Try this site for lessons in how to research... ROOTSWEB'S GUIDE TO TRACING FAMILY TREES. For an index and links to the first 22 lessons that will help "jump-start" pursuit of your ancestors in 2000, see <http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/> Have you visited this site? It is an index of names in the CA county biographies published late 1880s/early 1900s and available at the CA Room of the state library in Sacramento. There's a search feature and it tells you how to order copies if you find one of your names. http://www.compuology.com/cpl/cpl_bio.htm The CA Death Index was published July 1905-1995. I have access to 1940-94 if you need a lookup. Other years are available from these volunteers listed on the CA Helplist: http://posom.com/hl/usa/ca.shtml Anderson, George gwa@ccnet.com 1905-1990 Michel jeunmichel@home.com 1905 - 1993 Carl Bradshaw cjbrad@svpal.org 1905-1988 Laurel laurele@hooked.net 1905 - 1992 Ron Stone blueoak@ix.netcom.com from 1905 Myrna Atwood atwood@lemoorenet.com 1906 - 1987 Tami cnstars@earthlink.net 1930-1994 (LA GenWeb volunteer) Challis McCullough RonMc@aol.com 1940-1995 Here's the info site for CA vital records: http://vitalrec.com/ca.html Check out the SSDI http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi Learn all about resources available for California research at these two sites: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/NORCAL%20index/toc.shtml http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/norcallib.html (volunteers for book lookups) California county websites: http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/ Volunteers - vital records, obituaries, city directories, cemeteries, etc. by county location http://raogk.rootsweb.com/californ.htm http://posom.com/hl/usa/ca.shtml Obituary volunteers: http://members.aol.com/sjhcamp/index.html (*** WE NEED VOLUNTEERS - Please Consider Volunteering for Your Area ***) Daily Obituary Times (obituary index from 1995 on) http://obits.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi On line obituaries: http://www.obits.com/others.html http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/obits/OB-CA-001.html http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/obits/index.html http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7748/obit/obituary.htm http://www.king.igs.net/~bdmlhm/obit_links.html http://www.geocities.com/cribbswh/obit/ On line CA newspapers: http://www.pegasusstarpacific.com/papers_us.html Looking for living relatives? If the person has a Calif Driver license, or I.D. card, the Department of Motor Vehicles will forward a page from you so that people can contact you if they choose ... that way their privacy is not compromised ... create a short cover letter to DMV describing your purpose as family history, trying to locate lost cousins for a family reunion and a letter to each person; make sure the letter is unsealed but addressed and stamped; mail the entire packet to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, 2415 First Ave, Sacramento, CA 95818-2698, phone (916) 657-6940 or 657-7016 Here are some sites for on-line phone directories http://www.555-1212.com/ (reverse address and phone number lookup) http://www.teldir.com/exit.cgi?http://www.anywho.com http://people.yahoo.com/ This site is a name search site http://www.ddp.com/DB/NameSearch.htm If you need clarification on any point, please include the previous message in your response. Colleen Norby Rootsweb sponsor ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø -----Original Message----- From: Edward A. Black, Sr. <w6uyf@earthlink.net> To: CATEHAMA-L@rootsweb.com <CATEHAMA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, December 30, 1999 11:13 PM Subject: [CATEHAMA] FWD {to CATEHAMA}: Finding my relitives--Posted by Edward CHojnacki <chojnacki4@netscape.net> on Thu, 30 Dec 1999 >The following was posted by Edward CHojnacki <chojnacki4@netscape.net> >on Thu, 30 Dec 1999 on the Tehama County GenConnect Query Forum: > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- > >Surname: chojnacki, robberts > >I have been trying to find out my family tree. The only information that >I have is my parents names >and my mothers parents names and my fathers fathers name. I would like >some one to send me a >message on how I can go about looking up my family tree. > >THANK YOU > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- > >Any replies should be sent to the Tehama County GenConnect Query Forum >[<http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Tehama>] unless it >is personal or involves live people addresses etc. when it should be >sent to Edward CHojnacki <chojnacki4@netscape.net>. >-- >============================================================ > > CAGenWeb CC -- Kern, Imperial, Tehama, & Siskiyou Counties, CA > Kern Co: http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/kerncty.htm > Imperial Co: http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/impercty.htm > Tehama Co: http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/tehamcty.htm > Siskiyou Co: http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/siskicty.htm > MOGenWeb CC -- Pemiscot County, MO > Pemiscot Co: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mopemis2/pemiscot.htm > OKGenWeb AsstCC: -- Grant County, OK > Grant Co: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgrant/okgrant.htm > GenConnect Surnames: Hobson, McMains [also following Park, Patterson, & > > Hawkins] >============================================================ > > > > >==== CATEHAMA Mailing List ==== >Tehama County, California CAGenWeb >http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/tehamcty.htm >