Genealogy & Local History Library was created in 1993 as a cooperative effort of the Fresno County Public Library and the Fresno County Genealogical Society. Total holdings consist of approximately 30,000 books and pamphlets, 5,000 microforms, 300 CD-ROMs, and many other types of research materials.

Book One-on-One Genealogy Help

Genealogy & Local History Library
5769 N. First st,
Fresno, CA 93710
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Phone 559.600.6230 or email us

Hours

California History

• California History

Local History

• History of the Fresno County Public Library
• Local History
• Digital Collections
• Directories
• Historic Homes / Properties
• Historical Sites in Fresno County
• Maps
• Newspapers
• Pop Laval Photographs
• San Joaquin Valley Japanese Americans in WWII
• William Saroyan Collections
• Yearbooks

Genealogy

• Genealogy – Introduction
• Basic Genealogy Sites
• Births, Deaths, Marriages
• Cemeteries, Local
• Censuses/Great Registers
• 1940 Census
• Resources
• Documents Online
• Ethnic and Group Genealogy
• Foreign Countries and Immigration
• Fresno County Records
• Fresno County Genealogical Society
• Fresno Family History Centers
• Information Exchanges and Bulletin Boards
• Military Records
• Native American Records
• Prison Records Online

Available at library branch only.

Free to use. As an Affiliate Library, visit the Genealogy & Local History Library for greater access to their collection.