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4	1	Yolo County: History of Yolo County California with Biographical Sketches Volume I by Tom Gregory 1913	Leading men and women of the County identifed with its growth and development from early days to the present including Eligible California Pioneers	Yolo 1
5	2	Solano and Napa CountiesHistory of Solano and Napa Counties California with Biographical Sketches by Tom Gregory 1912	Leading men and women of the County identifed with its growth and development from early days to the present including Eligible California Pioneers	Sol&Nap 1
6	3	Sonoma County: History of Sonoma County California with Biographical Sketches by Tom Gregory 1911	Leading men and women of the County identifed with its growth and development from early days to the present including Eligible California Pioneers	HistSon 1
7	4	Records of the Families of California Pioneers Gathered by the Various Chapters of the California Daughters of the American Revolution from Original Sources in the Years 1925-1926 Volume II	Includes generational pedigrees of early california pioneers and families including Eligible California Pioneers	DAR 1
8	5	Southern California: Historical and Biographical Record of Southern California by J. M. Guinn, A.M. 1902	Contains biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present, some of whom are eligible California Pioneers, and a history of Southern California from its earliest settlement to the opening year of the twentieth century	HistSoCal 1
9	6	Stanislaus County: History of Stanislaus County California with Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the County who have been Identifed with its Groth and Development from the earl days to the Present; by George H. Tinkham; 1921	Contains the names and biographies of men and women of Stanislaus Countyassociated with its growth. The Eligible California Pioneers are listed on the finding aid	Stan
10	7	Los Altos and Mountain View: Early Settlers of Old Los Altos and Mountain View by Daughters of the American revolution Los Altos Chapter	A Project of th Los Altos Chapter of the DAR 2020-2021. A collection of Profiles. An Assemblage of accounts of people who were active in Los Altos, Mountain View and Los Altos Hills before 1900.	Los Altos
11	8	California Genealogical Society Manuscript Listing the signers of th 1849 California Constitution along with their Family Histories by	Signers of the California Constitution and the biographies	Constsigners
12	9	California Pioneer Register and Index, 1542-1848: Including Inhabitants of California, 1769-1800, and List of Pioneers by Hubert Hoew Bancroft Published 1900	Alphabetical index of biographies of pioneers of California from its discovery to 1848 inlcuding nationality, occupation, achievements, death and relationships.	Bancroft Pioneer Register
13	10	Californio Families A Brief Overview by Alexander king	A short description of Spanish and Mexican Colonial California including early settlement expeditions with names	SF1
14	11	Pioneer Builders of Los Angeles, Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly September 1961	Descrption of the early settlers of Los Angeles	HSSC1
15	12	Account of the 1775 Anza Expedition	The beginnings of San Francisco from the Experdition of Anza, to the City Charter of April 15 1850 by Zoeth Skinner Eldredge Vol.1. published 912 New York: John C. Rankin Company	SF Anza
16	13	Spanish_Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850 Volume III byMarie E Northrup	Concentrates on founders of the Los Angeles Pueblo in 1781. It includes genealogies down to the present day	Spanish-Mexican Families 1769-1850 Vol I
17	14	Spanish_Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850 Volume II by Marie E Northrup	Contains genealogies for 265 Early California families particulalry Los Angeles	Spanish-Mexican Families 1769-1850 Vol II
18	15	Spanish_Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850 Volume I by Marie E Northrup	Genealogies of Early California Familes based on work by Thomas Workmans Temple II	Contact program for lookup
19	16	Genealogical Tables of Spanish and Mexican Families of California by Thomas Workman Temple	Histories Genealogies and pedigree charts of earl California Settlers	Genealogical Table Thomas Workman Temple
20	17	History of the state of California and biographical recordof coast counties, California :an historical story of the state's marvelous growth froits earliest settlement to the present time: also contining bigrpahies of well-known citizens of the past and present by J M Guinn	History of Southern California with biographical sketches	Guinn
