The San Joaquin Valley Heritage & Genealogy Center 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.

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.

Use this link for Affiliate Library Access (available only within the Heritage Center). If you need something before we open please email: HeritageCenter@fresnolibrary.org