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Guide to California Online Genealogy Records for researching ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth, marriage, death, census, church, military, immigration, and naturalization records.

California Statewide Online Genealogy Records This chart shows links to statewide collections. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions (such as a county or town), go to Locating Online Databases. Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local family history center or the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Vital Records California, Church Records, 1864-1985, index. California, Great Registers, 1866-1910, index ($) Birth California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 ($) index and images California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 Record Collection 2001287 California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994. Images. California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 Index and images California, Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 Index only California, Select Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 ($) California, County Birth and Death Records, 1849-1994, ($). Images. California, Birth Records from Select Counties, 1872-1987, ($). Images. California, Birth Index, 1905-1995 California Birth Index, 1905-1995 ($) California Births, 1905-1995, index ($) Marriage United States Marriages – California, 1667-2007 ($) index and images Western States Marriages Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011 Index ($) California Marriages, 1850-1877 Index ($) California, Marriages, 1850-1945 Index only California, Select Marriages, 1850-1945 Index ($) California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 Index only California, Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941, ($). Images. California, County Marriages, 1850-1952, index ($) California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959, ($). California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 Death California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000, index. California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 Index and images California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1979 San Francisco Area, California, Funeral Home Records, 1850-1931 ($) California, Mortuary Records of Chinese Decedents, 1870-1933, index, incomplete, ($) California, Death and Burial Records from Select Counties, 1873-1987, ($). Images. California, Death Index, 1905-1939 Index and images California, Death Index, 1905-1939 ($) U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 ($) U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, incomplete, ($). California, Death Index, 1940-1997 California Deaths, 1940-1997, index ($) California, Death Index, 1940-1997 ($) California, Marriages, 1960-1985, index ($) United States Social Security Death Index Divorce California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984 California Divorce Index, 1966-1984 ($) African American Resources for California African American Online Genealogy Records, list of nationwide databases The Negro trail blazers of California. Biographies California Pioneers, 1542-1848, ($). Partial index. Historical and biographical record of southern California: containing a history of southern California from its earliest settlers, ($). Index. County and Town Histories, with biographies. California, Biographical Index Cards, 1781-1990, ($). Index. California, Pioneer and Immigrant Files, 1790-1950, ($). Index. Roster of California Pioneers DAR California Pioneers Biographical Materials for the State of California California Biographies California Biographical Collection:Responses to Vital Record Inquiries, 1822-1964 Index and images. California Pioneer List U.S., Women of the West, 1928, ($). Index. Who's who among the women of California, e-book California and Californians, Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4, Vol. 5 , e-books Personal sketches of California pioneers I have known, e-book A history of the new California, its resources and people, V. 1, V. 2 A memorial and biographical history of the coast counties of central California e-book A memorial and biographical history of northern California, e-book Early days in California, e-book Men of achievement in the great southwest : a story of pioneer struggles during early days in Los Angeles and Southern California, e-book A Volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of northern California, e-book A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties: also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present, e-book The new empire and her representative men; or, The Pacific coast, its farms, mines, vines, wines, orchards, and interests; its productions, industries and commerce, with interesting biographies and modes of travel, e-book Cemetery Records California, Mortuary and Cemetery Records, 1801-1932 Index and images ($) California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960 Images only. California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1895-1985 Index and images ($) California Cemetery Records at Findagrave.com California Cemetery Records at Interment.net BillionGraves Index BillionGraves California Cemeteries USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project California Cemetery Records Californian Cemetery Records at D'Addezio Census United States Online Census, 1790-1940 California Spanish Mission Censuses, 1796-1798 Index and images ($) California, State Census, 1852 Index only California State Census, 1852 Index and images ($) California, Index to Census Roll of Indians, 1928-1933, index and images, ($). Church Records Early California Population Project Database of information contained in early mission records. Compiled Genealogies North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, index and images, ($). Directories California City Directories ($) San Francisco, California Directories, 1889-91 ($) California City Directories Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups Chinese in California, 1850-1925 Italian Americans in California JARDA-Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives Japanese Americans Relocated During World War II ($) Emigration and Immigration Records United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records, list of nationwide databases California, Pioneer and Immigrant Files, 1790-1950, index, images($). California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935, index. Covers earlier years also. California Bound Passenger list of those bound from NY to CA for the Gold Rush. Native Daughters of the Golden West, Index to the Roster of California Pioneers California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959 Index and images ($) California, San Francisco Chinese passenger lists, 1882-1947, index. California San Francisco Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Foreign Seamen Tax Cards 1883-1924 California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953 Images California Passenger Lists, 1893-1957, index ($) California, index to San Francisco passenger lists, 1893-1934, index California, San Francisco Crew Manifests, 1896-1921, index. California, Los Angeles, San Pedro, and Wilmington Passenger Lists, 1900-1948, ($). Index. California, customs passenger lists of vessels arriving at San Francisco, 1903-1918, index. California, San Diego Passenger Lists, 1904-1952 California, San Diego, Chinese Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1923 California, Los Angeles Passenger Lists, 1907-1948 Images California, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco from Insular Possessions, 1907-1911, index. California, passenger and crew lists at various ports, 1907-1956, index. California, Chinese Partnerships and Departures from San Francisco, 1912-1943 United States, California, Certificates Surrendered at San Francisco from Aliens Previously at Honolulu, Hawaii, 1912-1946, index. California Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942 — index and images San Diego, California, Airplane Passenger and Crew List Arrivals, 1929-1954 Index and images ($) California, San Diego, Airplane Passenger and Crew Lists, 1929-1954 California, San Pedro, Immigration Office Special Inquiry Records, 1930-1936 — index and images California, List of United States Citizens Arriving at San Francisco, 1930-1949, index. California, San Francisco Airplane Arrival Card Index, 1936-1949 California, San Francisco Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1954-1957 San Francisco Chinese Exclusion List ($) California, Airplane Passenger Lists from Honolulu, Hawaii, 1947-1948, Images only. Genealogical Societies California, Collections of the California Genealogical Society, 1700-1942 Includes Alameda and San Francisco counties. Image only. California Genealogy Society and Library,membership required

