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Chinese Historical Society of America

San Francisco, California.

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks

Northern California.

Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS)

FANHS is a volunteer-run organization, governed by 27-members of the FANHS Board of Trustees, with the FANHS National Office and National Pinoy Archives in Seattle, Washington; a FANHS National Museum in Stockton, California; and 40+ Chapters throughout the United States of America.

First California Company of the Jamestowne Society

California descendants of Jamestowne adventurers, founders and early settlers. See the Jamestowne Society's Register of Qualifying Seventeenth Century Ancestors.

Gen. W. S. Rosecrans Camp No. 2, SUVCW

Gen. W. S. Rosecrans Camp No. 2, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - based in Los Angeles, California and serving the California counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura.

Genealogical Society of Hispanic America - Southern California Chapter

Focuses on Hispanic research in the American Southwest & Mexico, including the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, & Texas. Lectures, research days, books, genealogical writers group, & networking.

Genealogical Society of Hispanic America-Southern California

Founded in 1992 to promote Hispanic genealogical and historical research with a focus on the American Southwest (​Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas) and Mexico.

Grand Lodge of California Free and Accepted Masons

Independent Order of Odd Fellows - California

Jurisdictions for the IOOF, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs - Grand Lodge of California

Jewish Historical Society of Napa Valley

The society has conducted programs detailing the Marranos of the Spanish Inquisition, the history of the Shanghai Jews who were refugees from Europe fleeing Hitler; the California gold rush and the impact on Jewish society.

JPL Genealogy Club

Employees of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

Los Californianos

The early Hispanic settlers of Alta California were called Californios or Californianos. Los Californianos was organized by their descendants to preserve the Hispanic heritage of Alta California (history, music, culture, infrastructure, etc.) and to help other descendants compile their Hispanic genealogy.

Los Californianos

For descendants of a Hispanic person who arrived in Alta California prior to the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848.

Los Pobladores 200

Descendants of the Founders El Pueblo de Los Angeles, 1781.

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States - California Commandery

Mountain Meadows Association

Dedicated to the preservation of the memory of those who lost their lives in the Mountain Meadows Massacre and the preservation of all sites associated with the Baker-Fancher Wagon Train. Our members are from both sides of the event and have come together for understanding and forgiveness.

Native Daughters of the Golden West

The Native Daughters of the Golden West is a fraternal and patriotic organization instituted in 1886. Dedicated to preserving California history, we have a library and archives in our NDGW home in San Francisco, California. Our Roster of California Pioneers and index contains over 35,000 biographical entries of people who were born or present in the state prior to 1870.

Nikkei Genealogical Society (Facebook)

A group that provides opportunities to collaborate, research, and network with others interested in discovering their Japanese roots.