Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown

United States California  Archives and Libraries  

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Contact Information
E-mail: E-mail reference service form

Address:


 * 224 Church Street (PO Box 72)
 * Santa Cruz, California 95063-0072

Telephone: 831-427-7707 ext. 5794

Hours:


 * Sunday 1p.m.-5:00p.m. Monday-Thursday 10:00a.m.-7:00p.m. Friday-Saturday 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
 * GSSCC's volunteer hours vary: a genealogy volunteer is generally on duty late in the morning and early in the afternoon Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; and in the evening on Mondays.

Map and public transportation:


 * Google Map for the Downtown Branch.
 * Metro Bus: Santa Cruz's Metro transit center is 4 blocks south, 2 blocks east. Selected runs of the 41 Bonny Doon  bus route stop 1 block south of the library at Walnut and Center Streets.

Internet sites and databases:


 * Santa Cruz Public Library site includes downlaod books, books and more, Internet resources, local information, kids, teens, 50Plus, services, locations, and featured events.
 * Santa Cruz Genealogical Society Library contact info, hours, resources, obtaining obituaries.
 * SCPL Catalog online: search by keyword, title, author, subject, series, or call number.
 * Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County library, getting started, research assistance, county history, past events, calendar, links, membership, publications, Tina Brayton Collection, online documents, lecture notes and handouts.

Collection Description
Holds the Genealogial Society of Santa Cruz County's library, including the Tina Brayton Collection which is equivalent to the Draper Collection but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia  families.

Tips
Obituary research help is available by mail if you cannot visit the library. Send a SASE and $15 check payable to GSSCC to: Research Coordinator, GSSCC, PO Box 72, Santa Cruz, CA 95063.

Guides

 * Internet Resources - Genealogy databases, recommended websites, and local links.

Alternate Repositories
If you cannot visit or find a source at the , a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections


 * National Archives Pacific Region (Riverside) holding records of southern California, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada. CA Indian enrollments, Asian immigrants, naturalizations, land records, AZ taxes, sailors, censuses, military post returns, Five Civilized Tribes, Revolutionary War, Civil War records, passenger arrival lists, Mexican and Canadian border crossings, passport applications.
 * National Archives Pacific Region (San Francisco) holding records of California (north &amp; central), Nevada (except Clark County), Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Marshall, Caroline, and Northern Mariana Islands, overseas Pacific naval bases, Asian-Pacific immigration, American Indians.
 * California State Library (Sacramento) censuses, great registers, city directories, CA historical newspapers, genealogical periodicals, death index 1905-1995, marriage index 1949-1986.
 * Family History Library, Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.

Neighboring Collections


 * Santa Cruz County Recorder births, marriages, deaths, deeds, military discharge papers.
 * Santa Cruz County Superior Court civil records, adoptions, probate, family, and criminal records.
 * Repositories in surrounding counties: Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara.
 * California State Archives, Sacramento, has county records, such as court records, prison records, wills, deeds, as well as military records, state census records, and school records.
 * California DPH Vital Records births since 1905, marriages 1949-1986 and 1998-1999, divorces 1962-1984, deaths since 1905.
 * Bancroft Library, Berkeley, premier Western Americana, and Latin Americana collections, including Native Americans, Spanish encounter and colonial settlement, exploration of western America, maps and atlases, the Mexican War, westward migration, the Gold Rush, mining, land surveys, religious and Utopian communities, and ethnic communities.
 * Sutro Library, San Francisco, most extensive genealogy collection west of Salt Lake City.
 * California Historical Society, San Francisco, economic, social, political, and cultural heritage including 50,000 books, 4,000 manuscripts, photos, maps, newspapers, and artifacts.
 * California Genealogical Society and Library, Oakland, family, local, and state histories, maps, reference books, periodicals, the Bay Area, Gold Rush, New England, mid-Atlantic states and others.
 * African American Museum and Library at Oakland interprets their experience in CA and the West.
 * Chinese Historical Society, San Francisco, Chinese-American history, including art, and artifacts.
 * Repositories in other surrounding states: Arizona, Hawaii, Oregon, Baja California, and Sonora.
 * Archivo General de la Nación (AGN), Mexico City, church, civil, census, court, history, military, migration, and land records.
 * The Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County's Tina Brayton Collection features the states of Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Look for repositories in those states.