Over the years CGS volunteers have spent many hours indexing data from primary sources. Some of this information is available only through our website. Resources that are free to use by anyone include our CGS Names Index and the information in the databases listed below in the “Free To All Records” section. To access the additional information in the “Members-Only Records” section you must be a member of CGS and you need to login.
The CGS NAMES INDEX, containing more than 410,000 records, is the index to our largest image collections and numerous physical books. See Index Codes for a detailed description of each group. The search results page allows ordering photocopies of book pages or images from Research Services.
CGS Manuscript Collection Index
First Congregational Church Deaths 1915-1917
The Colored Directory of the Leading Cities of Northern California 1916-1917 Every-word searchable image PDF of the Directory.
Alameda County Obituary Forms 1968 – 1977, an all-name index to three binders of obituary forms submitted to the San Leandro Morning News and the Alameda Star Times newspapers.
Some of the collections held by CGS have been scanned and put on the FamilySearch website. To see these records you must have an account at FamilySearch. Once on the site go to the Search menu and select “Catalog”. At the “Search By:” prompt choose “Titles” and enter: California, Collections of California Genealogical Society, 1700-1942.
When you select the collection it will show a list of CGS databases that includes:
This e-book was developed by a member of CGS and includes family histories and pictures of the signers of the 1849 California Constitution.
You must be logged in to access this area. All files are in PDF format.