21	18	Southern California: An illustrated history of southern California : embracing the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the peninsula of lower California, from the earliest period of occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of their prospects, also, full-page portraits of some of their eminent men, and biographical mention of many of their pioneers and of prominent citizens of to-day by Lewis Publishing Company	Illustrated History of Southern California with biographical sketches	Lewis Pub Co
22	19	Northern California: A memorial and biographical history of northern California, illustrated : containing a history of this important section of the Pacific coast from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its prospective future; full-page steel portraits of its most eminent men, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers and also of prominent citizens of today by Lewis Publishing Company	Early History of Northern california with biographies	Lewis Pub Co
23	20	Central California: A memorial and biographical history of the coast counties of Central California : containing a history of this important section of the Pacific coast from the earliest period of its discovery to the present time, together with glimpses of its auspicious future; illustrations and full-page portraits of some of its eminent men, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and prominent citizens of to-day by Henry D Barrows and Luther A Ingersoll	Central California\|California\|History of the coast counties of Central California with biographies	Barrows & Ingersoll
24	21	Merced, Stanislaus Calaveras Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties:A memorial and biographical history of the counties of Merced, Stanislaus, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa, California. by New Haven, Connecticut Research Publications	Biographical History of Merced, Stanislaus, Calveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties	New Haven
25	22	Southern California and Los Angeles: Men of achievement in the great Southwest, Illustrated : A story of pioneer struggles during early days in Los Angeles and Southern California. With biographies, heretofore unpublished facts, anecdotes, and incidents in the lives of the builders by George Ward Burton	A story of pioneer struggles during early days in Los Angeles and Southern California. With biographies	Burton
26	23	Men of California : western personalities and their affiliations by Wellington C Wolfe	Inde and Portraits of ell-known early Californians	Wolfe
27	24	Military Records by Nona Parkin, Sherman Lee Pompey, Nevada Stake Family Center, US Army First Battalion Cavalry, Nevada, US Army, California Cavalry battalion	Contains registers of veterans, burial listings, muster rolls, some biographical data of War of 1812 veterans, lists of veterans entitled to pensions, membership lists of the Grand Army of the Republic, California and Nevada posts, etc	Military
28	25	California of the South A History volume I by John Steven McGroarty	History of Southern California from 1542 including towns and biographies	Calif of South 1
29	26	California of the South A History volume II by John Steven McGroarty	History of Southern California from 1542 including towns and biographies	Calif of South 2
30	27	California of the South A History volume III by John Steven McGroarty	History of Southern California from 1542 including towns and biographies	Calif of South 3
31	28	California of the South A History volume IV by John Steven McGroarty	History of Southern California from 1542 including towns and biographies	Calif of South 4
32	29	California of the South A History volume IV by John Steven McGroarty	History of Southern California from 1542 including towns and biographies	Calif of South 5
33	30	The early days of men of California by W. F. Swasey	Autobiography of the author and history of Colonial California	Swasey
34	31	Early days in California : the growth of the commonwealth under American rule, with biographical sketches of pioneers Vol.I by G.W. Sullivan	The rise of California from 1846	Sullivan
35	32	California, PioneerMigration Index, compiled 1906-1935 by California State Library	Index of Early Ssettlers in California	Pioneer Index
36	33	Press reference library : notables of the Southwest, being the portraits and biographies of progressive men of the Southwest who have helped in the development and history making of this wonderful country by Los Angels Examiner	Portraits and biographies of notable men of the Southwest	Southwest
