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''[[United States|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[California|California]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[California_History|History]]''<br> | ''[[United States|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[California Genealogy|California]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[California_History|History]]''<br> | ||
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The following important events in the history of [[California|California]] affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements. | The following important events in the history of [[California Genealogy|California]] affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements. | ||
*'''1542-1812:''' Spain, Mexico, England, and Russia made various claims to California, but most settlements were Spanish. | *'''1542-1812:''' Spain, Mexico, England, and Russia made various claims to California, but most settlements were Spanish. | ||
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Good genealogists strive to understand the life and times of their ancestors. In this sense, any history is useful. But certain kinds of state, county, and local histories, especially older histories published between 1845 and 1945, often include biographical sketches of prominent individuals. The sketches usually tend toward the laudatory, but may include some genealogical details. If these histories are indexed or alphabetical, check for an ancestor's name. The Family History Library has numerous state and local histories by James M. Guinn and other authors. Sources for studying the history of California include: | Good genealogists strive to understand the life and times of their ancestors. In this sense, any history is useful. But certain kinds of state, county, and local histories, especially older histories published between 1845 and 1945, often include biographical sketches of prominent individuals. The sketches usually tend toward the laudatory, but may include some genealogical details. If these histories are indexed or alphabetical, check for an ancestor's name. The Family History Library has numerous state and local histories by James M. Guinn and other authors. Sources for studying the history of California include: | ||
The Family History Library has numerous state and local histories by James M. Guinn and other authors. Sources for studying the history of [[California|California]] include: | The Family History Library has numerous state and local histories by James M. Guinn and other authors. Sources for studying the history of [[California Genealogy|California]] include: | ||
*''History of California.'' <ref>Bancroft, Hubert H. ed. ''History of California.'' Six Volumes. San Francisco, California: A. L. Bancroft and Company, 1884-90. (Family History Library book {{FHL|171337|title-id|disp=979.4 B4b Volumes 1-6; film 982473 items 1-2, Volumes 1-2; items 3-5, Volumes 4-6; film 1321070 item 4, Volume 3}}.) </ref>There is an index in 979.4 B4b which covers 1542 to 1859. | *''History of California.'' <ref>Bancroft, Hubert H. ed. ''History of California.'' Six Volumes. San Francisco, California: A. L. Bancroft and Company, 1884-90. (Family History Library book {{FHL|171337|title-id|disp=979.4 B4b Volumes 1-6; film 982473 items 1-2, Volumes 1-2; items 3-5, Volumes 4-6; film 1321070 item 4, Volume 3}}.) </ref>There is an index in 979.4 B4b which covers 1542 to 1859. | ||