Genealogical and Historical Resources

Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
The ACPL Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a state-of-the-art resource for family history research. They have the largest publicly-available research collection in the country and make available, at no cost, records from around the world. Many records are available online, and they have research staff who can assist with research requests.
American Ancestors
American Ancestors® is a national nonprofit center for family history, heritage, and culture based in Boston, Massachusetts that has been setting the gold standard for family history research since its founding in 1845. American Ancestors serves more than 400,000 members and online subscribers through AmericanAncestors.org, one of the world’s largest online collections of free family history resources, scholarship, educational programming and events.
California State Library Genealogy Hub
In addition to a vast repository of records and books related to the history of California, the library's holdings include a significant body of information that is helpful for genealogy research. This link goes directly to their Genealogy Hub..
FamilySearch Wiki for San Joaquin County
This is a detailed and invaluable guide to San Joaquin County ancestry, family history, and genealogy from the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. It contains a detailed list of list of research resources for records of all kinds: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, military records, and more.
Genealogy Bank
This is an online repository of archival newspapers dating back to 1690 and other records. Access is subscription based and includes some historic Stockton newspapers in its collections. in addition to newspapers, it contains obituaries, U.S. Census Records, Social Security Death Index, government publications, and historical books.
Golden Nugget Library
This collection of San Joaquin County genealogy resources is housed on a website focusing on genealogical resources for the San Francisco Bay Area. It includes San Joaquin County city directories, cemetery records, high school yearbooks, school class photos, governmental records, civic and fraternal organization directories, and much more.
International Society of Genetic Genealogy Wiki
This is a free online genetic genealogy encyclopedia. The ISOGG was founded in 2005 by DNA project administrators for the promotion and education of genetic genealogy and to promote a supportive network for genetic genealogists. it is a source of information on numerous genetic genealogy resources.
FamilySearch Libraries in San Joaquin County
FamilySearch centers, operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are typically found churches or libraries. They are open to the public and offer access to exclusive records and complimentary access to technology. Staff are trained to help you research and make family discoveries.

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