Los Angeles County, California
This Site is part ofThe CAGenWeb Project & The USGenWeb® Project
Welcome:
My name is Martha
I am your host for 'all things Los Angeles''
I no longer live in Los Angeles, but have roots deep in her soil, having arrived at the Inglewood Bassinet in 1939.
While I am unable to do local 'on the ground research'
I am an excellant online researcher
and
might be able to help you locate that missing piece of your "Ancestral Pie"
Contact for Questions: Martha
Table of Contents
History ~ Biography ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Family Search: Books & Film ~ Lookups ~ Queries
Vital Records ~ Military ~ Odds & Ends
Cemeteries ~ Funeral Homes and Mortuaries ~ Obituaries
"California Corner" ~
Resources with a 'California Flavor' [OffSite]
'Search the Los Angeles County portion of the CAGenWeb'
Los Angeles Neighbors:
Kern ~ Ventura ~ San Bernardino ~ Orange
History ~ Biography ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Lookups ~ Queries
Note:
It is not my intent to re-invent the wheel with regard to the long and very interesting History of Los Angeles County, there are enough kind folks who have labored and uploaded a multitude of interesting facts and figures about the County, rather I will be focused on resources that, for the most part, are out of the realm of 'traditional thinking' with regard to personal Genealogy and History.
History:
A Primer on California Land Grants and Ranchos
The Franciscan Fathers ~ General Santa Anna [Bio] and John C Fremont [Mutiny Article]
H C Bancroft: California Pioneer Register, 1769 - 1800
Biographies
I have a large collection of California History Books, many of which are related to Los Angeles County and Southern California.
The Indexes for all of them are all linked below:
California Historical Books / Biographies
History of Los Angeles County, CA, 1880 [Thompson & West]
History of Los Angeles County, CA, 1889 [Lewis Pub., Co.]
History of Southern California, 1890 [Lewis Pub., Co.]
Coastal Counties of California, 1893 [Barrows & Ingersol]
California Bench and Bar, 1901 [Shuck, O T, Ed]
History of Los Angeles & Vicinity, CA, 1901 [Guinn, J M]
Historical and Biographical Record of Southern California, 1902 [Guinn, J M]
History of the California Coast, 1904 [Guinn, J M]
Men of Achievement in the Great Southwest, 1904 [LA Times, Pub.]
History of Southern CA, Coastal Counties, 1907, Vol 1, [Guinn, J M]
History of Southern CA, Coastal Counties, 1907, Vol 2, [Guinn, J M]
History of the Santa Monica Bay Cities, 1908 [Ingersol, Luther A]
Greater Los Angeles & Southern California, 1910 [Burdette, Robert J, Ed]
History of Los Angeles County and Environs, CA, 1915 [Guinn, J M]
History of the Pomona Valley, 1920 [Historic Record Co., Los Angeles]
Los Angeles, 'From the Mountains to the Sea', 1921, Vols 2 & 3 [Groarty, J S]
History of the Harbor District, Los Angeles Co., CA [Ludwig, E. A., No date of Pub] Historic Record Co.]
Who's Who in Los Angeles, 1926-1927 [Lang, CA]
Here are Indexes for a collection of Books for Southern
California & Los Angeles County Here are indexes for more Southern California Books:
Please use this Link
If you cannot find the book online, send me a note and I will assist. Contact: Martha
Most, if not all of the books can be downloaded from the Archive.org Site or Family Search
But if you do not want to download the whole book, I am happy to send along a scan.
Contact: Martha
Historical "Odds"
Goin' West: 1830 - 1880
Compilers: Richard Nelson & Alice, Vols 1 - 4
Richard Nelson & Diana Whitworth, Vols 5 & 6
This is a series of booklets detailing Families and Individuals coming to the Great Northwest,
each Volume is alphabetical.
Family Search has Vol's1 and 4 - 12: Please use this Link
FS does not have Vols 2 and 3: Here are links to
both of them.
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Historical Maps
David Rumsey ~ Historic Map & Atlas Collection
Perry-Castaneda: Map Collection ~ Earthquake Fault Maps [CA}
American Georgaphical Society Library Digital Map Collection
Humboldt State University Map Collection
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for California~ Railroad Maps, CA
And, of course, Google Earth
MapGoose: Interactive County Map Tool
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<<<What's New>>> [Native American: CA Agency Enrollment Records]
[Modesto Bee: Obituaries]
[Books: Who's Who & Bench and Bar Histories]
"Northern California Agency Enrollment Records, 1952"
Authors:
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Northern California Agency (Main Author)
Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, 2003
References:
(See Also) List of enrolled California Indians entitled to a per capita payment when present addresses are reported, 1933 / United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sacramento Area Office
These are valuable records given the fact that they list locations of residence at a particular time along
with family members born after 1928.
