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Workshop handoutSelected Resources: Genealogy
Presented by This Subject Internet & Technology class will give you an introduction to using and exploring genealogy resources of the San Diego Public Library. In addition, we will provide some tips on "Strategies for Family History."
Part I: Selected Resources: GenealogySan Diego Public Library's Central Library possesses a myriad of resources for research in family history. Books, government documents, city directories, military registers, passenger lists, and indexes to naturalization records are just some of the tools available for researchers. There are genealogical resources in the History, Science, Social Science Sections, and the California and Newspaper Rooms at the Central Library. However, only the Genealogy Room has been set aside solely for research on genealogy. This overview of selective sources in the genealogy is designed to inform people of some of little known resources at the Central Library.  The Genealogy Room
Also in the California Room, you will find the California War History Committee: San Diego County cards, which have physical descriptions, parents' names, occupation, age, height, and other personal information of the veterans who served in World War I. Government records are another source of information on family history. Our resources include Assessment Rolls for the City of San Diego, and range from 1872 to 1900 and include rolls for the former City of East San Diego from 1915 to 1923. The name of the owner, assessed value, tax, and other information are included in these volumes listed in the Special Collections Notebook. The Great Register of Voters (1886 to 1909) for the State of California lists the voter's name, address, place of birth, age, often their height, hair, and eye color as well as visible marks. However, they do not include women's names as women did not obtain the right to vote in California until 1911.
Another useful tool to find out how a person lived are the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, call number RCC 912. 794. These maps show the materials buildings were composed of, street names, the name of the business in the building, the building' s number of stories, and the location of fire hydrants. Dates that maps are available for the city of San Diego are:
Microfilm rolls (call number RCC 912. 794) are available for the city of San Diego from 1887, 1888, 1906 and for other cities in the state of California from 1921 to 1956. Please check in the Newspaper Room for the availability of selected years. The SDPL Newspaper Room has a variety of information available on microfilm to genealogy researchers seeking information on immigrant ancestors through indexes to censuses, passengers' lists, and naturalization. Please check the online Library Catalog for call numbers (locations of items).
Individuals seeking to verify their Native American heritage in the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek nations have access to the 93 microfilm rolls of Dawes Rolls, known as The Enrollment Cards of the Five Civilized Tribes, 1896 - 1914 (call number RGY 973.0497). These rolls were created as a result of the Dawes Commission of 1904. The Guion-Miller Rolls (call number CD/ROM 929.30899 VITAL) for the Eastern Cherokee is on a CD/ROM in the California Room. For an interesting and informative overview of the California Room see http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/91summer/library.htm by former California Room Supervisor Mary Allely. Part II: Strategies for Family History
These are tips and suggestions in outline form, as discussed in the class. For more help on researching family history, please contact the SDPL staff in the Genealogy Room.
Establish a family archive Part III: Selected List of Web SitesSan Diego Public Library Fee and Other Web Sites
http://www.ancestry.com/ [note: this is not the same as our subscription database] Non Fee Web Sites
Overview: Access to Databases 
For more information about getting a Library Card, please see our information at http://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/services/library.card.shtml Database Help Thanks for coming to our class! |
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City directories (microfilm and print call number RCC 910) for the San Diego area contain a variety of information for the genealogist as they include the address, home ownership status, occupation, and name of spouse. The directories run from1887 to 1984, with 1946 missing in both paper and microfilm. After 1925, there is a criss-cross or reverse directory listing the address first and then the name of the occupant or owner.
