Southern California Genealogical Society: Searcher: Table of Contents

Searcher - Table of Contents

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Year, Volume, Number	Months	Los Angeles Area Data	Other State Data / Articles
2008, Vol. 45, No. 4	04 Autumn
2008, Vol. 45, No. 3	03 Summer
2008, Vol. 45, No. 2	02 Spring
2008, Vol. 45, No. 1	01 Winter	GAR Stanton Post Roster, 1883 Through Early 1920's - Additional Names
2007, Vol. 44, No. 4	04 Autumn	GAR Stanton Post Roster Part IV - Surnames S Through Z
2007, Vol. 44, No. 3	03 Summer	GAR Stanton Post Roster Part III - Surnames K Through R
2007, Vol. 44, No. 2	02 Spring	GAR Stanton Post Roster Part II - Surnames D Through J
2007, Vol. 44, No. 1	01 Winter	GAR Stanton Post Roster Part I - Surnames A Through C
2006, Vol. 44, No. 4	04 Autumn
2006, Vol. 44, No. 3	03 Summer	First Baptist Church Membership Directory, Glendale, California, 1929 - Part 2 Surnames M through Z
2006, Vol. 43, No. 2	02 Spring	First Baptist Church Membership Directory, Glendale, California, 1929 - Part 1 Surnames A through L	Listing of Vital Records in non-print form at the Los Angeles Public Library
2006, Vol. 43, No. 1	01 Winter	Los Angeles County Marriage Records, Book 28 - Part 1	Searching Free African American Ancestors - Pre 1875. [Aaron Day]
2005, Vol. 42, No. 4	04 Autumn	Los Angeles City Cemetery Burial Journal
2005, Vol. 42, No. 3	03 Summer	Los Angeles City Cemetery Burial Journal
2005, Vol. 42, No. 2	02 Spring	Dr. Schiffman the Painless Dentist and his Patients 1899; Luther Burbank Junior High Graduating Class 1931; Westlake School for Girls 1921
2005, Vol. 41, No. 1	01 Winter	Building Permits December 15, 1889
2004, Vol. 41, No. 4	04 Autumn	1893 Los Angeles City Death Certificates Sa-Yu; California Soldiers in the 26th Engineers 1917-1919
2004, Vol. 41, No. 3	03 Summer	1893 Los Angeles City Death Certificates Mo-Sa
2004, Vol. 41, No. 2	02 Spring	1893 Los Angeles City Death Certificates Ke-Mo
2004, Vol. 41, No. 1	01 Winter	African American Corporations in Early Los Angeles
2003, Vol. 40, No. 5	08 Autumn	1893 Los Angeles City Death Certificates Ha-Ke	Earmarks [Barbara McKinlay] 2003 Index of The Searcher Articles
2003, Vol. 40, No. 4	07 Summer	1893 Los Angeles City Death Certificates El-Ha	Did Your Ancestors Join? [Bruce Black]
2003, Vol. 40, No. 3	05/06 May/Jun	1893 Los Angeles City Death Certificates Ca-El	Crime May Not Pay - But it Leaves Great Records [Barbara McKinlay]
2003, Vol. 40, No. 2	03/04 Mar/Apr	1893 Los Angeles City Death Certificates Ac-Ca	WPA Historical Records Survey [Barbara McKinlay]
2003, Vol. 40, No. 1	01/02 Jan/Feb		City Directories [Barbara McKinlay]
2002, Vol. 39, No. 6	11/12 Nov/Dec	Los Angeles County Burial Permits 1870-1892 Vi-Zo	Using a Research Log [Barbara McKinlay]