Here are Images that will give explanations: Location of Records ~ Certification ~ Explanation of Columns ~ Sample Page
Following is a chart with Film #s and Image Ranges
Modesto Bee [Newspaper] Obituaries 1988
> 2006 "The Modesto Bee Obituaries, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California"
Creator: Eisenga, Jean Palma y Mesa; The Modesto bee (Modesto, California)
Digital Images of Books and Films that are located in the FS Catalog The
Chart Below will be a guide to the Films and Books
Please use this Link for both the Films and the Books
Please use this Link for the Indexes split out from the Books
Note: Even though the Modesto Bee is in Stanislaus County, there
are references to many California Counties as well as other States,
so... check the indexes for names of interest and because the books
are fully searchable pdf's, locations may be found using the
Search Function.
Image Ranges for both
Indexes and Files for the Films.
More "What's New"... Two Sets of Book 'Types':
Histories of the Bench and Bar ~ Who's Who [California]
"American Women : The official who's who among the women of the
nation" by Howes, Durward, 1899- Publication date, 1937 - V2
There are two interesting Indexes: Geographical, Occupational
There is one page of Necrology [Names, no Dates, A - K] The
Biographies are Alpha and split into Sections.
The Indexes and Sections are Here
Read
Online or Download [Archive.org]
All of the Books listed below can be found using this link.
"History of The Bench and Bar in California" By Oscat T Shuck, of the San
Francisco Bar San Francisco, Cal The Occident Printing House, 429
Montgomery St, San Francisco, 1887 [Note: TOC is the 'Index'] ^+^|||^+^
"History of The Bench and Bar in California" By Oscat T Shuck, of the San
Francisco Bar San Francisco, Cal The Occident Printing House, 429
Montgomery St, San Francisco, 1889 [Note: There are two Indexes and a TOC]
^+^|||^+^ "History of the Bench and Bar of California" Printing by
Commercial Printing House, Los Angeles Linotype composition by Miller &
Wagner, Los Angeles Engravings by Los Angeles Engraving Co., Los Angeles
Binding by Glass & Long, Los Angeles Author: Oscar T Shuck, 1901 [Note:
There is an Index and split out Chapters of these Individuals: Broderick,
Denver-Gilbert ~ Fair ~ Hawes ~ 'Sharon Cases'] ^+^|||^+^ "History
of the Bench and Bar of California" Edited By: J. C. Bates Bench and Bar
Publishing Co., San Francisco, 1912 [Note: There is no Index, Sections
are Alpha, There are Obituaries] ^+^|||^+^ "Bench and Bar of California:
1937-38" By: C W Taylor, Jr, Publisher 625 W Jackson Boulevard Chicago
No Obvious Date of Publishing [Note: There is an Index]
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Here
is a nice selection of "Who's Who" Books, These all have interesting bits of
information about a lot of Folks
All of the titles listed below can be found using this link.
"Who's Who In California
A Biographical Directory: 1928-29" Being A History Of California As
Illustrated In The Lives Of The Builders And Defenders Of The State, And Of
The Men And Women Who Are Doing The Work And Molding The Thought Of The
Present Time.
Edited By Justice B. Detwiler And A Staff Of Selected
Writers.
Sketches Arranged To Conform Generally To A Dignified Uniform
Style Suitable For Reference Use.
Who's Who Publishing Company [1929
Copyright] 315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco [Note: There is an Index]
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"Who's Who In California" A Biographical Reference Work
Of Notable Living Men And Women Of California Vol. I: Two Years: 1942-1943
Edited By Russell Holmes Fletcher
Who's Who Publications Company
Los Angeles — California No Obvious date of Publication [Note: There are
Indexes] ^+^|||^+^
"Capitol's State Who's Who Combined
with Who's Who for the Western States: July, 1953 Issue" Compiled and
Published By Capitol Publishing Co. Editorial offices and Plant: 629 S W
16th Avenue Portland, Oregon: Copyright 1953 [Note: There are 3 Indexes,
CA & OR Geographical, Alpha Index] ^+^|||^+^
"Moore's Who Is Who In California" John M. Moore
— Publisher And Editor P. O. Box 2745, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles 54,
Calif.
