CALIFORNIA STATE
INFORMATION
California state general information, including archives, databases,
education,
family data,
genealogy, governments, heritage, history,
legal resources, library networks and systems, media and tourism.

Humboldt State University Library -- Geospatial
Resources -- California Maps
CALIFORNIA ARCHIVES and DATABASES
* CAGenWeb Archives:
Links
*
California Digital Library
- Online Archive of California
-
California Genealogy & History Archives
* California
Public Records Directory
* California State Archives:
Links
* Calisphere
- A World of Digital Resources
* Center
for Bibliographical Studies and Research
- California Digital
Newspaper Collection
* CRiis™
California Counties
California County Recorded Documents.
*
Early California Population Project (ECPP)
Public access to all the
information contained in California's
historic mission registers, including information on the Indians,
soldiers and settlers of Alta California from 1769 - 1850.
CALIFORNIA EDUCATION:
*
All School Districts in California
-
Lists of School Districts in California by County
* California Department of Education
-
California School Directory Simple Search
-
Data &
Statistics
-
Services & Resources - Special Education
* California High School Proficiency Examination
* California Learning Resource Network
*
CTA:
California Teachers Association -
Useful Links
California's
largest professional employee organization,
representing more than 340,000 public school teachers,
counselors, psychologists, librarians, other non-supervisory
certificated personnel, and education support professionals.
* EdSource Online
California
resources and links.
* LearnCalifornia.org
Electronic resource for students, teachers and
everyone else interested in California history.
*
List of Colleges and Universities in California
-
California Community Colleges
-
California Schools - Colleges - Universities
Alumni and genealogy education.
-
California State Universities
-
Systemwide Electronic Information Resources (SEIR) | CSU
- CaliforniaColleges.Edu
Finding and applying to a school in
California.
- ASSIST
Online student-transfer information system that shows
how course credits earned at one public California college
or university can be applied when transferred to another.
- University of
California System
-
A - Z Index
Alphabetical listing of University of
California
system wide site topics.
-
History Digital Archives
-
Melvyl® System - University of California
Worldwide genealogy and family history research.
-
UC
Newsroom
Breaking news from the University
of California,
including UC Davis.
- UCTV--University of
California Television
*
Open Educational Resources Center for California
Learn to share ... share to learn.
*
Worldwide: Academic Education
Learning Resources
*
Zip:
Education in
California
Directory:
Colleges & Universities:
Rankings
-
Search:
State (Information)
CALIFORNIA
GENEALOGY and FAMILIES:
GENERAL STATE INFORMATION - GENEALOGY & FAMILY HISTORY:
*
CALIFORNIA:
Portal -
Research -
State Profile
Genealogy
&
Population:
FamilySearch
-
labs -
new -
Wiki:
(Category:
Websites - Definition):
[Facts
-
Place Details]
- Find:
California U.S. GenWeb Project -
Cyndi's List - Linkpendium
* California Counties Genealogy
Index
*
California Events and Time Periods - LDS Research Guidance
*
California Genealogy
*
California
Genealogy Societies and
Directory
-
California Genealogical Society and Library
- California State Genealogical Alliance
*
California Research Outline - LDS Research Guidance
*
California Resources at RootsWeb
*
California State Archives - Links
*
California State
Library - California Genealogy Resources
-
Online Catalogs
"Genealogy.
Search also: subdivision Family under names of
individual persons;
also subdivision Genealogy under names of countries, cities,
etc.,
and under classes of persons and ethnic groups; and names of
individual families, e.g. Lincoln family.
Search also under: Biography.
Search also under: Families of royal descent.
Search also under: Heraldry.
Search also under: Indians of North America --
Genealogy.
Search also under: Jews -- Genealogy.
Search also under: Kings and rulers -- Genealogy.
Search also under: Photographs in genealogy.
Search also under: Precedence
Search also under: Registers of births, etc"
. Genealogy -- (additional subsets under major divisions)
Genealogy -- Addresses, essays, lectures.
Genealogy & local history -- Indexes.
Genealogy -- Anecdotes.
