Genealogy & Local History
Step back in time... trace your family history or discover the history of your local community!
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Census records
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Birth, marriage, and death records
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Military records
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Immigration, emigration, passport, and naturalization records
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Family history records
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Passenger lists
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Directories and members lists
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Court, land, tax, and probate records
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And much, much more!
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U.S. Federal Censuses (1790-1930)
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Revolutionary war pension and bounty land warrant applications
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Freedman’s Bank Records - Vital African-American records, 1864-1874
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Genealogy and local history books
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Periodical Source Index (PERSI) for genealogy and local history periodicals
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LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set - memorials, petitions, and private relief actions
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First-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society, and events of the times
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Articles on local news, issues, events, and people
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Obituaries
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Birth, marriage and death announcements
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Articles on local news, issues, events, and people
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Obituaries
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Birth, marriage and death announcements
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Articles on local news, issues, events, and people
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Obituaries
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Birth, marriage and death announcements
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Use this database to search the catalogs of libraries around the world to find genealogy and local history material not held by the Santa Clara County Library District. This may include:
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City directories
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Family history books
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Local history books
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Church and cemetery records
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Newspapers
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You may place an interlibrary loan request (fee charged) for items to be delivered to your library.
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Hand-picked resources available at Santa Clara County Library District and on the web
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Census records
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Military records
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Immigration records
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Birth, marriage, and death records
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Santa Clara County genealogy
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Community history resources available at Santa Clara County Library District for Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Milpitas, Morgan Hill and Saratoga. Resources include:
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Local history books
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Yearbooks
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Maps
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City government documents
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Newspaper clippings
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Photographs
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Housed at the Cupertino Library
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Materials on the American trek west to California and on California history, including the history of many of its cities, towns, and counties. Highlights include:
Local History Resources
California Western Americana Collection (CWA) (in-library use only)