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GENEALOGICAL
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| State Wide | ||||
| California Genealogical Society and Library | ||||
| The society ofers a comprehensive fee based research service - see web site for details. The CGS Library contains 10,000 local and family histories, microfilm, microfiche, numerous maps, reference books, passenger lists, periodicals, and many unpublished manuscripts and lineage charts | ||||
| Regional | ||||
| California Cornish Cousins | ||||
| This is an organization founded to promote an interest in Cornish Culture, preserve Cornish heritage and bring researchers together | ||||
| California Mayflower Society | ||||
| The Mayflower Society runs an ongoing program to identify the first five generations of Pilgrim descendants and provides a series of publications relating to its Five Generations Project. | ||||
| Conejo Valley Genealogical Society | ||||
| The Conejo Valley Genealogical Society was established to create an interest in the genealogy & history of the Conejo Valley & neighbouring communities | ||||
| Fresno County Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society's web site includes details of publications for sale covering Fresno County | ||||
| Genealogical Society of Morongo Basin | ||||
| The society's web site contains a register of surnames that its members are interested in together with contact email addresses | ||||
| Genealogical Society of Riverside | ||||
| The society's web site lists several publications for sale relating to Riverside County. | ||||
| Genealogical Society of Vallejo-Benicia | ||||
| The society freely provides a research service but if extensive research or travel is involved a nominal fee may be charged | ||||
| Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society provides online access to local cemetery records, a local history book, the 1870/1880 census for Murray Township of Alameda County, an index to pre-1905 Livermore obituaries and the Schellens papers | ||||
| Lompoc Valley Genealogical Society | ||||
| Marin County Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society's web site includes an on-line index to marriages and births in the local area. It also maintains a library with many books, CDs and local records including wills, census records and family histories. | ||||
| Merced County Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society's web site contains a register of surnames that its members are interested in together with contact email addresses. Its members are willing to do look-ups in books they have available for sale and related materials (any fees charged will be used to further the work of this non profit society) | ||||
| Napa Valley Genealogical & Biographical Society | ||||
| The society’s library provides a unique research facility for members and the public. The library houses one of the finest family research and American history collections in Northern California. The collection covers the entire United States and many foreign countries. The society's web site contains an online catalogue to its impressive collection. Society volunteers will do research for a donation ($10 per hour) to the library. | ||||
| Nevada County Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society's web site contains a register of surnames that its members are interested in together with contact email addresses. The society has a genealogical book collection housed in the Doris Foley Historical Library. Volunteers will search the society's materials for up to 1 hour for $15.00 - up to 5 photocopies may be included in that charge | ||||
| Orange County California Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society is involved with the Genealogy Collection housed at the Huntington Beach Central Library which now contains over 17,000 volumes. | ||||
| Palo Verde Valley Genealogy Society | ||||
| Paradise Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society provides a research service for Butte County and surrounding area - see web site for full details of fees. The society benefits from an extensive library and the comprehensive web site provides lits of the many publications held | ||||
| Roseville Genealogical Society | ||||
| The Society is willing to research Roseville records for non-members. These records include cemetery, city directories, Chapel of the Roses Mortuary, local histories, and newspapers. The charge per surname is $5.00. | ||||
| Sacramento Genealogical Society | ||||
| San Bernardino Valley Genealogical Society | ||||
| San Diego Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society’s library contains nearly 10,000 items, including books, CDROMs & Microfilms, on genealogical research, pedigree charts, state and county histories, and a periodical collection of back issues. The society also has researched the local San Diego County records, and has various census records, 1850-52 taxpayers, land records, church records, cemetery records, and voter's register for 1866-1879.The society will perform limited query or record lookups on a "time available" basis. See their web site for details of fees | ||||
| San Fernando Valley Genealogical Society | ||||
| The site has an on-line database of surnames extracted from local newspapers between 1911 and 1940 | ||||
| San Joaquin Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society's web site contains a register of surnames that its members are interested in together with contact email addresses. The site also contains details of the many publications the society has for sale relating to San Joaquin County | ||||
| San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society's web site contains details of the many publications the society has for sale relating to San Luis Obispo County. Records of former San Luis Obispo County residents can be researched for a donation of $13.00 per hour | ||||
| San Mateo County Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society's web site contains details of the publications the society has for sale relating to San Mateo County. Society volunteers will do research for a donation of $12 per hour | ||||
| Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society's web site contains an online name index to its Early Settlers Files of pre 1925 residents of Santa Clara County. These files include fact sheets from patrons, news clippings, obituaries and funeral notices, books, photos and other materials. Volunteer researchers are available to do basic Santa Clara County research. Fees vary according to the extent of the research. | ||||
| Scott Valley Genealogical Group | ||||
| The society's web site includes online indexes to local cemetries. It also contains a register of surnames that its members are interested in together with contact email addresses | ||||
| Shasta Genealogical Society | ||||
| The site has search facilities for Cemetery and Census records. Society volunteers carry out research for Shasta County ancestors. The fee is $10 per hour, plus copying or certification fees. Minimum cost per request is $10. | ||||
| Sloughhouse Area Genealogical Society | ||||
| This site has research information mostly for Sacramento County but also for research within the State of California, and for surnames that are being researched by the society's members (not necessarily in California) | ||||
| Solano County Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society's web site has an on-line index to its extensive collection of local records. It also contains a register of surnames that its members are interested in together with contact email addresses. Volunteers will search the records for your Solano County ancestor or cousin. See site for details of fees | ||||
| South Bay Cities Genealogical Society | ||||
The society's web site contains transcriptions from some of the local cemetries |
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| South Orange County California Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society's web site has an on-line index to its extensive collection of local records. It also contains a register of surnames that its members are interested in together with contact email addresses. | ||||
| Southern California Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society is the largest volunteer managed genealogical society west of the Mississippi. It maintains a 30,000 volume library of books, manuscripts, maps, periodicals and electronic data resources for its members and the general public. Library holdings include materials from every state and many countries | ||||
| Tracy Area Genealogical Society | ||||
| The society's web site provides helpful advice on locating Tracy census records. | ||||
| Ventura County Genealogical Society | ||||
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