United States » California » General Resources

Click on the broken link graphic and fill in the form

• Genealogy.com: State Resources -- California

• GenealogyBank.com - California $

  GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with a fee-based subscription.

• Geneasearch: A Guide to California Genealogy

  Surname registry, female ancestors, ancestors archive, marriage records databases and links.

• Ghost Counties - Your Guide To America's Dead, Forgotten Counties

  Remembering those counties across America that have been disbanded or discontinued.

• Kindred Trails - California Genealogy Resources

• Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > California

• NORCAL Genealogy Index

  A State-Wide Index to Genealogical Information in California.

• StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy State by State - California

• Surname Navigator USA

  A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) USA, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) USA, Geneanet USA, Google, genealogy USA, Google News Genealogy USA, Rootsweb message board USA, Ancestry.com, Email Finder USA, White Pages USA.

• Table of Dam Failures

  California. Overall, there have been a least 460 deaths from dam failures in California.

• The Olive Tree Genealogy - California

• Trails to the Past - California

  Volunteer project

• USGenWeb - CAGenWeb Project

• Websites at RootsWeb

  • California at RootsWeb

    State-specific resources hosted at RootsWeb.

  • CAResources at RootsWeb

  • ROOTS-L United States Resources: California

    Comprehensive list of research links, including many to history-related sites.

  • RootsWeb Message Boards - California

• William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster

  California. The failure of the St. Francis Dam, and the resulting loss of over 500 lives in the path of a roaring wall of water, was a scandal that resulted in the almost complete destruction of the reputation of its builder, William Mulholland.

• WorldVitalRecords.com - California in Titles $

  An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.

• WorldVitalRecords.com - Search All California Collections $

  An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.