Orange County Research Page last updated on
25 Apr 2011
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Page last updated on
25 Apr 2011 We provide hyperlinks to member society websites, join now |
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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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| Coronado Historical Association | PO Box 393 | Corona del Mar | CA | 92625 | |
| Costa Mesa Historical Society | PO Box 1764 | Costa Mesa | CA | 92628 | |
| Garden Grove Historical Society | 12174 Euclid Street | Garden Grove | CA | 92640 | |
| Genealogical Society of North Orange County California | Y | PO Box 706 | Yorba Linda | CA | 92885-0706 |
| Historical Society of Laguna Hills | PO Box 2220 | Laguna Hills | CA | 92654 | |
| Irvine Historical Society | 5 San Joaquin | Irvine | CA | 92612 | |
| Jewish Genealogical Society of Orange County | 11751 Cherry Street | Los Alamitos | CA | 90720 | |
| La Habra Old Settlers Historical Society | 2310 Vista Road | La Habra | CA | 90631 | |
| Laguna Beach Historical Society | 278 Ocean Avenue | Laguna Beach | CA | 92651 | |
| Leisure World Genealogical Workshop | 2300 Beverly Manor Road | Seal Beach | CA | 90740 | |
| Orange County AAGS | 3581 Hamilton St. | Irvine | CA | 92614-6626 | |
| Orange County California Genealogical Society | Y | PO Box 1587 | Orange | CA | 92856-1587 |
| Orange County Historical Commission | 2002 North Main | Santa Ana | CA | 92706 | |
| Placentia Historical Committee | 401 East Chapman Avenue | Placentia | CA | 92670 | |
| Polish Genealogical Society of Cal | PO Box 713 | Midway City | CA | 92655 | |
| Saddleback Area Historical Society | PO Box 156 | El Toro | CA | 92630 | |
| San Clemente Historical Society | 2501 South El Camino Real | San Clemente | CA | 92672 | |
| Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society | 120 Civic Center Drive, W. | Santa Ana | CA | 92701 | |
| Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research | Y | P.O. Box 490 | Midway City | CA | 92655 |
| South Orange County California Genealogical Society | Y | PO Box 4513 | Mission Viejo | CA | 92690-4513 |
| Southern California Chapter Assn of Professional Genealogists | Y | PO Box 9486 | Brea | CA | 92822-9486 |
| Villa Park Historical Society | City Hall of Villa Park | Villa Park | CA | 92667 |
| 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 | ||
| Register | Original | Births, marriages, and deaths. | OC Recorder | Orange County |
| 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 | ||
| Mission San Juan Capistrano: Historic Landmark & Museum |
| 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 | 1891-1909 | California Genealogy & History Archives | Peggy Hooper & volunteers |
| Superior Court | Website | Superior Court- Orange 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 | Cemeteries in Orange County | ||||
| Obituary | Original | Obituaries in the Orange County Register | Orange County Register |
| 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 | ||
| Website | California Online Historical Directories - Orange | © 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 | ||
| Website | Family Search Wiki - Orange 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 |
| 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 | 1982-current | Orange County Clerk Recorder | registration required | |
| Deeds | Land deeds | Orange County Recorders Office | Orange County Recorder | ||
| Mining | Website | Stone Quarries & Beyond- Orange 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 |
| 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 | ||
| Naturalization records | 1889-1944 | Orange County Recorders Office | Orange County Courts |
| Newspapers | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Digital Copy | Anaheim Bulletin OCRW | 5/27/2004 | AM | Anaheim | |
| Digital Copy | Anaheim Hills News: OCRW | 5/27/2004 | AM | Anaheim | |
| Website | California Newspapers | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Digital Copy | Canyon Life:OCRW | 5/14/2004 | AM | ||
| Digital Copy | Capistrano Valley News:OCRW | 5/20/2004 | AM | ||
| Index | Chronicling America - Orange County CA Newspapers | Library of Congress | Inventory of Newspapers Published in the county | ||
| Digital Copy | Current:OCRW | 5/14/2004 | AM | Newport Beach-Costa Mesa | |
| Digital Copy | Daily Report | 1970 | AM | Ontario | |
| Digital Copy | Daily Trojan | 9/6/2002 | AW | CSU Fullerton | |
| Digital Copy | Dana Point News | 5/27/2004 | AM | ||
| Digital Copy | Excelsior:OCRW | 1/1/2002 | AW | Santa Ana | |
| Digital Copy | Fountain Valley View | 12/16/2004 | AM | ||
| Digital Copy | Fullerton News Tribune:OCRW | 5/20/2004 | AM | Fullerton | |
| Digital Copy | Ladera Post:OCRW | 5/14/2004 | AM | Ladera | |
| Digital Copy | Orange City News:OCRW | 8/12/2004 | AM | Orange City | |
| Digital Copy | Orange County Register | 1/1/1987 | AM | Santa Ana | |
| Digital Copy | Placentia News-Times:OCRW | 5/20/2004 | AM | Placentia | |
| Digital Copy | Rancho Santa Margarita News:WCRW | 5/14/2004 | AM | Rancho Santa Margarita | |
| Digital Copy | Saddleback Valley News:OCRW | 5/14/2004 | AM | Laguna Hills-Mission Viejo | |
| Digital Copy | Star-Progress:OCRW | 5/27/2004 | AM | Brea-La Habra | |
| Digital Copy | Sun Post News:OCRW | 5/21/2004 | AM | San Clemente | |
| Digital Copy | Tustin News:OCRW | 5/6/2004 | AM | Tustin | |
| Digital Copy | Wave:OCRW | 5/27/2004 | AM | Huntington Beach | |
| Digital Copy | Yorba Linda Star:OCRW | 5/20/2004 | AM | Yorba Linda |
| 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 Anaheim | Bancroft Library Imaging Service Center | Anaheim 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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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Sue Roe |
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