Santa Cruz County Genealogy - Family History Library

Family History Library

The Church of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) maintains a Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah. It contains an extensive amount of genealogical and historical resources for the entire world, some of which are on microfilm. Many of these resources can be requested from the main library and viewed at local Family History Centers (FHC) around the world. Some of the local centers maintain a permanent copies.

Below is a list of the resources from the FHL's catalog for Santa Clara County and whether they are available on MICROFILM. There may also be links to other FHCs in the San Francisco Bay area who maintain permanent copies.

Family History Centers

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Family History Center Locator

9434 Central Ave

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Family History Library Catalog
for Santa Cruz County, California

Biography
Cemeteries
Church Histories
Church Records
Directories

History
Maps
Naturalization and citizenship
Newspapers
Public Records

Vital records
Voting registers
Wills & Probate records

BIOGRAPHY

History of the state of California and biographical records of Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties. MICROFILM
Riptide news. MICROFILM

CEMETERIES

Evergreen Cemetery records, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California. MICROFILM

CHURCH HISTORIES

A Century of Christian witness : history of First Congregational Church, Santa Cruz, California. MICROFILM
Santa Cruz, the early years : including Old Santa Cruz Mission; Villa de Branciforte; the story of Old Soquel; the Annals of Santa Cruz; Los Fundadores. MICROFILM

CHURCH RECORDS

Extracts of church records, 1791-1861. MICROFILM
Mission registers, 1791-1902. MICROFILM
Record of members, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1938-1946. MICROFILM

DIRECTORIES

San Jose city directory : including Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey counties, 1889, 1899. MICROFILM
1902 Santa Cruz city directory. MICROFILM
1907-8 Santa Cruz County ... directory, Santa Cruz, Watsonville and Boulder Creek, 1907-8. MICROFILM
1910-11 Santa Cruz County ... directory, Santa Cruz, Watsonville and Boulder Creek, 1910-11. MICROFILM
1925 Polk's directory of Santa Cruz, Watsonville and Santa Cruz County, 1925. MICROFILM
1926 Polk's directory of Santa Cruz, Watsonville and Santa Cruz County, 1926. MICROFILM
1927 Polk's Santa Cruz, California city directory, 1927, including Watsonville and Santa Cruz County. MICROFILM

HISTORY

History of Santa Cruz County, California, 1892. MICROFILM
Santa Cruz County : a faithful reproduction in print and photography of its climate, capabilities, and beauties, 1896. MICROFILM
Title Santa Cruz County, California; illustrations with historical sketches of the county, 1879. MICROFILM

MAPS

Santa Cruz County, California land ownership map, 1889. MICROFILM

NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP

Naturalization service, petition and record, volumes 2-6, petition nos. 50 to 550, December 9, 1909-March 9, 1927. MICROFILM

NEWSPAPERS

Santa Cruz evening news, local news index. MICROFILM

PUBLIC RECORDS

Building permits in the city of Santa Cruz reported in newspapers, 1909 through 1924. MICROFILM

VITAL RECORDS

Santa Cruz County, California, births & deaths from early newspapers. MICROFILM
Births, 1873-1908; index, 1850-1980. MICROFILM
Death records, 1873-1905; index, 1850-1980. MICROFILM
Title Delayed birth records, 1943-1978. MICROFILM
Marriage records, 1851-1905; index, 1850-1979. MICROFILM
Title Removal and burial permits, 1903-1905. MICROFILM
Santa Cruz County, California marriages from early newspapers. MICROFILM
Santa Cruz County, California, births & deaths from early newspapers. MICROFILM
Strays, marriages & deaths in Santa Cruz, CA of persons who resided elsewhere, reported in newspapers, 1919 through 1924. MICROFILM

VOTING REGISTERS

Great registers, 1868-1869, 1871-1873, 1880, 1886, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898. MICROFILM

WILLS & PROBATE RECORDS

Will records, 1851-1890. MICROFILM