Genealogy -- Archival resources -- Directories.
Genealogy -- Authorship.
Genealogy -- Bibliography.
Genealogy -- California.
Genealogy -- Catalogs.
Genealogy -- Classification.
Genealogy -- Computer network resources.
Genealogy -- Computer programs.
Genealogy -- Congresses.
Genealogy -- Data processing.
Genealogy -- Databases.
Genealogy -- Dictionaries.
Genealogy -- Directories.
Genealogy -- Examinations, questions, etc.
Genealogy -- Forms.
Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genealogy -- Humor.
Genealogy in the Bible.
Genealogy -- Indexes.
Genealogy -- Juvenile literature.
Genealogy -- Law and legislation.
Genealogy -- Library resources.
Genealogy -- Maps -- Bibliography.
Genealogy -- Methodology.
Genealogy -- Miscellanea.
Genealogy -- Periodicals.
Genealogy -- Personal narratives.
Genealogy -- Popular works.
Genealogy -- Posters.
Genealogy -- Publishing.
Genealogy -- Records.
Genealogy -- Research
Genealogy -- Societies, etc.
Genealogy -- Software.
Genealogy -- Sources.
Genealogy teachers -- United States.
Genealogy -- United States, (and other localities worldwide).
* California Vital
Documents Research: The Golden State
VitalSearch
-
Births -
Marriages
- Deaths
[Death
Records (1940 - 1997)]
-
Birth, Death, Fetal Death, Still Birth & Marriage
Certificates
*
The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon family history and genealogy search.
-
California LDS Family History Centers
-
California LDS Wards & Stakes
-
LDS
Temples: West Coast and Hawaii
- LDS (Mormon)
Temples Geographical Region: Pacific Northwest States
-
Medford Oregon
LDS (Mormon) Temple
-
Medford Oregon LDS (Mormon) Temple District
-
Stake and Ward Web Sites
-
LDS (Mormon)
Temples Geographical Region: Sierra Nevada States
-
Reno Nevada LDS (Mormon) Temple
-
Reno Nevada LDS (Mormon) Temple District
-
Stake and Ward Web Sites
*
Golden Nugget Library
* Melvyl® System - University of California
Worldwide genealogy and family history
research.
* NorCal
Genealogy Statewide Resource Center
GENEALOGY and FAMILY HISTORY -
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INFORMATION:
AREA INFORMATION - SACRAMENTO and SAN FRANCISCO:
NORCAL Library
Regional Districts:
Oakland and
Sacramento LDS Temples
*
City of Davis
and Yolo County, California
* University of California at
Davis
- UC Davis Regional Genealogical
Resource Information
Genealogy, family and local history research data near
UCD Shields Library, with local county genealogy for:
Alameda -
Butte - Colusa -
Contra
Costa - El Dorado
Marin -
Mendocino - Napa -
Placer -
Sacramento
San
Francisco - San Joaquin -
San Mateo -
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz -
Solano - Sonoma
-
Sutter -
Yolo - Yuba
COUNTIES:
Northern California Regional Area: Other Counties
*
Alpine
COUNTY:
Alpine
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Alpine County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Amador
COUNTY:
Amador
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Amador County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Calaveras
COUNTY:
Calaveras [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Calaveras County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Del Norte
COUNTY:
Del
Norte [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Del Norte County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Fresno
COUNTY:
Fresno
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Fresno County:
Genealogical Records Information
-
Fresno
California LDS (Mormon) Temple
-
Fresno
California LDS (Mormon) Temple District
-
Stake and Ward Web Sites
*
Glenn
COUNTY:
Glenn [County
CAGenWeb]
- Glenn
County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Humboldt
COUNTY:
Humboldt
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Humboldt County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Inyo
COUNTY:
Inyo [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Inyo
County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Kings
COUNTY:
Kings [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Kings County:
Genealogical Records Information
* Klamath
COUNTY (former county) [County
Archives]
-
Klamath County, California:
Census 1852
*
Lake
COUNTY:
Lake [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Lake
County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Lassen
COUNTY:
Lassen [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Lassen County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Madera
COUNTY:
Madera
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Madera County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Mariposa
COUNTY:
Mariposa
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Mariposa County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Merced
COUNTY:
Merced
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Merced County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Modoc
