References, Lists, and Indices
and Lookup Volunteers
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| References, Lists, and Indices and Lookup Volunteers |
In some cases, the link will be to a list provided by a volunteer or a source on the web and you can do your own lookup
County and City Histories |
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County and City Histories
| Remembering Alamo; a book by Virgie Jones | Courtney Konopacky | courtneywc@hotmail.com |
| History of Contra Costa County, California; Slocum, 1882. Index to Biographies in various county histories prepared by Steve Williams. | See the website |
http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/cpl_bio.htm
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| History of Concord--Its Progress and Promise, by Edna May Andrews, et al; Concord Historical Society, 1986. | Margie Newton | newtm@astound.net |
| Martinez: A California Town; RSI Publications, 1986 | Laurel Egenberger | egenberger@earthlink.net |
| Days Gone By, In Contra Costa County, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 by Nilda Rego | Margie Newton | newtm@astound.net |
Public Records |
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| Antioch - Several Antioch sources and records are extracted by Linda Brown. Tax lists and newspaper extractions can be found here--and the list keeps growing, so visit it often. | Antioch Tax List,
1909. |
| 1876 Voters of Nortonville & Somersville - Includes
name, age, country/state of origin 1898 Voters List - Includes name, occupation, nativity | Contra Costa County Databases |
| 1910 Census - transcribed by L. Christine Calisesi-Elkins | 1910 Census |
| It is possible that residents of
Contra Costa County were born and/or died in
Alameda County at one of the following hospitals: Albany Hospital now closed but was on Marin Ave, Albany, CA Berkeley Hospitals Alta Bates Hospital Herrick Hospital - formerly known as Roosevelt Hospital, now the Herrick Campus of Alta Bates, or Hospitals in Oakland, CA. Check the Alameda County CAGenWeb site for more information on obtaining death or birth certificates. | Alameda County CAGenWeb |
Cemeteries |
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| Alamo Cemetery - Volunteer will take photographs for you | Courtney Konopacky | courtneywc@hotmail.com |
| Cemeteries of Contra Costa County | see web page | CCCGS Vol. 1 |
| Contra Costa County Cemeteries - A link to cemeteries on the Find A Grave web site. It contains thousands of volunteer-contributed listings and many have photographs of the headstone, cemetery, or person. | see web page | Find A Grave |
| Contra Costa County Pioneer Cemetery Records, Vol.1 Pretty much what the title indicates. A listing of cemetery records within Contra Costa County. Published in three volumes; Vol. I covers: Alamo Cemetery 1856-1943; Alhambra " (Martinez) 1853-1964; Hidden Valley (Pacheco-IOOF) 1868-1973; Lafayette 1854-1948; Live Oak (Clayton) 1858-1932; Muir-Strentzel-Hanna (Martinez) 1851-1947; Rose Hill (Nortonville) 1863-1924; St. Paul's (San Pablo) 1868-1928 | Margie Newton | newtm@astound.net. or transcribed |
| Pacheco Cemetery - Partial listing | see web page |
Pacheco Cemetery or Pacheco Cemetery |
| Rose Hill Cemetery - Black Diamond Mines Regional Park, Antioch, CA. Names provided by East Bay Regional Park District. | see web page | Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Sunset View Cemetery - El Cerrito - Partial listing | see web page | Sunset View Cemetery |
and Institutional Histories |
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| Alhambra Union High School Graduates, Martinez, 1919-1920 | See Web Page | Alhambra Union High School, 1919-1920 |
| Liberty Union High School, Brentwood, California, 1902-1907 | See Web Page |
Liberty Union High School, 1902-1907 (students)
and Faculty |
| Liberty Union High School, Brentwood, California, 1905 | See Web Page |
Liberty Union High School, 1905 |
| Liberty Union High School, Brentwood, California, 1906 | See Web Page |
Liberty Union High School, 1906 |
| Liberty Union High School, Brentwood, California, 1909 | See Web Page |
Liberty Union High School, 1909 |
| Liberty Union High School, Brentwood, California, 1936 | See Web Page |
Liberty Union High School, 1936 |
| Riverview High School (Antioch & Pittsburg). 1908-1918 | See Web Page |
Riverview High School |
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| Original Manuscript of John Muir Letters - 1861-1914 | See web page | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| The Richard Schellens Collection of California History
(Contra Costa County portion) - A collection of miscellaneous
genealogical and historical information. McKenney's District Directory of Contra Costa County, 1879 - Names and occupation or acreage. | See web page | Contra Costa County Databases |
| Obituaries - "Headquarters for researching obits on the web" and other useful genealogical links | See web page | Obituary Central |
| Obituaries - The Contra Costa County Library will look up obituaries for you for free. See form. | (Thank you, Megan) | Contra Costa Obit Lookup Request from Library |
| Various - A site listing volunteers willing to look up records in many locations. | See web page | Genealogy Look Up Forum |
| Various - Misc. Contra Costa and other California information. | See web page. | Cal Data Nook |
The NorCal Library features lookups in many yearbooks and histories. You should check it out at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/norcallib.html
| Golden Nugget Library A site that keeps growing with lists of pioneers, stockholders, state fair awards, and almost anything that may be of interest to genealogists. A searchable database is available. | See Web Page | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~npmelton/ |
General |
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| Books We Own This is a volunteer, web-based listing of genealogy books in many various categories (including a state listing of resources). Owners of genealogy related books volunteer to do lookups--just like here, but on a bigger scale. | See web site at: | http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/california.html |
A quick reminder on sources, and the uses thereof: The National Genealogical Society reminds us that copies of sources are subject to the mishaps of typing and transcription. You probably already knew that, but if not, you might want to see their full statement at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ngsstate.htm.