Kern 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 Mission Studies Association | PO Box 3357 | Bakersfield | CA | 93385-3357 | |
| Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert | 100 E. Las Floras Avenue | Ridgecrest | CA | 93555 | |
| Indian Wells Valley Genealogical Society | 131 Los Flores | Ridgecrest | CA | 93555 | |
| Kern County Genealogical Society | Y | PO Box 2214 | Bakersfield | CA | 93303 |
| Kern County Historical Society | PO Box 141 | Bakersfield | CA | 93302 | |
| Kern River Valley Historical Society | PO Box 651 | Kernville | CA | 93239 | |
| Kern-Antelope Historical Society | PO Box 325 | Rosamond | CA | 93560 | |
| Saint Ives Historical Society | 8648 Lupine Loop Dr., #5 | California City | CA | 93505 | |
| Shafter Historical Society | PO Box 1088 | Shafter | CA | 93263 | |
| Taft Genealogical Society | PO Box 7411 | Taft | CA | 93268 |
| 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 |
| 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- Kern 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 | Website | Johannesburg Cemetery | Pioneer Graves |
| 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 |
| 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 - Kern 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 | ||
| City History | Website | From the Desert to the Sea: An Overview of the History of China Lake | |||
| County History | Digital Copy | History of Kern County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the presen | 1914 | Internet Archive | Wallace Melvin Morgan, Los Angeles: Historic Record Co |
| Place | Website | Kern County Ghost Towns | Ghost Towns |
| 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 | abt 1951-current | Kern County Assessor Recorder | ||
| Mining | Website | Stone Quarries & Beyond- Kern 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 | Fort Tejon and California in the Civil War | article |
| 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 | Digital Copy | Course of study of the Kern County Union High School. Bakersfield, California, 1916-1917 | 1916 | Internet Archive | Kern County Union High School |
| Voter | Transcription | Great Register | 1866-1877 | CA GenWeb Archives | Michael Appletoft; San Luis Obispo GS |
| 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 | Bakersfield Californian | 2/21/2003 | AM | Bakersfield | |
| Website | California Newspapers | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Index | Chronicling America - Kern County CA Newspapers | Library of Congress | Inventory of Newspapers Published in the county | ||
| Kern County Newspaper Index | 1936-1991 | Kern County Public Library | Bakersfield California and outlying papers |
| 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 | Shades of Kern County - Frazier Park | Bancroft Library Imaging Service Center | Frazier Park Branch- Kern County Public Library | ||
| Picture | Shades of Kern County - Taft | Bancroft Library Imaging Service Center | Taft Branch - Kern County Public Library | ||
| Postcard | Digital Copy | Penny Postcards from California | US GenWeb Archives | US GenWeb Archives |
| Researchers | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Contributors | Back to the top of page | ||||
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