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Genealogy Resources at the
Roseville Public Library
First Stop: A reference librarian is your best friend.
Try our Databases
WorldCat is an online catalog which itemizes the collections of 71,000 libraries in 112 countries which participate in the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) global cooperative. It is built and maintained collectively by the participating libraries.
Items from the WorldCat catalog can be borrowed through Inter-Library Loan.
WorldCat can be located on the search page of our Online library catalog
This search on WorldCat leads to a
Family History
available at the
Allen County
Public Library.
Another search
provides a source for family letters held at a University Archive.
Search WorldCat for:
•County Histories•Vital Records•Census Records•Land Records•Probate Records•Cemetery Records•Newspapers and •Journals
After an item is located on WorldCat . . .
Then what?
If it’s a book --- try to borrow it via Inter Library Loan through
the Roseville Library.
If it’s a Newspaper --- see if the microfilm is available.
If it’s a journal – try to contact the society that publishes it to see if an index is available; then request photocopies of relevant articles via ILL.
Other Useful
DatabasesLearning Express
HeritageQuest Online
Combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection and other content back to the late 1700s. Includes all of the images and indexing, from the 1790 - 1930 U.S. federal censuses. It offers more than 20,000 book titles, including family and local histories and primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records, etc
The Roseville Main Library also has microfilm for local newspapers.
Private Collections, Local High School Yearbooks, 1921-present, Polk Directories, 1960-1981, Haines Sacramento City & Suburban Directories, 1970-presentRoseville Histories, Roseville Publications, Placer County Histories, Media Collections, Oral Histories, Photographs, Maps & Drawings
Looking for local history?
Contact our archivist at the Roseville Public Library, you can request an appointment by calling her at (916) 746-1232.
Expand your vision to family history
The final product in genealogy is a pedigree chart
The final product in family history is a written narrative
You can search our Online Library Catalog for items related to a wide variety of topics pertaining to your family history.
(and you can do it at home in your jammies!)
Learn the
Basics
Design a
Heritage Album
Learn the skill of long distance research.
Find longlost
relataives still living.
Locate Property Records
Get Organized
Locate ports
Dig up the past
Learn what ailed them.
You are the caretaker of your family history. Learn to preserve it for future generations.
Understand their world.
Preserve their past
Repair an Heirloom
Design a website
Relive their history
Don’t neglect the youth section of the library when searching out your family stories. Many authors have written historical fiction taken from true accounts of their own family histories.
Imagine you were there.