California

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Region: Western States
Border States: Oregon, Nevada, Arizona

Contents 1 Statewide Resources 2 California Regional Resources 3 Alameda County 4 Contra Costa County 5 Marin County 6 Mendocino County 7 San Diego County 8 San Francisco County 9 Santa Clara County 10 Shasta County 11 Tulare County 12 Yolo County 13 Yuba County

[edit] Statewide Resources

History and Culture

• California County History
• California Pioneers Project
• Oakland Museum of California- Online Resources Page
• Calisphere-"A World of Primary Sources and More"

Online Data and Resources

• CA USGenWeb Page
• California County Biographies- Master index to the indexes of the county biographies and histories which are currently listed in the California GenWeb
• California Genealogy & History Archives - Online researcher-driven data depository.
• California Digital Newspaper Collection
• California Newspaper Project
• California Town Postmarks 1849 - 1935-This file is intended to help in finding California Postmarks and Post Offices in conjunction with California Town Postmarks 1849 - 1935 by John Williams.
• Online Archives of California
• The Lawrence & Houseworth Photograph Database- A database of 1,495 historical photographs of California and Nevada reproduced from three catalog albums created during the 1860s by the renowned stereoview publishing firm of Lawrence & Houseworth.
• Huntington Early California Population Project- "The Early California Population Project (ECPP) provides public access to all the information contained in California's historic mission registers, records that are of unique and vital importance to the study of California, the American Southwest, and colonial America. Within the baptism, marriage, and burial records of each of the California missions sits an extraordinary wealth of unique information on the Indians, soldiers, and settlers of Alta California from 1769 - 1850."
• Pre-1905 California Death Index Project

Offline Data and Resources

• NORCAL Genealogy Resource Index-The Resource Center lists state-wide genealogical indexes that help genealogists and historians to locate source material for their research. The object of this Center is to provide researchers with a complete list of index references and a description of their use and content, so that the researcher can copy them off the web pages and prepare themselves for visits to research libraries around California.
• Pathfinder- The UCBerkeley Catalog.
• Genealogy Resources at the California State Library
• California State Archives-Documents the broad scope of California government and its impact on the people of the state. Over 85,000 cubic feet of records of all types are represented including millions of documents and bound volumes, 20,000 maps and architectural drawings, 250,000 photographs, 7,500 video and audio tapes, as well as hundreds of artifacts.

Societies and Mailing Lists

• California Genealogical Society- Statewide genealogical society with some online resources available to paid members, and a free names-lookup index search. Offers a research service.
• California Historical Society-Includes online exhibitions.
• California Genealogy Mailing Lists- Through Rootsweb.

[edit] California Regional Resources

• Historic and Geologic Resources of South Central California-Including, Tehachapi, the Mojave Desert and Southern San Joaquin Valley.

[edit] Alameda County

• Oakland Tribune Index- Index and transcriptions for the late 1800's.

• Oakland Tribune Newspaper Transcriptions

• Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society- Genealogy data records for Easter Alameda county.

• Picturesque Oakland- Photographic volume from the University of California.

• Oakland, California 1921 City Directory

• Oakland Public Library Newspaper Index- 1983 to present.

• Oakland Library Online Photo Archive

[edit] Contra Costa County

• Contra Costa County Databases- Cooperative effort from three Contra Costa County Genealogical Societies. Includes newspaper vital records index and voters lists.

• Cemeteries of Contra Costa County- Tombstone transcriptions.

• Martinez Historical Society- Martinez, county seat of Contra Costa County. Site includes information on notable burials in Martinez cemetery.

[edit] Marin County

• Marin County Boards - A place for transcriptions of Marin County obits.

[edit] Mendocino County

• Mendocino County Indexes

[edit] San Diego County

• San Diego Historical Society

[edit] San Francisco County

• San Francisco Vital Indexes and Records

• The Maritime Hertiage Project- "Established by D.A. Levy in 1998 to preserve San Francisco's shipping history from the mid-1800s to the turn of the Century. The Project focus is on steamships plying the West Coast of the United States, their captains and passengers."

[edit] Santa Clara County

• Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society

• Santa Clara County USGENWeb Page

• Santa Clara Genealogy- from sfgenealogy.com

[edit] Shasta County

• Shasta County Resources- Vitals, voters lists, census indices, tax rolls and resources links.

[edit] Tulare County

• Tulare County USGENWeb Page

[edit] Yolo County

• The Woodland Daily Democrat Index- Index for the late 1800's.

[edit] Yuba County

• Yuba Roots- Extensive Yuba (and Sutter County) records and indices.]