Research Facilities

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San Mateo County Clerk-Assessor-Recorder
for birth (from 1865), marriage (from 1856) and death certificates (from 1865). Vital Records and Indices Notes
555 County Center, First Floor
Redwood City, CA 94063-1665
telephone
email
hours

• They will confirm, for free, a birth, marriage or death date if you have the EXACT date via email. This is helpful to do before you order a certificate. They will not issue Certificate of No Record with this service—if you need it, you must submit the regular form and payment. Also, please note that this service is subject to their time constraints and availability. They may decide to discontinue or start charging a fee at any time. SO, be nice and only ask for one or two at a time and not too often!
• Additional records maintained by them. Research Tips!
• Naturalization petitions and records performed by the Superior Court.
• Grantor/Grantee books
• Land Patent records
• Historical Business Licenses
• and more.

San Mateo County Superior Court  for wills, probate and divorce records. Research Tips
Hall of Justice and Records
400 County Center
Redwood City, CA 94063
telephone (records management)
hours

San Mateo County Coroner/Medical Examiner for death investigation records.
50 Tower Road
San Mateo, CA 94402
telephone

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San Mateo County Genealogical Society (SMCGS)

Some of their holdings:

• Laying & Tinney Mortuary Records* and Index (approximately 1930s to 1970s)
• San Mateo County Death Records Index
• San Mateo County Obituaries* and Index
• Professional Ledgers Index
• San Mateo Times Gazette Index, 1859
• San Mateo County Deeds Index
• The Schellens Collection - A 180 + volume scrapbook of people and places, covering every county of California. Their in-house collection covers over sixty volumes of San Mateo County (and an index*) and sixty volumes of San Francisco County.
• California Death Index/Marriage Index - Assorted years - on microfiche.
• Copies of various publications, such as:
• San Mateo County News Gazette Vital Records Index-1856-1900
•  Redwood City Tribune/Peninsula Times Tribune Obituary Index*
•  San Mateo County Marriages (1855-1899)
•  1870 San Mateo County Federal Census
•  San Mateo County Great Register 1890
•  San Mateo County Death Register 1890*
•  Index to Place Names in Schellens Collection - Over 4500 entries, 92 pages*
•  Naturalization Index Series: Camp Fremont, to 25 Sep 1906, 1907-1925, 1926-1945*

The holdings of the Archives include a "1400 volume book collection, 30,,000 photographs, newpaper clippings, documents, fine arts, letters, manuscripts, many maps, memorabilia, newspapers in print and on microfilm, some city and county government records, pamplets and posters."

Atherton
The Town of Atherton

Belmont
City of Belmont
Belmont Chamber of Commerce

Brisbane
City of Brisbane
Brisbane Chamber of Commerce

Burlingame
City of Burlingame
Burlingame Chamber of Commerce

Colma
Town of Colma
Daly City - Colma Chamber of Commerce

Daly City
City of Daly City
Daly City-Colma Chamber of Commerce

East Palo Alto
City of East Palo Alto

Foster City
City of Foster City
Foster City Chamber of Commerce

Half Moon Bay
City of Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce

Hillsborough
Town of Hillsborough

Menlo Park
City of Menlo Park
Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce

Millbrae
The City of Millbrae
Millbrae Chamber of Commerce

Pacifica
City of Pacifica
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce

Pescadero

Portola Valley
Town of Portola Valley

Redwood City
City of Redwood City
Redwood City Chamber of Commerce

San Bruno
City of San Bruno
San Bruno Chamber of Commerce

San Carlos
City of San Carlos
San Carlos Chamber of Commerce

San Mateo
City of San Mateo
San Mateo Chamber of Commerce

South San Francisco
City of South San Francisco
City of South San Francisco
South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

Woodside
Town of Woodside

Atherton
 

Belmont
Crippen & Flynn Woodside and Carlmont Chapels
previously known as Duggans Carlmont Chapel
1101 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
650.591.8218

Brisbane
John F. Crosby-N. Gray & Company
2 Park Road
Burlingame, CA 94010
telephone: 650.342.6617

