Libraries

Peninsula Library System

A front page for libraries in the Peninsula Library system.

A front page for libraries in the San Mateo County system.

Atherton Library
(San Mateo County Library System and Peninsula Library System member)
2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton, CA 94027
telephone: 650.328.2422

Genealogy Resources

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• Palo Alto Weekly (Menlo Park-Atherton edition) (most recent week)
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent week)

• Menlo Atherton Recorder  1926 - 80;  monthly, March 1924 - 70

Belmont Library
(Peninsula Library System member)
1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
telephone: 650.591.8286

Genealogy Resources

• San Mateo County California Marriages 1853-1899;  San Mateo County Genealogical Society, c.1985
• San Mateo County California 1870 Federal Census Index;  San Mateo County Genealogical Society, c. 1985

• Belmont Independent Enquirer-Bulletin (most recent six months)
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent month)

• Belmont Bulletin   Jan 14, 1987 - Aug 15, 1990
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Jun 9, 1944 - Aug 4, 1952
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Aug 12, 1952 - Aug 26, 1952
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Sept 2, 1952 - Aug 16, 1954
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Feb 2, 1961 - Oct 16, 1963
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Oct 23, 1963 - Aug 10, 1966
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Aug 17, 1966 - Mar 10, 1981
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  May 9, 1984 - Jan 9, 1985
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Jan 16, 1985 - Jan 7, 1987
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Aug 22, 1990 - Sept 25, 1991
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin News Advertiser  Aug 26, 1954 - Jan 26, 1961
• Belmont Independent Enquirer-Bulletin  Aug 26, 1998 to present
• Enquirer-Bulletin (San Carlos, Redwood Shores, Belmont) Oct 2, 1991 - Aug 22, 1998

Brisbane Library
(Peninsula Library System member)
250 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane, CA 94005
telephone: 415.467.2060

Genealogy Resources

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• The Brisbane Bee-Democrat  Sept 28, 1961 - March 31, 1980
• The Brisbane Byline  Apr 1950 - Aug 1952
• The Brisbane News Bulletin  Sept 1946 - 1950
• Burlingame Advance-Star  Jul - Dec 1936, 1942, Aug - Dec 1945, 1948, 1951, 1954
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent month)

• The Brisbane Sun (weekly) 1937 - 1938
• Daly City Record & Brisbane Bee (most recent three months)

• Daly City Record & Brisbane Bee (most recent month)

• Daly City Record & Brisbane Bee (most recent three months)

• Daly City Record & Brisbane Bee (most recent month)

Burlingame Public Library
(Peninsula Library System member)
480 Primrose Road, Burlingame, CA 94010
telephone: 650.558.7444

Genealogy Resources

• Burlingame High School Yearbooks (1942-1945)
• Index to the 1850 Census of the State of California, Compiled by Alan P. Bowman, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1972
• Index to the Argonauts of California Charles Warren Haskins and Libera Martina Spinazze, Polyanthus, New Orleans, 1975
• Records of the Families of California Pioneers (Gathered by the various chapters from original sources in the years 1925-1926); Daughters of the American Revolution. California Society, 1926
• San Mateo County California 1870 Federal Census Index;  San Mateo County Genealogical Society, 1985
• San Mateo County California Marriages 1853-1899;  San Mateo County Genealogical Society, 1985

• Burlingame Advance-Star  Jan 1925 - June1928, 1933 - May 1973; monthly 1910 - 1932
• The Editor of Burlingame  monthly, Oct 1944 - Nov 1949
• The Independent  [serving Burlingame and Hillsborough] monthly, Aug 1998+
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent six months)

• Burlingame Advance-Star  July - Dec 1936, 1942, Aug - Dec 1945, 1948, 1951, 1954

Genealogy Resources

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• We are sure they have some. Would you like to visit them and tell us?

Cañada College Library
(Peninsula Library System member)
4200 Farm Hill Boulevard, Redwood City , CA 94061-1099
telephone: 650.306.3267
fax: 650.306.3434

Genealogy Resources

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College of San Mateo Library
(Peninsula Library System member)
1700 West Hillsdale Boulevard, San Mateo, CA 94402
telephone: 650.574.6100
fax: 650.358.6797

Genealogy Resources

• Index to the 1850 Census of the State of California,Compiled by Alan P. Bowman, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1972

• San Mateo Times  May 1979 - 1990
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent year)

Daly City - Bayshore Branch
(Peninsula Library System member)
2960 Geneva Avenue, Daly Cit , CA 94014
telephone: 650.991.8074

Genealogy  Resources

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• Daly City Record & Brisbane Bee (most recent month)
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent three months)

