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| This page is established to provide information on how & where to find certain resources for your genealogical hunt. Though intended to be Alameda County specific, often you will want to consult state-wide sources. Many of these are discussed in the NorCal Genealogy Index, an indespensible resource for California genealogical searchers. (This page will continue grow as more source information becomes available. We invite you to contribute both questions and answers) Vital Records There are two places to seek vital records within Alameda County. The City of Berkeley maintains birth and death records for all such events within the city. Some events which were recorded in Berkeley are not on file at the County level. If you know an event occurred in Berkeley, check there first, otherwise check Alameda County. Alameda County Web Site: Click on Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates to read the counties instructions for ordering vital records. records. City of Berkeley Site: Scroll down on the page for .pdf forms to download and complete. Be sure to check the NorCal index on Vital Records for California sources. Newspaper: Obituary & Death Notice Lookups The City of Berkeley Main Library will do obit look-ups, contact them for current rates. The Main Library in Oakland will do obit look-ups for $2.00 and it takes about two weeks. The San Francisco Public Library will do limited obit look-ups. For their policy and procedures, see the website: Coroner Reports Alameda County Coroner's Bureau has reports going back to some time in the 1800's. Not sure if they have them from 1853, when Alameda was formed or not. But the cost is $5.00, for them to look and copy the report. For more information, you can call them at (510) 268 7300, or write to: Coroner's Bureau 480-4th Street Oakland, CA 94607-3829 Attn: Reports Information provided by George Rushton Naturalization Records Cemeteries A listing of cemeteries in the county and links to some cemetery indices are available. City Directories The City Directories Project is relatively new and established to produce a listing of all city directory holdings in repositories across the nation. Though it has a long way to go to meeting its ultimate goal, you might find the directory you are looking for at this site: http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ca.htm Orphanages Census This is a statewide listing of orphanages with 1900 Census information (County, ED, page). In some cases, there are links to transcriptions of the information. Libraries The Library List is a listing of some of the research venues in the county; links are provided where known. Pictures and Photographs Images from around Alameda County are available at the "Penny Post Cards" site on the Rootsweb/Genweb site Forms Genealogy forms (Family Group Record, Pedigree Chart, etc) available free from Genealogy.com US Census forms available free from Ancestry.com This page last updated 19 Feb 2009 |
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