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Eli Luria Library
Santa Barbara City College
721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93109

Santa Barbara County Public Libraries

University of California Santa Barbara Libraries
Phone: (805) 893-2478

USGenWeb Archives
Santa Barbara County California Archives

Family History Centers
LDS Genealogy
Mormon Genealogy
FamilySearch.org

California Research Outline

Lompoc California
212 East Central
Lompoc, CA 93436-2804
805-735-4939

Barbara California
2107 Santa Barbara Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
Phone: 805-682-2092

Santa Maria California
908 E Sierra Madre
Santa Maria, CA 93454-6335
Phone: 805-928-4722

Solvang California
2627 Janin Way
Solvang, CA 93463-9425
Phone: 805-688-3443

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Historical & Genealogical Societies are a great resource for local genealogical records and history of the area.

Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society
316 Castillo Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1303
Goleta, CA 93116-1303

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Santa Barbara
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California Genealogy & Family History Resources
Cities, Towns, Villages & Communities:
Ballard, Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, Lompoc, Los Olivos, Montecito, New Cayama, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Solvang, Summerland
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Established: February 18, 1850
Original County
County Seat: Santa Barbara

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California State Vital Records Office of Vital Records
304 'S' Street
Sacramento, California 95814
Phone: (916) 445-1719
Fax: (800) 858-5553
New Law Effective July 1, 2003, the California Health and Safety Code Section 103526 will permit only authorized individuals to receive certified copies of birth or death records. Those who are not authorized by law to receive a certified copy will receive a certified copy marked "INFORMATIONAL, NOT A VALID DOCUMENT TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY."

Santa Barbara County California Vital Records
Santa Barbara Clerk-Recorder [Birth, Death, Marriage]
1100 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2000
Phone: (805) 568-2250
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Santa Barbara Pre-1905 Calif Death Index
VitalSearch-Ca.com
California Birth Index
California Death Records
9,366,786 records from 1940 thru 1997
Free California Marriage Records
USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project
Social Security Death Index
The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. This file now contains over 89 million death records.

Santa Barbara County California Census Links
CensusLinks.com
Links to Online Census Records Santa Barbara Co., California
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Santa Barbara County, California Federal Census Index
US-Census.org
Search the United States Indian Census 1885-1940
Ancestry.com ~ The Indian Census schedules are census rolls usually submitted each year by agents or superintendents in charge of Indian reservations, as required by an act of 4 July 1884 (23 Stat. 98).
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Santa Barbara County
The website that tells where the dead politicians are buried
Cemeteries of Santa Barbara County California
Interment.net
Santa Barbara County Burials
SBGraves.com
Santa Barbara County California Cemeteries
USGS (GNIS) National Mapping Information
Santa Barbara County Tombstone Transcription Project
Volunteers transcribe tombstone inscriptions and have that work archived for the future and made easily accessible to all.

Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society
Santa Barbara California Newspapers 1868-1875
Obituary Collection
This database is a compilation of obituaries published in U.S. newspapers, collected from various online sources. ~ Ancestry.com
Read Historic Newspapers Online

Santa Barbara County California Migrations Project
We transcribe tombstone inscriptions and have that work archived for the future and made easily accessible to all.
Santa Barbara County California Naturalized Citizens Index
Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Updated annually, this database is an index to passengers who arrived in United States and Canadian ports from the 1500s through the 1900s. It contains listings of approximately 4,588,000 individuals and references thousands of different records compiled from everything from original passenger lists to personal diaries. For each individual listed, you may find the following information: name, age, year and place of arrival, and the source of the record.

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1895 Santa Barbara County Califonia Map
This atlas was originally printed in 1895 by the Rand McNally Corporation. ~ LivGenMi.com
Land Patent Search For California Land Records
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California Land Records
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Family Maps™ Land Patent Maps
County by county, state by state maps for original settlers whose purchases are indexed in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management database

Search City & Farm Directories
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription
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Santa Barbara County California GenWeb Project
Part of the California GenWeb Project, a nationwide network of genealogy volunteers working to create free genealogy records for public use.
Santa Barbara County California Genealogy Sites
CyndisList.com
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MyCinnamonToast.com
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Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African-American Genealogy
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Finding Your Hispanic Roots
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Santa Barbara County California Local History
American Local History Network [ALHN]

National Register of Historic Places in Santa Barbara County California

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