Genealogy  Resources

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• Daly City Record & Brisbane Bee (most recent month)
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent month)

Genealogy Resources

• Index to the 1850 Census of the State of California, Compiled by Alan P. Bowman, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1972
• Index to the Argonauts of California Charles Warren Haskins and Libera Martina Spinazze, Polyanthus, New Orleans, 1975
• Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of California; Parker, Nathan C.;  Gale Research Co. 1980
• A Personal Name Index to Orton's Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867;  Parker, J. Carlyle; Gale Research Co., 1978
• San Mateo County California 1870 Federal Census Index;  San Mateo County Genealogical Society, 1985
• San Mateo County California Marriages 1853-1899;  San Mateo County Genealogical Society, 1985
• Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850; Northrop, Marie E.

• The Brisbane Sun (weekly) 1937-1938
• Daly City Record  Apr 4, 1913 - 1962
• Daly City Record & Westlake Times  1962 - 1966
• Daly City Record-Westlake Times-Serramonte News  1966 - 1993
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent three months)

Genealogy Resources

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• Daly City Record & Brisbane Bee (most recent month)
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent three months)

East Palo Alto Library
(San Mateo County Library System and Peninsula Library System member)
2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
telephone: 650.321.7712

Genealogy Resources

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• San Mateo County Times  (most recent month)

Foster City Library
(San Mateo County Library System and Peninsula Library System member)
1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404
telephone: 650.574.4842

Genealogy Resources

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• Foster City Progress  monthly, Mar 16, 1966 - Aug 22, 1998
• Foster City Islander  (since Mar 12, 1986) (most recent year)
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent month)

Half Moon Bay Library
(San Mateo County Library System and Peninsula Library System member)
620 Correas, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
telephone: 650.726.2316

Genealogy Resources

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• Half Moon Bay Review  1916 - 1928 (and most recent year);  monthly: 1916 - 1928, Mar 1930+
• The Coast Advocate   Jun 1890 - Apr 1896, Sept 1896 - Apr 1897 (not complete)
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent two months)

Menlo Park Library-Main Branch
(Peninsula Library System member)
800 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA
telephone: 650.858.3460

Genealogy Resources

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• Menlo Atherton Recorder  1926 - 80;  monthy: March 1924 - 70
• Palo Alto Weekly  (Menlo Park-Atherton edition) 1994+

Genealogy  Resources

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• San Mateo County Times  (most recent month)

Millbrae Library
(San Mateo County Library System and Peninsula Library System member)
1 Library Avenue, Millbrae, CA 94030
telephone: 650.697.7607

Genealogy and Newspaper Resources

• San Mateo County California 1870 Federal Census Index;  San Mateo County Genealogical Society, 1985
• San Mateo County California Marriages 1853-1899;  San Mateo County Genealogical Society, 1985

• Millbrae Sun  monthly:  Feb 1961 - Aug 23, 1998
• The Independent : The Sun  (most recent year);  monthly: 26 Aug 1988+
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent two months)

• Millbrae Sun  Mar 1997+

Pacifica Library - Main Branch
(San Mateo County Library System and Peninsula Library System member)
104 Hilton Way, Pacifica, CA 94044
telephone: 650.355.5196

Genealogy Resources

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• Half Moon Bay Review (most recent 2 months)
• Pacifica Tidings/Sharp Park Breakers (monthly) 1958 - Feb 1959
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent two months)

Genealogy Resources

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• San Mateo County Times  (most recent two months)

Portola Valley Library

(San Mateo County Library System and Peninsula Library System member)
765 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028
telephone: 650.851.0560

Genealogy Resources

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• Palo Alto Weekly (Menlo Park-Atherton edition) (Current issues)
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent month)

Redwood City Public Library - Main Branch
(Peninsula Library System member)
1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063
telephone: 650.780.7026

Genealogy Resources

• An Index to the Biographees in 19th Century California County Histories;  Parker, J. Carlyle, Gale Research Co., 1979
• Obituary Index, Redwood City Tribune/Peninsula Times Tribune : April 21, 1962 - December 31, 1992;  Tousey, Bob; San Mateo County Genealogical Society Computer Interest Group, [1996]
• Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of California;  Parker, Nathan C.;  Gale Research Co., 1980
• San Mateo County California 1870 Federal Census Index;  San Mateo County Genealogical Society, 1985
• San Mateo County California Marriages 1853-1899;  San Mateo County Genealogical Society, 1985
• Sequoia High School Yearbooks 1930-1940
• Social Security Death Index 1937-1997.  (Family Tree Maker v. 7, CD set).  Novato, CA:  Broderbund, 1999

