Internet Archive: San Joaquin County Resources

The Internet Archive is a vast online repository of digitized resources. It contains online digital images of the county plat books, illustrated histories of San Joaquin County, and a large collection of historical documents and other materials.

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Lockeford Historical Society and Museum

The Lockeford Historical Society supports research of the cultural and natural heritage of Lockeford and the surrounding area, marks historic sites, and helps provide for the collection, preservation, and interpretation of Lockeford's history. The society maintains a small museum with limited hours in the Old Lockeford School at 19456 N. Jack Tone Rd.

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Lodi Historical Society

The society is dedicated to preserving, protecting and maintaining the history of the City of Lodi; they do not provide research services.

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Manteca Historical Society and Museum

Chartered in 1990, this museum's collection includes artifacts, documents, and photographs related to Manteca history, and there is a separate building for farming and dairy equipment. Admission is free.

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Memories of Stockton Facebook Group

This public page focuses on "Stockton memories, the history of our people, our places, our stories and our memories in the making." You must join the group in order to view or create posts.

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National Archives Genealogical Resources

The United States National Archives provides a wealth of digitized records that are useful for genealogy as well as tools and videos to help you in your research.

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National Daughters of American Colonists, California Chapter

The NSDAC is a lineage society with a focused on honoring and commemorating the men, women, and children of the first English colony in North America in 1587 and the founding of the original thirteen colonies, which became the United States of America. Membership is open to women over 18 years of age who are descended from colonial ancestors residing in one of the American colonies before July 4, 1776.

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National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, El Toyon Chapter

Membership is open to women 18 years of age or older who can prove lineal descent from a Revolutionary War patriot. The organization promotes historic preservation, education and patriotism, and maintains a repository of genealogical and historical information.

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Online Archive of California Finding Aid to University of the Pacific Archives

This is a direct link to the OAC guide to the holdings in the University of the Pacific Library's Holt-Atherton of Special Collections, which contains a wealth of historic photos, manuscripts, scrapbooks, and many other items.

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Online Archive of California Finding Aid to SJC Historical Society Archives

This is a direct link to the Online Archive of California Finding Aid to the holdings of the San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum.

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ObitsArchive.com

This subscription-based website which includes over 53 million U.S. Obituaries, including several San Joaquin County newspapers, such as The Record (Stockton), the Escalon Times, the Lodi News-Sentinel, the Oakdale Leader and the Riverbank News.

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Online Archive of California

The Online Archive of California provides free public access to detailed descriptions of primary resource collections maintained by more than 350 contributing institutions, including libraries, special collections, archives, historical societies, and museums throughout California, and the collections maintained by the ten University of California campuses.

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Pacific Italian Alliance

This organization focuses on heritage of the many Italian families who have made their home in the Northern San Joaquin Valley of California, and helps to preserve Italian culture. The website provides links to some historical resources and national associations.

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Railroad Depots of San Joaquin County

This spreadsheet compiles by the Railroad Station Historical Society lists extant railroad depots throughout San Joaquin County.

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Sacramento German Genealogical Society

Founded in 1983, the Sacramento German Genealogy Society is known as a major organizations in its field. It promotes the search for family histories of members with a German heritage and provides education resources for those seeking to learn about methods of researching their German ancestry. They seek to increase public understanding of culture and history of ancestors who lived in German-speaking areas of Europe.

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San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum

Located in Micke Grove Park, Lodi, the society's Gerald K. Kennedy Reference Library includes historic records from the County as well as books, manuscripts, business and legal records, maps, photographs and ephemera pertaining to the history of the county. The research section of their website provides a list of valuable links to other research sites.

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San Joaquin County Recorder and County Clerk

The Recorder’s office is responsible for the recording of deeds, deeds of trust, court decrees, and many other documents affecting title to real property in San Joaquin County. The County Clerk’s office files notary public oaths, issues and registers marriage licenses, vital statistics and other public documents.

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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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Sons of the American Revolution, Delta Chapter

The Delta Chapter is the California Chapter of the National lineal organization, Sons of the American Revolution. Membership is open to men 18 year of age or older who can prove lineal descent from a Revolutionary War patriot. The organization focuses on history, education, and patriotism.

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Stockton History Facebook Group

This Facebook group "is dedicated to remembering and preserving Stockton's rich cultural past. The purpose of the group is to share information and activities related to Stockton history." You must join the group to post and comment.

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Superior Court of California of San Joaquin County

Records Management is responsible for the court’s archived public records dating back to 1850. They house Superior Court records that date back to 1850 including probate files, divorce records, and records of civil and criminal court cases.

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Tracy Area Genealogical Society and Tracy Historical Museum

The Tracy Area Genealogical Society (TAGS) is headquartered at the ⁠Tracy Historical Museum. TAGS also operates in partnership with the West Side Pioneer Association. The museum preserves and shares the history of Tracy and the surrounding area, known as the Tulare Township.

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University of the Pacific Archives and Holt Atherton Special Collections

The mission of Holt-Atherton Special Collections is to collect, preserve, and provide access to manuscript collections made up of primary sources that focus on California, American history, and the University of the Pacific, as well as a specialized book collection. The Special Collections department is open to the public and Pacific students to use its unique resources in their research.

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Visit Stockton: Stockton's History

The "Stockton's History" page of this website provides an overview of major historical events. The "Fun Facts" page has a list of famous Stocktonians.

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Wright Realtors Historic Stockton

This Stockton Realty office maintains a section on their website on historic Stockton with archival images and articles.

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