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==Links==
  
 
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*[http://www.cagenweb.com/ CAGenweb, Includes Maps, Cemetery Records and Directories]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Links===
 
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General USA Links
 
 
 
*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project] Organised by State and County
 
 
 
*[http://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ Ancestors] A guide to genealogical research in The USA with many useful addresses and links
 
 
 
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
 
 
 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site] Claims to have 5,851,043 links
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/ Rootsweb USA mailing list and links]
 
 
 
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy] -A huge resource
 
 
 
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html StateGen site] A Database of links, organised by State
 
 
 
*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy site]
 
 
 
*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American history and genealogy project]
 
 
 
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
 
 
 
*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American local history project]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ US Family Group Sheet Project]
 
 
 
*[http://www.alhn.org/ American Local History Network]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Native American Genealogy'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy pages from Access Genealogy]
 
 
 
*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
 
 
 
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
 
 
 
*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact infomation for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''African American Genealogy'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
 
 
 
*[http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/ African-Native American History and Genealogy]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
 
 
 
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
 
 
 
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
 
 
 
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Family and Social History'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions]
 
 
 
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map collections from the Library of Congress]
 
 
 
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
 
 
 
*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs collecion of the Library of Congress]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Archives'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
 
 
 
*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
 
 
 
*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
 
 
 
*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide] Organised by State
 
 
 
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
 
 
 
*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails] Has links to many on line records -searchable
 
 
 
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm USA Census Finder]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
 
 
 
*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
 
 
 
*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
 
 
 
*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
 
 
 
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/  Online death Index and records]
 
 
 
*[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/index.htm Mary's Genealogical Treasures] - Includes links to Birth, Death, Marriage, Church, Divorce, Will, Probate, Military, Census and Land Records
 
 
 
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ How to order copies of Vital Records]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
 
 
 
*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
 
 
 
*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy Section] Has some on-line databases, maps and directories
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Records and Obituaries'''
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
 
 
 
*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Cemetery Records]
 
 
 
*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
 
 
 
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Immigration/emigration'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.ellisisland.org/ Ellis Island Records]
 
 
 
*[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/ellis_island_photos.html Ellis Island Photo Gallery]
 
 
 
*[http://www.castlegarden.org/ America's First Immigrants] Castle garden was America's first official immigration center
 
 
 
*[http://www.theshipslist.com/pictures/castlegarden1855.htm The Arrival of Immigrants at Castle Garden]
 
 
 
*[http://immigrantservants.com/search/simple Immigrant servant database]
 
 
 
*[http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/LIFE/704090351/1005 Database traces indentured immigrants]
 
 
 
*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml Olive Tree Genealogy] includes many shipping lists
 
 
 
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/ Ancestors from Norway]
 
 
 
*[http://www.cimorelli.com/ireland/irishpass.htm Database of Irish Immigrants to North America]
 
 
 
*[http://www.francogene.com/migrants/ French Immigrants in North America]
 
 
 
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/fhc/Japan/index.asp Japanese Immigrants to the USA  1874-1924]
 
 
 
 
 
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'''Links Specific to California'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.cagenweb.com/ CAGenweb] Includes maps, cemetery records and directories
 
  
 
*[http://www.californiagenealogy.org/ Genealogy and History]
 
*[http://www.californiagenealogy.org/ Genealogy and History]
  
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/california.html#obits Genealogy Today] A huge number of links including History, Newspaper Archives, Church and Court Records
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/california.html#obits Genealogy Today- History, Newspaper Archives, Church and Court Records etc]
  
 
*[http://www.aagsnc.org/ African American Genealogical Society of Northern California]
 
*[http://www.aagsnc.org/ African American Genealogical Society of Northern California]
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*[http://www.daddezio.com/obituary/depot/OB-CA-NDX.html California Obituaries]
 
*[http://www.daddezio.com/obituary/depot/OB-CA-NDX.html California Obituaries]
  
*[http://www.calarchives4u.com/ California Archives site] Free genealogical and historical databases
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*[http://www.calarchives4u.com/ California Archives site]  
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/california-records.htm Military Records]
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*[http://www.militarymuseum.org/ The California State Military Museum]
  
*[http://www.pt5dome.com/PassHome.html California Bound] Passenger lists for those arriving in California by ship and wagon train 1848-73
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*[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/californiabound/cbindex.htm Passenger lists for California 1848 - 1873]
  
