I visited the San Francisco Genealogy website (http://www.sfgenealogy.net/) again today and noticed that there is a category for Vital Records - Births, Marriages and Deaths. The Online Genealogy Databases are here:
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The database list includes links to all of the available online California vital records:
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I was unaware that the California Birth Records 1905-1995 were available for FREE at this web site, so I checked it out. Here is the search box (I put my name in the search box):
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And the results:
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Yep, it found me, and even provides my mother's married name, similar to the California Birth Index 1905-1995 on Ancestry.com.
There are two other links to FREE California Birth Index databases - at http://www.familytreelegends.com/ and on http://www.familyrelatives.com/ (need to register). There is also a link to http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/, which is a fee-based service.
I'm going to explore more of the databases on http://www.sfgenealogy.net/ for data on my California surnames and families (especially my wife's McKnew, Schaffner, Paul and Leland families).
This website is really one of the jewels of California genealogy!!
2 comments:
Thank you so much! What a gold mine! I consider myself pretty Internet savvy when it comes to genealogy, but this site is new to me.
PS: Missed you so when you were on vacation. Welcome home!
Randy,
You are so right. Pamela Storm and Ron Filion offer an amazing service. Thanks for shining a spotlight on their work.
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