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SFgenealogy Are There Any Unmarked Graves In San Francisco?

Are There Any Unmarked Graves In San Francisco? - cbs5.com
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Halloween is later this week and this Good Question may be something you haven't thought about. Are there any unmarked graves in San Francisco?
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SFgenealogy Tis a sad week for California genealogy. AB130 was signed by our ignorant governor.

October 15 at 5:06am
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Judy Hitzeman
Judy Hitzeman
Wow, I am ignorant; I didn't know about this bill.
October 15 at 8:19pm
Kimberly Correa
Kimberly Correa
It is so completely absurd that California natives do not have the right to know their roots. I do not understand how a so called privacy law that inhibits people from researching their own heritage can get passed. It just doesn't make sense.
October 30 at 10:17pm
Stella Higginson-Locke

Stella Higginson-Locke For 20 years I have been trying to find Percival Higginson. Married to Maud Dufour. They had a son Percival also born in 1890. Maud later married a fred Weisgerber. There is just no trail. Anybody any suggestions????

October 9 at 8:57pm · Report
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SFgenealogy
Most researchers tend to focus on census and vital records. But, there is a wealth of other resources out there. SFgenealogy has tried to highlight these in the databases we post online and tips we share.

Some of these would include: city directories, school yearbooks, Newspaper articles, cemetery lists, land records, sanborn maps, biographies, ... Read Moremilitary records, local histories, voter registration, club & society lists, hotel guest lists, church lists, etc. to name a few.

It's our intent to inspire researchers to examine every piece of information (genealogical or not) available for information about their elusive ancestors.
October 11 at 9:37am
Fran Benavidez

Fran Benavidez Need help! Searching for single woman who gave birth to baby boy at SF County Hospital on 11/3/63.

September 11 at 11:49pm · Report
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SFgenealogy
SFgenealogy has one of the most flexible search engines available for the California Birth Index.

http://www.sfgenealogy.net/php/vitals/cabiindex.php

It appears you have 33 possibilities.
September 12 at 10:16am
Kimberly Correa
Kimberly Correa
Where would one find the first name of the mother? The only information about the mother on the birth index is her last name, which most likely would not be the same some 39 years later.
November 1 at 7:20pm
SFgenealogy

SFgenealogy If you live in the San Francisco Bay area and love books, then you *have* to go to the Big Book Sale at Fort Mason, Sept 24-27. Of course, if you don't live here, then it's a good time to visit. :) Remember, that all books (except rare section) are $1 each on Sunday!

Friends of the San Francisco Public Library - Big Book Sale
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Peri Ann Lane Muhich

Peri Ann Lane Muhich Can you tell me how I might contact someone at SFgenealogy that would be willing to help me with a special project? I'm looking for information on a woman who in 1873 was the principal at Ocean House School.

September 4 at 8:20am · Report
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SFgenealogy
The wonderful folks at SFgenealogy may be contacted at:

http://www.sfgenealogy.com/admin/contact.htm
September 8 at 6:25pm
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SFgenealogy Although we primarily concentrate on genealogy, SFgenealogy also does local history. One of my favorite projects was researching buried ships in San Francisco. Ken Bastida of Channel 5 interviewed me for one of his Good Question! segments. - Ron Filion

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The San Francisco Bay Area's largest news Video Library is always on CBS 5.com.
September 4 at 6:13am
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SFgenealogy We transcribe a lot of graduate lists and alumni notes at SFgenealogy. Afterwards, many of the yearbooks are donated to local libraries, including the San Francisco Public Library History Center. (In fact, we believe we have the largest collection of transcribed yearbooks online.)

If you are looking for a picture of any ancestor(s) who were teenager after 1900, a yearbook might be your best bet!

What's on the 6th floor?: Back to School
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The first week of school, which for San Francisco public schools is this week, can be an emotional time, evoking feelings of dread and excitement. Naturally, such feelings can influence our reading choices: ...
August 26 at 6:46am
Cathie Hill Schafer
Cathie Hill Schafer
Only wish they had more online for St. Paul, Mission and Fairmont schools! I've got a ton of relatives I'd love to check out! Some Day right?
August 26 at 12:30pm
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Alive in Necropolis by Doug Dorst is the selection for
One City One Book: San Francisco Reads 2009!

