Libraries and Archives
Public Libraries and Archives
Washington, D.C. and Virginia
- The Library of Congress — Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
- The Library of Congress — Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room
- The Library of Congress — The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
- National Archives and Records Administration
- The Library of Virginia Genealogy Research
- University of Virginia Library
- NGS Library Catalog — National Genealogy Society in Arlington Virginia
- NSDAR Library Catalog — National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, D.C.
- The Mariners’ Museum Newport News Virginia — On-line library card catalog has many maritime related books concerning Nova Scotia
Military Records
- The Library of Congress — Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room
Canada
- Canadian Libraries and Library Catalogues — Nova Scotia
- National Library of Canada
- National Archives of Canada
- National Archives of Canada - Military Records
- Toronto Public Library Catalog
- Toronto Reference Library — 4th floor Genealogy and Local History
- Nova Scotia Archives and Record Management
- Pictou-Antigonish Library
- Canadian Archival Resources on the Internet
- Archive and Collection Society
- National Library of Canada
California
- California State Archives
- California State Birth, Death and Marriage Records
- Alameda County Birth, Death and Marriage Records
- Alameda County Court
- Los Angeles County for Birth, Death, Marriage Records
- Los Angeles Superior Court
- California Public Libraries List
- California State Library
- California State Birth, Death and Marriage Records
United Kingdom
- The British Library
- The London Library — Independent subscription library
- National Register of Archives
- National Register of Archives Browser Introduction
- Public Records Office
- Catalog of the Public Records Office
- Public Record Searches at PRO — Professional researcher Bob O'Hara lives next door to PRO in Kew, London
- General Register Office for Scotland
- National Archives of Scotland
- National Library of Scotland
- College of Arms — Grants use of Arms
- Society of Genealogists (UK) — Many useful links; Bookstore has some good stuff for Cornwall
- The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies — Bookstore has many research guides
- Origins dot Net — Pay per view UK genealogy databases
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Search the UK National Archives
- The London Library — Independent subscription library
Other
- Allen County Public Library — Largest genealogy collection west of Salt Lake City
- Internet Resources Outside the Library of Congress — On-line searches
- National Library of Australia
- Maine State Library
- Missouri State Archives
- New York State Library Genealogy Collection
- Scottish And LDS Genealogical Reference Information
- New York Public Library — CATNYP On-line catalog
- Clayton Library Houston Texas — Has many NARA microfilms
- Library University College Cork - Ireland
- Archives and Knowledge Management — Scholarly Online Resource Evidence and Records for use by Genealogists and Family Historians
- Godfrey Memorial Library
- Internet Resources Outside the Library of Congress — On-line searches
Private Libraries and Archives
- The Augustine Society — No on-line catalog but has extensive genealogy library
On-Line Libraries and eTexts
- The WWW Virtual Library
- Database for The Virtual Library Project
- WWW-VL History: Central Catalogue
- History Gateway at Kansas
- Digital Library at U Penn
- 18th Century Electronic Texts
- Sailor’s Project Gutenburg Server
- Books On-Line
- University of Pittsburgh Digital Library
- Database for The Virtual Library Project
Other Organizations with Books and Information
- Lineage Society List — Blue Book of Lineage Societies
- Long list of libraries with web links — Many UK libraries and references cited
- Many links to archives, universities, libraries, and other sources for history
- Long list of libraries with web links — Many UK libraries and references cited
Directories Listing Libraries
- US Public Libraries
- World Library Directory
- Yahoo US Libraries
- Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries
- Canadian Libraries
- Massachusetts Libraries
- Libraries 411
- World Wide Library Index
- Los Angeles County
- Washington State
- Collections Canada
- Google Directory
- World Library Directory
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY RECORDS CENTER-ARCHIVES
This is the source for Probated Wills in Los Angeles County.
The Los Angeles County Records Center-Archives is located at 222 North Hill Street, Room 212, Los Angeles, CA 90012. The hours of operation are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding regular court and County holidays. General information is available at (213) 974-1195.
Court files are available for viewing during the hours of operation. Copies of files and documents may be purchased between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:10 p.m.
The price for copies is $0.57 per page. Certified copies of documents may be obtained for $6.00 per document. Certified copies of Judgments of Dissolution of Marriage are $10.00 per document. For information call (213) 974-1378.
The Records Processing Unit, including the Microfilm Library, provide support service to the Superior Court and to the public for the court?s files and documents stored in hard form and on microfilm in the County Records Center. The unit processes copy requests, certifications, exemplifications, document entries and inquiries for the Registers of Actions stored in the facility. (213) 974-1547.
The Judgment Unit processes Writs of Execution ($7.00), Abstracts of Judgments ($7.00), Renewals of Judgments ($14.00), Dismissals, Cost Bills and Remittiturs for files stored in the facility. (213) 974-3580.
Index Service is available for criminal cases from 1880 to 1955, and for non-criminal cases from 1880 to 1965, phone (213) 974-1547.
Original records of cases filed in the Los Angeles County Court and District Court prior to the year 1880 are stored at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. Questions regarding access to these records should be directed to Mr. William P. Frank, Curator, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, 91108. The phone number at the Huntington Library is (818) 405-2203. The fax phone number is (818) 449-5720.
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