Reference:GENEALOGY

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GENEALOGY

San Diego Genealogical Society: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~casdgs/

North San Diego County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 581
Carlsbad, CA 92008

Escondido Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2190
Escondido, CA 92025-0380

Vital Records Services: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm and http://vitalrec.com/ (these include birth, death, marriage, etc.)

San Diego Public Library (SDPL) has a database called Ancestry Plus, which can be used onsite from any branch. A free website with similar information is http://familysearch.org

The best collection of census schedules is NARA's Pacific Region facility at Laguna Niguel. See http://www.archives.gov/facilities/ca/laguna_niguel.html

Public libraries often will assist with genealogical research. Both the San Diego (City) Public Library (SDPL) and the San Diego County Library (SDCL) will answer reference questions related to genealogy. See http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/libdirectory/public.shtml

For immigrant or immigration information, see http://www.immigration.gov/

California Death Index: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi

Census Bureau has a useful Web page at http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/

Public Records Online (JK 468.P76 P83 Ref Desk) is a useful print-based tool.

For local historical public records, see http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/2001-1/local.htm

Also see http://www.cyndislist.com/ and http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/

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