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Projects

• AHGP California      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• California Genealogy  CAGenWeb     (Source: USGenWeb)
• California Pioneer Project 
• California Trails      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• California/American Local History Network      (Source: American Local History Network)
• Western Waters Digital Library 

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (10)

Blogs

• Genealogy Blog Archive for California 

Cemeteries

• California Cemeteries Project 
• California Cemetery Directory  D'Addezio.com
• California Cemetery Inscription Sources      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Grave Locations Of Restoration Movement Leaders In California      (Source: The Restoration Movement)

Census Records and Indexes (4)

Court and Legal Records

• Bench and Bar in California  History, Anecdotes, Reminiscences     (Source: Google Book Search)
• Black Sheep Ancestors  Directory of Links for Prison and Convict Records, Court Records, Executions, Famous Outlaws, Criminals & Bandits
• California Lynchings  1875-1947
• Legal Correspondents of Wilber Mercantile Agency in California, 1917      (Source: Judy's Stuff)

Directories

• California Voter Registrations  1900-1968     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Pacific Coast Directory, 1867  Each merchant, manufacturer and professional residing in the Pacific Coast states     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic (16)

History (34)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• California Immigration & Naturalization Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• California Naturalization & Citizenship Records and Substitutes      (Source: Olive Tree Genealogy)
• Trails of Hope  Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869
• U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995  California     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• USA-Mexico Land Border Crossings 

Introduction and Guides

• California      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• California Genealogical and Historical Societies  including some county archives
• California Genealogy Research Resources      (Source: GeneaSearch)
• California Research Outline      (Source: Family History Library)
• California State Information  Archives, Education, Families, Genealogy, Government, History, Libraries and Tourism
• California, United States Genealogy Links & Chat      (Source: Looking 4 Kin Links & Chat)
• Cyndi's List of California links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• ROOTS-L California Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Websites: California      (Source: RootsWeb)

Land Records

• 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 (13)

Lookups

• 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
• H-California  Study of California History

• 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-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 (103)

Military Records and Histories (16)

Miscellaneous Data

• 1899 California State Roster  Goverment and Military records     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• California Attorneys  1908-09     (Source: GeneaSearch)
• California Materials      (Source: Quintin Publications)     ($)
• California School Superintendents and Normal School Principals  1907     (Source: GeneaSearch)
• California State Adoption Registry 
• Genealogy Surnames in California      (Source: Surnames By Town)
• Heritage Books      ($)

Newspaper Records

• California Digital Newspaper Collection 
• California Newspaper Project 
• Events That Touched Our Ancestors' Lives  California     (Source: GenDisasters)
• Old California Genealogy, History & News      (Source: The Olden Times - Historic Newspapers Online)
• Personal...But Polite  Newspaper Extracts of Personal Columns

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• California Obituary Links 
• California Obituary Search      (Source: ObitsArchive.com)
• The California Peace Officers' Memorial 
• Miscellaneous Early California Obituaries  Part II     (Source: Genealogy Buff)
• Miscellaneous Early California Obituaries  Part I     (Source: Genealogy Buff)
• National Hall of Records  The National Repository for Online Obituaries
• Obituaries 101  Links to newspapers with obituaries

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (11)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

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

Societies (28)

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

• U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, California  1862-1866     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Transportation and Industry

• California Highways 
• California Historic Light Station Information & Photography 
• California Lights 
• California Prune Industry  History and Importance of the Prune Industry     (Source: Google Book Search)
• California Shipwrecks 
• Historic California U.S. Highways 
• History of Transportation & Communications to Califoria 
• The Lighthouses of California 
• Stone Quarries and Beyond 

Vital Records (16)

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