COUNTY:
Modoc [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Modoc County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Mono
COUNTY:
Mono [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Mono
County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Monterey
COUNTY:
Monterey
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Monterey County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Nevada
COUNTY:
Nevada
[County
GenWeb]
-
Nevada County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Plumas
COUNTY:
Plumas
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Plumas County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
San Benito
COUNTY:
San
Benito [County
CAGenWeb]
-
San Benito County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Shasta
COUNTY:
Shasta
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Shasta County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Sierra
COUNTY:
Sierra
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Sierra County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Siskiyou
COUNTY:
Siskiyou
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Siskiyou County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Stanislaus
COUNTY:
Stanislaus [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Stanislaus County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Tehama
COUNTY:
Tehama [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Tehama County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Trinity
COUNTY:
Trinity
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Trinity County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Tulare
COUNTY:
Tulare
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Tulare County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Tuolumne
COUNTY:
Tuolumne
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Tuolumne County:
Genealogical Records Information
GENEALOGY and FAMILY
HISTORY -
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INFORMATION:
AREA INFORMATION:
* @LA Genealogy -
Genealogical Resources
*
LARFHC - Southern California Resources
*
SoCal Obituaries
Conduct
a comprehensive search
for an obituary in Southern California.
* Southern
California Genealogical Society
COUNTIES:
*
Imperial
COUNTY:
Imperial
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Imperial County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Kern
COUNTY:
Kern [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Kern
County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Los Angeles
COUNTY:
Los
Angeles [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Los Angeles County:
Genealogical Records Information
- City of
Los Angeles [Los
Angeles, California (CA)]
- LA County
Community Histories
- LA
Public Library: History and Genealogy Links
- LA Public Library
History and Genealogy Department
-
Los Angeles, California FamilySearch Wiki
-
Los Angeles California LDS (Mormon) Temple
-
Los Angeles California LDS (Mormon) Temple District
-
Los Angeles LDS (Mormon) Family History Center (BIFHS)
-
Stake and Ward Web Sites
-
Mexican-American Families in Los Angeles, 1844-1880
*
Orange
COUNTY:
Orange
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Orange County:
Genealogical Records Information
-
Newport Beach California LDS (Mormon) Temple
-
Newport Beach
California LDS (Mormon) Temple District
-
Stake and Ward Web Sites
*
Riverside
COUNTY:
Riverside [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Riverside County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
San Bernardino
COUNTY:
San
Bernardino [County
CAGenWeb]
-
San Bernardino County:
Genealogical Records Information
-
Redlands
California LDS (Mormon) Temple
-
Redlands California LDS (Mormon) Temple District
- Stake and Ward
Web Sites
*
San Diego
COUNTY:
San
Diego [County
CAGenWeb]
-
San Diego County:
Genealogical Records Information
-
San Diego California LDS (Mormon) Temple
-
San Diego
California LDS (Mormon) Temple District
-
Stake and Ward Web Sites
*
San Luis Obispo
COUNTY:
San Luis Obispo [County
CAGenWeb]
-
San Luis Obispo County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Santa Barbara
COUNTY:
Santa Barbara [County
CAGenWeb]
-
Santa Barbara County:
Genealogical Records Information
*
Ventura
COUNTY:
Ventura
[County
CAGenWeb]
-
Ventura County:
Genealogical Records Information
CALIFORNIA
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Portal:California -
Topic Outline of California
*
California State Profile | globalEDGE
-
California Background Information
-
California State Links
- Counting California
-
List of California
Companies (Notable)
-
RAND
California Statistics
-
Database Descriptions
-
Search for Statistics
- State Research Note from
California
Statistical Abstract 2003:
Statewide summary for 2001 - 2002 shows a total count of
volumes held to be 137,732,000.