37	34	Unpublished records of the families of California pioneers : Collections of the State Committee of Genealogical Research, Daughters of the American Revolution (California) by Daughters of the American Revolution	Compilation of the records of the families of California pioneers	DAR 2
38	35	Northern California: A Volume of Memoirs and Genealogy of Repsentative Citizens of Northern California including biographies of many of those who have passed away by the Standard Genealogical Publishing Company, Chicago	Biographies of well Known people of Northern California	No Cal
39	36	Alta California: Population increases into Alta California in the Spanish period, 1769- 1821 by Alexander Avilez	Describes immigration to Alta California from 1769-1821 including earl expeditions	Population
40	37	The Society of California Pioneers: Association of Pioneer Women of California	Transcriptions of entires complied by the Association of Pioneer Women of California spanning 60 years. Includes over 800 first-person accounts of women who arrived in California before january 1 1854	Assoc Pioneer Women California
41	38	Name List of members of the Society of California Pioneers members	Name List of members of the Society of California Pioneers who arrived in California before 1850 or descendants who became members based on their ancestor's arrival before 1850	Name List
42	39	Index to County Biographies and Histories in California GenWeb	Part of the California Pioneer Project on the California GenWeb	Index to Biographies
43	40	California Pioneer Biographies Compied by the Southern California Genealogical Society	List of emigrants who started west in 1849, wintered in and around Salt Lake City and arrived in California in the spring of 1850; transcribed records of the Ferris Valley Cemetery, Riverside, CA; marriage and birth records of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Berkeley, CA 1884-1897; baptisms in the Mayflower Congregational Church, San Francisco, CA 1895-1903; several family Bible records including Brock, Moss, Herd, Moser, Graves, Pearsall, Barton, Erwin, Taylor, Reed, Vocke, Schau, Ballard, Hill, and Willits.	SCGS Pioneer List
44	41	Documents for the History of California: Alviso Family Papers, 1817-1850 (Spanish)	Sale of cattle to government of San Jose and papers by Mariano G Vallejo, Juan B R Cooper, Thomas O Larkin and James McKinlay	Alviso Papers
45	42	La Sangra Azul de California Lugo by Adam C. Derkum 1941 English	Biographies of selected Early California Spanish Families	Derkum
46	43	The Argonauts of California being the Reminiscences of Scenes and Incidents that Occurred in California in early Mining days by a Pioneer C. W. Haskins Fords, Howard and Hulbert 1890	Autobiography and accounts of early mining in California	Argonauts
47	44	California Pioneers	List of California Pioneers compiled by the California Genealogical Society	CGS
48	45	United States. \| Spain. Military Histories \| California. Military Records, Military Histories \| Illinois. \| Hancock. Miscellaneous Records, Probate Records \| Logan. Census \| Stark. Census, Military Records \| Sandusky. Vital Records 1867–1908 \| Whitman. Census, Military Records \| Carmel. Census \| Tishomingo. Directories, History Records	California Patriots During Spain's 1779-1783 war with England	California Patriots
49	46	San Francisco: Church records: California Pioneers Author: California Genealogical Society	Emigrants[sic] to California, Perris Valley Cemetery Records, Church records, Marriage announcements, Passenger list from Ship "Sylph" Panama to San Francisco	Pioneer Record
50	47	San Francisco: The Beginnings of San Francisco from the expedition of Anza 1774, to the city charter of April 15 1850: with biographical and other notes by Zoeth Skinner Eldridge 1912	History of San Francisco	SanFran Hist Bio
51	48	Sonoma County:History of Sonoma County Geography Geology Topography CLimatology Springs and Timber a Full and Particular Reocrd of the mexican Grants;Early History and Settlement, complied from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish and American Pioneers ........with Biographical Sketches Lyman L Palmer Slocum, Bowen &CO. Publishers 1881	Ancestry History of Napa and Lake Counties, California Collection card catalogue $	Lyman
52	49	Sonoma County: History of Sonoma County including its Geology, Topography, Mountains, Valleys and Streams.....A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants;Its early History and Settlement, Compiled form the most Authentic Sources ; The Names of Original Spanish and American Pioneers...... J P Munro-Fraser Alley, Bowen &CO San Francsico 1880	Ancestry History of Sonoma County Collection card catalogue $	Sonoma
