ROOTS-L California: Research

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    ROOTS-L California

    Starting Out
    Daily Life
    Data
    Geography
    History
    Military
    People
    Research

    Counties:
    Alameda
    Alpine
    Amador
    Butte
    Calaveras
    Colusa
    Contra
    Del Norte
    El Dorado
    Fresno
    Glenn
    Humboldt
    Imperial
    Inyo
    Kern
    Kings
    Lake
    Lassen
    Los Angeles
    Madera
    Marin
    Mariposa
    Mendocino
    Merced
    Modoc
    Mono
    Monterey
    Napa
    Nevada
    Orange
    Placer
    Plumas
    Riverside
    Sacramento
    San Benito
    San Bernardino
    San Diego
    San Francisco
    San Joaquin
    San Luis Obispo
    San Mateo
    Santa Barbara
    Santa
    Santa
    Shasta
    Sierra
    Siskiyou
    Solano
    Sonoma
    Stanislaus
    Sutter
    Tehama
    Trinity
    Tulare
    Tuolumne
    Ventura
    Yolo
    Yuba

    Archives

    • Online Archive of California
    • Amador County Archives
    • Colusa County Archives
    • Downey History Center
    • The Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno including Genealogical Resources
    • USC Digital Archive
    • Placer County Archives
    • Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection Center
    • Yolo County Archives

    Libraries

    • California Family History Centers
    • California State Library
    • California State University, Bakersfield
    • California Indian Library Collections
    • Carlsbad City Library Genealogy and Local History Collection
    • Harrison Memorial Library, Carmel-by-the-Sea - Local History Department
    • California State University, Chico
    • Special Collections, UC Davis
    • California History & Genealogy Room - Fresno County Library
    • Local and Regional Collections at California State University, Fresno
    • June English Collection at CSU Fresno Materials relating to the history of Fresno and Madera Counties and the adjacent Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Department of Special Collections at the University of California, Irvine
    • History and Genealogy at the Los Angeles Public Library
    • Mexicana at the Los Angeles Public Library
    • Los Angeles Family History Center
    • Lucretia Hansen Little History Room - Mill Valley Public Library
    • Monterey Public Library California History Room
    • The Heritage Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library Redlands
    • Redwood City Local History Collection
    • Special Collections at the University of California, Riverside
    • Jose Moya Del Pino Library
    • Mandeville Special Collections Library, at the University of California, San Diego
    • San Francisco History Center
    • Research Library at History Park San Jose
    • California Room Database San José Public Libraries and San José State University Library
    • Santa Ana Public Library Santa Ana History Room
    • California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, UC Santa Barbara
    • Santa Clara Family History Center
    • Regional History Project, University of California, Santa Cruz
    • Santa Monica Public Library Local History Collection
    • Siskiyou County Library
    • Special Collections at Sonoma University
    • Stockton Family History Center
    • Annie R. Mitchell History Room at the Visalia Branch Library

    Museums

    • California African American Museum
    • Alpine County Museum Complex
    • Amador County Museum
    • Antelope Valley Indian Museum
    • Autry National Center
    • Malki Museum - Banning
    • Cabot's Old Indian Pueblo Museum
    • Capitola Historical Museum
    • Castle Air Museum - World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam Era aircraft
    • Central California Historical Military Museum
    • The Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles
    • The Computer Museum History Center
    • San Diego Computer Museum
    • Fortuna Depot Museum
    • Museum of Local History - Fremont, California
    • Fullerton Museum Center
    • The Gold Rush Trail - An outdoor museum of San Francisco's heritage
    • South Coast Railroad Museum - At the historic Goleta Depot
    • Historic House Museums in California
    • Kern County Museum
    • The Kern Valley Museum
    • California Indian Museum
    • Leonis Adobe Museum
    • History Museum of Los Altos
    • Los Angeles Maritime Museum
    • The African American Firefighter Museum Los Angeles
    • Marin Museum of the American Indian
    • Maturango Museum - A Museum of the Cultural and Natural History of the Upper Mojave Desert
    • Merced County Courthouse Museum
    • Oakland Museum of California
    • Palm Springs Desert Museum
    • Petaluma Historical Library and Museum
    • San Anselmo Historical Museum
    • San Bernardino County Museum
    • San Diego Railroad Museum
    • The Museum of the City of San Francisco
    • San Francisco Cable Car Museum
    • San Francisco Maritime Museum
    • San Francisco Fire Museum
    • History San José
    • Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
    • Museum of Art and History - Santa Cruz
    • The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum
    • Sharpsteen Museum
    • Sherman Indian Museum
    • Strathearn Historical Park and Museum Simi Valley, California
    • The Haggin Museum, Stockton History Collection
    • Tehachapi Heritage League and Museum
    • Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance
    • Tomales Regional History Center
    • Tulare Historical Museum
    • Tuolumne County Museum & History Center
    • Union City Historical Museum
    • Vacaville Museum - A Center for Solano County History
    • The Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum
    • The Ventura County Museum of History & Art
    • Whittier Museum
    • Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum
    • Yolo County Historical Museum

