California Resources
Here are some resources that are available for
genealogical research in California:
For vital records, write to:
- Office of Vital Records
Department of Health Services
304 S. Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: (800) 858-5553
- They have birth, marriage, divorce, and death records since July 1905. Call (916) 445-1719 for costs. For records previous to 1905, contact the County Recorder in the County where the event took place.
For information on State Archives & Libraries, write to:
- California State Archives
Division of the Secretary of State's Office
1020 "O" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 653-7715
- Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30-4:00, closed Saturday, Sunday, and all state holidays.
- They have state and federal census records, military records from 1860 to 1945, county records from 1860 to 1987, and Supreme and Appellate court cases from 1850 to 1970.
For information on state Genealogical Societies, write to:
- California Genealogical Society
1611 Telegraph Ave., Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94612-2152
Phone: (510) 663-1358
- Hours: Wednesday-Thursday and Saturday 9:00-4:00, closed Sunday-Tuesday and Friday.
- Publications: CGS News, The Nugget (general genealogy).
- California Historical Society
678 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (415) 357-1848
- Los Angeles Westside Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 10447
Marina del Rey, CA 90295
- Napa Valley Genealogical & Biographical Society
1701 Menlo Ave.
Napa, CA 94558
Phone: (707) 252-2252
- Orange County Genealogical Society
7111 Talbert Avenue
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
- San Diego Genealogical Society
1050 Pioneer Way, Suite E
El Cajon, CA 92020-1943
Phone: (619) 443-5718
- San Luis Obispo Genealogical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 4
Atascadero, CA 93423-0004
- Southern California Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 4377
Burbank, CA 91503
Phone: (818) 843-7247
