Don't forget the City Library. It has the added advantage of being open on Sundays. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: Norby Family <norby@ainet.com> To: <CA-GOLDRUSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 1999 9:23 PM Subject: Re: [GOLDRUSH] Sacramento Resource Suggestions > Hi Jack, > > Haven't seen a response to your inquiry on line so here goes: > > You have to visit the CA room of the State Library. Start here for an > excellent article by Sandra Harris on what to expect: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/NORCAL%20index/caroom.html > > 900 N Street > Sacramento, CA 95814 > > California History Room > Room 200 > Phone: 916-654-0176 > Email to: cslcal@library.ca.gov > > California State Library materials are available for all Californians for > in-library use. Librarians and other staff are available in public service > areas Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Sacramento > > here is a list of what they have available to research - print it out and > make a list of what you want to look at before you go > http://www.library.ca.gov/html/genealogy.html > > Close by is the Clifornia State Archives, a division of the Secretary of > State´s Office, which has an extensive collection of records from the > agencies of State government. Information on individuals may be found in > these records. The State Archives is located at 1020 O Street, Sacramento, > CA 95814. Ph: (916) 653-2246. > > I haven't been the archives so I can't comment on it. Maybe someone else > can. > > > Colleen Norby > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Your Name <jkennedywinterset@worldnet.att.net> > To: CA-GOLDRUSH-L@rootsweb.com <CA-GOLDRUSH-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 7:43 PM > Subject: [GOLDRUSH] Sacramento Resource Suggestions > > > >I am planning to be in the Sacramento area in February looking for > >information on my gggf, Robert Kennedy(b.1818 in Pa.) who left his > >family in Illinois in 1858-60 and went around the Cape to the goldfields > >of California. His wife received a few letters and then was never heard > >from again. I have checked the Ca. census from 1860 -1900, San Francisco > >Passenger lists and San Fran papers with no sucess. Any suggestions for > >a starting place would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. > >Jack Kennedy > > > > > >==== CA-GOLDRUSH Mailing List ==== > >Automatic Administrative Reminder: > >ROOTSWEB is archiving the CA-GOLDRUSH-D digest messages, and the search > screen > >is at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CA-GOLDRUSH > > >