Public libraries: 68,105,000
Academic libraries: 60,649,000
Special (includes State and Federal) libraries: 6,378,000
County Law libraries (
⅔ reporting): 2,600,000
(Interlibrary loan volumes lent 1,877,000)
*
Index of California-related Articles:
0–9
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
-
Category:Former Settlements in California
-
List of
Ghost Towns in California
-
Category:Unincorporated Communities in California:
0–9
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
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League of California Cities
-
List of Cities in California (by population)
-
List of Cities, Places, and Neighborhoods in California
- List of
Counties in California
-
California Counties'
Websites
-
List of Municipalities in California
-
List of Places in California
-
List of Urbanized Areas in California (by
population)
* LAND and GEOGRAPHY:
Google™ Maps
Search for California businesses,
addresses and places of interest.
-
California Agri-tourism Database
- California Farm Bureau Federation
- California Institute for Rural Studies
- Community Alliance with Family Farmers
-
List of Earthquakes in California
-
List of Islands of California
- List
of Lakes in California
-
List of Reservoirs and Dams in California
-
List of Rivers of California
- Stone
Quarries and Beyond
California quarries and quarry
links, photographs and
articles.
-
Viceroyalty of New Spain
-
Las Californias
-
Alta California (Upper
California)
-
Ranchos of California
-
List of
Ranchos of California
-
Spanish Missions in California
- California Missions
*
Places of Worship
Find a Church in California.
*
Yahoo! Directory California
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT and LEGAL RESOURCES:
California News -
California
Watch
State of California
*
California Courts
-
California
Courts Self-Help Center
-
Supreme Court of California
* California: State and
Local Government on the Net
*
California State Library - Government Publications
-
California State Library - State Document Depositories
* List
of California State Agencies
*
List of Governors of California
- Current Governor:
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
*
List of United States Representatives from California
*
List of United States Senators from California
* Official California Legislative
Information
- California Legislative Analyst's
Office
*
Politics1 - Online Guide to California Politics
Complete
directory of California candidates for Governor,
State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the
current election cycle . . . state political parties . . . the
official state election office ... and state news sources.
-
Elections in California
*
UC Berkeley | Institute of Governmental Studies | IGS Library
-
Government Web Resources
-
Research Tools
CALIFORNIA HISTORY and HERITAGE
H-Cal
Discussion Network
*
California Heritage Collection
Online archive of more than 30,000 images
illustrating California's history and culture.
*
California Pioneer Project
Settlers to California who migrated to,
or were born in California prior to 1880.
*
California Gold Rush
-
American Experience | The Gold Rush | PBS
-
California
Gold Rush
- California's Gold
Statewide television series
in California about California.
-
Discovery of Gold in
California
*
California State Library
California history
section.
*
History - State of California
-
California County
History
-
California First Person Narratives: General
Collections
-
California Historical Resources Information System
-
California Historical Society
-
California History
UCB Bancroft Library Related Links
Resources for teachers and students.
- California History Website
-
History of California
-
History of
California to 1899
-
History of California 1900 to Present
-
People of California - State of California
-
University of
California History Digital Archives
*
List of Museums in California
-
California Museum
-
California State Military Museum
-
List of Forts in California
*
National Register of Historic Places
Listings in California.
-
List of California Historical Landmarks
-
California State Historical Landmarks
* Oregon-California Trails Association
CALIFORNIA LIBRARY NETWORKS and SYSTEMS
GENERAL:
*
California - Google™ Books
-
California - Google™ Books
Public domain only.
STATEWIDE:
*
California Libraries Catalog
Anyone can view the holdings of
all the participating public
libraries in California. People who have a California address
may enter that address to gain access to the “All Libraries”
view which shows the holding of all the libraries worldwide
that participate in this shared catalog. In California
the “All Libraries” view includes academic, law libraries
and special libraries.
-
California Group Catalog Guest View
-
WorldCat® Basic Search and California Catalog
Contains all of the millions of bibliographic records cataloged
by OCLC member libraries worldwide and California
specific.