2002, Vol. 39, No. 5	09/10 Sep/Oct	Los Angeles County Burial Permits 1870-1892 Sh-Ve	Local Resources [Beverly Mateer Taylor]; Documentation Review [Barbara McKinlay]
2002, Vol. 39, No. 4	06/07 Jul/Aug	Los Angeles County Burial Permits 1870-1892 Sa-Sh	There's a Clue Somewhere [Barbara McKinlay]
2002, Vol. 39, No. 3	05/06 May/Jun	Los Angeles County Burial Permits 1870-1892 Ri-Sa	The Value of Using a Court Docket [Barbara McKinlay], Take a Second Look [Jo Anne Sadler]
2002, Vol. 39, No. 2	03/04 Mar/Apr	Los Angeles County Burial Permits 1870-1892 Ne-Ri	Naturalization Research Can Pay [Barbara McKinlay]
2002, Vol. 39, No. 1	01/02 Jan/Feb	Los Angeles County Burial Permits 1870-1892 Le-Ne	Look for Other American Censuses [Barbara McKinlay]
2001, Vol. 38, No. 6	11/12 Nov/Dec	Avalon Cemetery, Catalina Island, Burials; SpAmerican War Muster, 7th CA Infantry
2001, Vol. 38, No. 5	09/10 Sep/Oct	Hollywood, California, Congregational Church February 1925	Home and Family: That's where it Starts [Barbara McKinlay]
2001, Vol. 38, No. 4	07/08 Jul/Aug	Los Angeles County Burial Permits 1870-1892 Ga-Le; Montrose Flood Victims 1933
2001, Vol. 38, No. 3	05/06 May/Jun		Using Newspapers Effectively … Arrival and Departure Lists [Peter E. Carr]
2001, Vol. 38, No. 2	03/04 Mar/Apr
2001, Vol. 38, No. 1	01/02 Jan/Feb	Los Angeles County Burial Permits 1870-1892 Du-Ga
2000, Vol. 37.5, No. 2	02 Feb	Los Angeles County Burial Permits 1870-1892 Br-Du
2000, Vol. 37, No. 6	11/12 Nov Dec	Los Angeles County Burial Permits 1870-1892 Ab-Br
2000, Vol. 37, No. 5	09/10 Sep/Oct
2000, Vol. 37, No. 4	07/08 Jul/Aug	1884 Great Register - Santa Ana; Incorporation Records
2000, Vol. 37, No. 3	05/06 May/Jun	1884 Great Register - Pasadena; Incorporation Records
2000, Vol. 37, No. 2	03/04 Mar/Apr	1884 Great Register - Pomona; Grand View Cemetery, Section C; Incorporation Records
2000, Vol. 37, No. 1	01 Jan	Incorporation Records; First Police Force of Los Angeles 1851; Prisoners LA City Jail 1887
1999, Vol. 36, No. 12	12 Dec	Grand View Memorial Park Section F 6 of 6 [Ann Cowley]	1999 Query Index
1999, Vol. 36, No. 11	11 Nov	Grand View Memorial Park Section F 5 of 6 [Ann Cowley]
1999, Vol. 36, No. 10	10 Oct	Grand View Memorial Park Section F 4 of 6 [Ann Cowley]
1999, Vol. 36, No. 9	09 Sep	Grand View Memorial Park Section F 3 of 6 [Ann Cowley]
1999, Vol. 36, No. 8	08 Aug	Grand View Memorial Park Section F 2 of 6 [Ann Cowley]
1999, Vol. 36, No. 7	07 Jul	Grand View Memorial Park Section F 1 of 6 [Ann Cowley]
1999, Vol. 36, No. 6	06 Jun
1999, Vol. 36, No. 5	05 May
1999, Vol. 36, No. 4	04 Apr
1999, Vol. 36, No. 3	03 Mar
1999, Vol. 36, No. 2	02 Feb	Grand View Memorial Park Section B 2 of 2 [Jacquie Meyer]