    Projects

    • The California GenWeb Project
    • California Genealogy & History Archives
    • The USGenWeb Census Project
    • The American Local History Network
    • The American History and Genealogy Project
    • California Books We Own
    • Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
    • The NORCAL Library - Look-Ups by Generous Volunteers
    • Tombstone Transcription Project
    • California Pioneer Project
    • California Biography Project

    Publications

    • genealog.lc-ca: Books in the on-line Library of Congress catalog with the subject "California--genealogy."
    • Ancestor Publishers
    • Echo Mtn. Echoes Read it online
    • Geiger Books
    • Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
    • Heyday Books
    • Mines Road Books
    • Sierra Maritime Publications - specializing in Lake Tahoe history
    • SK Publications California Census CDs
    • California Views The Pat Hathaway Collection of Historical Photos

    Societies

    • California Genealogical Societies
    • California Historical Societies
    • California Genealogical Society
    • California Historical Society
    • The Society of California Pioneers

      Ethnic and Religious

    • African American Genealogical Society of Northern California
    • California African-American Genealogical Society
    • British Isles Family History Society
    • The Chinese Historical Society of America
    • Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
    • California Cornish Cousins
    • American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
      • Southern California Chapter
    • Sacramento German Genealogy Society
    • Huguenot Society of California
    • National Japanese American Historical Society
    • Jewish Genealogical Society, Los Angeles
    • San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogy Society with information about genealogy resources in the San Francisco Bay Area
    • Polish Genealogical Society of California

      Lineage

    • California Mayflower Society
      • Orange County Mayflower Colony
      • Inland Empire Colony
    • The California Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America
    • California State Society - Children of the American Revolution
      • Antelope Society
    • California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution
      • Don Jose de Ortega Chapter - Canoga Park
      • Redwood Forest Chapter - Eureka
      • Peralta Chapter - Hayward
      • Joshua Tree Chapter
      • Antelope Valley Chapter - Lancaster
      • Los Gatos Chapter
      • Santa Margarita Chapter - Oceanside
      • El Palo Alto Chapter - Palo Alto
      • José María Amador Chapter - Pleasanton
      • Aurantia Chapter - Riverside
      • General John A. Sutter Chapter - Sacramento
      • El Camino Real Chapter - San Jose
      • Santa Clara Chapter - San Jose
      • Gaspar de Portola Chapter - Stanford
      • El Toyon Chapter - Stockton
      • Fernanda Maria Chapter - Van Nuys
    • Sons of the Revolution in the State of California
    • The California Society - Sons of the American Revolution
      • The Gold Country Chapter - Auburn
      • Orange County Chapter
      • Sacramento Chapter
      • Silicon Valley Chapter - Santa Clara
      • South Coast Chapter
    • California Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans
      • Gen. John B. Hood Camp 1208 - Los Angeles
      • Capt. James Iredell Waddell Camp 1770 - Orange County
      • Inland Empire Camp 1742 - Redlands
      • Gen. George Blake Cosby Camp 1627 - Sacramento
      • Father A. J. Ryan Camp 302 - San Diego
      • The Stainless Banner Camp 1440 - San Jose
      • Deaderick-Dremus-Thurmond Camp 1631 - Santa Barbara
      • Tyree Harris Bell Camp 1804 - Tulare
    • United Daughters of the Confederacy - California Division
    • Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 California & Nevada Department
    • Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Department of California & Pacific (includes Nevada and Hawaii)
      • Gen. Alfred Pleasanton Camp 24 - Castro Valley
      • Gen. George Wright Camp 22 - Elk Grove
      • Sgt. William Pittinger Camp 21 - Escondido
      • Gen. W. S. Rosecrans Camp 2 - Los Angeles
      • John Logan Camp 20 - Los Gatos
      • Phil Sheridan Camp 4 - San Jose
      • Lincoln Camp 10 - Santa Cruz
      • Col. Elmer Ellsworth Camp 23 - Santa Rosa
    • California Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States

      Railroad

    • Central Coast Chapter - National Railway Historical Society
    • The Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California
    • Pacific Coast Chapter Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
    • San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society
    • San Leandro Historical Railway Society
    • South Bay Historical Railroad Society

      Special Interest

    • Southern California Historical Aviation Foundation
    • Computer History Association of California
    • Historical Diving Society
    • The California Historic Route 66 Association
    • Oregon-California Trails Association
    • Yellow Baja and Dune Buggy Historical Society

      Regional

    • Central Sierra Historical Society
    • Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association
    • Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert - maturango.org
    • Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert - City of Ridgecrest
    • Southern California Genealogy Society
    • Historical Society of Southern California

