Contents
Introduction
Disaster!
Extent of the Record Loss
How to Use This Guide
Background and Acknowledgements
Part I: Original records: What Did and Did Not Survive, with Work-Arounds for Lost Records
Vital (Civil) Records: Birth, Marriage and Death
Mortuary, Crematory and Coroners’ Records
Cemetery and Columbarium Records
Religious Records
Newspapers: Films, Indexes, Abstracts and Online Digitizations
Census Enumerations and Indexes
San Francisco City Directories
Municipal Records: Annual Reports, Tax Records
Land Records
Original and Appellate Court Records: Naturalization, Probate, Land, Divorce and Adoption
Voting Records
Immigration: Overland Arrivals, Passenger Lists and Passports
Military Records
Records of Fraternal Organizations and Benevolent Societies
Institutional, Business and Occupational Records
Pre-Statehood Spanish and Mexican Records
Diaries and First-Hand Accounts
Ethnic Records and Resources
Part II: Continuing the Search: Additional Resources
Biographical and Historical Publications
The California Information File
Records of Pioneer and Other Lineage Societies
Help from Internet Resources
Family History Library Resources
Local Repositories
Professional Research Assistance
Part III: Research Techniques for Solving Genealogical Problems
Assembling and Assessing Evidence
The Basics: the Census and City Directories
A Quick Survey of the Most-Used Sources
A Less-Used Source: Religious Records
Location, Location, Location
Expanding Your Search: Wider and Later
Naming Complications
Thinking Beyond San Francisco
Source Summaries: Where to Find What
Putting It All Together
Appendix: Pre-earthquake Newspaper CollectIons: TItles, Local Sources and Dates of Coverage
Index
Disaster!
Extent of the Record Loss
How to Use This Guide
Background and Acknowledgements
Part I: Original records: What Did and Did Not Survive, with Work-Arounds for Lost Records
Vital (Civil) Records: Birth, Marriage and Death
Mortuary, Crematory and Coroners’ Records
Cemetery and Columbarium Records
Religious Records
Newspapers: Films, Indexes, Abstracts and Online Digitizations
Census Enumerations and Indexes
San Francisco City Directories
Municipal Records: Annual Reports, Tax Records
Land Records
Original and Appellate Court Records: Naturalization, Probate, Land, Divorce and Adoption
Voting Records
Immigration: Overland Arrivals, Passenger Lists and Passports
Military Records
Records of Fraternal Organizations and Benevolent Societies
Institutional, Business and Occupational Records
Pre-Statehood Spanish and Mexican Records
Diaries and First-Hand Accounts
Ethnic Records and Resources
Part II: Continuing the Search: Additional Resources
Biographical and Historical Publications
The California Information File
Records of Pioneer and Other Lineage Societies
Help from Internet Resources
Family History Library Resources
Local Repositories
Professional Research Assistance
Part III: Research Techniques for Solving Genealogical Problems
Assembling and Assessing Evidence
The Basics: the Census and City Directories
A Quick Survey of the Most-Used Sources
A Less-Used Source: Religious Records
Location, Location, Location
Expanding Your Search: Wider and Later
Naming Complications
Thinking Beyond San Francisco
Source Summaries: Where to Find What
Putting It All Together
Appendix: Pre-earthquake Newspaper CollectIons: TItles, Local Sources and Dates of Coverage
Index