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MyHeritage - California $

MyHeritage has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

NORCAL Genealogy Index

A State-Wide Index to Genealogical Information in California.

Olive Tree Genealogy - California Genealogy & History

StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy State by State - California

Surname Navigator USA

A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) USA, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) USA, Geneanet USA, Google, genealogy USA, Google News Genealogy USA, Rootsweb message board USA, Ancestry.com, Email Finder USA, White Pages USA.

Table of Dam Failures

California. Overall, there have been a least 460 deaths from dam failures in California.

Trails to the Past - California

Volunteer project

USGenWeb - CAGenWeb Project

William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster

California. The failure of the St. Francis Dam, and the resulting loss of over 500 lives in the path of a roaring wall of water, was a scandal that resulted in the almost complete destruction of the reputation of its builder, William Mulholland.