1999, Vol. 36, No. 1	01 Jan	Grand View Memorial Park Section B 1 of 2 [Jacquie Meyer]
1998, Vol. 35, No. 12	12 Dec		San Bernardino County Archives
1998, Vol. 35, No. 11	11 Nov	Los Angeles Burial Book 3 of 3 [Peggy Schulz]
1998, Vol. 35, No. 10	10 Oct	Los Angeles Burial Book 2 of 3 [Peggy Schulz]
1998, Vol. 35, No. 9	09 Sep	Los Angeles Burial Book 1 of 3 [Peggy Schulz]
1998, Vol. 35, No. 8	08 Aug
1998, Vol. 35, No. 7	07 Jul
1998, Vol. 35, No. 6	06 Jun
1998, Vol. 35, No. 5	05 May	Burbank War Casualties WWII, Korea, Vietnam
1998, Vol. 35, No. 4	04 Apr
1998, Vol. 35, No. 3	03 Mar
1998, Vol. 35, No. 2	02 Feb
1998, Vol. 35, No. 1	01 Jan		Lost Cities [compiled by Julia Hastings]
1997, Vol. 34, No. 12	12 Dec	Members of the Portola Expedition 1769 [Northrop]
1997, Vol. 34, No. 11	11 Nov	Members of the Portola Expedition 1769 [Northrop]
1997, Vol. 34, No. 10	10 Oct
1997, Vol. 34, No. 9	09 Sep	Grandview Memorial Park Section A Tier 4 con't
1997, Vol. 34, No. 8	08 Aug	Grandview Memorial Park Section A Tier 4
1997, Vol. 34, No. 7	07 Jul	Grandview Memorial Park Section A Tier 3
1997, Vol. 34, No. 6	06 Jun	Grandview Memorial Park Section A Tiers 1, 2
1997, Vol. 34, No. 5	05 May
1997, Vol. 34, No. 4	04 Apr
1997, Vol. 34, No. 3	03 Mar
1997, Vol. 34, No. 2	02 Feb
1997, Vol. 34, No. 1	01 Jan
1996, Vol. 33, No. 12	12 Dec
1996, Vol. 33, No. 11	11 Nov
1996, Vol. 33, No. 10	10 Oct
1996, Vol. 33, No. 9	09 Sep
1996, Vol. 33, No. 8	08 Aug
1996, Vol. 33, No. 7	07 Jul
1996, Vol. 33, No. 6	06 Jun
1996, Vol. 33, No. 5	05 May
1996, Vol. 33, No. 4	04 Apr
1996, Vol. 33, No. 3	03 Mar
1996, Vol. 33, No. 2	02 Feb		Keeping Your Files [Bernice B Gunderson]
1996, Vol. 33, No. 1	01 Jan		The Family Group Sheet [Barbara McKinlay]
1995, Vol. 32, No. 12	12 Dec		1995 Queries Index
1995, Vol. 32, No. 11	11 Nov
1995, Vol. 32, No. 10	10 Oct		Georgia Land Lotteries [Barbara McKinlay]
1995, Vol. 32, No. 9	09 Sep		Consider a State Census [Barbara McKinlay]
1995, Vol. 32, No. 8	08 Aug	Burials at Fairmount Cemetery	Evidence for the Genealogist [Patrick Flanagan]
1995, Vol. 32, No. 7	07 Jul		What Church did they Belong to? [Barbara McKinlay]; Addendum to Cemeteries in Los Angeles County [Peggy Schulz]
1995, Vol. 32, No. 6	06 Jun		The DAR Connection [Barbara McKinlay]
1995, Vol. 32, No. 5	05 May		Did He work for the Railroad? [Barbara McKinlay]
1995, Vol. 32, No. 4	04 Apr	Indexes for Sale by SCGS
1995, Vol. 32, No. 3	03 Mar
1995, Vol. 32, No. 2	02 Feb		Is there Bounty Land in your Past? [Barbara McKinlay]; Abbreviations and Terms Used in Soundex Cards
1995, Vol. 32, No. 1	01 Jan		Cemeteries in Los Angeles County [Peggy Schulz]; Do You have a Quaker Ancestor? [Barbara McKinlay]
1994, Vol. 31, No. 12	12 Dec		Confederate Service & Pension Records [Barbara McKinlay] 1994 Query Index
