Hello, I am looking for birth and death records from Fieldbrook, Ca CA 1913 and 1914. My grandmother Edith Rose (Brogi) Franceschi was born in Fieldbrrok in 1913.  I am looking for her birth record.  Since she was Catholic, the records might be in a church somewhere.  I have no idea where to start there. My Great Granfather Pietro Rotillo Brogi was killed in a Logging Accident in 1914.  He is Edith's father. This one i do not know the name of the company that was logging in the Fieldbrook area in 1913.  I have been told it was the Scotia lumber company, but I can not find any record of a company by that name. I have been to Fieldbrook and they do not know what would have happened to those records from tha long ago.  They said they might be in Arcata, but Arcata knew nothing about them either.  The county recorder in Eureka has no records either.  I know there was a fire in the 1930's, at least that is what have been told, that destoryed some records. I could use some help to get me started in the right direction with finding these two records.   HELP!!!! Thanks Lorie Franceschi

Lori: First, let me address a couple of your narrative type questions. You will not find official vital statistics records in Fieldbrook. Fieldbrook is an unincorporated rural area of Humboldt COunty. In California, as in Arizona, the primary source for vital statistics records is at the County government level. Here it will be the Recorder's Office, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, sixth Floor. VItal Statistics section. Ask for Vicki, she can assist. SIne 1905, a copy of the official record is forwarded to the California state government in Sacramento, Department of Public Health. The Handybook (in your library) will he a copy or use Ancestry's Red Book, for addresses. Also, the City of Arcata would not have vital statistics records even for residents of that City, much less for surrounding rural areas. Although I am not sure what lumber company was logging in Fieldbrook, I suspect that it was the Pacific Lumber Company.. Their company headquarters are in their company town of Scotia, just south of Fortuna (Quite a distance from Fieldbrook). Here a bit of information on your family: BROGI Rotiglio & Giuseppini "Josephine" Buti `1. Rose, born 19 February 1911 at Dows Prarie. (Which is near Fieldbrook) (Delayed Birth Record; Misc. record S-320; Ferndale Enterprise newspaper article; 1920 census). 2. Enes Virginia., born 10 September 1912 at Fieldbrook. (Died 21 January, 1956. (Misc. record Y-248; 1920 census; death record). 3. Edith, born 19 November, 1913 at Fieldbrook (Misc. record 2-339; 1920 census). The above from the book: A Guideline to Births, Humboldt County, 1900 - 1915, Compiled by Marilyn Keach Milota,. The Humboldt County Genealogical Society, January 200. Page 74. 4. Arkisi "Archie", born 22 July, 1916 in the Sunnyside Disstrict, Eureka, (Delayed Birth record 1920 census)/ The last one came from the book: A Guideline to Humboldt County Births 1916- 1929, Page 64. Compiled by Marilyn Keach Milota. November 2002. Marriage: FRANCHESI, Lawrence J., & Edith Rutilia Brogi, 10 February, 1935 at Eureka. This above from the book: 1023- 1938 Marriage Index Humboldt County. COmpiled by Marilyn Keach Milota. February 2001. Page 54. There there is for your Grandfather: BROGI, Pete. Died 8 March 1914. Eureka. Age: 29 years. Born:: Italy. Married. Occupation: Woods. Cause: Crushed between 2 logs. This from the book Humboldt County, California Deaths Abstracts Books 1 & 2, Page 78. Compiled by Marilyn Keach Milota. January, 1993. Lastly, there is the more complete entry as follows: BROGI, Peter. died 8 March 1914 at the Sequoia Hospital, Eureka. Buried: Bucksport Cemetery. Died when he was crushed by rolling logs at the Vance Logging Camp 18 three weeks before. Left a 27 year oild wife and 5 small children. Humboldt Times newspaper articles 9 & 10 March 1914). There is probably more information available, even here at my house. But, I need to go to bed as it is 4 a.m. I guess that our guess of he Pacific Lumber COmpany was wrong! Regards, Don Tunison-Campbell Eureka, Humboldt County, California Don LMFranceschi@aol.com wrote: >Hello, I am looking for birth and death records from Fieldbrook, Ca CA 1913 >and 1914. > >My grandmother Edith Rose (Brogi) Franceschi was born in Fieldbrrok in 1913. >I am looking for her birth record. Since she was Catholic, the records might >be in a church somewhere. I have no idea where to start there. > >My Great Granfather Pietro Rotillo Brogi was killed in a Logging Accident in >1914. He is Edith's father. This one i do not know the name of the company >that was logging in the Fieldbrook area in 1913. I have been told it was the >Scotia lumber company, but I can not find any record of a company by that name. > >I have been to Fieldbrook and they do not know what would have happened to >those records from tha long ago. They said they might be in Arcata, but Arcata >knew nothing about them either. The county recorder in Eureka has no records >either. I know there was a fire in the 1930's, at least that is what have >been told, that destoryed some records. > >I could use some help to get me started in the right direction with finding >these two records. HELP!!!! > > >Thanks > >Lorie Franceschi > > > > >