• Redwood City Almanac  July 1979 -May 2001
• Redwood City Democrat  1889 - 1890 (monthly);  Jan 1892 - Jan 1919
• Redwood City Standard   Feb 1919 - Oct 1931 (montly); Sept 1934 - Sept 1940
• Redwood City Tribune   May 1923 - June 1952 (monthly);  May 1923 - Mar 1979
• Redwood City Tribune  Jan 1992 - current
• Redwood City Weekly News  Sept 1987 - Oct 1991 (not complete)
• San Mateo County Times  Apr 1996+ (and most recent six months)
• San Mateo Times  June 1980 - 1986, 1993 - Mar 1996

• Redwood City Tribune  Jan 1939 - June 1952 (monthly) July 1952 - Mar 1979

Genealogy Resources

• CAIF (California Information File) (see NORCAL Genealogy Index for details)

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Genealogy Resources

• CAIF (California Information File) (see NORCAL Genealogy Index for details)

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San Bruno Public Library
(Peninsula Library System member)
701 Angus Avenue West, San Bruno, CA  94066
telephone: 650.616.7078
fax: 650.876.0848

Genealogy Resources

• California Death Index 1905 - 1939
• An Index to the Biographees in 19th Century California County Histories;  Parker, J. Carlyle, Gale Research Co., 1979
• San Mateo County California 1870 Federal Census Index;  San Mateo County Genealogical Society, 1985
• San Mateo County California Marriages 1853-1899;  San Mateo County Genealogical Society,  1985
• Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850;  Northrop, Marie E.

• Independent (formerly Millbrae/San Bruno Star) 2 years + current
• San Mateo County Times 2 months + current
• San Mateo Daily Journal 2 months + current
• San Bruno Herald
• 1920-1955 (incomplete)
• 1956-1995 (complete)
• 1996-1997 (incomplete)
• 1997-2004 (complete)
• 27 March 2004 (ceased publication)

San Carlos Public Library
(San Mateo County Library System and Peninsula Library System member)
610 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
telephone: 650.591.0341

Genealogy Resources

• CAIF (California Information File) (see NORCAL Genealogy Index for details)
• California Wagon Train Lists, Louis J. Rasmussen, San Francisco Historic Records, 1994
• A Personal Name Index to Orton's Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867;  Parker, J. Carlyle; Gale Research Co., 1978

• Belmont Bulletin   Jan 14, 1987 - Aug 15, 1990
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Jun 9, 1944 - Aug 4, 1952
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Aug 12, 1952 - Aug 26, 1952
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Sept 2, 1952 - Aug 16, 1954
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Feb 2, 1961 - Oct 16, 1963
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Oct 23, 1963 - Aug 10, 1966
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Aug 17, 1966 - Mar 10, 1981
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  May 9, 1984 - Jan 9, 1985
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Jan 16, 1985 - Jan 7, 1987
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin  Aug 22, 1990 - Sept 25, 1991
• Belmont Courier-Bulletin News Advertiser  Aug 26, 1954 - Jan 26, 1961
• Belmont Independent Enquirer-Bulletin  Aug 26, 1998 to present
• Enquirer-Bulletin (San Carlos, Redwood Shores, Belmont) Oct 2, 1991 - Aug 22, 1998
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent three months)

San Mateo Public Library - Main Branch
(Peninsula Library System member)
55 West 3rd Avenue, San Mateo, Ca 94402
telephone: 650.522.7800
fax: 650.522.7801

Genealogy Resources

• Index to the 1850 Census of the State of California, Compiled by Alan P. Bowman, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1972
• An Index to the Biographees in 19th Century California County Histories;  Parker, J. Carlyle, Gale Research Co., 1979
• California 1850 Census Index; by Jackson, Ronald Vern, Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1978
• Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of California;  Parker, Nathan C.;  Gale Research Co., 1980
• San Mateo City and County Directory, 1905-1906  (Spaulding-Bonestell)
• 1910 Federal Census, California

• Redwood City Tribune  Jan 1939 - Mar 1979 (monthly)
• San Mateo County News  Jan 1914 - Dec 1918
• San Mateo County Times & Gazette  Apr 1859 - Jan 1864
• San Mateo News-Leader  1919 - Jan1926
• San Mateo Times  1901 - Mar 1996
• San Mateo Weekly  (most recent year)
• San Francisco Chronicle  1891-1953, 1973+

• San Mateo Weekly  (most recent year)

• San Mateo Times  May 1979 - 1990

• San Mateo Times  June 1980 - 1986, 1993 - Mar 1996

• San Mateo Times  1926 - Mar 1996

Genealogy and Newspaper Resources

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• San Mateo Weekly  (most recent month)
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent month)

