the California Capitol, Sacramento, California. Credit: Andre m; Wikimedia Commons.

California Archives: 909 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on November 14, 2024

An article (with a title list) about the 909 California newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Photo: the harbor of San Francisco, California, in 1851, with Yerba Buena Island and the Berkeley Hills in the background. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Photo Album of California Pioneers (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on June 11, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry showcases more pictures from a photo album of California pioneers, featuring the Osborn and Moore family lines... (Read More)

Photo Album of California Pioneers (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on May 31, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry showcases a photo album of California pioneers, featuring the Osborn and Moore family lines... (Read More)

covered wagon. Photo credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Exploring the California & Oregon Trail in the 1820s and Beyond

By GenealogyBank on August 17, 2023

Explore the fascinating history of the California & Oregon Trail of the 1820s. Trace your ancestry and discover the routes of early settlers... (Read More)

Photo: the California Capitol in Sacramento, California. Credit: Andre m; Wikimedia Commons.

California Archives: 873 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on July 27, 2023

An article (with a title list) about the 873 California newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Photo: the Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point, San Francisco, California, looking north toward the Marin Headlands. Credit: David Ball; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day, an Engineering Marvel: California’s Golden Gate Bridge Opened

By Tony Pettinato on May 28, 2020

An article about the gleaming new Golden Gate Bridge being opened to vehicular traffic on 28 May 1937, linking San Francisco to northern California... (Read More)

On This Day, California Gold Rush: Gold Found at Sutter’s Mill

By Tony Pettinato on January 24, 2019

An article about James Marshall discovering gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, on 24 January 1848, leading to the California Gold Rush... (Read More)

World War II Japanese American Relocation Camp Newspapers

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 23, 2015

GenealogyBank has added newspapers published in the Japanese American Relocation Camps during World War II. Birth, Marriage and Death Notices These newspapers from Arkansas, California, Colorado and Utah contain birth, marriage, and death records that are very useful for genealogists to trace Japanese lineage. For example, here is an old obituary from the Tulean... (Read More)

Historical Italian American Newspapers Online

By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 5, 2015

Per favore, provalo! See: Street vendors at the Feast of San Gennaro in Manhattan’s Little Italy. GenealogyBank is pleased to announce that these historical Italian American newspapers are available in our online archives. State City Newspaper Start End CA San Francisco Corriere del Popolo 1916 1962 NY New York Cristoforo Colombo 1892 1893 NY... (Read More)

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