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===Finding | ===Finding California Birth, Marriage or Death Records=== | ||
*[[GuidedResearch:California|Finding | *[[GuidedResearch:California|Finding California Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] | ||
===Finding | ===Finding California Records=== | ||
*[[California Record Finder]] | *[[California Record Finder]] | ||
=== | ===California Statewide Databases=== | ||
*[[California Online Genealogy Records|California Online Genealogy Records]] | *[[California Online Genealogy Records|California Online Genealogy Records]] | ||
=== | ===California Research Process=== | ||
*[[Step-by-Step California Research, 1905-Present|Step-by-Step California Research, 1905-Present]] | *[[Step-by-Step California Research, 1905-Present|Step-by-Step California Research, 1905-Present]] | ||
*[[Step-by-Step California Research, 1850-1905|Step-by-Step California Research, 1850-1905]] | *[[Step-by-Step California Research, 1850-1905|Step-by-Step California Research, 1850-1905]] | ||
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*'''''County regististration:''''' Some county recorders kept vital statistics before 1905. Monterey County, for example, recorded a few births as early as 1824. Most clerks kept better records in the decades following the Gold Rush. | *'''''County regististration:''''' Some county recorders kept vital statistics before 1905. Monterey County, for example, recorded a few births as early as 1824. Most clerks kept better records in the decades following the Gold Rush. | ||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[ | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[California Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in California. | ||
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'''Substitute Records:''' | '''Substitute Records:''' | ||
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*'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event. | *'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event. | ||
*'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help varify information. | *'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help varify information. | ||
*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[ | *'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[California Substitute Records|California Substitute Records]] for more information. | ||
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'''Finding Parents:''' | '''Finding Parents:''' | ||
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the county starting in 1882 may contain parents of the deceased. However, state recorded deaths required birth and parent information. Information is only as accurate as a grieving relative remembers. | *'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the county starting in 1882 may contain parents of the deceased. However, state recorded deaths required birth and parent information. Information is only as accurate as a grieving relative remembers. | ||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[ | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[California Newspapers]] and [[California Obituaries]] for more information. | ||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[ | *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[California Church Records]] for more information. | ||
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'''Census Records:''' | '''Census Records:''' | ||
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*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[ | *'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[California Census|California Census Records]] for more information. | ||
*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. | *'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. | ||
*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | *'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | ||
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===Further California Research=== | ===Further California Research=== | ||
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/California.pdf California Research Outline] – California Family History Library Research Outline | *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/California.pdf California Research Outline] – California Family History Library Research Outline | ||
*[https://cagenweb.org CAGenWeb] - | *[https://cagenweb.org CAGenWeb] - California GenWeb Project | ||
*[http://genealogytrails.com/cal/ California Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of | *[http://genealogytrails.com/cal/ California Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of California | ||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ca/ Cyndi's List] - | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ca/ Cyndi's List] - California genealogy websites | ||
*[http://www.raogk.org/california-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of | *[http://www.raogk.org/california-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of California Records Guide | ||
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