Copyright 1958, By John M. Moore Los Angeles, Calif., All
Rights Reserved [Note: There is no Index, Sections are Alpha] ^+^|||^+^
Who's Who In California: 1961 Seventeen Hundred Illustrated Biographies
Of Leading California Men And Women Of Achievement
Alice Catt
Armstrong / Editor And Publisher Gary Armstrong / Assistant to the Editor
Deluxe Third Edition Copyright. 1960 By Alice Catt Armstrong [Note:
There is an Index] ^+^|||^+^
"Who's Who in California"
Seventeenth Edition: 1988 Sarah Vitale, Editor Published by the Who's Who
Historical Society
Copyright © 1987 by the Who's Who Historical Society.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be produced or transmitted in any
form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without prior
written permission from the publisher.
Library 01 Congress catalog Card
Number 56-1715 International Standard Book Number 0-9603166-6-3
International Standard Serial Number 0511-8948
Note: There is no Index,
Sections are Alpha] ???*☺*???
"Heroes of California" The story of the founders of the golden state as narrated
by themselves or gleaned from other sources By George Wharton James Author
of "Through Ramona's Country," "The Old Missions of california," "The Wonders
of the Colorado Desert," "In and Around the Grand Canyon," etc. Boston
Little, Brown, and Company: 1910 [Note: There is an Index, TOC, and List of
Illustrations] ???*☺*???
Mercantile Guide To Cities and Suburbs Of The United
States of America California and Northwest Edition: 1893
Volume 3 Issued Annually Copyrighted and Compiled By A Marks
Copyrighted at Washington D C, April 14th, 1890 San Francisco,
Cal: Published by the Mercantile Guide Co 403 Sansome Street
This is a really interesting Booklet. It contains not
only the Names of People, but their Business Name, Occupation and
local Address. Here are Page Images for some Los Angeles County
Cities: Long Beach,
P1,
P2 ~
Monrovia ~ Pasadena,
P1 & 2,
P 3 & 4 ~ Pomona,
P 1,
P 2 & 3,
P 4 ~
San Fernando ~
San Gabriel ~
San Pedro ~ Santa Monica,
P 1,
P 2
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The Glendora Genealogical Society is working on a new set of pages:
Here is the link: Please check back shortly as the site is in the process of being updated.
Welcome Back: Glendora Gen Soc!
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Books and Filmed Records from Family Search: Catalog
The Indexes for the Books below are here.
History of Long Beach, 1937, Case, W H, S J Clarke, Pub, Film # 1000110, Item 3 & 4, [Bios Images 782-1174]
History of Hollywood, 1937, Palmer, E O, Cawston, Pub, Film # 1000110, Item 2, [Bios are in Vol 2, Index: 188-189]
History of San Fernando Valley, 1934, Keefer, FM, Stillman Printing Co,
Book is Here
History of Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley, 1930, S J Clarke, Pub.
Book is Here
Monrovia and Duarte "Blue Book", 1943, Davis, C F, Cawston, Pub, Film # 1000110, [Bios Images 1215-1251]
Historical Record and Souvenir, Pioneer Soc of LA County 1923, Times Mirror Press, Pub,
Book is Here
Marriage Records of R A Smith 1954-1978, Book is Here [FS Catalog]
Lancaster Cemetery Records [No Date of Publication] Book is Here [FS Catalog]
The file is a 'Register' which contains the following information:
Lot #, Name, Age, DOB, DOD and Burial Date
Listings are Chronological and begin 25 June 1892 and end 5 September 1945
The Register is hand written so is not text searchable.
Los Angeles County Baptism's: 1771 - 1873, FIlm #844433, Item #2
Explanation is Here, TOC is Here
San Gabriel Mission and Plaza Church [Catholic]
These records are from the Thomas Workman Temple II Collection
Indexed and Typed by DAR Members in 1945: The Records are all in Spanish
Index Image Range for San Gabriel: 225-348 [Typed Pages Follow 352-715]
Index Image Range for Plaza Church: 716-782 [Typed Pages Follow 829-1011] |||W☺W|||^~?^?~^|||W☺W|||
Volunteers, Lookups and Queries
Volunteers
If you have access to local information and are willing to be a resource,
Please contact Martha
Lookup: Resources
I have access to the following Subscription Databases [Library Editions]
HeritageHub [Includes NewsBank and America's Obituaries and Death Notices]
Los Angeles Times ~ New York Times
'Free' Digital Newspapers
There is one Free Los Angeles
County Paper in the Google Newspaper Archives
San
Pedro Valley News-Sun 81 issues ~ Apr 19, 2006 - Apr 15, 2009
The California Digital Newspaper Collection has a large set of Local
Newspapers for Los Angeles County
Please use this Link for Access
Name - Location - Dates of Publication
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Antelope Valley Political Observer (Lancaster, 2010-2012)
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Los Angeles Herald (L A,1873-1921)
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Argonaut (Marina del Rey) (Marina del Rey, 2011-2012)
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Los Angeles Mirror (L A,1949-1951)
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Belvedere Citizen / Eastside Journal (Belvedere, 1968-1980)
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Los Angeles Star (L A,1851-1870)
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Boulevard Sentinel (Eagle Rock, 2012-2015)
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Northeast Star Review (L A,1964-1975)
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California Crusader News (L A,2010)
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Occidental Weekly (Occidental, 1952-2015)
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Campus News (EL A College) (Monterey Park, 2008-2019)
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Opinión (L A,Calif.) (L A,1926-1942)
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Central News Wave (L A,1971-1972)
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Palos Verdes Peninsula News (Rolling Hills Est, 1937-1980)
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Citrus College Clarion (Glendora, 1964-2023)
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Pomona Clarion (Pomona, 1970)
