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• Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks

  Northern California.

• First California Company of the Jamestowne Society

  California descendants of Jamestowne adventurers, founders and early settlers. See the Jamestowne Society's Register of Qualifying Seventeenth Century Ancestors.

• Genealogical Society of Hispanic America - Southern California Chapter

  Focuses on Hispanic research in the American Southwest & Mexico, including the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, & Texas. 75% of members are descendants of the Spanish colonists of New Mexico. Lectures, research days, books, genealogical writers group, & networking.

• Grand Lodge of California Free and Accepted Masons

• Independent Order of Odd Fellows - California

  Jurisdictions for the IOOF, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.

• Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs - Grand Lodge of California

• Jewish Historical Society of Napa Valley

  The society has conducted programs detailing the Marranos of the Spanish Inquisition, the history of the Shanghai Jews who were refugees from Europe fleeing Hitler; the California gold rush and the impact on Jewish society.

• JPL Genealogy Club

  Employees of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

• Los Californianos

  The early Hispanic settlers of Alta California were called Californios or Californianos. Los Californianos was organized by their descendants to preserve the Hispanic heritage of Alta California (history, music, culture, infrastructure, etc.) and to help other descendants compile their Hispanic genealogy.

• Los Pobladores 200

  Descendants of the Founders El Pueblo de Los Angeles, 1781.

• Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States - California Commandery

• Mountain Meadows Association

  Dedicated to the preservation of the memory of those who lost their lives in the Mountain Meadows Massacre and the preservation of all sites associated with the Baker-Fancher Wagon Train. Our members are from both sides of the event and have come together for understanding and forgiveness.

  • Genealogy

• Native Daughters of the Golden West

  • Native Daughters of the Golden West California Pioneer Project Master Surname Index

    Online searchable database of over 33,000 pioneers. The Native Daughters of the Golden West maintain a permanent record of information concerning California Pioneers who resided or were born in California before December 31, 1869.

• Oregon-California Trails Association

  [The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]
  

• Pacific Coast Chapter - Railway & Locomotive Historical Society

  Folsom.

• Polish Genealogical Society of California - PGSCA

• Railroad Historical and Technical Societies of California/Nevada

• Railway and Locomotive Historical Society - Pacific Coast Chapter

  Sacramento.

• Sacramento Pioneer Association

• Society Hill: California Genealogy

  A list of addresses for genealogical and historical societies in the state.