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The CALIFORNIA NAMES INDEX, containing more than 350,000 records, is the index to our largest databases:
San Francisco voters registered 1890
San Francisco IOOF Crematory and Cemetery records
Biographies of individuals prominent in early 20th century California
Records from the First and Third Congregational Churchs of San Francisco
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First Congregational Church Deaths 1915-1917
Obituaries in the SF Call - 1902 (Coming Soon!)
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San Francisco Congregational Church records. (Names in these files also appear in the California Names Index where non-members may order them through our Lookups Service.)
Third Congregational Church Membership Listing - 1863 to 1886
First Congregational Church Membership Listing - 1849 to 1909
Marriages - BRIDE Index - 1897 to 1914/15
Marriages - BRIDE Index - 1920 to 1941
Marriages - GROOM Index - 1897 to 1914/15
Marriages - GROOM Index - 1920 to 1941
Notices from San Francisco Newspapers
San Francisco Divorces 1889 reported in the San Francisco Chronicle
SF Marriages 1891 notices in the SF Chronicle
SF Births July 1, 1904 - June 30, 1905 as reported in the SF Call
SF Brides July 1, 1904 - June 30, 1905 marriage notices in the SF Call
SF Grooms July 1, 1904 - June 30, 1905 marriage notices in the SF Call
Federal Pensioners residing in California in 1883 (Coming Soon!)
Territorial Pioneers in California (Coming Soon!)
Archives of periodicals are available to members.
CGS News The archive of the CGS newsletter.
The Nugget The archive of the CGS research publication.