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src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> </div> <p>The California Project is part of the <a href="/wiki/Project:United_States" title="Project:United States"><b>United States Project</b></a>. </p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Monotype Corsiva; font-size: 20pt"><span style="text-;color:gold;"><span style="color:Blue;"><a href="/wiki/Image:Photos-172.jpg" class="image" title="Photos-172.jpg"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/9/9d/Photos-172.jpg/30px-Photos-172.jpg" width="30" height="28" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a>Welcome to the California Project!<a href="/wiki/Image:Photos-172.jpg" class="image" title="Photos-172.jpg"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/9/9d/Photos-172.jpg/30px-Photos-172.jpg" width="30" height="28" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a></span></span></span> </div></span> <hr/> <table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;"> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Image:State_Seals-5.png" class="image" title="State Seals-5.png"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/4/42/State_Seals-5.png/300px-State_Seals-5.png" width="300" height="299" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"> </td></tr></table> <p><b>The purpose of this project is to coordinate all California related projects and resources and combine that information into one place.</b> </p> </div> <span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Monotype Corsiva; font-size:15pt"><span style="text-;color:black;"><span style="color:Blue;"><a href="/wiki/Image:Photos-172.jpg" class="image" title="Photos-172.jpg"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/9/9d/Photos-172.jpg/30px-Photos-172.jpg" width="30" height="28" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a><a href="/wiki/Image:Photos-172.jpg" class="image" title="Photos-172.jpg"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/9/9d/Photos-172.jpg/30px-Photos-172.jpg" width="30" height="28" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a>California Counties <a href="/wiki/Image:Photos-172.jpg" class="image" title="Photos-172.jpg"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/9/9d/Photos-172.jpg/30px-Photos-172.jpg" width="30" height="28" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a><a href="/wiki/Image:Photos-172.jpg" class="image" title="Photos-172.jpg"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/9/9d/Photos-172.jpg/30px-Photos-172.jpg" width="30" height="28" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a></span></span></span></div></span> <table border="1" align="center" class="wikitable" style="font-style:; font-size:100%; border: 3px Solid Blue;"> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Category:Alameda_County%2C_California" title="Category:Alameda County, California">Alameda</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Alpine_County%2C_California" title="Category:Alpine County, California">Alpine</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Amador_County%2C_California" title="Category:Amador County, California">Amador</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Butte_County%2C_California" title="Category:Butte County, California">Butte</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Calaveras_County%2C_California" title="Category:Calaveras County, California">Calaveras</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Colusa_County%2C_California" title="Category:Colusa County, California">Colusa</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Contra_Costa_County%2C_California" title="Category:Contra Costa County, California">Contra Costa</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Del_Norte_County%2C_California" title="Category:Del Norte County, California">Del Norte</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:El_Dorado_County%2C_California" title="Category:El Dorado County, California">El Dorado</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Fresno_County%2C_California" title="Category:Fresno County, California">Fresno</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Category:Glenn_County%2C_California" title="Category:Glenn County, California">Glenn</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Humboldt_County%2C_California" title="Category:Humboldt County, California">Humboldt</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Imperial_County%2C_California" title="Category:Imperial County, California">Imperial</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Inyo_County%2C_California" title="Category:Inyo County, California">Inyo</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Kern_County%2C_California" title="Category:Kern County, California">Kern</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Kings_County%2C_California" title="Category:Kings County, California">Kings</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Lake_County%2C_California" title="Category:Lake County, California">Lake</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Lassen_County%2C_California" title="Category:Lassen County, California">Lassen</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Space:Los_Angeles_County%2C_California" title="Space:Los Angeles County, California"><b>Los Angeles</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Madera_County%2C_California" title="Category:Madera County, California">Madera</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Category:Marin_County%2C_California" title="Category:Marin County, California">Marin</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Mariposa_County%2C_California" title="Category:Mariposa