California
Catholics, Methodists, Presbyterians and Congregationalists were the largest religious groups in California in the 19th century. The first Catholic missions were organized in 1769. Most of the mission records begin in 1770 and are on film. The Family History Library and the Bancroft Library, at the University of California at Berkeley have extensive collections of early records. There are a gazillion books on California Missions, and the following publications are only a few which can help you locate vital record information:
- An Alphabetical Listing of the California Mission Vital Records, Thomas W. Temple III
- A Select Guide to California Catholic History, Francis J. Weber
- The Parochial Books of the California Missions, 1961, J.N. Bowman
- Genealogical Research in the Records of the California Missions, Genealogical Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Noel R. Barton
- Calendar of Documents in the Santa Barbara Mission Archives, Maynard J. Geiger
Many original mission records and other Catholic records have been gathered into central repositories. These include:
The USGenWeb Archives are dependent of volunteers, people just like you, donating their time by transcribing public domain records or other non-copyrighted primary sources. Transcribing records is an incredible gift to the present and future researcher. It requires dedication and patient attention to detail, but is not complicated. Your file contributions help build this repository for all researchers to come.
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The USGenWeb Archives Church Records Project was founded 1 August 2000
Church Records Project Coordinator - Kelly Mullins
Assistant Coordinator - Tina S. Vickery
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Information last updated on 09 Sep 2008.
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