Monterey 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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| Monterey County Genealogy Society | Y | PO Box 8144 | Salinas | CA | 93912-8144 |
| Monterey History and Art Association | PO Box 805 | Monterey | CA | 93942 | |
| Monterey/Seaside Family History Center | 1024 Noche Buena | Seaside | CA | ||
| Pacific Grove Heritage Society | PO Box 1007 | Pacific Grove | CA | 93950 | |
| Portuguese Ancestry Society | 1155 Santa Ave | Seaside | CA | 93955 |
| 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 | ||
| Transcription | Directory & Handbook - New Monterey Baptist Church | 1920s | Golden Nugget Library - California Statewide Databases | Nancy Pratt Melton | |
| Transcription | St. John's Catholic Church Souvenir Yearbook and Directory | 1915 | Golden Nugget Library - California Statewide Databases | Nancy Pratt Melton |
| Court & Jail Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Digital Copy | Andrew McNamee, respondent, vs. Daniel McCusker et al., appellants. Transcript on appeal. B.S. Brooks, for appellants. A. Craig, for respondent | 1874 | Internet Archive | (Land Case) ?McNamee, Andrew vs McCusker, Daniel; San Francisco: Womens Union Print | |
| Website | California Court Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Other | Index | Notaries | 1886-1909 | California Genealogy & History Archives | Peggy Hooper & volunteers |
| Superior Court | Index | List of items Archived at the Monterey County Historical Society | 1850+ | Monterey Historical Society | Superior Court of California, County of Monterey |
| Superior Court | Website | Superior Court- Monterey 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 |
| 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 | ||
| Website | Family Search Wiki - Monterey 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 | ||
| Digital Copy | San Bernardo Rancho and the Southern Salinas Valley, 1871-1981 | 1980-1982 | Internet Archive | Margaret Rosenberg, Oral History Transcript | |
| City History | Digital Copy | Beautiful Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California.. | 1904 | Internet Archive | San Francisco |
| City History | Digital Copy | Pebble Beach, Monterey County, California .. | 1909 | Internet Archive | San Francisco, Press of H. S. Crocker co. |
| County History | Digital Copy | The Hand book to Monterey and vicinity: containing a brief resum? of the history of Monterey since its discovery; a general review of the resources and products of Monterey and the county; descriptive sketeches of the town, and the points of interest in the neighborhood ...A complete guide book, for tourists, campers, and vistors | 1875 | Internet Archive | Monterey: Walton & Curtis |
| 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 | Jan. 1978-current | Monterey Assessor County Clerk Recorder | link to order certified/uncertified copies thru VitalCheck 1999-current, no images | |
| Mining | Website | Stone Quarries & Beyond- Monterey 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 | ||
| Voter | Article | A Description of Voter Registration Materials at the Monterey Historical Society | FamilySearch Wiki | Junel Davidsen 2010 | |
| Voter | Original | Great Register of Voters (2 books handwritten, no other copy) | 1866-1870 | Monterey County Historical Society Vault | Monterey County Clerk, Salinas, CA (creator) Monterey County Elections Dept, Salinas, CA (owner) |
| Voter | Original | Great Register of Voters (25 books handwritten, no other copy) | 1881-1915 | Monterey County Historical Society Vault | Monterey County Clerk, Salinas, CA (creator) Monterey County Elections Dept, Salinas, CA (owner) |
| Voter | Manuscript | Voter Affidavits, Blanco Precinct (filled forms, no other copy) | 1930-31 | Monterey County Historical Society Vault | Monterey County Clerk, Salinas, CA (creator); Monterey County Elections Dept, Salinas, CA (owner) |
| Voter | Manuscript | Voter Affidavits, Pleyto Precinct (filled forms, no other copy) | 1922-23 | Monterey County Historical Society Vault | Monterey County Clerk, Salinas, CA (creator); Monterey County Elections Dept, Salinas, CA (owner) |
| Voter | Index | Voter Indexes, Greenfield Precincts Nos. 1 & 2 (no other copy) | 1938 | Monterey County Historical Society Vault | Monterey County Clerk, Salinas, CA (creator); Monterey County Elections Dept, Salinas, CA (owner) |
| 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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| Website | California Newspapers | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Digital Copy | Californian | 1846-1849 | NA | Monterey | |
| Digital Copy | Californian | 6/10/2002 | AM | Salinas | |
| Index | Chronicling America - Monterey County CA Newspapers | Library of Congress | Inventory of Newspapers Published in the county | ||
| Digital Copy | Monterey County Herald | 1/6/2002 | AM | ||
| Digital Copy | Valley Adviser | 6/3/2006 | AM | Salinas |
| 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 Monterey | Bancroft Library Imaging Service Center | Monterey 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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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Monterey County Genealogical Society |
| Contributors | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Junel Davidsen, CG |
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