Explore these free and subscription ($ = Ancestry) databases for California:
California, African American Who’s Who, 1948 $
California Airplane Passenger Lists from Honolulu, Hawaii, 1947-1948
California, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, Prisoner Index, 1934-1963 $
California, Alien Land Ownership Records, 1921-1952 $
California, A Memorial and biographical history of the coast counties of central California $
California, An Illustrated History of southern California $
California, An Old California pioneer $
California, Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959 $
California, Berkeley Public Library Obituary Index, 1916-1996 $
California, Biographical Collection: Responses to Vital Record Inquiries, 1822-1964 $
California, Biographical Index Cards, 1781-1990 $
California, Birth Index, 1905-1995
California, Births and Christenings, 1812-1988
California, Birth Records from Select Counties, 1872-1987 $
California, Calisphere digital collections of the University of California 10 campuses
California, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960
California, Census Roll of Indians, 1928-1933, Index $
California, Chinese Arrival Case File Index, 1884-1940 $
California, Chinese Partnerships and Departures from San Francisco, 1893-1943
California Church Records, 1864-1985
California, City Directories $
California, Civil War – Records of California men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867 $
California, Collections of the California Genealogical Society, 1700-1942
California, Contra Costa, History of Contra Costa County, California $
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1849-1994
California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 $
California, County Marriages, 1850-1952
California County Naturalizations
California, Customs Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, 1903-1918
California, Death Index, 1905-1939
California, Death Index, 1940-1997
California, Death and Burial Records from Select Counties, 1873-1987
California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000
California, Desert Hot Springs Sentinel $
California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984
California, Early California Wills
California, Eureka, Humboldt Standard $
California, Eureka Times Standard $
California, Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999 $
California, Fremont, The Argus $
California, Fresno, History of Fresno County, California $
California, Fresno and Napa Counties, Obituaries, 1974-1997
California, Genealogical Resources at the California State Archives
California, Geographical and Name Index of Californians who served in WWI, 1914-1918
California, German Pioneers in Early California
California, Great Registers, 1850-1920
California, Hayward, Daily Review $
California, History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California, 1909 $
California, Honor Roll of Californians who served in WWI, 1914-1918
California, Humboldt, Eureka Humboldt Standard $
California Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942
California, Imperial County, The History of Imperial County, California
California, Lassen County, State Board of Health, Burial Permits, 1931-1988
California, Local government records at the California State Archives
California, Long Beach, Independent $
California, Long Beach Press-Telegram $
California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002
California, Los Angeles, Coroner’s Inquest Index, 1992-2016 $
California, Los Angeles, Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Deceased Card File Index, 1877-1989
California, Los Angeles Passenger Lists, 1907-1948
California, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Cemetery Association, Cemetery Index, 1872-2003
California, Los Gatos, Los Gatos Memorial Park Cemetery Card Index to Burials, 1889-1989
California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959 $
California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
California, Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941 $
California, Marriages, 1850-1945
California, Marriages, 1850-1877 $
California, Marysville Appeal Democrat $
California, Men of the Pacific Coast, 1902-3
California, Mendocino County, Ukiah, Russian River Cemetery District, Index to Burials, 1950-1990
California, Merced County, History of Merced County, California $
California, Military Discharge Records, 1856-1965
California, Military Registers, 1858-1923 $
California, Modesto News-Herald $
California, Mortuary and Cemetery Records, 1801-1932 $
California, Mortuary Records of Chinese Decedents, 1870-1933 $
California, Napa and Butte Counties, Obituaries, 1866-1992
California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-1989
California, Oakland, Alameda County, Newspaper Record Collection, 1985-2011
California, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery Records, 1857-1973
California, Oakland Daily Evening Tribune $
California, Oakland Evening Tribune $
California, Oakland, Sunday Oakland Tribune $
California, Occupational Licenses, Registers, and Directories, 1876-1969 $
California, Online Archive of California
California, Ontario, The Daily Report $
California, Oral Histories at the California State Archives
California, Order Sons of Italy in America, Lodge Records, 1928-1960 $
California, Oxnard Press-Courier $
California, Pasadena Independent Topic $
California, Pasadena Star-News $
California, Passenger and Crew Lists at Various Ports, 1907-1956
California, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco from Insular Possessions, 1907-1911
