California Newspaper Archives
1846 - 2018
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- Alfred K. Good rich
- Sues Street Car Company for injuries
- San Francisco Call Bulletin
- San Francisco, California
- August 9, 1903 - Page 27
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- Lizzie Cline Efford obituary
- Daughter of Peter and Catherine Cline. 1894 -- Only 20 years old. Perhaps in childbirth?
- San Francisco Call Bulletin
- San Francisco, California
- July 1, 1894 - Page 10
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- Peter Cline obituary
- August 16, 1896
- San Francisco Call Bulletin
- San Francisco, California
- August 18, 1896 - Page 16
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- Catherine Cline real estate transfer
- 1899 transfer of all real estate to her children
- San Francisco Call Bulletin
- San Francisco, California
- January 31, 1899 - Page 9
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California is one of the biggest melting pots of ethnicities and backgrounds in the United States. With immigrants coming from all over the world - especially Latin America and Asia - California has more immigrants than any other state. California has always had something for everyone, so it’s not surprising our ancestors made the trek to the Golden State. From the Gold Rush - which brought in thousands of Americans West and immigrants from Latin America, Europe, Australia, and China - to the American Civil War, California has a rich and vibrant history. Most of this history was documented in the form of daily newspapers.
Daily California city and county newspapers are a valuable source of local history and records of our ancestors’ lives. In addition to covering national and local news, newspapers reported on events, births, marriages, and deaths of our ancestors, their community and more. Our California digital newspaper collection includes newspaper archives dating back to 1846 through 2016 from major cities like San Francisco, Santa Monica, San Diego and more.
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