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. Can order microfilms from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.[1] [2]
Among the online resources of the Los Angeles Public Libary is a City Directory Index. Click here to use that.
Another online index is the Genealogy & Local History Index. Click here to use that.
Click here to use their Obituary Index.
Los Angeles Public Library
630 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: 213-228-7000
Fax: 213-228-7069
E-mail:Contact form
Internet: Genealogy at the Los Angeles Public Library