1994, Vol. 31, No. 11	11 Nov		How to Use an Index [Barbara McKinlay], Japanese "Koseki"
1994, Vol. 31, No. 10	10 Oct		Genealogy Survey Results part 4
1994, Vol. 31, No. 9	09 Sep		Genealogy Survey Results part 3
1994, Vol. 31, No. 8	08 Aug		Genealogy Survey Results part 2
1994, Vol. 31, No. 7	07 Jul		Northern California Marriages 1850-1860; Genealogy Survey Results part 1
1994, Vol. 31, No. 6	06 Jun		Lost Cities [Julia Hastings]
1994, Vol. 31, No. 5	05 May		Genealogical Library Correspondence [Barbara McKinlay]
1994, Vol. 31, No. 4	04 Apr	Deaths in Los Angeles County 1873
1994, Vol. 31, No. 3	03 Mar		Irish Slavonians in CA 1849-1890
1994, Vol. 31, No. 2	02 Feb		Marie Northrop Memorial
1994, Vol. 31, No. 1	01 Jan		1993 Query Index
1993, Vol. 30, No. 12	12 Dec
1993, Vol. 30, No. 11	11 Nov
1993, Vol. 30, No. 10	10 Oct
1993, Vol. 30, No. 9	09 Sep
1993, Vol. 30, No. 8	08 Aug
1993, Vol. 30, No. 7	07 Jul
1993, Vol. 30, No. 6	06 Jun
1993, Vol. 30, No. 5	05 May
1993, Vol. 30, No. 4	04 Apr	Delinquent Tax List 1855 - Los Angeles, El Monte, San Pedro Twp, San Juan Capistrano [Peter E Carr]
1993, Vol. 30, No. 3	03 Mar		Grand Army of the Republic Records
1993, Vol. 30, No. 2	02 Feb
1993, Vol. 30, No. 1	01 Jan
1992, Vol. 29, No. 12	12 Dec		1992 Queries Index
1992, Vol. 29, No. 11	11 Nov
1992, Vol. 29, No. 10	10 Oct		Wanted: Workshop Leaders
1992, Vol. 29, No. 9	09 Sep
1992, Vol. 29, No. 8	08 Aug
1992, Vol. 29, No. 7	07 Jul
1992, Vol. 29, No. 6	06 Jun
1992, Vol. 29, No. 5	05 May
1992, Vol. 29, No. 4	04 Apr		Early American Newspapers at CSUN
1992, Vol. 29, No. 3	03 Mar
1992, Vol. 29, No. 2	02 Feb
1992, Vol. 29, No. 1	01 Jan
1991, Vol. 28, No. 12	12 Dec		Start With #1 [Barbara McKinlay]. 1991 Queries Index
1991, Vol. 28, No. 11	11 Nov
1991, Vol. 28, No. 10	10 Oct	Los Nietos Valley Pioneers [Downey Historical Society]	Home is the Best Place to Start [Barbara McKinlay]
1991, Vol. 28, No. 9	09 Sep
1991, Vol. 28, No. 8	08 Aug
1991, Vol. 28, No. 7	07 Jul
1991, Vol. 28, No. 6	06 Jun
1991, Vol. 28, No. 5	05 May		American Vitals Before 1850 [Barbara McKinlay]
1991, Vol. 28, No. 4	04 Apr
1991, Vol. 28, No. 3	03 Mar
1991, Vol. 28, No. 2	02 Feb
1991, Vol. 28, No. 1	01 Jan
1990, Vol. 27, No. 12	12 Dec		1990 Queries Index
1990, Vol. 27, No. 11	11 Nov	Mission Mortuary Records Part 1 P-Z [K. Irwin, K. Bassett, J. McKenzie]
1990, Vol. 27, No. 10	10 Oct	Mission Mortuary Records Part 1 H-R [K. Irwin, K. Bassett, J. McKenzie]
1990, Vol. 27, No. 9	09 Sep	Mission Mortuary Records Part 2 A-H [K. Irwin, K. Bassett, J. McKenzie]
1990, Vol. 27, No. 8	08 Aug
1990, Vol. 27, No. 7	07 Jul
1990, Vol. 27, No. 6	06 Jun
1990, Vol. 27, No. 5	05 May
1990, Vol. 27, No. 4	04 Apr		Finding Your German Village [Toeppe]
1990, Vol. 27, No. 3	03 Mar
1990, Vol. 27, No. 2	02 Feb
