Genealogy

     - Births, Deaths & Marriages


For California For other states General sites

California:

Vital Records (Births, Deaths, Marriage, Divorce ) Indexes :

Vital Records 1769-1850  (From California Missions) FREE through Huntington Library

Birth:

California Birth Index 1905-1995 @ AncestryLE Must be in the Library to use

California Birth Index 1905-1995 @ FamilySearch FREE

Death:

California death index 1905-1994 Microfilm in Heritage Center

California death index 1905-1939 @ AncestryLE Must be in the Library to use

California death index 1905-1994 @ FamilySearch FREE

California death index 1940-1997 @ AncestryLE Must be in the Library to use

California death index 1940-1997 @ FamilySearch FREE

Social Security Death Index 1962-2014 @ AncestryLE Must be in the Library to use

Social Security Death Index 1962-2014 @ FamilySearch FREE

Fresno Bee obituaries 1962-present Available in the Heritage Center

Fresno Bee 1985-present Available from Home with Library Card

Marriage:

California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 @ FamilySearch FREE

California Marriage index 1949-1985 @ AncestryLE Must be in the Library to use

California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 @ FamilySearch FREE

On microfilm in Heritage Center 1960-1986

Divorce:

California Divorce index 1962-1984  Microfilm in Heritage Center

California Divorce index 1962-1984 @ AncestryLE Must be in the Library to use

California Divorce Index, 1966-1984  @ FamilySearch FREE

On microfilm in Heritage Center

Fresno County Vital Records

Informational copies of birth, death and marriage certificates (1873-present) can be obtained from the Fresno County Recorder's Office.

Additional State Records

California State Archives

Calisphere digital archives

Online Archive of California

California State Library

California [State] Historical Society

California Digital Newspapers

California Vital Records


Records in Other States:

Resources listed roughly in this order:

  • State Archives
  • State Library
  • State Historical Society
  • Digital Newspapers
  • State Vital Records


General Sites: