Alameda 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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| African American Genealogical Society of Northern California | PO Box 27485 | Oakland | CA | 94602-0985 | |
| Alameda County Historical Society | 672 - 11th Street | Oakland | CA | 94607 | |
| Alameda Historical Society | 2424 Alameda Avenue | Alameda | CA | 94501 | |
| Amador-Livermore Valley Historical Society | PO Box 573 | Pleasanton | CA | 94566 | |
| Berkeley Historical Society | 1931 Center Street | Berkeley | CA | 94701 | |
| California Genealogical Society and Library | Y | 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2 | Oakland | CA | 94612-3017 |
| California Mayflower Society | 405 – 14th Street, Basement | Oakland | CA | 94612-2704 | |
| East Bay Genealogical Society | Y | PO Box 20417 | Oakland | CA | 94620-0417 |
| Hayward Area Genealogical Society | PO Box 754 | Hayward | CA | 94543-0754 | |
| Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Y | PO Box 901 | Livermore | CA | 94550 |
| San Leandro Historical Commission | 300 Estudillo Avenue | San Leandro | CA | 94577 | |
| Surveyors' Historical Society | 31457 Hugh Way | Hayward | CA | 94544 | |
| Washington Township Historical Society | PO Box 3045 | Fremont | CA | 94539 |
| 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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| Website | California Church Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Website | Church Records | 1853-1879 | CA GenWeb Archives | Links to various church descriptions in Alameda County | |
| Website | Diocese of California -History | Diocese of California | Diocese of California - The Episcopal Church | ||
| Register | Transcription | Early records of the First Presbyterian Church of Livermore | 1872-1909 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| Register | Transcription | Records of Asbury Methodist Church, Livermore | 1883-1930 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| Register | Transcription | Records of Grace Episcopal Church, Livermore | 1900-1916 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| 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- Alameda 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 | ||
| Cemetery | Index | Cemeteries of Pleasanton & Dublin | -1990 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| Cemetery | Index | Livermore Cemeteries | -1983 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| Cemetery | Transcription | Memory Gardens Burials | 1940-2000 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| Cemetery | Index | Pre-1905 Cemetery Records for Alameda County | Pre 1905 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | |
| Cemetery | Transcription | Roselawn Cemetery Burials | 1920-1999 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| Cemetery | Transcription | St. Michael Cemetery Burials | 1881-2000 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| Mortuary | Index | Callaghan Mortuary Records | 1895-1940 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| Mortuary | Index | Robert Graham Mortuary Records | 1878-1893 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| Obituary | Index | Early Livermore Obituaries | 1874-1905 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| Obituary | Index | Obituaries & Death Notices in the Pleasanton Times | 1828-1934 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| Register | Index | Record of Deaths in Alameda County | pre-1905 | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| Directories | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | Alameda County Directories | sfgenealogy | |||
| Website | California Directories | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Website | California Online Historical Directories - Alameda | © Miriam Robbins Midkiff, 2009-2010 |
| 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 | ||
| Family Search Wiki - Alameda County | Family Search | ||||
| Website | The California GenWeb Project | The US GenWeb Project | CAGW Administrative Team |
| 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 | ||
| County History | Index | A Master Index to the Names of Persons Associated with the History of Murray and Pleasanton Townships in the Livermore, Amador and Sunol Valleys of eastern Alameda County, California | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society | Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society |