Burlingame
 

Colma
Sartori Funeral Services
7747 Mission Street
Colma, CA 94014
telephone: 650.757.1300

Daly City
Duggan's Serra Mortuary
500 Westlake Ave, Daly City, CA  94015
telephone: 650.756.4500

East Palo Alto
 

Foster City
 

Half Moon Bay
Miller-Dutra Coastside Chapel
645 Kelly Avenue
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
telephone: 650.726.4474

Hillsborough
 

Menlo Park
 

Millbrae
Chapel of The Highlands
194 Millwood Drive
Millbrae, CA 94030
telephone: 650.588.5116

Pacifica
Chapel By The Sea Funeral Home & Cremation Service
801 Oceana Boulevard, Pacifica, CA 94044
telephone: 650.355.3411

Pescadero
 

Portola Valley
 

Redwood City
 

San Bruno
San Bruno Funeral Home
200 San Bruno Ave,  San Bruno, CA 94066
650.588.3731

San Carlos
 

San Mateo
 

South San Francisco
Garden Chapel
885 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080
650.583.2510

Nauman Lincoln Roos Mortuary
322 Maple Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080
650.583.8787

Woodside

Atherton

Atherton Heritage Association
91 Ashfield Rd., Atherton, CA 94027
telephone: 650.688.6541
hours: open Tuesday 1-3pm

Belmont

Belmont Historical Society
1225 Ralston Ave, Belmont, CA 94002
650.593.4213
Hours:  2nd and 4th Saturdays, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Holdings include newspaper clippings, photos, and artifacts about Belmont

Brisbane
 

Burlingame

Burlingame Historical Society
P.O. Box 144
Burlingame, CA 94011-0144
telephone: 650.340.9960 or 650.347.5779
hours: open Tues. & Weds. 9am-2pm

San Francisco Corral of Westerners
751 Winchester Drive
Burlingame, CA 94108
(415) 342-0291

Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia

Colma

Colma Historical Association
1500 Hillside Boulevard
Colma, CA  94014
telephone: 650.757.1676
hours:  Tues - Sun 10-3

Daly City

Daly City History Guild Museum & Archive
6351 Mission Street, Daly City, CA 94014

East Palo Alto

East Palo Alto Historical and Agricultural Society
1955 University Ave
East Palo Alto, CA  94303-2224
telephone: 650.329.0294
fax: 650.329.8096

Foster City

The Foster City Historical Society

Half Moon Bay

Johnston House Foundation (historic site)
Half Moon Bay
telephone: 650.726.4708

Spanishtown Historical Society
P.O. Box 62
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
telephone: 650.726.9525
hours: Friday-Sunday, 11am to 3pm

Hillsborough
 

Menlo Park
Menlo Park Historical Association
(lower level of Menlo Park Library)
800 Alma Street
PO Box 1002
Menlo Park, CA 94026-1002
telephone: 650.330.2522

Millbrae
Millbrae Historical Society
P.O. Box 511
Millbrae, CA 94030
telephone: 650.692.5786

Pacifica
Sanchez Adobe Historic Site or here
1000 Linda Mar Boulevard
Pacifica, CA 94044
(415) 359-1462

Pescadero
 

Portola Valley
 

Redwood City
Golden Gate Railroad Museum
1702 Cordilleras Rd., Redwood City, CA 94062
650.822.8728

Redwood City Heritage Association, Lathrop House
P.O. Box 1273, Redwood City, CA 94063
telephone: 650.365.5564

Woodside Store
777 Hamilton Street, Redwood City, CA 94063
telephone: 650.299.0104

San Bruno
 

San Carlos
Museum of San Carlos History
533 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
Hours:  2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Hiller Aviation Museum
601 Skyway Road, San Carlos, CA 94070
650.654.0200 ext. 203
Hours:  Mon - Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

San Mateo
Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education
1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo, CA
650.342.7755

South San Francisco
South San Francisco Historical Society Museum
601 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080
650.829.3825
Hours:  Tues/Thurs, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. and by appointment

Plymire Schwarz Historical House & Fire Department Museum
519 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080
650.875.6988
Hours:  Wed  2 p.m  - 4 p.m. and by appointment