Genealogy Resources

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• San Mateo County Times  (most recent two weeks)

Skyline College Library
(Peninsula Library System member)
3300 College Drive, San Bruno, CA 94066
telephone: 650.738.4311
fax:  650.738.4149

Genealogy Resources

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• San Mateo County Times  (most recent three months)
• San Francisco Chronicle 1865 - 1920, 1976 - 1991

South San Francisco Public Library-Grand Avenue Branch
(Peninsula Library System member)
306 Walnut Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080
telephone: 650.877.8530

Genealogy and Newspaper Resources

• See South San Francisco History Room

NOTE: They have one microfilm reader and printer. Copies are 25 cents.

Newspaper Resources

• San Bruno Herald Jan 2000 to present
• San Mateo Times/San Mateo County Times Jan 1926 to present
• San Francisco Chronicle Jan 1960 to present

NOTE: Must have appointment to visit! Please be very considerate to the nice historian.
Obituary lookups are available from the local newspaper. For more information, look at Fee-Based Services.

Genealogy Resources

• Chamber of Commerce Business Directories 1964 to present
• City Directories for 1905, 1908, 1929, 1938, 1940
• Telephone Directories for 1912, 1915, 1920, 1937, 1942, 1944, 1979 to present
• School yearbooks and photos from 1890s
• Historic Building Survey 1986
• Sanborn Maps for 1910 and 1929
• Zoning and Area maps from 1840s to present
• Collection of Oral History tapes from a few local residents
• Photos, postcards, etc. from 1850s

• South San Francisco Enterprise Journal 1895 - present
• San Mateo Times  1926 - Mar 1996
• San Mateo County Times  (most recent three months)

Woodside Public Library
(Peninsula Library System member)
3140 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA 94062
telephone: 650.851.0147

Genealogy Resources

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• San Mateo County Times  (most recent month)

Reference questions.

• Over 100 bibliographies
• Oral history collection containing 400 interviews
• San Francisco Directories from 1868 to 1920s
• California State Library newspaper index for Bay Area newspapers
• Whaling-related newspapers
• Logbooks from the American President, Dollar Steamship, and American Mail Lines (1925-1944)
• Vessel arrival/departure index
• Ship registers
• Photographs, manuscripts and vessel plans from the gold rush through post-World War II.

(Large groups should call ahead to let them know you're coming.  If you're planning a trip on your own, it's a good idea to call ahead and make sure they DON'T have a big group scheduled that day, or you may be lucky to get only a one-hour shot at a microfilm or microfiche reader!)

Sutro's holdings are cataloged and can be checked online using MELVYL. Sutro is the largest genealogical library west of Salt Lake City.  Their holdings contain materials from all over the United States.  The total book count is over 150,000 and there are more than 65,000 microforms.  This includes more than 10,000 family histories, 40,000 state, regional, county, and town histories, including vital records, 20,000 city directories, and 10,000 telephone books.

Some of Sutro Library's holdings that are particularly helpful for San Mateo County research include:

• California Information File (see NORCAL Genealogy Index for description of this file)
• California Death Index 1940-1993  (see NORCAL Genealogy Index for description)
• California Marriage Index (Groom's index only) 1960-1985
• Social Security Death Index
• 1852 printed and microfilmed California State Census
• Federal Census and Soundex records 1790-1920
• 1850 printed Federal Census and census microfilm (does not include San Mateo County)
• 1860 printed Federal Census Index (see NORCAL Genealogy Index for description)
• 1870 printed Federal Census Index and census microfilm
• 1880 Federal Census CD, soundex and census microfilms
• 1900 Federal Census soundex and census microfilms
• 1910 Federal Census soundex and census microfilms
• 1920 Federal Census soundex and census microfilms
• "California Wagon Train Lists, Apr 1849 to Oct 1852" by Louis J. Rasmussen (see NORCAL Genealogy Index for description)
• Excellent collection of county and state histories from all over the United States
• Over 10,000 compiled family genealogies (including the entire collection that was formerly at the San Francisco Public Library)
• "Roster of Pioneers-Native Daughters of the Golden West" contains names and records of over 32,000 early pioneers (see NORCAL Genealogy Index for description)
• "Records of the Families of California Pioneers" included in 17+ volumes by the D.A.R. California.

While this is not a library or archive in the physical sense, it's value cannot be underestimated. MELVYL is a searchable ON-LINE  library catalog which lists the holdings of the following facilities (and some others as well)

• every University of California campus library
• The California State Library in Sacramento
• Sutro Library