California, Photograph Collections at the California State Archives
California, Pioneer and Immigrant Files, 1790-1950 $
California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935
California, Placerville, The Mountain Democrat and Placerville Times $
California, Prison and Correctional Records, 1851-1950 $
California, Private Land Claim Dockets, 1852-1858 $
California, Probate Estate Files,1833-1991
California, Railroad Employment Records, 1862-1950 $
California, Record of Eighty-sixth Company California Military Reserve $
California, Red Bluff Daily News $
California, Redlands Daily Facts $
California, Sacramento Cemetery Records, 1900-1959
California, Sacramento, Sacramento City Cemetery Burial Card Index, 1840-2001
California, Sacramento, Biographical Great Books, 1867-1872 $
California, San Diego, Airplane Passenger and Crew Lists, 1929-1954
California, San Diego, Balboa Park, San Diego, California : a comprehensive guide $
California, San Diego, Chinese Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1923
California, San Diego, Compiled Records from San Diego Genealogical Society, 1887, 1913-1919 $
California, San Diego Naturalization Index, 1868-1958
California, San Diego Passenger Lists, 1904-1952
California, San Francisco Airplane Arrival Card Index, 1936-1949
California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1979
California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1850-1931 $
California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1895-1985 $
California, San Francisco, Chinese Arriving Passenger Arrivals and Disposition, 1903-1947 $
California, San Francisco Chinese passenger lists, 1882-1947
California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997
California, San Francisco Crew Manifests, 1896-1921
California, San Francisco, Daily Alta $
California, San Francisco, Immigration Office Minutes, 1899-1910 $
California, San Francisco, Immigration Office Special Inquiry Records, 1910-1941
California, San Francisco, Index to San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1934
California, San Francisco Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1954-1957
California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953
California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Laborers Returning to the U.S., 1882-1888 $
California, San Francisco, Surrendered Alien Certificates, 1906-1946 $
California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, 1918
California, San Joaquin, History of San Joaquin County, California $
California, San Joaquin County, Marriage Records $
California, San Joaquin, County Public Library Obituary Index, 1850-1991
California, San Mateo County Records, 1851-1991
California, San Mateo County Records, 1855-1991 $
California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records, 1899-2011
California, San Mateo Times and Daily News Leader $
California, San Pedro, Immigration Office Special Inquiry Records, 1930-1936
California, San Rafael Daily Independent Journal $
California, San Rafael Independent Journal $
California, Santa Barbara, History of the city of Santa Barbara, California $
California, Santa Clara County, San Jose, Oak Hill Cemetery Headstone Inscriptions, 1938-1985
California, Shasta County Marriage Records, 1852-1904 $
California, Slave Era Insurance Policies Index, 1847-1860 $
California, Solano County Genealogical Society, Burial Records
California, Sonoma County, Sebastopol, Evergreen Lawn Cemetery Burial Records, 1800-2010
California, Southern District Court (Central) Naturalization Index, 1915-1976
California, Spanish and Mexican Land Grant Records
California, Spanish Land Records, 1784-1868 $
California, Spanish Mission Censuses, 1796-1798 $
California, State Census, 1852
California, State Court Naturalization Records, 1850-1986 $
California, State Hospital Records, 1856-1923 $
California, The romantic southland of California $
California, Tulare County, Sheriff’s Office and Jail Records, 1874-1963 $
California, Tulare County, Visalia Cemetery Records, 1875-1990
California, Tuolumne County, A History of Tuolumne County, California $
California, Upland, The Upland News $
California, Vallejo, The Times Herald $
California, Vallejo Times Herald $
California, Ventura County, Obituary Index, 1916-1996 $
California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 $
California, Wills and Probate Records, 1850-1953 $
California, World War 1 Death Announcements, 1918-1921 $
California, World War 1 Soldier Citations, 1918-1921 $
California, World War I Soldier Photographs, 1917-1918 $
California, World War I Soldier Service Cards and Photos, 1917-1918 $
California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945
Online Digital Newspaper Collections Listed in Genealogy’s Star:
- California Digital Newspaper Collection
- Torrance Public Library
- Online Archive of California
- California State Library, Newspapers (microfilm)
- Whittier Public Library, Digital Archives
- Covina Newspaper Archives (1895-1999)
- El Clamor Publico (1855-1859 (Los Angeles)
- California State University Northridge Oviatt Library Digital Collections
- Claremont Colleges Digital Library
- Digital Archives of the Covina Public Library
- Grass Valley Daily Union Newspaper Archives
- Sacramento State University Library Digital Collections
- San Fernando Valley History Digital Library
- University of California Calisphere
- University of Southern California Libraries Digital Collections
- Fullerton College Library, Online Archives
Also, check out FamilySearch’s California Online Genealogy Records
