San Francisco County Research Page last updated on
25 Apr 2011
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Birth and Marriage Records |
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| Societies | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Society | Member | Address | City | State | Zip |
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| California Genealogical Society and Library formerly in SF | Y | see Alameda County for address or | check web site | ||
| California Historical Society | 678 Mission | San Francisco | CA | 94105 | |
| Chinese Historical Society of America | 650 Commercial | San Francisco | CA | 94111 | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society | Y | PO Box 471616 | San Francisco | CA | 94147-1616 |
| San Francisco Genealogy Society | P. O. Box 192126 | San Francisco | CA | 94119 | |
| Society of California Pioneers | 300 Fourth Street | San Francisco | CA | 94107 | |
| Sutro Library | Y | 480 Winston Drive | San Francisco | CA | 94132-1719 |
| Birth & Marriage Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California Birth & Marriage Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online |
| Church Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Archdiocese of San Francisco Archives | |||||
| Website | California Church Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Website | Church Records Guide | ||||
| Website | Diocese of California -History | Diocese of California | Diocese of California - The Episcopal Church |
| Court & Jail Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California Court Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Other | Index | Notaries | 1886-1909 | California Genealogy & History Archives | Peggy Hooper & volunteers |
| Superior Court | Website | Superior Court- San Francisco County | Official County Website |
| Death Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California Death Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Mortuary | Index | San Francsico Mortuary Records | sfgenealogy | ||
| Other | Index | “Who Perished” A list of Persons Who Died as a Result of the Great Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco on April 18, 1906 | 1906 | Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco | sfmuseum.org |
| Directories | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California Directories | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Website | California Online Historical Directories - San Francisco | © Miriam Robbins Midkiff, 2009-2010 | |||
| San Francisco Directories | sfgenealogy |
| Finding Aids | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California Record Finding Aids | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Website | Family Search Wiki - San Francisco County | Family Search | |||
| Website | The California GenWeb Project | The US GenWeb Project | CAGW Administrative Team | ||
| Bibliography | Book | San Francisco Book Links | Genealogy Book Links |
| Historical Resources | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California State History Resources | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Biography | Website | San Francisco Streets Named for Pioneers | Virtual Museum of San Francisco | http://www.sfmuseum.org/street/stnames3.html | |
| City History | Website | Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco - History | Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco | ||
| Diary/Journal/Memoir | Digital Copy | Letter from JA Lundeen to his sister Anna Levin describing the earthquake and it's aftermath. | 1906 | CSGA Original Records Online | contributed by Sue Evans |
| Jail | Index | Alcatraz Inmate Lists | 1933-1948 | The Warden Johnson Years by Joel GAzis-Sax |
| Land Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| A House History Research Checklist | Cath Madden Trindle, CG | ||||
| Website | California State Land Records & Maps | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| San Francisco House History Check List | Cath Madden Trindle, CG | ||||
| Mining | Website | Stone Quarries & Beyond- San Francisco County | Peggy Perazzo & Pat Perazzo |
| Military Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California State Military Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Civil War | San Francisco and the Civil War | article | Virtual Museum of San Francisco |
| Miscellaneous Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | Miscellaneous California State Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Earthquake | Digital Copy | Letter from JA Lundeen to his sister Anna Levin describing the San Francisco Earthquake and it's aftermath. | 1906 | CSGA Original Records Online | Contributed by Sue Evans 27 Oct 2011 |
| Naturalization & Immigration Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California State Naturalization & Immigration Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online |
| Newspapers | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Digital Copy | Alta California | 1847-1849 | NA | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | Alta California | 1850-1861 | GB | San Francisco | |
| Website | California Newspapers | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Index | Chronicling America - San Francisco County CA Newspapers | Library of Congress | Inventory of Newspapers Published in the county | ||
| Digital Copy | Daily Alta California | 1864-1879 | NA | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | Daily Alta California | 1864/1874/1879 | ANC | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | Daily Commercial News | 1885-1888 | GB | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | Daily Globe | 1857-1858 | GB | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | Daily Placer Times and Transcript | 1852-1855 | GB | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | Mercantile Gazette and Shipping Register | 1863-1867 | GB | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | Recorder | 1/1/1991 | LexisNexis | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | San Francisco Bulletin | 1855-1891 | GB | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | San Francisco Call | 1895-1913 | LOC /CD | San Francisco | |
| Index | San Francisco Call Database | 1869-1900 | Jim W Faulkinbury, CG Research Services | copyright 2007 by Jim W. Faulkinbury | |
| Digital Copy | San Francisco Chronicle | 1/1/1985 | AM | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | San Francisco Daily | 12/18/2006 | AM | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | San Francisco Imparcial | 1931-1935 | GB | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | San Francisco Mefistofeles | 1918 | GB | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | San Francisco [Daily] Evening Journal | 1852-1854 | GB | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | SF Weekly | 2/22/1995 | LexisNexis | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | Sun-Reporter | 1968-1979, 1991+ | Ethnic Newswatch by ProQuest | San Francisco | |
| Digital Copy | Weekly Alta California | 1850-1854 | GB | San Francisco |
| Photographs | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California Photograph Collections | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Picture | Digital Copy | Old S.F | 1850- | Original and Digital Collection at SF Public Library -- The site was built by @danvdk and designed by @ravejk | This site provides an alternative way of browsing the SFPL's incredible San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection. Its goal is to help you discover the history behind the places you see every day. The site was built by @danvdk and designed by @ravejk |
| Picture | San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection | 1850+ | San Francisco Public Library | San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection - 6th Floor | |
| Postcard | Digital Copy | Penny Postcards from California | US GenWeb Archives | US GenWeb Archives | |
| Video | San Francisco 1906 | Youtube |
| Researchers | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Janice Sellers |
| Contributors | Back to the top of page | ||||
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