County, California">Mariposa</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Mendocino_County%2C_California" title="Category:Mendocino County, California">Mendocino</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Merced_County%2C_California" title="Category:Merced County, California">Merced</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Modoc_County%2C_California" title="Category:Modoc County, California">Modoc</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Mono_County%2C_California" title="Category:Mono County, California">Mono</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Monterey_County%2C_California" title="Category:Monterey County, California">Monterey</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Napa_County%2C_California" title="Category:Napa County, California">Napa</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Nevada_County%2C_California" title="Category:Nevada County, California">Nevada</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Space:Orange_County%2C_California" title="Space:Orange County, California"><b>Orange</b></a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Category:Placer_County%2C_California" title="Category:Placer County, California">Placer</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Plumas_County%2C_California" title="Category:Plumas County, California">Plumas</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Space:Riverside_County%2C_California" title="Space:Riverside County, California"><b>Riverside</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Sacramento_County%2C_California" title="Category:Sacramento County, California">Sacramento</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:San_Benito_County%2C_California" title="Category:San Benito County, California">San Benito</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Space:San_Bernardino_County%2C_California" title="Space:San Bernardino County, California"><b>San Bernardino</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Space:San_Diego_County%2C_California" title="Space:San Diego County, California"><b>San Diego</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:San_Francisco_County%2C_California" title="Category:San Francisco County, California">San Francisco</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:San_Joaquin_County%2C_California" title="Category:San Joaquin County, California">San Joaquin</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:San_Luis_Obispo_County%2C_California" title="Category:San Luis Obispo County, California">San Luis Obispo</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Category:San_Mateo_County%2C_California" title="Category:San Mateo County, California">San Mateo</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Space:Santa_Barbara_County%2C_California" title="Space:Santa Barbara County, California"><b>Santa Barbara</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Santa_Clara_County%2C_California" title="Category:Santa Clara County, California">Santa Clara</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Space:Santa_Cruz_County%2C_California" title="Space:Santa Cruz County, California"><b>Santa Cruz</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Shasta_County%2C_California" title="Category:Shasta County, California">Shasta</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Sierra_County%2C_California" title="Category:Sierra County, California">Sierra</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Siskiyou_County%2C_California" title="Category:Siskiyou County, California">Siskiyou</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Solano_County%2C_California" title="Category:Solano County, California">Solano</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Sonoma_County%2C_California" title="Category:Sonoma County, California">Sonoma</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Stanislaus_County%2C_California" title="Category:Stanislaus County, California">Stanislaus</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Category:Sutter_County%2C_California" title="Category:Sutter County, California">Sutter</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Tehama_County%2C_California" title="Category:Tehama County, California">Tehama</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Trinity_County%2C_California" title="Category:Trinity County, California">Trinity</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Tulare_County%2C_California" title="Category:Tulare County, California">Tulare</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Tuolumne_County%2C_California" title="Category:Tuolumne County, California">Tuolumne</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Space:Ventura_County%2C_California" title="Space:Ventura County, California"><b>Ventura</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Yolo_County%2C_California" title="Category:Yolo County, California">Yolo</a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Category:Yuba_County%2C_California" title="Category:Yuba County, California">Yuba</a> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table id="toc" class="toc" summary="Contents"><tr><td><div id="toctitle"><h2>Contents</h2></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#How_to_Join"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">How to Join</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Templates"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Templates</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Goals"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Goals</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#List_of_Things_to_Do"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">List of Things to