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| County | Volunteer | Act of Kindness |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda | Kay Arnold | Cemetery photos in Alameda County, CA--exception: I will not photo in Mountain View Cemetery |
| Alameda | Wendy Roberts | Will look up obits in Livermore/Pleasanton newspapers, and will take still photos of Livermore/Pleasanton tombstones. |
| Alameda | Becky Jensen | Information on where to get obituaries - which newspapers for which city and where they're archived so that mail requests can be made to the library/archive. You must provide an exact date of death. Information on Alameda County genealogical resources - I have a guide published by the local genealogical society. Lookups in the 1905-1939 California Death Index (CADI) - film exists at the LDS FHC near my home. I will go once/month, filling as many lookup requests as I can during that one trip. [The CADI online only covers 1945-present] |
| Alameda | Maya Smundak | Translating documents from Russian and French into English |
| Alameda | Sarah | Videotaping Cemeteries, Still photos of tombstones |
| Alameda | K. M. Nichols | Will take digital photos of headstones at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward or Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito. Please provide plot location (Sec#, Row#, Plot#). |
| Alameda | Brenda Wiesner | Can obtain obits from Alameda and surrounding counties. Have access to many indexes of various genealogical importance. Note:free transcription of death and birth certs was closed 1-1-2003 by the governor. |
| Alameda | Glenn Lane | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying |
| Alameda | Kathy Friesen | Obituary look-ups in local newspapers (primarily Oakland & San Francisco) going back to 1900. Have access to old City Directories (from 1880) & telephone books (from 1940). Otherlook-ups possible. However, all birth & death certificates must be ordered directly from appropriate government agencies. |
| Alameda | Sharon Wilson | Still photos of tombstones Can look up obits from the Livermore newspaper--The Herald |
| Alameda | Dave Ball | Will provide digital photos of tombstones or graves. I don't look up obits. Locations served: Southern Alameda County area only. (Hayward, Union City, Fremont, Newark, Milpitas, some parts of Pleasanton.) |
| Alameda | Natasha Beery | Gravestone pictures (Contra Costa, Berkeley, Oakland area) |
| All | Brenda Wiesner | Obituaries for all counties.Death index 1905-2000, some prior to 1905. Marriages 1949-1986, births 1905-1995, some earlier. Access to many indexes and subscriptions to help locate info. Census. Research advice/direction related to California. |
| All | Shelli | I can lookup CA Births 1905-1995, Pre-1905 Deaths and 1940-1997 Deaths on indices. I can also help with censuses in any state. I live in WA. |
| All | Kathy Ramirez | Look up of federal census records for the following years: 1860, 1870, 1900, 1910 and 1920. Please send me as much info as possible. |
| ALL | Jerry | FATAL MINING ACCIDENTS, year 1960 and later; can provide date, miner?s name, mine name, and accident cause. Accident report reference source for major fatal accidents for all years before 1999 if year and mine name or city is known. |
| All | Kathy | California Birth Index 1905-1995 and California Death Index 1940-1997 |
| ALL | Margaret E. Posehn | I will search California Birth Indexes 1905-1999; California Death Indexes 1905-2000; and California Marrige Indexes 1949-1986. Please limit your requests to five names or less at a time. |
| ALL counties | Michelle Sousa | CA birth index look-up for July 1905-1995 |
| Alpine | Nancy Thornburg | Have access only to records for Alpine County, California from about 1864 to present |
| Amador | Sue Kitt | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records look ups and copying |
| Amador | Laura Clark | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying |
| Amador | Richard S Leary | Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying I will take digital pictures of tombstones and cemetery entrances and forward by what ever means requested |
| Amador | Barbara McMahon | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying |
| Butte | Jo Roe Carpenter | I will do digital pictures in Chico Cemetery, Glen Oaks Cemetery and Paradise Cemetery |
| Butte | Donna | Voter records 1884-1890; Delayed Birth Records 1869-1991; Census 1850,160,1880; Probate Index 1850-1880; Newspaper Vitals 1880-1899; Early Death and Burials 1859-1905; Mortician Records, South Butte Co. 1857-1934; Multiple Cemetery Records, mostly the older smaller cemeteries with no office. If you can't find an old burial, I'm your best bet. I no longer live in Butte County. I can't do any research outside the indexes listed. I am not able to look for obits. |
| Butte | Sue Hofius | Public Records (library) lookups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required. newspaper articles on microfiche , Chico Cemeteries and Oroville Cemeteries; Centerville Cemetery; need specific dates and names. |