1990, Vol. 27, No. 1	01 Jan
1989, Vol. 26, No. 12	12 Dec		1989 Searcher Index
1989, Vol. 26, No. 11	11 Nov
1989, Vol. 26, No. 10	10 Oct
1989, Vol. 26, No. 9	09 Sep
1989, Vol. 26, No. 8	08 Aug
1989, Vol. 26, No. 7	07 Jul		Relatively Speaking [Marie Northrop]
1989, Vol. 26, No. 6	06 Jun
1989, Vol. 26, No. 5	05 May
1989, Vol. 26, No. 4	04 Apr
1989, Vol. 26, No. 3	03 Mar	Correction to Deaths and Burials of Men - Bear Flag Revolt in California, June 1846
1989, Vol. 26, No. 2	02 Feb
1989, Vol. 26, No. 1	01 Jan		1100 Los Angeles County Property Deed Books
1988, Vol. 25, No. 12	12 Dec		1988 Searcher Name Index
1988, Vol. 25, No. 11	11 Nov
1988, Vol. 25, No. 10	10 Oct	Deaths and Burials of Men - Bear Flag Revolt in California, June 1846
1988, Vol. 25, No. 9	09 Sep
1988, Vol. 25, No. 8	08 Aug
1988, Vol. 25, No. 7	07 Jul
1988, Vol. 25, No. 6	06 Jun
1988, Vol. 25, No. 5	05 May
1988, Vol. 25, No. 4	04 Apr		Combined 1987 Searcher Index
1988, Vol. 25, No. 3	03 Mar		County Genealogical Research
1988, Vol. 25, No. 2	02 Feb
1988, Vol. 25, No. 1	01 Jan
1987, Vol. 24, No. 12	12 Dec
1987, Vol. 24, No. 11	11 Nov
1987, Vol. 24, No. 10	10 Oct
1987, Vol. 24, No. 9	09 Sep
1987, Vol. 24, No. 8	08 Aug
1987, Vol. 24, No. 7	07 Jul
1987, Vol. 24, No. 6	06 Jun
1987, Vol. 24, No. 5	05 May	Mission San Antonio de Pala, San Diego County, Cemetery
1987, Vol. 24, No. 4	04 Apr
1987, Vol. 24, No. 3	03 Mar	Los Angeles High School Graduates 1875 - 1885
1987, Vol. 24, No. 2	02 Feb		1986 Combined Searcher Index
1987, Vol. 24, No. 1	01 Jan
1986, Vol. 23, No. 12	12 Dec
1986, Vol. 23, No. 11	11 Nov
1986, Vol. 23, No. 10	10 Oct
1986, Vol. 23, No. 9	09 Sep
1986, Vol. 23, No. 8	08 Aug
1986, Vol. 23, No. 7	07 Jul
1986, Vol. 23, No. 6	06 Jun
1986, Vol. 23, No. 5	05 May
1986, Vol. 23, No. 4	04 Apr
1986, Vol. 23, No. 3	03 Mar		1985 Combined Searcher Index
1986, Vol. 23, No. 2	02 Feb
1986, Vol. 23, No. 1	01 Jan
1985, Vol. 22, No. 12	12 Dec
1985, Vol. 22, No. 11	11 Nov
1985, Vol. 22, No. 10	10 Oct
1985, Vol. 22, No. 9	09 Sep
1985, Vol. 22, No. 8	08 Aug
1985, Vol. 22, No. 7	07 Jul
1985, Vol. 22, No. 6	06 Jun
1985, Vol. 22, No. 5	05 May
1985, Vol. 22, No. 4	04 Apr
1985, Vol. 22, No. 3	03 Mar
1985, Vol. 22, No. 2	02 Feb	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1887	1984 Combined Searcher Index
1985, Vol. 22, No. 1	01 Jan	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1886-1887	Burbank 1st Methodist Church
1984, Vol. 21, No. 12	12 Dec	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1885-1886	The Value of Land Records in the County Courthouse [Gladys Muller]
1984, Vol. 21, No. 11	11 Nov	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1885	Using Land Records to Solve Research Problems [Wendy Elliott]
