When requesting a lookup, put “Colusa County Lookup” in the subject line. In the body of the message put the name of the book and enough details to aid the volunteer. Lookup requests should be limited to one name, or perhaps two if it is a married couple. Please use proper spelling, and don't forget to thank the volunteer for their time. If you own any books which pertain to Colusa County and are willing to do lookups in them, please let me know. John L. Morton
| Resource | Volunteer |
|---|---|
| Arbuckle and College City: by Helen D. Young | Gayle Kalfsbeek |
| Colusa County Genealogy Society Cemetery Inscription Books Volume II | Margie Newton |
| Colusa County Genealogy Society Cemetery Inscription Books Volume III | Margie Newton |
| Family Footprints Volume 1 - The Ancestry of Charles L. Sutliff with Descendants of George Warren Sutliff, his grandfather. Compiled and Published by Evelyn L. Ballew and Ida W. Frank | Ron Davis |
| Index to Wills & Probate Records ~ 1850-1944 | Margie Newton |
| A Stonyford Pedigree - by Ida W. Frank and Carlton M. Smith (1988). "A compilation of genealogies of early settlers living in the Stonyford area prior to 1900 and their descendants wherever they may be found today." |
Margie Newton
or Ron Davis |
| Where Water is King -The Story of Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District by Cynthia F. Davis, published by Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District | Ron Davis |
Colusa County Lookups by John L. Morton,
Colusa County Coordinator
I can do one lookup for free. After that I will charge a fee for more research. Please contact me for more information about lookups. John L. Morton
Books:
- Back in Time – A Stonyford Community History – 1993 – Joyce Bond
- Battling the Inland Sea – 1989 – Robert Kelly
- California Heartland –1993 – Sandra Brubaker Shepard
- The Centennial Piercer – A List of Graduates from Pierce High School (1890-1990)
- Colusa Basin Drain Investigation – 1983 – Landon Engineering & Reclamation District #2047
- Colusa County Genealogical Society Cemetery Inscription Books, Volumes 1, 2 & 3 – 1997
- Colusa County Military History (1812-Present) – John Morton
- The Conquest of California by the Bear Flag Party – 1976 – Simeon Ide
- Genealogy & Biography Representatives of Northern California – 1901 – Chicago Standard Genealogical Publishing Company
- Handbook of the Indians of California – 1925 – A.L. Kroeber
- History of the Eastside of Colusa County – 1960 – Ralph D. Westfall, Sr.
- History of Colusa and Glenn Counties – 1918 – Charles T. McComish & Rebecca T. Lambert
- History of Colusa and Grand Island – 1964 – Ralph D. Westfall, Sr.
- History of Colusa County – 1880 – Will S. Green
- History of Colusa County, Its History & Resources – 1891 – Justus Rogers
- History of the Monroeville Cemetery – 1851-1910, Charles K. Price
- History of Our Lady of Lourdes Church – 1980 – Custombook, Inc.
- History of Pierce Christian College – 1961 – Hugh H. Kimbrough
- The History of the Japanese & Chinese in Colusa County – John Morton
- History of the Sacramento Valley – 1906 – Professor J.M. Guinn
- History of the Sacramento Valley – 1931 – Major J.W. Woolridge (3 volumes)
- History of the Sacramento Valley – 1961 – Joseph A. McGowan, PHD (3 volumes)
- I Love California – 1959 – Stephen Grover Hust
- If the Walls Could Talk – 1988 – Jane Foster Carter
- Index to Wills & Probates (1850-1944)
- Legends of Colusa County – (no date) – Edited by Fred S. Cook
- Old Main Street Restoration Plan – 1976 – David Bobb & Associates
- Oral History of Stonyford – 1970’s – Various Interviews
- Portrait of a Racist – 1994 – Reed Massengill
- Reclamation District #108 Picture Collection – 1996
- River Garden Farms – 1997 – Shipley Walters & T.H. Riggs
- River of California – 1962 – F.Y. Kraft, P.G. & E Division Manager
- The Road Not Forgotten – The Journey of Japanese Descendents in Butte, Colusa, Sutter & Yuba Counties, 1889 – 1995 – Marysville Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League
- Sacramento River from Sacramento to Red Bluff – 1911 – Text & Maps
- Sutter Buttes, Land of the Histum Yani - Sutter County, California – 1980 - Louise Butts Hendrix
- The Town of Maxwell – 1981 – Wilmeth M. Johnson
- The Wintun Indians of California & Their Neighbors – 1977 – Peter M. Knudtson
Periodicals:
- Arbuckle American – March 4, 1927 - June 26, 1969
- California Traveler
- Colusa County Annual – A collection of local events from 1870-1892
- Colusa County Directories – 1881 & 1893
- Colusa County Farmer – July 3, 1969 - December 31, 1980
- Colusa County Great Registers – 1894 & 1898
- Colusa County Historical Records Commission Calendars – 1971-1991
- Colusa County Sun Herald Newspapers – 1862 – present
- Colusa Daily Times – 1920 - February 9, 1951
- Dogtown Quarterly
- History of the Colusa – Lake Railroad
- Maxwell Tribune – January 1913 - December 1968
- Reflections of School Days – 1911
- Steamboats in the Sacramento Valley
- Wagon Wheel Books – 1950 – Present – Colusi County Historical Society
- Williams Farmer – November 14, 1896 - April 10, 1969
Videos (Colusa County Library):
- California’s Gold – 29 videos
- Colusa County Agriculture – late 1930’s to early 1940’s (black and white)
- Colusa County Fair Parade – 1947 (2 videos) (black and white)
- Colusa County Films – 1931 (black and white)
- To Conquer the Inland Sea
- Sacramento Northern Railway – 1940
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