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Corsair (Santa Monica, 1929-2011)
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Pomona Morning Times (Pomona, 1910-1912)
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Crenshaw-Mesa Southwest wave (L A,1941)
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Prensa (Los Angeles) (L A,1917-1922)
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Crónica (L A,Calif.) (L A,1872-1889)
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Press (Wilmington) (Wilmington, 1930)
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Daily News (Los Angeles) (L A,1923-1954)
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Rolling Hills Herald (Palos Verdes Estates, 1948-1967)
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Daily News (Van Nuys) (Van Nuys, 1930-1960)
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San Pedro Daily News (L A,1906-1928)
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Eagle Rock Advertiser (Eagle Rock, 1928-1935)
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San Pedro News Pilot (L A,1911-1950)
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Eagle Rock Sentinel (Eagle Rock, 1910-1985)
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Shin Nichibei (L A,1947-1966)
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Eastside Journal / Belvedere Citizen (L A,1968-1980)
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South Gate Daily Press-Tribune (South Gate, 1927-1953)
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El Clamor Público (L A,1855-1859)
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South Gate Press (South Gate, 1928-1985)
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El Paisano (Whittier, 1964-2016)
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South Los Angeles Wave (L A,1941)
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El Sereno Star (L A,1953-1975)
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South Pasadena Journal (South Pasadena, 1965-1988)
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Evening Star News (Culver City, 1944-1952)
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Southeast Wave Star (L A,1968-1972)
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Evening Vanguard (L A,1939-1960)
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Southern Californian (L A,1854-1855)
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Gardena Valley News (Gardena, 1950-1965)
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Southside Journal (L A,1968-1972)
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Highland Park News-Herald & Journal (High Pk, 1906-1988)
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Southwest News Wave (L A,1971-1972)
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Highland Park Post-Dispatch (Highland Park, 1941-1942)
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Southwest Topics-Wave (L A,1941-1972)
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Hollywood Riviera Tribune (Palos Verdes Est, 1948-1967)
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Southwest Wave (L A,1930-1972)
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Independent (Los Angeles) (L A,1936-1946)
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Southwestern Sun Wave (L A,1968-1972)
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LA Downtown News (L A,2011-2017)
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Topanga Journal & Malibu Monitor (Topanga, 1953-1967)
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LA Evening Citizen News (Hollywood, 1944-1949)
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Topanga Lookout (Topanga, 1964-1966)
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Liberator (L A,1901-1913)
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Topanga Messenger (Topanga, 1976-2016)
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Lincoln Heights Bulletin-News (LA) (L A,1964-1975)
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Walnut Park News (Walnut Park, 1924)
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Los Angeles Citizen (L A,1903-1907)
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Whittier Star Review (Whittier, 1936-1955)
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Los Angeles Daily News (L A,1860-1872)
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Wilmington Community News (Wilmington, 2000-2002)
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Los Angeles Daily Star (L A,1870-1879)
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Wilmington Journal (Wilmington, 1865-1909)
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Los Angeles Evening Telegram (L A,1882)
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Wilmington Press Journal (Wilmington, 1930-1986)
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National and International Newspapers: Wiki List Online Archives
Library of Congress: National Newspaper Project
Purdue University
Free US Historic Digital Newspapers
Organized by Location: This is the Link for the West
Queries: Cyndi's List has a selection of Lists
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"The Fine Print"
County Coordinator: Martha A C Graham
State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
For information about adopting a California County, please contact Bob
Please see the requirements for adopting a California County
All materials, images and data contained herein may be used as a personal Genealogical or Historical resource, please give Credit where it is due, Thank You.
All data will stay with the CAGenWeb Project when and if the Coordinator resigns: Future contributions or donations will be returned to the Submitter upon request. Although believed to be correct as presented, any corrections, changes or additions or invalid links should be brought to the attention of the Webmaster.
Site Updated: 14 June 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
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