Santa Clara County Genealogy

Libraries

Local and County Libraries

Research Libraries

University Libraries

San Jose Public Library

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San Jose Public Library
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Branch
150 E. San Fernando St.
San José, CA 95112
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articles & databases

California Room, King Library, fifth floor

Historical books, maps, photographs, school yearbooks, info on Spanish and Mexican California, missions, railroads, etc.
Newspaper clippings from the last 30 to 40 years of the San José Mercury News covering notable people, places, and events in San José and Santa Clara County (but not an ndex to the San José Mercury News prior to 1986).
San José Mercury News Clippings File, 1920-1985 (microfiche)
"Thousands of articles from the San José Mercury News from 1920 through 1985. These articles are on microfiche in the California Room. Search the Online Subject Index to the Clippings File"
San Francisco Chronicle Index, 1950-1980 (microfiche)
San Francisco Newspapers Index, 1904-1959 (microfiche)
California Death Index 1940-1994 (microfiche)
California Marriage Index 1960-1985 (microfiche)
U.S. census rolls for Santa Clara County covering 1860-1880 and 1900-1930
San José City Directories:

Newspapers

Santa Clara County [microform] : early births (1873-1905), marriages (1858-1905) and deaths (1873-1905)
Cemetery Information

Calvary Cemetery, San Jose (1882-1987)
Gate of Heaven, Los Altos (1971-1988)
Holy Cross Cemetery, San Jose
Los Gatos Memorial Park (1889-1989)
Madronia Cemetery, tombstone inscriptions, Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California / Bradley Clark Jenkins
Madronia Cemetery, Treasurer's book, Saratoga, California, December 1880-October 1913
Oak Hill Cemetery, inscriptions, San Jose
Santa Clara Co. cemetery headstone inscriptions [microform] / [Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society]

Amos O. Williams and other Santa Clara County funeral books [microform and book] (1902-1953 & 1957-1979)
Monahan Mortuary (1914-1938)

Santa Clara News (1901-1948)
Santa Clara Journal (1948-1965)
Santa Clara Journal and News (1966-1970)
Santa Clara Sun (1973-1980)
Santa Clara American

U.S. Federal Census for Santa Clara County (1852-1920)
Early Settler Files–"information submitted to the society on people who were in Santa Clara County by 1925. They include fact sheets from patrons, news clippings, obituaries and funeral notices, books, photos, and other materials. The files are the product of an ongoing effort, spanning three decades." An index is available online.

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