||
===[https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/los_angeles_california Los Angeles FamilySearch Center]=== | ===[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> | 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> | :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> | ||
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===Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County=== | ===Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County=== | ||
'''[[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County]]'''<br>900 Exposition Blvd.<br>Los Angeles, CA 90007<br>Telephone: 213-763-DINO<br> | '''[[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> | :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> | ||
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Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/maringensoc/ Homepage] | Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/maringensoc/ Homepage] | ||
===Napa Valley Genealogical Society Library=== | ===Napa Valley Genealogical Society and Library=== | ||
'''[[Napa Valley Genealogical Society Library]]'''<br>1701 Menlo Avenue<br>Napa, California 94558<br>Telephone: 707-252-2252<br> | '''[[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> | :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] | ||
4766 Lincoln Avenue<br>Oakland, California<br>Telephone: 510-531-3905<br> | |||
: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" /> | :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]] | [[Image:Thumbnail SacFSL Eastern Ave. Building Banner.png|right|280px|Sacramento California FamilySearch Center]] | ||
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2745 Eastern Ave.<br>Sacramento, California<br>Telephone: 916-487-2090<br> | ===[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. | :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]]=== | ===[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]]=== | ||
224 Church Street<br>Santa Cruz, CA 95060 <br>Telephone: 831-427-7707 ext. 5794<br> | 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> | :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> | ||
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===Southwest Museum Braun Research Library=== | ===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> | '''[[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> | :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=== | ||
'''[[Tuolumne County Genealogical Society Library]]'''<br>158 West Bradford Ave<br>Sonora, CA 95370<br>Telephone: 209-532-1317<br> | '''[[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> | :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> | ||