Do</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Ongoing_List_of_Things_to_Do"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Ongoing List of Things to Do</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Town_and_County_Projects"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Town and County Projects</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#One_Place_Studies"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">One Place Studies</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Historical_Projects"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Historical Projects</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#California_Related_Categories_on_WikiTree"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">California Related Categories on WikiTree</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Related_Projects_and_Pages_on_WikiTree"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Related Projects and Pages on WikiTree</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Online_Publications"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Online Publications</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Resources"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Resources</span></a></li> </ul> </td></tr></table><script type="text/javascript">if(window.showTocToggle){var tocShowText="show";var tocHideText="hide";showTocToggle();}</script> <a name="How_to_Join"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> How to Join </span></h3> <p>It is not necessary that you be related to someone who lived in the state of California or live there yourself to join. Anyone with an interest is welcome! If you would like to participate, please do the following: </p> <div class="green box rounded"><b>Are you interested in the California Project?</b><span style="float:right;padding:20px;"><img src="https://www.wikitree.com/images/badge/united_states.gif.pagespeed.ce.SnNCgHD_58.gif" alt="united_states.gif" class="scale-with-grid"/></span> <ul><li> Project Leaders: </li><li> Coordinators: <a href="/wiki/Coles-1048" title="Coles-1048">Robin Coles</a> </li><li> Answer our <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1716506" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1716506" rel="nofollow">G2G welcome post</a> to join the California project and get a badge. </li><li> Add <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/California" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/California" rel="nofollow"><span class="TAG">California</span></a> to <a href="/wiki/Special:Following" title="Special:Following">your followed tags</a>. </li><li> We use <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/" rel="nofollow">G2G</a> for communication. </li><li> Here is the California project's <a href="/wiki/Automated:DD_Suggestion_List_CA" title="Automated:DD Suggestion List CA">Suggestion List</a>. Working on these is a great way to contribute. </li><li> Look at one of the California project's <a href="/wiki/Reagan-1" title="Reagan-1">example profiles</a> to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the <a href="/wiki/Help:Examples" title="Help:Examples">Examples Gallery</a>.</div> </li></ul> <p>Answer the <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1404331/you-have-ancestors-united-states-join-united-states-project" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1404331/you-have-ancestors-united-states-join-united-states-project" rel="nofollow">United States Project G2G welcome post</a> and you will be awarded the United States Project badge. Make sure to include the State (s) that you are interested in. </p><p>Add <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/united_states" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/united_states" rel="nofollow"><span class="TAG">united_states</span></a> and <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/California" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/California" rel="nofollow"><span class="TAG">California</span></a> to your list of followed tags. That way you'll see all of our discussions in your G2G Feed. </p><p>For a full list of participants in the United States Project, see the <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Badges&b=united_states" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Badges&b=united_states" rel="nofollow">badge report</a>. </p><p>Please see our list of goals and tasks below for ways you can help. </p> <a name="Templates"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Templates </span></h3> <p>The template is {{United States|sub-project=California}} which will give you: </p> <div class="projectbox"><table><tr><td valign="center"> <table style="float:left; margin: 0 5px 0 0;width:75px"> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:California"><img alt="flag" src="/photo.php/thumb/f/ff/US_State_Flag_Images-4.png/75px-US_State_Flag_Images-4.png" width="75" height="50" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a> </td></tr> </table></td><td valign="center">... ... ... is a part of California history.