Genealogy Resources

• Annex Resources
• Annex Location & Hours
• Sonoma County Indexes Online
• Genealogy Libraries & Archives
• Genealogy Resources on the Web
• Ancestry Library Edition - About - Connect
• Heritage Quest Online - About - Connect

Genealogy Tours & Workshops

Introduction to Genealogy
Forum Room, Central Library Saturday, October 11 from 1 - 4 p.m.

Attend a tour of the genealogy materials at the Library Annex and an orientation to genealogical research. Presented by the Sonoma County Genealogical Society and the Local History and Genealogy Library.
Flyer with details

Online Genealogical Research

Get up-to-date on the latest websites and databases for researching genealogy and family history.

• Sonoma Valley Library Tuesday, October 28 from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
• Sebastopol Library Saturday, November 15 from 10:30 a.m. -12 noon
• Healdsburg Library Tuesday, November 18 from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
• Rohnert Park-Cotati Library Tuesday, December 2, 2009 from 3 - 4:30 p.m.
• Petaluma Library Saturday, January 17, 2009 from 2 - 3:30 p.m.
• Rincon Valley Library Tuesday, January 20, 2009 from 10:30 a.m. -12 noon

Genealogy Resources Available at the Annex

The Sonoma County Library Annex has bibliographies of family histories and county histories. Indexes to censuses, marriage records, military pensions, land records, tax lists, and ship passenger lists are available on microfilm, microfiche, and CD-ROM.

The Sonoma County Genealogical Society offers help on an individual basis to beginning and advanced genealogists on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Annex.

Sonoma County Indexes Online

The Sonoma County Genealogical Society Publications page is your link to numerous online indexes, including:

• 1890 Census Sonoma County, California (Reconstructed)
• Sonoma County Cemetery Records, 1846-1921
• Sonoma County Death Records, 1873-1905
• Index to 1890 Great Register of Voters
• Early Sonoma County Land Grants
• Naturalization Records in Sonoma County, 1841-1906 and 1906-1930
• Vital Data in Newspapers of Sonoma County