1984, Vol. 21, No. 10	10 Oct	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1884-1885
1984, Vol. 21, No. 9	09 Sep	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1884
1984, Vol. 21, No. 8	08 Aug	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1883-1884	1983 Query Index
1984, Vol. 21, No. 7	07 Jul	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1883	1983 Searcher Index
1984, Vol. 21, No. 6	06 Jun	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1882-1883
1984, Vol. 21, No. 5	05 May	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1882
1984, Vol. 21, No. 4	04 Apr	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1882
1984, Vol. 21, No. 3	03 Mar	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1881-1882	Route to the Gold Fields [Charles D. Barnard]
1984, Vol. 21, No. 2	02 Feb
1984, Vol. 21, No. 1	01 Jan
1983, Vol. 20, No. 12	12 Dec
1983, Vol. 20, No. 11	11 Nov		Virginia - Beverly Patent (Orange & Augusta Counties)
1983, Vol. 20, No. 10	10 Oct
1983, Vol. 20, No. 9	09 Sep
1983, Vol. 20, No. 8	08 Aug
1983, Vol. 20, No. 7	07 Jul	Early Los Angeles Marriage Records 1859-1860
1983, Vol. 20, No. 6	06 Jun
1983, Vol. 20, No. 5	05 May	LA County Death Records - Jan 1884
1983, Vol. 20, No. 4	04 Apr
1983, Vol. 20, No. 3	03 Mar	Early Los Angeles Marriage Records 1858. LA County Death Records - Jan/Feb 1884
1983, Vol. 20, No. 2	02 Feb
1983, Vol. 20, No. 1	01 Jan	Early Los Angeles Marriage Records 1855-1858
1982, Vol. 19, No. 12	12 Dec	Early Los Angeles Marriage Records 1851-1854. LA County Death Records - Jan 1884
1982, Vol. 19, No. 11	11 Nov	Early Los Angeles Marriage Records Introduction
1982, Vol. 19, No. 10	10 Oct
1982, Vol. 19, No. 9	09 Sep
1982, Vol. 19, No. 8	08 Aug
1982, Vol. 19, No. 7	07 Jul
1982, Vol. 19, No. 6	06 Jun
1982, Vol. 19, No. 5	05 May	Los Angeles Telephone Listings 1882
1982, Vol. 19, No. 4	04 Apr	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1881
1982, Vol. 19, No. 3	03 Mar	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1879-1881
1982, Vol. 19, No. 2	02 Feb	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1878-1879
1982, Vol. 19, No. 1	01 Jan	California Land Records Register of Final Certificates 1873-1877
1981, Vol. 18, No. 4	12 Dec
1981, Vol. 18, No. 3	09 Sep	Arroyo Grande Cemetery, Santa Maria, burials
1981, Vol. 18, No. 2	06 Jun
1981, Vol. 18, No. 1	03 Mar
1980, Vol. 17, No. 4	12 Dec
1980, Vol. 17, No. 3	09 Sep
1980, Vol. 17, No. 2	06 Jun
1980, Vol. 17, No. 1	03 Mar
1979, Vol. 16, No. 4	12 Dec		Records of the Bartville Store, Lancaster County PA
1979, Vol. 16, No. 3	09 Sep
1979, Vol. 16, No. 2	06 Jun
1979, Vol. 16, No. 1	03 Mar
1978, Vol. 16, No. 4	12 Dec
1978, Vol. 16, No. 3	09 Sep
1978, Vol. 16, No. 2	06 Jun		Research in Norway Part 3
1978, Vol. 16, No. 1	03 Mar		Research in Norway Part 2