Since the EGS has dissolved, this information is current as of the time it was dissolved on December 31 2022.

1940 Census Web Sites

Ancestry.com

Archives.gov

FamilySearch.org

MyHeritage.com

Added 03/23/23

1950 Census Web Sites

Ancestry.com

Archives.gov

FamilySearch.org

MyHeritage.com

Escondido Genealogy and History Web Sites

Escondido History Center

Escondido Public Library/Pioneer Room

Find A Grave: Oak Hill Cemetery

BillionGraves: Oak Hill Cemetery

Escondido History Center Photo Collection

Escondido Public Library Pioneer Room Flicker Photos - Ryan Collection

Escondido Public Library Pioneer Room Flicker Photos - Collections

Old Escondido Historic District

San Pasqual Battlefield SHP

San Pasqual Battlefield Site Location Project

San Pasqual Indian Cemetery

San Pasqual Indian Cemetery

San Pasqual Pioneer Cemetery

San Diego Genealogical Societies

Chula Vista Genealogical Society

The Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego

Immigrant Genealogical Society - Burbank, CA

Italian Genealogy Society of San Diego

North San Diego County Genealogical Society

San Diego African-American Genealogy Research Group (SDAAGRG) - ibmarti@yahoo.com

San Diego Chapter Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)

San Diego Colony of Mayflower Descendants

San Diego County Genealogical Society - Ramona - jqbeck@prodigy.net

San Diego Genealogical Society

San Diego Jewish Genealogical Society

Temecula Valley Genealogical Society - Temecula, CA

San Diego and California Genealogy Web Sites

San Diego County Genealogy Page (CA GenWeb)

San Diego County Archive Page (US GenWeb)

San Diego History Center

       SDHC - Research Library

       SDHC - Research Resources (links)

       SDHC - Search Collections

California Genealogy and History Archives

California Vitals Databases - SF Genealogy

Order California Birth, Death, and Marriage Certificates

Order San Diego County Birth and Death Certificates

Order San Diego Marriage Certificates

Databases that would include people from Escondido

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Birth Databases
California Birth Records 1905-1995 - Ancestry.com $$$

California Birth Records 1905-1995 - familysearch.org

California, Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 - familysearch.org

San Diego County Births - CGHA

California, County Birth and Death Records, 1849-1994 - familysearch.org

Census Databases
US Census 1850 San Diego County - USGenWeb Archives: San Diego Co., CA

US Census 1850 San Diego County - USGenWeb Census Project

California State Census 1852 - Family Search (LDS)

United States Census Index 1880 - Family Search (LDS)

Marriage/Divorce Databases
California Marriages - Scroll down to San Diego section - CGHA

California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 - Family Search (LDS)

California Divorce Index, 1966-1984 - Family Search (LDS)

California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 - Family Search (LDS)

Deaths Databases
California, Death Index, 1940-1997 � FamilySearch.org

California, Death Index, 1905-1939 � Browsable Imaged Records - San Diego is county code 80 - FamilySearch.org

San Diego County Wills - Probate - CGHA

Spanish American War Verteran Buried in California - The Spanish American War Centennial Website

Obituaries - Obituary Daily Times

Obituaries - Newspaper Abstracts

Social Security Death Index - Ancestry.Com RootsWeb $$$

Misc. Databases
California Voter Registers from 1866 to 1898 - Ancestry.com $$$

California Civil War Files - CGHA

Japanese-American Internee File 1942-1946 - National Archives

San Diego History Center Online Catalog

Visiting Escondido

City of Escondido

Escondido Downtown Business Assoc

Visit Escondido

Broken Rock Ranch in Valley Center - for a unique family reunion location or a great big open area for a historical recreational event

From Our Meetings

5 Genealogy Filing Systems to Get You Organized - Companion piece to the Research Like a Pro podcast - January 2020

CD-DVD Creation Presentation - A Sample Genealogy CD-DVD for Publishing Your family Genealogy by Rick Bova - January 2017

Click - Scan - Share - Preserving your papers, photos, etc by Brett Weiss - March 2014

How to Research Your Historic Escondido Home Video - How to Research Your Historic Escondido Home with Lucy Berk - May 2013

Technical Gadgets Presentation - Tech Gadgets What they are and how to use them by Rick Bova - April 2013

Association of Professional Genealogists - September 2011

The Geneaholic and the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe - The Completely Revised Website FamilySearch.Org by Randy Seaver - April 2011

Elyse's Genealogy Blog - The Benefits of Social Networking on Your Genealogy by Elyse Doerflinger - May 2010 & January 2011

NARA Riverside - Introduction to the National Archives Sources and Services by Kerry Bartels of NARA Riverside - Apr 2010

Escondido History Center Website - Escondido History Center - March 2010

Genealogy Musing Blog - Genealogy Blogging by Randy Seaver - Jan 2010 & April 2011

Genealogy Blogging Handout and Presentation - Genealogy Blogging by Randy Seaver - Jan 2010

Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead - June Picnic 2007

Felicita Park - June Picnics

Our Members' Genealogy Web Sites

If you are a member of the Escondido Genealogical Society, we would love to put a link here to your genealogy web site. Please contact us at

Organizations We Belong To Web Sites

Federation of Genealogical Societies

Getting Started

FamilySearch Blog - Getting Started with Family History

FamilySearch Blog - Simple Family History Tasks You Can Try Right Now. Whether you are a just beginning or have been at it a while, these simple family history activities will help you make real progress in connecting with your heritage..

5 Genealogy Filing Systems to Get You Organized - How to keep from getting buried in papers.

Other Genealogy Web Sites

Devon Family History Society, based in Exeter, Devon, UK

General Genealogy Web Sites