Woodside
Filoli Center
86 Canada Road, Woodside, CA 94062
650.364.8600

County-wide
Almanac News
Palo Alto Weekly
San Mateo County Times

Atherton
Almanac News

Belmont
Belmont Independent Enquirer-Bulletin

Brisbane
The Daly City Record-Brisbane Bee

Burlingame

The Independent
824 Cowan Road
Burlingame, CA 94010
telephone: 650.692.9406

The Inspector Newspaper
1129 Capuchino Ave., #1
Burlingame, CA 94010
telephone: 650.343.7553
fax: 650.548.1653

San Francisco Chinese News
1317 N. Carolan Ave.
Burlingame, CA 94010
telephone: 415.696.8328

Colma
 

Daly City
Daly City Record
Fogcutter (Online newsletter)

East Palo Alto
 

Foster City
Foster City Independent
Foster City Islander

Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay Review
Coast Views Magazine

Hillsborough
 

Menlo Park
 

Millbrae
 

Pacifica
Pacifica Tribune  (since 1947 as the Coastside Tribune, since 1957 under current name.)

Pescadero
Half Moon Bay Review

Portola Valley
 

Redwood City
 

San Bruno
San Bruno Herald (est. 1919)

San Carlos
History of San Carlos

San Mateo
 

South San Francisco
South San Francisco Enterprise Journal (1895-present available at the SSF History Room)

Woodside
 

Atherton
Menlo-Atherton High School

Menlo-Atherton High School Alumni Association

Menlo-Atherton High School, Class of 1958

Menlo College

Belmont
Carlmont High School
1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002

Carlmont High School Alumni Association

Notre Dame High School

Notre Dame High School Alumnae Association
NDB Alumnae Office, 1540 Ralston Avenue,  Belmont, CA 94002
Email:  alumnae@ndhsb.org

Notre Dame de Namur University

Brisbane
 

Burlingame
Burlingame High School
1 Mangini Way
Burlingame, CA 94010

Colma
 

Daly City
Jefferson High School
6996 Mission Street, Daly City, CA 94015
Jefferson's Early History

Serramonte High School (closed)
School District Office:  699 Serramonte Blvd., Daly City, CA 94015

Westmoor High School
131 Westmoor Blvd., Daly City, cA 94015

East Palo Alto
 

Foster City
 

Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay High School
Lewis Foster Dr.
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
telephone: 650.712.7200
fax: 650.712.7232

Hillsborough
 

Menlo Park
Sequoia Union High School District

Millbrae
Mills High School
400 Murchison Drive
Millbrae, CA 94030
telephone: 650.697.3344

Pacifica
Oceana High School
401 Paloma Avenue
Pacifica, CA  94044
telephone: 650.550.7300

Terra Nova High School
1450 Terra Nova Blvd.
Pacifica, California, 94044
telephone: 650.550.7600
fax: 650.550.7690

Pescadero
Pescadero High School
350 Butano Cutoff Road, Pescadero, CA 94060

Pescadero Continuation High School
703 North St, Pescadero, CA, 94060

Portola Valley
 

Redwood City
Redwood High Continuation School
1968 Old County Road, Redwood City, CA 94063

Sequoia Union High School (National Register of Historic Places No.95000389)
1201 Brewster Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94062

Canada College
4200 Farm Hill Road, Redwood City, CA

San Bruno
Capuchino High School
1501 Magnolia Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066

Peninsula High School
300 Piedmont Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066

Skyline College
3300 College Drive, San Bruno, CA 94066

San Carlos
San Carlos High School Alumni Association

San Mateo
Aragon High School
900 Alameda de la Pulgas, San Mateo, CA

Hillsdale High School
3114 Del Monte Street, San Mateo, CA

San Mateo High School
800 South Claremont Street, San Mateo, CA

South San Francisco
Baden Adult School
825 Southwood Drive, South San Francisco, CA 94080

El Camino High School
1320 Mission Road, South San Francisco, CA 94080

South San Francisco High School
213 Linden Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080

Woodside
Woodside High School
199 Churchill Avenue, Woodside, CA

Woodside Priory School
302 Portola Road, Woodside, CA