History Online Archives of California, free public access The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco - San Francisco 1906 Earthquake The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Calisphere Historical information for Educators County and Town Histories, index. Hospitals California, State Hospital Records, 1856-1923, ($) Land and Property California, Spanish Archive Records, 1784-1868, ($) Land records. U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908 Images only California, Private Land Claim Dockets, 1852-1858, index and images , ($). Spanish and Mexican Land Grants, 1855-1875 California, Alien Land Ownership Records, 1921-1952, ($) index. Maps Maps of California from MapofUS.org. Includes boundary changes map. Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Historical Maps of California Military Records General Records U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, list of nationwide databases California, Military Registers, 1858-1923($) Indian Wars, dates vary U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, list of nationwide databases War of 1812, 1812-1815 Mexican War, 1846-1848 U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, list of nationwide databases Civil War, 1861-1865 U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, list of nationwide databases Records of California men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867($) Spanish-American War, 1898 U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, list of nationwide databases World War I, 1917-1918 U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, list of nationwide databases California, Honor Roll of Californians who served in WWI, 1914-1918, index. California, World War I Soldier Citations, 1918-1921 (Ancestry) ($) California, World War I Death Announcements, 1918-1921 (Ancestry) ($) World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 California, Geographical and Name Index of Californians who served in WWI, 1914-1918 California, WWI Soldier Service Cards and Photos, 1917-1918 (Ancestry) ($) California, WWI Soldier Photographs, 1917-1918 (Ancestry) ($) World War II, 1941-1945 U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, list of nationwide databases JARDA-Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives Japanese Americans Relocated During World War II ($) California, Geographical and Name Index of Californians who served in WWI, 1914-1918, index. Naturalization Records U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 ($) California County Naturalizations, 1831-1985, index. California, Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999 ($) Index and images California County Naturalizations, 1849-1949 Browse only images California, State Court Naturalization Records, 1850-1986 ($) U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes for California, 1851-1928 Index and images ($) Shasta county, California, Naturalization Records: 1852 - 1932 ($) California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-1989 US Naturalization Records, Northern California, 1852-1989, index ($) California, San Diego Naturalization Index, 1868-1958 Naturalization Index Cards from the Superior Court of San Diego, CA, 1868-1958 ($) Naturalizations - Naturalization Records of the Superior Court of Los Angeles, CA, 1876-1915 ($) U.S., Naturalization Records - Original Documents, (World Archives Project) for California, 1876-1940 Index and images ($) U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) for California, 1876-1940 - District and Superior Courts] index and images,($) Naturalization Records in the Superior Court of San Diego, CA, 1883-1958 ($) Naturalization Petitions for the Southern District Of California, 1887-1940 ($) San Francisco, California, Surrendered Alien Certificates, 1906-1946, ($). California, Southern District Court (Central) Naturalization Index, 1915-1976 Newspapers California Digital Newspaper Collection Chronicling America California Digitized Newspapers California Online Historical Newspapers California Newspapers ($) GenealogyBank.com California Newspaper Archives, 1846-2007 Index. California Newspapers California Newspapers, 1847-2009 - at MyHeritage, index and images ($) Obituaries Online California Death Records and Indexes: A Genealogy Guide for Finding Obituaries, Cemetery Burials and Death Records by county. Web: California, Berkeley Public Library Obituary Index, 1894-1979, ($) United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 — index and images San Diego Union-Tribune (California) Obituaries, 1993-1994, ($) California Obituaries Periodicals PERiodical Source Index, index and images, ($) Prison Records California, Prison and Correctional Records, 1851-1950 ($) Alcatraz, California, U.S. Penitentiary, Prisoner Index, 1934-1963 ($) Probate Records California, Wills and Probate Records, 1782-1999, ($), index and images, incomplete. Early California Wills, ($). California Probate Estate Files, 1833-1991 Images only. California, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1850-1953, ($), index and images Tax Records U.S., Internal Revenue Assessment Lists, 1862-1874 Images only Voting Registers California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 Index only California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898 Index and images ($) California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 Index and images ($)

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