| Butte - Oroville area only | Marilyn | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying. Photos and non-certified public records sent via e-mail. |
| Calaveras | Geri de Moss | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying Cemetery record lookups |
| Central Contra Costa County | Elaine Bush | Still photos of tombstones for the following cities: Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Orinda, Concord, Alamo |
| Contra Cost | Joann DiDonato | I have access to marriage records and birth records for California. Birth records from 1905 to 1995 all counties. Marriage records from the 1940's on, Contra Costa County only. I can only take one request at a time, as I am now working part-time. Thanks |
| Contra Costa | Brigette Mason | i will take tombstone photos at Union Cemetery on Highway 4 in Brentwood, California and email photos to recipient. |
| Contra Costa | Eileen Gillette | Look up burials in Pacheco Pioneer Cemetery on Blum Road In Pacheco, Contra Costa, California from records I hold. I cannot take pictures etc. as I live out of state |
| Contra Costa | Pam Cavaliere | Videotaping Cemeteries, Still photos of tombstones |
| Contra Costa | Courtney Konopacky | Still photos of tombstones. I am willing to take digital pictures of headstones in the Alamo or Lafayette Cemeteries. |
| Del Norte | Cathy Bonser | Digital images of headstones in the Crescent City, Del Norte Co. area. Also scans of Sacramento High School's Review, January and June classes 1929, and Februrary 1930 quarterly edition of The Review. |
| El Dorado | Howard Douglas DeSart | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying |
| El Dorado | Crystal Gorton | Still photos of tombstones. |
| El Dorado | Ken Lavin | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying |
| Fresno | Lee Nave | Library lookups - city directories, census, books. No obits. |
| Fresno | Nancy E Howell | Public Records (library) lookups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required. Please supply dates with names, even if approximate. Have photographed all of Fowler Cemetery tombstones, will do other cemeteries within 25-mile radius of Fresno. Will check CADI and SSDI. |
| Fresno | Nicolas Bertolero | Public Records (library) look ups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required. Will only travel to Fresno & Clovis, CA. If outside of those cities please contact me - doesn't hurt to ask! :) I'll go to any cemetery around Fresno/Clovis area. I will need the address though to get directions there. |
| Fresno | JD McKee | Still photos of tombstones. Have digital Camera will be happy to do cemetary photos Fresno Co, and also in North Fork or Oakhurst, both Madera Co. |
| Fresno | Barbara Volker | Digital or traditional photos of tombstones and homes in Fresno County. |
| Fresno | Kim | Gravestone pictures. City of Fresno: Fresno Memorial Gardens, Belmont Memorial Park, Mountain View, Odd Fellows, Ararat |
| Fresno | Grant | Obituaries. Years: 1876-1977 ONLY |
| Fresno | Kathy Sullivan | Still photos of tombstones Reedley area, access to Reedley Exponent newspaper, highschool, college yearbooks. |
| Fresno | Barbara Dunham | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying Will research Fresno County Library and newspapers for obits, local Fresno Cemeteries, Sanger & Bethel Cemteries for burial info. |
| Fresno | Myrna | Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying., Public Records (library) lookups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required. |
| Glenn | Anna Canon | Will take digital photos of tombstones throughout Glenn County as well as foothill cemeteries in Colusa County, and the southern end of Tehama County. |
| Glenn | Sharon Rash | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying |
| Humboldt | Jorie Colwell | Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying., Public Records (library) lookups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required. Research in the files of our local historical society, |
| Humboldt | Rick | Still photos of tombstones Will take digital photos of tombstones in the Eureka area & e-mail them to you. |
| Humboldt | Kenneth Brock | Public Records lookups and copying |
| Humboldt | Diane Darrow-Hancock | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying |
| Humboldt | Lora Dorsey | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying |
| Humboldt | Ruthanne Rocha | Still photos of tombstones |
| Humboldt | Camie | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying |
| Humbolt | Darlene Garrity | Will search library records for Births before 1929, Marriages before 1964, Deaths before 1942 and index of Obituaries before 1941. Also list of Naturalization's 1854 to 1991., |
| Inyo | Diane Mettam | Still photos of tombstones |
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