Genealogy & Obituaries
SCCLD Online Resources
Ancestry Library (In-Library Access Only)
Explore your family tree! Search U.S. Census, military, immigration, and vital records, and much more.
HeritageQuest Online
Offers census records, family histories, published genealogies, Revolutionary war records, Freedman's Bank records, and more.
My China Roots
My China Roots is a genealogy resource for researching Chinese ancestry. Collections include records in both English and Chinese.
Fold3 Library Edition
Provides access to US military records from the Revolutionary War to the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, including stories, photos, & more.
Mercury News Online (2006-Current)
Get full access to today’s local newspaper through the online version of The Mercury News.
Mercury News (1985-Recent)
Provides current, full-text articles written by Mercury News staff on local news, business, sports, front, editorials and obituaries.
Digital ReeL - Newspaper Microfilm Collection
Digital ReeL provides access to SCCLD’s microfilm collection of historical local newspapers,with enhanced access and searching capabilities.
Genealogy & Obituary Collections in the Bay Area
Other Local Libraries
Mountain View Public Library Obituaries
An online index to the obituaries found in the Mountain View History Center collection. Most appeared in local newspapers from 1967 to 2004.
Palo Alto Historical Association Newspaper Obituaries 1890+
Search for citations to articles & obituaries from the Palo Alto Weekly, the Palo Alto Daily News, & other local newspapers.
San Francisco Public Library Obituary Search Service
Offers a free obituary search request service for persons whose obituary appeared in San Francisco newspapers.
Santa Clara County Genealogy & Local History
California State Library: History and Genealogy
Browse census data, city directories, obituaries, and other indexes. Request microfilm from California newspapers through Interlibrary Loan.
Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society
Includes information about the society and a surname index to their files on early settlers of Santa Clara County.
Santa Clara County Archives
Historical records of Santa Clara County and its government including birth, death, and marriage records, and other credible archives.
Santa Clara City Library: Genealogy & Local History
Santa Clara City Library, with the assistance of the Santa Clara County Historical & Genealogical Society, maintains a Genealogy Collection.
National Archives at San Francisco
Access millions of records for genealogy and local history research including military, census, and immigration records.
Sutro Library (San Francisco)
Provides a variety of genealogy records including vital records, family & local histories, directories, registries, and more.
Newspapers, Census and Vital Records
Santa Clara County Office of the Clerk Recorder
Order vital certificates from Santa Clara County.
National Archives: Research in Military Records
Provides general information on military records.
California Digital Newspaper Collection
A Freely Accessible Repository of Digitized California Newspapers from 1846 to the Present.
Chronicling America: Historical Newspapers Archive
Maintained by the Library of Congress, this resource provides historical newspapers published in the U.S. & territories from 1789-1963.