The California GenWeb Project

The California GenWeb is a member
of The US GenWeb

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  A bit of History of both the US GenWeb and the California GenWeb Projects 

In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database Project. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index.

Both the CAGenWeb and the USGenWeb are out-growths of the original Kentucky Project.

 The USGenWeb Project is a loosely organized group of volunteers working to create a center for genealogical research for every county in the United States. USGenWeb is not a commercial enterprise and information found on these pages is freely available to the public. As you browse the pages, you will find some consistent elements. All counties will have an area for you to post queries and links to the state page and USGenWeb Archives. You will see considerable variation; each page or database is the creation, property and responsibility of an individual County Coordinator. We are very proud of this project and hope that you are too. If you would like to help, please contact the State or County Coordinator for the area that interests you.

 Thank you for visiting CAGenWeb. We are proud to be a part of The USGenWeb Project, which is an effort to organize genealogical materials, available on the Internet at no cost to Researchers. Our goal is to provide a Web site specializing in the genealogy in California with an emphasis on genealogy and history at the county level. We also have created an Archives which will serve as a repository for transcriptions of public records. Our project's success is only possible through the support of volunteers.Volunteers are needed in all phases of this project including hosts to maintain individual county pages and people to share their own personal resources by doing lookups for other researchers. Would you like to help?
Please contact Martha A Crosley Graham if you would like to be a part of this exciting project.

Adoption of a County which already has a host: If you have an interest and wish to be on a waiting list, send along a note to the State Coordinator. The first California US GenWeb Project page was loaded on July 16, 1996. Space for the California portion of

The USGenWeb project was originally donated by  Richard S. Wilson ~ From 2002, we are supported by Volunteers who contribute financially as they are able.

The project's volunteer participants work diligently to make the California sportion of The USGenWeb Project a benchmark in on-line genealogical research locations. Please be patient with us as we grow. Bookmark this site and come back often!If you have comments or questions about this project (things you'd like to see included, etc.), please send them to Martha A Crosley Graham, State Coordinator. If you have any suggestions or find any problems on the county pages, please contact the county coordinator. Their e-mail link is on the List of Counties section under Contact Name. Please also let us know if you find any problems with the links on the state page.

"The Fine Print"
The CAGW Administrative Team:
State Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
Assistant State Coordinators: Claire Martin & Joy Fisher


 Copyright ~ 1996-2013 by The CAGenWeb Administrative Team.  All materials, images, sounds and data contained herein are not to be copied or downloaded for purposes of duplication, distribution, or publishing without the express written permission of The CAGenWeb Administrative Team. Any and all future data which is contributed to this project will be returned to the donor upon request.

 This web page is maintained on behalf of the California portion of The USGenWeb Project and is paid for by financial supporters.  Although believed to be correct as presented, if you have corrections, changes, additions, or find that any links provided on this page are not functioning properly, please contact the webmaster for prompt attention.
Disclaimer  ~ Site Updated: 19 January 2013