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California GenWeb Project

http://cagenweb.org/

California Department of Public Health
Contact: (916) 445-2684
CDPH Vital Records does not currently have a public counter. However, you can contact us by mail at:
       California Department of Public Health
       Vital Records – MS 5103
       P.O. Box 997410
       Sacramento, CA 95899-7410

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/birthdeathmar/Pages/default.aspx

California birth, death, fetal death, still birth, marriage and divorce records are maintained by the California Department of Public Health Vital Records. Services provided by Vital Records include:
  • Issuing certified copies of California birth and death records that are on file from 1905 to the present
  • Maintaining a central registry of California marriages and divorces
  • Preparing new certificates for adoptions and changes in paternity information
  • Correcting and amending vital records as authorized by State law
  • Issuing certified copies of California fetal death and still birth certificates

California Genealogical Society

2201 Broadway, Suite LL2,
Oakland, CA 94612-3031
Tel. (510) 663-1358 FAX (510) 663-1596
http://www.californiaancestors.org/

The Society's Mission Statement:
The mission of CGS is to help people trace and compile their family histories. To accomplish this, the Society maintains a library, gathers and preserves vital records, disseminates information through its publications and internet access, and teaches genealogical research methods through meetings, seminars and workshops.

California Historical Society

678 Mission Street,
San Francisco CA 94105
voice 415.357.1848 || fax 415.357.1850
http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/

Our mission is to inspire and empower Californians to make the past a meaningful part of their contemporary lives.

The current CHS headquarters accommodate the administrative offices, North Baker Research Library, exhibition galleries, and museum store.

California State Archives

1020 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Reference Desk: (916) 653–2246
General Information: (916) 653–7715 || Fax: (916) 653–7363
http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/

About the CA State Archives

The California State Archives collects, catalogs, preserves, and provides access to the historic records of state government and some local governments. The Archives collection is primarily composed of records from California state agencies, the governor's office, the state legislature, and the State Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal. The records are organized under the name of the agency or office that transferred the records to the Archives. The collections also include some private papers that have been donated to the Archives. As of January 2009, the collection consists of millions of paper documents, maps, photographs, three–dimensional artifacts, and records in other formats such as audiotape and videotape.

California State Library

State Librarian, Stacey Aldrich
Library and Courts II Building
900 N Street, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95814
Voice: (916) 654-0266 || FAX: (916) 654-0064
https://www.library.ca.gov/california-history//

Abour the CA State Library 'California History Section'

The California History Section holds a major collection of documents from and about California's rich history. The documents range from books, maps, newspapers, and periodicals, to pictorial materials (including daguerreotypes, lithographs, stereographs, and paintings) and ephemera (such as posters, programs, pamphlets, and sheet music). Researchers of all types—authors, historians, reporters, legislators, filmmakers, genealogists, historic preservationists, graduate students, teachers, and California citizens—visit the California History Room to use these resources. All are welcome!

Sutro Library (Genealogy and Family History)
480 Winston Drive
San Francisco, CA 94132
Voice: (415) 731-4477 | FAX (415) 557-9325
Email: sutro@library.ca.gov

The National Archives at San Francisco

1000 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, California 94066-2350
Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Wednesday, 4 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. (Microfilm research only)
Closed weekends and Federal holidays.
http://www.archives.gov/pacific/san-francisco/

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Land Patents Database contains the following information for each land transaction: date, location (township, range, section, meridian), name of person the land was patented to, case type, conveyance type, county, case number and the patent document identification number.