53	50	Napa and Lake Counties:History of Napa and Lake Counties Geography Geology Topography Climatology Springs and Timber a Full and Particular Reocrd of the mexican Grants;Early History and Settlement, complied from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish and American Pioneers ........with Biographical Sketches Lyman L Palmer Slocum, Bowen &CO. Publishers 1881	Ancestry History of Napa and Lake Counties Collection card catalogue $	Napa
54	51	Mendocino County:History of Mendocino County Geography Geology Topography Climatology Springs and Timber a Full and Particular Reocrd of the mexican Grants;Early History and Settlement, complied from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish and American Pioneers ........with Biographical Sketches Lyman L Palmer Alley, Bowen &CO. Publishers 1880	Ancestry History of Mendocino County Calloection card catalogue $	Mendocino
55	52	Marin County: History of Marin County its Geography Geology Topography Climatology Springs and Timber a Full and Particular Reocrd of the mexican Grants;Early History and Settlement, complied from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish and American Pioneers ........with Biographical Sketches J P Munro-Fraser Alley, Bowen &CO. Publishers 1880	Ancestry History of Marin Coumty Collection card catalogue$	Marin
56	53	Alameda and Contra Costa Counties: The centennial year book of Alameda County, California : containing a summary of the discovery and settlement of California, a Summary of the Discovery and Settlement of Californ; A Description of th Contra Coata under Spanish ,Mexican and american Rule including the Settlement of Alameda and Gazetteers and Biograpical Sketches of Prominent Pioneers.............William Halley Published by William Halley 1876 Oakland California	Ancestry History of Alameda County including Contra Costa Collection card catalogue $	Alameda
57	54	History of Alalmeda County including Geology, Topography, Soil, and Productions; A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants; The Early History and Settlement: The Names of Original Spamish and American Pioneers: Histories of Townships: Bear Flag Rebellion M W Wood Publisher 1883 Oakland	Ancestry History of Alameda County Collection card catalogue $	Alameda Co
58	55	Los Angelea: Ancestry Historical and Biographical record of Los Angeles and Vicinity; containing a History of the City from its Earlieast Settlement and Biographies J M Guinn Chapman Publishing Company 1901 Chicago	Ancestry Historical and Biographical record of Los Angeles and Vicinity Collection card catalogue $	Los Angeles
59	56	Placer County California History: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of it Prominent Men	Reprinted from 1882 1st edition Thompson and West, Oakland ,CA	PLACB
60	57	Yuba and Sutter Counties History with Biographical Sketches	Peter J Delay Tucson 1974	YubSutB
61	58	Amador County History with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers	Published Thompson and West Oakland CA 1881 Requires viewing art FamilySearch Center	AMB
62	59	Amador County History with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers	Published Thompson and West Oakland CA 1881	AMB1
63	60	Shasta County Dictionary of Early Shasta County History	Alphabetical listing of people with biographies of early residents	SHAB
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65	62	Shasta County Dictionary of Early Shasta County History	Alphabetical listing of people with biographies of early residents	SHAB
66	61	Trinity County Pioneer Days in California: Historical and Personal Sketches	Includes biographical sketches of pioneers of Humboldt and Trinity counties	TRIB
67	62	San Diego History Center Biographies	Biographies of prominent early San Diego families	SanDiegoHistory
68	63	California, US, Pioneer and Immigrant Files, 1790-1950	10,000 records of biographical Information about pioneers who arrived in California before 1860	Cal Pioneers
69	64	Unpublished records of the families of California pioneers : Collections of the State Committee of Genealogical Research, Daughters of the American Revolution (California)/ Daughters of the American Revolution (California)	Biographies and genealogies of early California pioneers	DAR Pioneers
70	65	Forty Niners by Mary Barnes Prill	Information on persons who travelled to California in the gold rush mostly from Jefferson County, Iowa. Includes historical notes; obituaries; newspaper abstracts; correspondence.	Forty Niners
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