California Pioneer Project

Approximately 35,000 California pioneers are registered in the California Pioneer Project, an index created by the Native Daughters of the Golden West. These pioneers resided or were born in California before December 31, 1869.

Content

• Given name and last name
• Volume and page number'

Internet address

http://www.ndgw.org/roster.htm

or search Google.com for California pioneer register

Cost

Free

Tips

• Only the name of the pioneer has been indexed; others recorded in the submission, such as family members, are not included in the index.
• The full record may contain the full name of pioneer, place and date of birth, marriage and death, date of arrival in California, method of travel, name of rail or vessel; states lived in prior to California, place and year of California residence; where educated, profession or occupation, public offices held; names of children; parents' names; name, address, relationship of informant (if any); date of registration and other comments
• Copies of the original submission cost $2 per name.  Send the request to Native Daughters of the Golden West, 543 Baker Street, San Francisco, CA 94117-1405.
• Follow the request instructions found at:  http://www.ndgw.org/roster.htm