 
*[http://feefhs.org/fbvca/indexfbv.html Foreign-born Voters of California 1872]
 
*[http://feefhs.org/fbvca/indexfbv.html Foreign-born Voters of California 1872]
  
 
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*[http://www.malakoff.com/goldcountry/history.htm#9 The California Gold Country]
  
  
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*[http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/archives.htm State Archives]
 
*[http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/archives.htm State Archives]
  
*[http://statearchives.us/public/california.htm Public Records search]
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*[http://statearchives.us/public/california.htm Public Records Search]
  
 
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/california.html California Vital Records Indices]
 
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/california.html California Vital Records Indices]
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*[http://www.sfgenealogy.net/php/cabiindex.php A Births Database Covering Some Californian Counties, 1905-1995]
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*[http://feefhs.org/fbvca/indexfbv.html Index of Foreign-Born Votes in California, 1872]
  
 
*[http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi Death Records 1940-1997]
 
*[http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi Death Records 1940-1997]
  
*[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/californ.htm How to order Vital Records]
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*[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/californ.htm How to Order Vital Records]
  
 
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]
 
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]
  
*[http://www.huntington.org/Information/ECPPlogin.htm Early Californian Population Project] searchable database of the information contained in the California mission registers from 1769 - 1850.
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*[http://www.huntington.org/Information/ECPPlogin.htm Early Californian Population Project- California Mission Registers from 1769 - 1850]
  
  
  
'''Marin County'''
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'''Counties, Cities and Towns'''  
  
*[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/marin/mcindex.htm Marin County Genealogy pages]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cargdgs/index.htm Roots and Gold Dust Genealogical Society]  
  
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*[http://www.cagenweb.com/re/fresno/ Fresno County Cagenweb Pages]
  
'''Mariposa County'''
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*[http://www.valleyhistory.org/ Fresno City and County Historical Society]
  
*[http://www.mariposaresearch.net/ Mariposa County Genealogy site]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~hummingbird/Fresno-County/ Pauline Drury's Fresno History pages]
  
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/ca/fresno.htm Fresno Cemetery Transcriptions]
  
'''Santa Clara County'''
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*[http://www.historicalsocietylb.org/ Long Beach Historical Association]
  
*[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/santaclara/scindex.htm Santa Clara Genealogy] Includes searchable birth records
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/california/losangeles.html Long Beach Cemetery Transcriptions]
  
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*[http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/la/ Long Beach Jewish Community Chronicle Archives 1947-2000]
  
'''San Mateo County'''
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*[http://www.larfhc.org/ Los Angeles Regional Family History Association]
  
*[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sanmateo/smindex.htm San Mateo Genealogy pages]
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsla/ Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles]
  
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~casa/ The Early Jewish Presence in Los Angeles]
  
'''Santa Cruz County'''
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*[http://www.freewebs.com/lawgs/ Los Angeles Westside Genealogical Association]
  
*[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/santacruz/szindex.htm Santa Cruz County genealogy]
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*[http://www.cagenweb.com/re/losangeles/index2.htm Los Angeles History and Genealogy]
  
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/california/los-angeles.html Los Angeles Death Records and Indices]
  
'''Sonoma County'''
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/ca/los_angeles.htm Cemetery Transcriptions]
  
*[http://www.scgs.org/ Sonoma County Genealogical Society]
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*[http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/LA-Co-Burial.htm Los Angeles County Burial Permits 1870-1892]
  
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*[http://www.lavote.net/RECORDER/BDM_Records.cfm Los Angeles Recorder's Department, How to Obtain Copies of Vital Records]
  
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*[http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/la/ Photographs of Los Angeles Past & Present]
  
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*[http://www.cagenweb.com/kr/GlendoraGG/ Glendora Genealogy Group]
  
'''Los Angeles'''
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*[http://www.ahwahneeliz.com/index.html Madera County]
  
*[http://www.larfhc.org/ Los Angeles Regional Family History Association]
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*[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/marin/mcindex.htm Marin County Genealogy pages]
  
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsla/ Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles]
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*[http://www.mariposaresearch.net/ Mariposa Reasearch]
  
*[http://www.freewebs.com/lawgs/ Los Angeles Westside Genealogical Association]
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*[http://www.mariposa.ahwahneeliz.com/ Mariposa County - People, Places, Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.cagenweb.com/re/losangeles/index2.htm Los Angeles History and Genealogy]
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*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/CA/MenloPark/1926/ Menlo Park 1926 Directory]
 