<br/>Join: <strong class="selflink">California Project</strong><br/>Discuss: <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/California" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/California" rel="nofollow"><span class="TAG">California</span></a></td></tr></table></div> <p>This above template is for use <b>only</b> on profiles that are of importance to the project or need to be PPP'd and managed by the project. </p><p>It is <b>not</b> for every single person from California. The following sticker might be used in that circumstance: </p> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Template:California_Sticker" title="Template:California Sticker"><b>California Sticker Directions</b></a> </dd><dd>Deceased persons {{California Sticker}} <div style="width:250px; min-height:50px; float:right; clear:right; display: flex; align-items: center; margin:2px 2px 2px 20px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: #ccc; box-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #888888;"><div style="display: flex; align-items=stretch;"><div style="min-width:50px; margin:0px 5px 0px 2px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-around;"><a href="/wiki/Image:US_State_Flag_Images-4.png" class="image" title="US State Flag Images-4.png"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/f/ff/US_State_Flag_Images-4.png/50px-US_State_Flag_Images-4.png" width="50" height="33" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a></div></div><div class="SMALL">... ... ... was a Californian.</div></div> </dd></dl> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <dl><dd>Living Persons {{California Sticker|living=y}} <div style="width:250px; min-height:50px; float:right; clear:right; display: flex; align-items: center; margin:2px 2px 2px 20px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: #ccc; box-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #888888;"><div style="display: flex; align-items=stretch;"><div style="min-width:50px; margin:0px 5px 0px 2px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-around;"><a href="/wiki/Image:US_State_Flag_Images-4.png" class="image" title="US State Flag Images-4.png"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/f/ff/US_State_Flag_Images-4.png/50px-US_State_Flag_Images-4.png" width="50" height="33" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a></div></div><div class="SMALL">... ... ... is a Californian.</div></div> </dd></dl> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <a name="Goals"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Goals </span></h3> <p>The overall goals of the US History Project are to create and develop profiles on WikiTree for those who lived in the state of California. To meet these goals: </p> <ol><li>Add California-related profiles, checking for existing profiles to avoid duplication. If any duplicate profiles exist, request merges, starting with the oldest generation. </li><li>If profiles were loaded by GEDCOM, use WikiTree Styles and Standards to clean up residue and broken links. </li><li>Search out original rather than derivative documentation and add sources. </li><li>Write comprehensive, well-sourced biographies. </li><li>Make sure profiles of all family members are correct and documented. </li><li>Profiles need to be linked to the greater WikiTree. Try to find the connection. </li></ol> <a name="List_of_Things_to_Do"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> List of Things to Do </span></h3> <ol><li>Need space pages created and developed for California counties and linked to this page. Would you like to lead a county project? </li><li>If you have any California state resources that you are willing to do lookups, please add them to the <a href="/wiki/Category:California_Genealogy_Resources" title="Category:California Genealogy Resources">California Resources Page</a>. </li><li>If you live in California, please consider adding <b>Catalog: <a href="/wiki/Category:California_Research_Assistance" title="Category:California Research Assistance">California Research Assistance</a></b> to your Wikitree profile page. </li></ol> <a name="Ongoing_List_of_Things_to_Do"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Ongoing List of Things to Do </span></h3> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Category:California%2C_Cemeteries" title="Category:California, Cemeteries">Cemeteries in California</a> need to be photographed and the categories added to profiles on WikiTree. See the <a href="/wiki/Project:California_Cemeteries" title="Project:California Cemeteries">California Cemeteries Project</a> </li><li>Add profiles for those who obtained land grants and homesteaded in California. See the <a href="/wiki/Project:Homesteaders" title="Project:Homesteaders">Homesteaders Project</a> </li><li>Help develop the <a href="/wiki/Project:Native_Americans" title="Project:Native Americans">Native Americans Project</a> with information about California state tribes. </li><li>Work on California's <a href="/wiki/Automated:DD_Unconnected_List_CA" title="Automated:DD Unconnected List CA"> unconnected</a> and <a href="/wiki/Category:California%2C_Unsourced_Profiles" title="Category:California, Unsourced Profiles">unsourced</a> profiles. </li><li>Create new profiles for people of California who are documented in a family member's profile, but might not have their own profiles yet. See <a href="/wiki/Category:California%2C_Needs_Profiles_Created" title="Category:California, Needs Profiles Created">Needs Profiles Created</a> </li><li> Work on <a href="/wiki/Automated:DD_Suggestion_List_CA" title="Automated:DD Suggestion List CA">Suggestions for profiles from California</a>, as reported by the <a href="/wiki/Project:Data_Doctors" title="Project:Data Doctors">Data Doctors Project</a>. </li><li>Add profiles for the <a href="http://www.sos.wa.gov/legacy/publications_detail.aspx?p=53" class="external text" title="http://www.sos.wa.gov/legacy/publications_detail.aspx?p=53" rel="nofollow">men who died</a> in World War I, serving from <a href="/wiki/Space:California_in_The_Great_War" title="Space:California in The Great War">California in the Great War</a> project and for the <a href="/wiki/Project:Roll_of_Honor" title="Project:Roll of Honor">Roll of Honor</a> project. </li><li>Help find the Last Name at Birth (LNAB) for <a href="https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=10000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20location=California" class="external