SPANISH-MEXICAN FAMILIES OF EARLY CALIFORNIA by Marie Northrop
The long-delayed Spanish colonization of Alta California began in 1769 with the founding of the first mission at what became San Diego. The next 80 years saw the rise and fall of the California Mission system, Mexican independence, the ceding of California to the United States, and the beginning of the California Gold Rush in 1849. This colorful, fast-changing period is the setting for the families in Spanish-Mexican amilies of Early California. Included biographical sketches provide a fascinating insight into the California of that era. About 570 family groups, 1000 Hispanic names and 11,000 indexed references are listed in the first two volumes. Family groups included spouses, most of their parents and all known children.  This three-volume series is a well-respected and renowned authority for information on the earliest Californians.

Volume I was developed from Thomas Workman Temple II’s "Genealogical Tables of Spanish and Mexican Families of California" (Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley.) Most of the colonists came from northwest Mexico between 1769 and 1781 and numbered between 600 and 700 persons. The population increase to about 3,000 over the next 40 years resulted more from a healthy birth rate than from immigration. Originally published in 1987, the volume was extensively revised and expanded, and the 2nd edition was reprinted in 1999.  Volume II lists 265 family groups outside of Temple's Genealogical Tables in a format similar to Volume I. Included are the 11 founding families of the Pueblo de Los Angeles and 46 of the soldiers and their families who accompanied them overland from Sonora and Sinaloa in northern Mexico. Volume II was published in 1984 and reprinted in 1999.  Volume III focuses on the Pobladores of the Pueblo of Los Angeles. Covering the initial 15 settlers and their descendants in 525 pages, the volume extends far beyond 1850 with the genealogies of these early California residents.  Illustrated and indexed. Matching hard covers, 6x9”

Miller’s Manual
Miller’s Manual:  A Research Guide to the Major French-Canadian Genealogical Resources:  What They are and How to Use Them, Douglas J. Miller.  Published by Quintin Publications 1997, 190 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, charts.

Includes Tanguay, Jette, Drouin, PRDH, Loiselle Index, Tanguay Abbreviations, Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records, along with historical timeline to pinpoint the best resource to research.  From the American-French Genealogical Society "This manual is absolutely an essential tool for anyone who will use the major references during their research. Even experienced researchers have reported satisfaction with the material contained in this book."

Van Wagoner Family History
Van Wagoner Family History, Philo Woodrow Van Wagoner
From New York to Michigan, The Genealogy of Jacob and Michael Van Wagoner, Jr. 1823-1984.  Compiled by Philo Woodrow Van Wagoner, a Fourth Great Grandson of Michael, Sr.