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.

The California State Archives continues to collect, catalog, preserve, and provide access to the historic records of state government and some local governments. The Archives collection is primarily comprised of records from California state agencies, the governor's office, the state legislature, and the State Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal. The records are organized under the name of the agency or office that transferred the records to the Archives. The collections also include some private papers that have been donated to the Archives.

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 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.