text" title="https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=10000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20location=California" rel="nofollow">California</a> Unknowns using the <a href="/wiki/Space:Unknowns_Team_Process" title="Space:Unknowns Team Process"> Profile Improvement Project Unknowns Team Process</a> </li><li>Help add profiles with the <a href="/wiki/Space:US_Black_Heritage_1880_Project#Available_1880_Spreadsheets" title="Space:US Black Heritage 1880 Project"> US Black Heritage 1880 Project Teams</a> </li></ol> <a name="Town_and_County_Projects"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Town and County Projects</span></h3> <a name="One_Place_Studies"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline">One Place Studies</span></h4> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space:Hollywood%2C_California" title="Space:Hollywood, California">Hollywood, California</a> </li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space:Oakland%2C_California_Formation" title="Space:Oakland, California Formation">Oakland, California</a> </li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space:Tustin%2C_California_One_Place_Study" title="Space:Tustin, California One Place Study">Tustin, California</a> </li></ul> <a name="Historical_Projects"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Historical Projects</span></h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space:California" title="Space:California"> California</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Space:California_Gold_Rush_Space_Page" title="Space:California Gold Rush Space Page">California Gold Rush</a> </li></ul> <a name="California_Related_Categories_on_WikiTree"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> California Related Categories on WikiTree </span></h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:California" title="Category:California">California Category page</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:California_Projects" title="Category:California Projects">California Projects page</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:California%2C_Cemeteries" title="Category:California, Cemeteries">California, Cemeteries</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:California_Colleges_and_Universities" title="Category:California Colleges and Universities">California Colleges & Universities</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:California_Governors" title="Category:California Governors">California Governors</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:California%2C_Homesteaders" title="Category:California, Homesteaders">California Homesteaders</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Federally_Recognized_Native_American_Tribes_of_California" title="Category:Federally Recognized Native American Tribes of California">California Federally Recognized Native American Tribes</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:California%2C_Politicians" title="Category:California, Politicians">California, Politicians</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:California%2C_Religious_Congregations" title="Category:California, Religious Congregations">California Religious Congregations</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:California_Research_Assistance" title="Category:California Research Assistance">California Research Assistance</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:California_Genealogy_Resources" title="Category:California Genealogy Resources">California Genealogy Resources</a> </li></ul> <a name="Related_Projects_and_Pages_on_WikiTree"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Related Projects and Pages on WikiTree</span></h3> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Homesteaders" title="Project:Homesteaders">Homesteaders Project</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Native_Americans" title="Project:Native Americans">Native Americans Project</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Trails_and_Wagon_Trains" title="Project:Trails and Wagon Trains">Trails and Wagon Trains Project</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:The_Way_West" title="Project:The Way West">The Way West Project</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Space:US_Governors" title="Space:US Governors">US Governors Project</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Space:California_in_The_Great_War" title="Space:California in The Great War">California in the Great War</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Space:United_States_in_World_War_II" title="Space:United States in World War II">United States in World War II</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Space:Sources-California" title="Space:Sources-California">California Sources</a> </li></ul> <a name="Online_Publications"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Online Publications </span></h3> <a name="Resources"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Resources </span></h3> <ul><li> <a href="https://cdnc.ucr.edu/" class="external text" title="https://cdnc.ucr.edu/" rel="nofollow">California Digital Newspaper Collection</a> - Free access to digital images of many California newspapers from 1846 to the present </li><li> <a href="https://www.genealoger.com/genealogy/states/california.htm" class="external text" title="https://www.genealoger.com/genealogy/states/california.htm" rel="nofollow">California Genealogy Resources</a>, Genealoger Family History and Genealogy Services website. </li></ul>  <br/><br/> <p class="SMALL" align="center"> This page was last modified 05:13, 28 March 2024. 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