 
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ca/los_angeles.htm Cemetery transcriptions]
 
  
*[http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/LA-Co-Burial.htm Los Angeles County Burial Permits 1870-1892]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~westroot/ Monterey County Historical Records]
  
*[http://www.lavote.net/RECORDER/BDM_Records.cfm Los Angeles Recorder's Department] How to obtain copies of Vital Records
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*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/CA/Oakland/1921/ Oakland 1921 Directory]
  
*[http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/la/ Photographs of Los Angeles past and present]
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*[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/CA/PaloAlto/1926/ Palo Alto 1926 Directory]
  
 
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dutcher/ San Bernardino Vital Records]
'''San Diego'''
 
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~casdgs/ San Diego Genealogical Society]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~casdgs/ San Diego Genealogical Society]
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*[http://www.sandiegohistory.org/mainpages/sdhsmission.htm San Diego Historical Asociation]
 
*[http://www.sandiegohistory.org/mainpages/sdhsmission.htm San Diego Historical Asociation]
  
*[http://www.cagenweb.com/sandiego/ USGenweb pages for San Diego]
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*[http://www.cagenweb.com/sandiego/ USGenweb Pages for San Diego]
 
 
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ca/sandiego.htm Cemetery transcriptions]
 
 
 
 
 
'''San Jose'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.historysanjose.org/ San Jose History Museum]
 
 
 
  
'''San Francisco'''
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/ca/sandiego.htm Cemetery Transcriptions]
  
*[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/index.htm A huge collection of on-line databases]
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*[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/index.htm A Collection of On-Line Databases]
  
*[http://www.cagenweb.com/sanfrancisco/ A miscellany of archives]
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*[http://www.cagenweb.com/sanfrancisco/ A Miscellany of Archives]
  
*[http://feefhs.org/fdb2/6995/6995-1.html The San Fransisco Call] Birth, Marriage and Death notices from this newspaper 1869-1895
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*[http://feefhs.org/fdb2/6995/6995-1.html Birth, Marriage and Death Notices From The San Fransisco Call 1869-1895]
  
 
*[http://www.zpub.com/sf/history/ San Francisco History]
 
*[http://www.zpub.com/sf/history/ San Francisco History]
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*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/CA/SanFrancisco/1922/ 1922 City Directory]
 
*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/CA/SanFrancisco/1922/ 1922 City Directory]
  
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*[http://www.historysanjose.org/ San Jose History Museum]
  
'''Long Beach'''
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*[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sanmateo/smindex.htm San Mateo Genealogy Pages]
 
 
*[http://www.historicalsocietylb.org/ Long Beach Historical Association]
 
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/california/losangeles.html Long Beach Cemetery transcriptions]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ecfeil/ Sacramento Valley Digital History]
  
*[http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/la/ Long Beach Jewish Community Chronicle archives 1947-2000]
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*[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/santaclara/scindex.htm Santa Clara Genealogy Inc.Searchable Birth Records]
  
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*[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/santacruz/szindex.htm Santa Cruz County Genealogy]
  
'''Fresno'''
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*[http://www.scgs.org/ Sonoma County Genealogical Society]
 
 
*[http://www.cagenweb.com/re/fresno/ Fresno County Cagenweb pages]
 
 
 
*[http://www.valleyhistory.org/ Fresno City and County Historical Society]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~hummingbird/Fresno-County/ Pauline Drury's Fresno History pages]
 
  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ca/fresno.htm Fresno Cemetary Transcriptions]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~npmelton/sacindex.html Golden Nugget's Sacramento County Pages]
 
 
 
 
'''Sacramento'''
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~npmelton/sacindex.html Golden Nugget's Sacramento County pages]
 
  
 
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ca/sacramento.htm Sacramento Cemetery Transcriptions]
 
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ca/sacramento.htm Sacramento Cemetery Transcriptions]
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*[http://www.sacramentohistory.org/ Sacamento History]
 
*[http://www.sacramentohistory.org/ Sacamento History]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~siskiyou/ Siskiyou County Migrations]
  
'''Oakland'''
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*[http://www.venturacogensoc.org/County.html Ventura County Genealogical Society]
 
 
'''[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/CA/Oakland/1921/ Oakland 1921 Directory]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Menlo Park'''
 
 
 
*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/CA/MenloPark/1926/ Menlo Park 1926 Directory]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Palo Alto'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/CA/PaloAlto/1926/ Palo Alto 1926 Directory]
 
 
 
  
  
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