The library also subscribes to databases in which one can search a variety of records as well as learn how to do family history research:Īncestry Library Edition: Accessible only on computers in the Main Library and Branches. Beals.įor more in-depth information on genealogical resources at the library as well as guidance on how to get started doing genealogical research, the General Collections & Humanities Center has available for download Genealogy Resources at San Francisco Public Library and Beyond (PDF 1M).
by Deanna Paoli Gumina.Ī Useful Guide to Researching San Francisco Ancestry by Kathleen C. Who Perished: a List of Persons Who Died as a Result of the Great Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco on Apcompiled by Gladys Hansen introd. Raking the Ashes: Genealogical Strategies for pre-1906 San Francisco Research by Nancy Simons Peterson Some particularly useful books in the General Collections & Humanities Center collection for genealogical research in San Francisco are: Additionally, doing a Subject search of "genealogy" in our classic catalog will yield all the print books and ebooks the library has to offer. The department also has titles like Burke’s Peerage, for those trying to trace their family back to nobility in Great Britain and many books on family crests, heraldry, etc. These are books on how to do genealogic research, organizing your results, researching different populations, and using online resources. Genealogy handbooks can be found primarily in two places in the General Collections & Humanities Center: in the Dewey areas 025.0692 and 929.1. The General Collections and Humanities Center on the 3rd floor of the Main Library maintains a thorough circulating and library-use-only print collection of materials that can aid the amateur genealogist. The General Collections & Humanities Center's Genealogy Collection
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