- WorldCat®: UCLA Library (Pilot)
WorldCat® Local provides you with the ability to search for
many kinds
of library resources using one interface, and find them in a
local library,
regional area or worldwide. Use:
Advanced Search [WorldCat.org]
*
California State Library
-
Online Resources for State Government
-
California State Library - Services to Libraries
-
California Library
Directory
* Higher Learning:
- California
Community College Libraries
-
California
State University Campus Libraries
-
University of California - Libraries and Archives
With collections totaling more than 33 million volumes,
the more than 100 libraries throughout UC are
surpassed
in size on the American continent only by the Library of
Congress collection. in Washington, DC.
*
Libdex.com - California Libraries:
California Libraries
*
SCELC
Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium,
that provides resource-sharing
among the libraries of
private academic institutions throughout California.
*
Your Public Law Library
SYSTEMS:
Map of California Library Systems
*
Califa: Links
Largest library network in California, which includes
all sizes and types of libraries: academic, research,
public, school, corporate, medical, law, and special.
-
Member List: Map
* Directory of California Library
Organizations,
Networks, and Interest Groups.
- 49-99 Cooperative Library System.
- Bay Area Library &
Information System
- Black Gold Cooperative Library System
- Inland Library System
-
Metropolitan Cooperative Library System
- Includes
Santiago Library
System.
- Monterey Bay Area Cooperative Library System
- Mountain-Valley
Library System
- North Bay Cooperative Library System
-
North State Cooperative Library System
- Peninsula Library System
- Regional
Library Networks: California
- Arroyo Seco Library Network
- Cascade Pacific Library Network.
-
Gold Coast Library Network and
Members
- Heartland Regional
Library Network
- Sierra Valley Library
Network.
- Tierra Del Sol Library
Network
- San Joaquin Valley Library System
- Serra Cooperative Library System
-
Silicon Valley Library System
-
Southern California Library Cooperative
CALIFORNIA MEDIA and TOURISM:
Tourism & Recreation - State of California
*
California Highways History
-
County Routes in California
-
State Highways in California
-
List of State Highways in California
-
State Scenic Highway System (California)
*
California Travel & Tourism: State of California
Travel Guide
* California Travel Guide:
Travel to California
*
California's Official Vacation Guide
California travel and vacation ideas.
* Culture of
California
-
Art
California Web Portal
* List of
Airports in California
* List of
Beaches in California
*
List of Hospitals in California
*
List of Newspapers in California
*
List of Radio Stations in California
*
List of Railroads in California:
History of Rail Transport
*
List of
State Parks in California
-
California State Parks
*
List of Television Stations in California
*
Media Resources Center UCB
- Media
Related Primary Source Materials
-
Motion Picture Research - Primary Sources
-
Moving Images and
Sound Recordings - Primary Sources
-
Online Media Resources Outside of UC Berkeley
* National Weather Service
Western regional
headquarters.
* Regional &
California Statewide Guides
*
Statewide - California
Association of Bed and Breakfast Inns
NORTHERN:
Northern California
*
Central Valley (California):
Portal:California Central Valley
-
Sacramento Metropolitan Area:
Sacramento, California
- Newspaper: Sacramento Bee (Travel
and
Weather)
Sacramento Genealogy Examiner
- Radio:
Capital Public Radio
- CBS13/CW31 - KFBK 1530 Radio Online
*
San Francisco Bay Area:
Portal:San
Francisco Bay Area
-
San Francisco
*
Silicon Valley
-
San Jose, California
SOUTHERN:
Southern California -
Portal:Southern California
*
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Los Angeles Almanac
Demographics, history and statistics.
-
Los Angeles, California:
Portal:Los Angeles
- @
LA City
-
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
-
Hollywood Walk of
Fame
-
List of Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
-
List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood
- Los
Angeles Times (Travel)
*
Imperial Valley (California)
*
Inland Empire (California):
Portal:Inland Empire
*
San Diego Metropolitan Area
- San
Diego:
Portal:San Diego
-
San Diego - Tijuana Metropolitan Area

State
Flower State
Flag State Bird
List of
California State Symbols
CALIFORNIA STATE INFORMATION:
California archives, databases, education,
families, genealogy,
general information, government, legal, history, heritage,
library networks/systems, media and tourism.
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