| Land 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 Land Records & Maps | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Index | Free Online Database | 1969-current | Alameda County Clerk Recorder | disclaimer | |
| Mining | Website | Stone Quarries & Beyond- Alameda 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 |
| 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 | ||
| School | Index | University of California - Directory of Graduates | 1864-1905 | RootsWeb | Berkeley Academic and Specialty Colleges |
| School | Index | Washington High School | 1892-2000 | RootsWeb | Fremont |
| 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 | Alameda Journal | 2/8/2002 | AM | ||
| Digital Copy | Alameda Southern County News | 1938 | NA | Hayward | |
| Digital Copy | Alameda Times-Star | 9/15/2001 | AM | Published 1909-current | |
| Argus | 9/15/2001 - | AM | Fremont & Newark | ||
| Argus | 1960-1977 | NA | Fremont | ||
| Digital Copy | Argus | 1976 | ANC | Fremont | |
| Digital Copy | Berkeley Grito | 1967-1974 | GB | Grito | |
| Berkeley Tri-Valley Post | 1985-current | ||||
| Digital Copy | Berkeley Voice | 11/30/2001 - | AM | Berkeley | |
| Black Thoughts Journal | 1973-1983 | Berkeley | |||
| Website | California Newspapers | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| California Voice | 1920-current | African-American | |||
| Central Oakland News | 1921-present | ||||
| Index | Chronicling America - Alameda County CA Newspapers | Library of Congress | Inventory of Newspapers Published in the county | ||
| Digital Copy | Daily Hayward Review | 1937-1949 | NA | Hayward | |
| Digital Copy | Daily Review | 9/15/2001- | AM | Hayward | |
| Digital Copy | Daily Review | 1947-1977 | NA | Hayward | |
| Digital Copy | East Bay Daily News | 10/18/2006 | AM | Berkeley | |
| Digital Copy | East Bay Express | 7/4/2001 | LexisNexis | ||
| Digital Copy | El Mundo | 1991+ | Ethnic Newswatch by ProQuest | Oakland | |
| Digital Copy | Hayward Daily Review | 1931-1948 | NA | Hayward | |
| Digital Copy | Hayward Twice A Week Review | 1908-1912 | NA | Hayward | |
| India West | 1975- | Emeryville | |||
| Digital Copy | India-West | 1975-1987, 1990 | Ethnic Newswatch by ProQuest | San Leandro | |
| Narod: The Nation | 1925-1948 | Croatian | |||
| Digital Copy | Oakland Daily Evening Tribune | 1874-77/1936-37/1939-40 | ANC | Oakland | |
| Digital Copy | Oakland Post | 1968-1976, 1991+ | Ethnic Newswatch by ProQuest | Oakland | |
| Digital Copy | Oakland Tribune | 1874-1977 | NA | Oakland | |
| Digital Copy | Oakland Tribune | 9/15/2004 | AM | Oakland | |
| Digital Copy | Oakland Tribune | 1895-1977 part | ANC | Oakland | |
| Index | San Leandro Newspaper Index:San Leandro Journal (CA) November 1995 to March 1997; San Leandro Times (CA) October 1991 to December 2003 | 1995-2003 | San Leandro Public Library | San Leandro | |
| Saturday Globe Review | 1894-1895 | ||||
| Digital Copy | Southern Alameda County News | 1938-1940 | NA | Hayward | |
| Digital Copy | Southern Alameda County Review And Lates | 1936 | NA | Hayward | |
| Digital Copy | Southern Alameda County Shoppers News | 1936-1938 | NA | Hayward | |
| Website | Sun-Reporter | 1937-current | African American | ||
| Digital Copy | Sunday Oakland Tribune | 1964-1975 | NA | Oakland | |
| Digital Copy | Sunday Review | 1960 | NA | Hayward | |
| The American Sentinel | 1886-1890 | ||||
| Website | The Campanil | 1917-current | Mills Community | ||
| Website | The Catholic Voice | 2003-2011 | |||
| Website | The Independent | 1963-current | Livermore | ||
| The Slav American | 1938-19?? | ||||
| The Valley Enterprise | 196? - 19?? | Livermore | |||
| Digital Copy | Tikkun | Jan-89 | Ethnic Newswatch by ProQuest | Oakland | |
| Digital Copy | Tri-Valley Herald | 9/15/2001 | AM | Livermore / Pleasanton Published 1972-1986 / 1990-current | |
| Digital Copy | Valley Times | 6/19/1995 | AM | Pleasanton | |
| Valley Times | 1971-1978 | Dublin | |||
| Digital Copy | Week in Review | 1976 | NA | Hayward | |
| Western American | 1926-1929 |
| 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 | ||
| Postcard | Digital Copy | Penny Postcards from California | US GenWeb Archives | US GenWeb Archives |
| Researchers | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Janice Sellers |
| Contributors | Back to the top of page | ||||
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