"Dorst’s thriller, set in the city of San Francisco and the cemeteries of Colma, is one part crime novel, one part ghost story, tinged with humor and heart."

Sounds like a fun read! In conjunction, there will be some intere...sting genealogical and historical programs presented at the SF Main Library in Sep & Oct.Read More

One City One Book 2009 - SFPL.org
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August 1 at 2:03pm
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SFgenealogy Have you ever thought about participating in the genealogical community, but just don't have the time? How about a few minutes a day indexing, at home, whenever you wish?

Click on the link to see 3 different options where you can make a difference.

SFgenealogy - Transcription Projects
Source: www.sfgenealogy.com
July 5 at 8:10am
Vicki Standing
Vicki Standing
I am soooooo excited about SFGenealogy. My roots run deep in the San Francisco area. My grandmother helped cut the ribbon on the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge...still trying to find the picture...I know it exists...I have seen it before. I am looking forward to visiting your site often!!
July 22 at 6:30am
SFgenealogy
SFgenealogy
Vicki, thank you for the kind words!

A word of warning though: some visitors have mentioned they discovered that there were many more pages than they had imagined and "disappeared" for awhile going through them. Please warn your immediate family before attempting to access SFgenealogy. :-)
July 26 at 9:32am
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SFgenealogy The Southern California Genealogical Society Annual Jamboree is happening at the end of this month, June 26-28, 2009, down in Burbank. Pamela and Ron will be there. Chat us up and you'll get a free refrigerator magnet!* * while supplies last.

June 14 at 8:15am
Bryan Mion
Bryan Mion
Instead of the magnet, can I just get the free refrigerator instead?
June 14 at 9:44am
SFgenealogy
SFgenealogy
Does it have to be working?
June 19 at 6:40am
Bryan Mion
Bryan Mion
Of course! And delivered too!
June 19 at 7:11pm
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SFgenealogy We stopped by the new office of the Western Neighborhoods Project. If you had ancestors out in the Richmond/Sunset districts or just plain interested in the history of the areas, you should check out their website:
http://www.outsidelands.org

p.s. Although SFgenealogy is more of a virtual organization, some day we aspire to having a public library.

Western Neighborhoods Project - San Francisco History
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The Western Neighborhoods Project is dedicated to the history of San Francisco's Richmond, Sunset, OMI and West of Twin Peaks districts, areas once referred to as the outside lands
May 17 at 9:56am
Pat Hodge
Pat Hodge
Thank you for your SFgenealogy website its great. I'm from the bay area it really help alot.
June 6 at 7:58am
Maureen Hanlon

Maureen Hanlon Found out my g-gfather was Notary Public. Does anyone know if there are applications on file or additional information on appointees. I am trying to find birthplace in Ireland. Love the sfgenealogy site. Have found so much there.Thanks

May 11 at 4:20pm · Report
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SFgenealogy
Maureen, thank you for the kind words about the site.

As for your g-gfather, I don't know what the laws were at the time. Today, it appears you need to register with the California Secretary of State. You might try contacting them:

http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/notary/... Read More

They may have given their records to the California State Archives:

http://www.sfgenealogy.com/norcal/calresearch.htm#CSA

Good luck with your search, and if you are fortunate to find records, let us know.
May 17 at 9:46am
P.K.

P.K. Is there a list somewhere of births following the 1906 earthquake? My Great Gran was born 4/19/06 in GGP...

April 30 at 8:51pm · Report
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SFgenealogy
Yes! We have a free birth database for all of California at:

http://www.sfgenealogy.net/php/vitals/cabiindex.php
May 17 at 9:42am
P.K.
P.K.
Thank you very much :)
May 18 at 8:24am
SFgenealogy

SFgenealogy We just "upgraded" our version of the California Birth Index. We hadn't included the full middle names before. Now, it should be the best version out there. :)

March 20 at 9:44am