Adoption
Records
~ Understanding Adoption
Records in California [A Primer] . . . Link
To Search for a
Record:
~ Search
California Sonoma County Adoption Records . . . Link
To Obtain a
Record:
~
Department of Social Services, Adoption Records . . . Link
Birth Records
Birth
records in Sonoma County started to be recorded in 1858.
To Search for a Record:
~ California, Collections of the
California Genealogical Society, 1700-1942 . . . Link
Genealogical
collections located at the California Genealogical Society in
Oakland. The collections consist of cemetery records including
index of Phillips-tombstone transcription, ca.1700-1900; IOOF
Cemetery, 1866-1932; Griffin Allied Family index, ca. 1900;
probate register of actions (San Francisco City and County),
1906-1942; Alta and other newspaper people index, 1860-1861.
~ Birth Record Indexes at
Ancestry (these
require payment):
* General Search for Birth Indexes
Searchable for California . . . Link
* California Birth Index,
1905-1995 . . . Link
*
California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records,
1849-1980 . . . Link
* Sonoma County, CA Birth,
Death, Marriage, Divorce Records . . . Link
~
Birth Record Indexes at
FamilySearch:
* Birth
records 1858-1919 (Sonoma County, California) . . . Link
* California Birth Index,
1905-1995 . . . Link
* California Births and
Christenings, 1812-1988 . . . Link
To Obtain a Record:
~ Dept. of Health Services,
Office of Vital Statistics, Birth Certificates [Current and
Last Year only]. . . Link
~ Sonoma County
Clerk-Recorder. Birth Certificates (1858 on) [To Order] . . .
Link