      Local

    • Amador County Historical Society
    • Antelope Valley Genealogical Society
    • Belmont Historical Society
    • Berkeley Historical Society
    • Brea Historical Society
    • Burbank Historical Society
    • Burlingame Historical Society
    • Carlsbad Historical Society
    • Carmel Heritage Society
    • Claremont Heritage
    • Clayton Historical Society
    • Cloverdale Historical Society
    • Colfax Area Historical Society
    • Conejo Valley Genealogical Society
    • Contra Costa County Genealogical Society
    • Contra Costa County Historical Society
    • Coronado Historical Association
    • Dana Point Historical Society
    • The Davis Genealogical Club and Library
    • East Bay Genealogical Society
    • Echo Park Historical Society
    • The El Cajon Historical Society
    • The Heritage Association of El Dorado County
    • Etiwanda Historical Society
    • Eureka Heritage Society
    • Fairfax Historical Society
    • Fallbrook Historical Society
    • The Forest Hill Divide Historical Society
    • Fort Tejon Historical Association
    • Fresno County Genealogical Society
    • Fresno City and County Historical Society
    • Fullerton Heritage
    • Galt Area Historical Society
    • Garden Grove Historical Society
    • Glendale Historical Society
    • Goleta Valley Historical Society
    • Hayward Area Historical Society
    • Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society brief
    • Hermosa Beach Historical Society
    • Hi-Desert Genealogical Society
    • Hollywood Heritage
    • Humboldt County Historical Society
    • Imperial County Historical Society
    • Lafayette Historical Society
    • North Lake Tahoe Historical Society
    • Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society Home Page
    • Livermore Heritage Guild
    • Historical Society of Long Beach
    • Long Beach Heritage
    • Los Banos Genealogical Society
    • Los Angeles Westside Genealogy Society
    • Manhattan Beach Historical Society
    • Manteca Historical Society & Museum brief
    • The Marin County Genealogical Society
    • Marin County Historical Society
    • Martinez Historical Society
    • Merced County Genealogy Society
    • Milpitas Historical Society
    • Mission Oaks Genealogy Club
    • McHenry Museum & Historical Society Modesto
    • The Mohahve Historical Society
    • Monterey County Historical Society
    • Moorpark Historical Society
    • The Genealogical Society of the Morongo Basin
    • Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society
    • Nevada County Genealogical Society
    • Ojai Valley Historical Society and Museum brief
    • Orange County California Genealogical Society
    • Genealogical Society of North Orange County
    • South Orange County California Genealogy Society
    • The Orange Community Historical Society
    • Orland Historical and Cultural Society
    • The Pacific Grove Heritage Society
    • Palm Springs Historical Society
    • Palo Alto Historical Association
    • Paradise Genealogical Society
    • The Patterson Township Historical Society
    • Placer County Genealogical Society
    • Point Richmond History Association
    • Pomona Valley Genealogical Society
    • Pomona Heritage
    • The Historical Society of Pomona Valley
    • Redlands Area Genealogy Society
    • Redlands Area Historical Society
    • Redondo Beach Historical Society
    • Rialto Historical Society
    • The Ridge Route Communities Historical Society
    • Rim of the World Historical Society
    • Genealogical Society of Riverside
    • Roseville Genealogical Society
    • Sacramento Genealogical Society
    • Genealogical and Historical Council of the Sacramento Valley
    • Genealogical Association of Sacramento
    • San Benito County Historical Society
    • San Diego Genealogical Society
    • San Diego Historical Society
    • North San Diego County Genealogical Society
    • The Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego
    • San Dimas Historical Society brief
    • The San Fernando Valley Genealogical Society
    • San Francisco Historical Society
    • San Juan Capistrano Historical Society
    • San Joaquin Genealogical Society
    • San Joaquin County Historical Society
    • San Luis Obispo County Historical Society
    • San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society
    • South County Historical Society - San Luis Obispo County
    • San Luis Obispo Archaeological Society
    • San Marino Historical Society
    • San Mateo County Genealogical Society
    • San Mateo County Historical Association
    • San Pablo Historical Society
    • San Pedro Bay Historical Society
    • Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society
    • Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society
    • The Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society
    • Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society
    • Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County
    • Santa Maria Valley Historical Society
    • Santa Ynez Valley Historical Society
    • Sausalito Historical Society
    • Scotts Valley Historical Society
    • Searles Valley Historical Society
    • Sequoia Genealogical Society
    • The Shasta Genealogical Society
    • Shasta Historical Society
    • Silicon Valley PAF Users Group Home Page
    • Siskiyou County Museum and Historical Society
    • Sloughhouse Area Genealogical Society
    • Solano County Genealogical Society
    • Sonoma County Genealogical Society
    • The Sonoma Valley Historical Society
    • Western Sonoma County Historical Society
    • South Bay Cities Genealogical Society
    • Stanford Historical Society
    • Genealogical Society of Stanislaus County
    • Tehama County Genealogical and Historical Society
    • Templeton Historical Museum Society
    • Topanga Historical Society
    • Torrance Historical Society
    • Tracy Area Genealogical Society
    • Truckee Donner Historical Society
    • Tulare County Historical Society
    • Tuolumne County Genealogical Society
    • Tuolumne County Historical Society
    • The 29 Palms Historical Society - virtual29.com page
    • The 29 Palms Historical Society - 29palmsinn.com page
    • Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia
    • Venice Historical Society
    • Ventura County Genealogical Society
    • Ventura County Historical Society Quarterly
    • Walnut Creek Historical Society
    • Whittier Area Genealogical Society
    • Whittier Historical Society
    • Winchester Historical Society of Pleasant Valley
    • Yolo County Historical Society



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