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''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>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21.</ref> <ref>[http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-guides/genealogy Genealogy] in ''Los Angeles Public Library'' (accessed 5 May 2014).</ref><br> | ''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>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21.</ref> <ref>[http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-guides/genealogy Genealogy] in ''Los Angeles Public Library'' (accessed 5 May 2014).</ref><br> | ||
Among the online resources of the Los Angeles Public Library is a '''City Directory Index'''. Click [http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/lapl-indexes/city-directories-index here] to use that. | Among the online resources of the Los Angeles Public Library is a '''City Directory Index'''. This is a list of City Directories held by the Los Angeles Public Library, and in what format (print, microfilm, microfiche). Click [http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/lapl-indexes/city-directories-index here] to use that. | ||
We have a collection of digitized and searchable '''Los Angeles-area City and Street Directories'''. Click http://rescarta.lapl.org/ResCarta-Web/jsp/RcWebBrowseCollections.jsp to use that.<br> | |||
Click [http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/lapl-indexes/obituary-index here] to use their '''Obituary Index'''.<br> | Another online index is the '''Genealogy & Local History Index'''. This is essentially a surname index to help guide you to books, journals, etc. that mention your ancestors. Click [http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/lapl-indexes/genealogy-local-history-index here] to use that.<br> | ||
Click [http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/lapl-indexes/obituary-index here] to use their '''Obituary Index'''. This is an index for "famous" people of Los Angeles, and librarians.<br> | |||
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