California Research Sources
Information Resources for California Government
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subjects/gov/govt-cal.html
California State Archives
1020 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: 916-653-7715
http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/archives.htm
List of Family History Resources at the Archives
http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/level3_genie.htm
California Genealogical Society
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 100, Oakland, CA
94612-2154 510-663-1358
http://www.calgensoc.org/web/cgs/cgshp.nsf?Open
California State Genealogical Alliance
P.O. Box 10195
Oakland, CA 94610-0195
http://www.csga.com/
California Historical Society
678 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: 415-357-1848
Fax: 415-357-1850
http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/
Hispanic Historical & Ancestral Research, Society of California
P.O. Box 490
Midway City, CA
92655-0490
http://members.aol.com/shhar/
Chinese Historical Society of America
965 Clay Street
San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Phone: (415) 391-1188
Fax: (415) 391-1150
http://www.chsa.org/
Society of California Pioneers
300 Fourth Street San Francisco, CA 94107-1272
Tel: (415) 957-1849
Fax: (415) 957-9858
http://www.californiapioneers.org/
California State Library
California History Room
900 N Street, Room 200
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: (916) 654-0176
http://www.library.ca.gov/html/genealogy.cfm
California State Library
P.O. Box 942837
Sacramento, CA 94237-0001.
http://www.lib.state.ca.us/
- California federal census population schedules for 1850-1930.
- 1852 state census, including indexes prepared by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
- Great registers of voters, arranged by county, for 1866-1898 and 1900-1944.
- A statewide index to the 1890 great register helps to fill the gap created by the loss of the 1890 census.
- City and county directories from as early as 1850.
- Telephone directories starting in 1899.
- Historical newspapers from around the state.
- Publications of county genealogical and historical societies.
- Compilations by California chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
- Specialized indexes and files created by the California State Library.
- A California death index covering July 1, 1905-1995 and a California marriage index covering 1949-1986.
The California State Library DOES NOT have birth, death, or marriage certificates. To find out about certificates, contact the California Office of Vital Records or the appropriate county recorder's office.
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