Statewide resources, California:
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Projects

• AHGP California      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• California Genealogy  CAGenWeb     (Source: USGenWeb)
• California Pioneer Project 
• California State Trails to the Past      (Source: Trails to the Past)
• California Trails      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• California/American Local History Network      (Source: American Local History Network)
• Golden Nugget Library's Statewide Genealogy Databases 
• Western Waters Digital Library 

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (17)

Blogs

• California Genealogical Society and Library blog 

Cemeteries (13)

Census Records and Indexes (52)

Court and Legal Records

• Bench and Bar in California  History, Anecdotes, Reminiscences     (Source: Google Books)
• Bench and bar in California  History, anecdotes, reminiscences (1887)     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Black Sheep Ancestors  Directory of Links for Prison and Convict Records, Court Records, Executions, Famous Outlaws, Criminals & Bandits
• History of the bench and bar of California  1901     (Source: Google Books)
• Legal Correspondents of Wilber Mercantile Agency in California, 1917      (Source: Judy's Stuff)

Directories

• California City Directories  fold3
• California City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• California City, County, and Rural Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)
• California Voter Registrations  1900-1968     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Golden Nugget Library's California Statewide Databases  includes 1880-81 McKenny's Pacific Business Directory, 1908-9 California Attorney's and Banker's Directory and 1898 California Telephone Directory Scanned Images
• McKenney's Pacific Coast Directory for 1883-4  California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, and New Mexico     (Source: Internet Archive)
• The Pacific Coast Business Directory, 1867  Containing the name and post office address of each merchant, manufacturer and professional residing in the states of California, Oregon, and Nevada; the territories of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Arizona, and Alaska; and the colony of British Columbia     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Pacific Coast Directory, 1867  Each merchant, manufacturer and professional residing in the Pacific Coast states     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• California Counties Will Testators Indexes      (Source: SAMPUBCO)
• California Probate Estate Files  1833-1991     (Source: Family History Library)

Ethnic (21)

History (57)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• California Counties Naturalization Records      (Source: SAMPUBCO)
• California Immigration & Naturalization Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• California Naturalization & Citizenship Records and Substitutes      (Source: Olive Tree Genealogy)
• California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index  1852-1989     (Source: Family History Library)
• Filipinos Gone 2 California  Genealogy of Filipinos immigration to California
• Trails of Hope  Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869
• U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992  California     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995  California     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides (17)

Land Records

• Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908  includes California     (Source: Family History Library)
• California County Land Ownership Maps, Indexed  1860-1918     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• California GLO/BLM Land Patents 
• California Land Grant Project      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• GLO/BLM Records      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Ranchos of California 

Libraries, Museums, Archives (16)

Lookups

• California Family History Research      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)
• California Free Genealogy Look Ups      (Source: GeneaSearch)
• Obituary Lookup Volunteers 
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness 

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• California & SW Native Indian Genealogy Forum  the Southwest US and California
• California Genealogy Message Board  Ancestor Explorer
• H-California  Study of California History
• Looking 4 Kin Genealogy and Family History  California

• CA-HISTORY-L California History

  • CA-HISTORY-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • CA-HISTORY-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • CA-HISTORY-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• CA-INDIAN-CEMETERIES-L Native American Cemeteries in California

  • CA-INDIAN-CEMETERIES-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • CA-INDIAN-CEMETERIES-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • CA-INDIAN-CEMETERIES-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• CA-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Indian Tribes that lived, or traveled in California

  • CA-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • CA-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • CA-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• CAROOTS-L California Genealogy

  • CAROOTS-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • CAROOTS-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • CAROOTS-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• NA-CALIFORNIA-L Native American ancestry in California

  • NA-CALIFORNIA-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NA-CALIFORNIA-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NA-CALIFORNIA-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (114)

Military Records and Histories (38)

Miscellaneous Data (12)

Newspaper Records

• California Digital Newspaper Collection 
• California Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• California Newspaper Project 
• Centennial newspaper exhibition, 1876  List of California newspapers     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Events That Touched Our Ancestors' Lives  California     (Source: GenDisasters)
• Historical California Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Old California Genealogy, History & News      (Source: The Olden Times - Historic Newspapers Online)
• Personal...But Polite  Newspaper Extracts of Personal Columns
• Search California Historical Newspapers  Free search     (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (12)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (15)

School Records and Histories

• California Yearbooks for Sale      ($)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• California Death Records  1940-1997
• California Obituary Search      (Source: ObitsArchive.com)
• California USGenWeb Archives Search      (Source: USGenWeb Archives)
• USGenNet California Site Search      (Source: USGenNet)
• USGenWeb Search 

Societies (25)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname

• CA Death Index 1905-1929 Bixby      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• CA Death Index 1905-1929 Blackburn      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Death Index 1905-1939 Bridgeford/Bridgford surname      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Death Index 1905-1939 Bridgeford/Bridgford surname      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Brown's on the Civil War from CA      (Source: rays-place.com)
• Irvine Surname  1900 California Census
• CA Death Index - Trafton Surname 1905-1929      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: Family History Library)
• U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, California  1862-1866     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Transportation and Industry (15)

Vital Records (34)

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