Ventura Genealogy (in Ventura County, CA)

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Ventura Birth Records

1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage online

California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Ancestry online

California, Birth Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health

Ventura Cemetery Records

Cemetery Memorial Park Find a Grave online

First United Methodist Church Ventura Columbarium Find a Grave online

Ivy Lawn Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Ventura City Cemetery Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Ventura Census Records

Town census, 1905 FamilySearch Library

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Ventura Church Records

Community Presbyterian Church, Ventura, California 1869-1969 FamilySearch Library

Extracts of church records, 1782-1896 (Catholic Church. Mission San Buenaventura (Ventura, California)) FamilySearch Library

Mission registers, 1782-1915 (Catholic Church. Mission San Buenaventura (Ventura, California)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1927-1942 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ventura Branch (California)) FamilySearch Library

Ventura City Directories

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Ventura (California) city directories FamilySearch Library

Ventura City Directory 1930 MyHeritage online

Ventura City Directory 1931 MyHeritage online

Ventura City Directory 1941 MyHeritage online

Ventura City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Ventura City Directory 1953 MyHeritage online

Ventura, CA 1908-1934 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1908 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1910 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1914 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1916 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1918 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1930 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1934 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1938 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1939 MyHeritage online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1939-1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1941 MyHeritage online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1941-1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1946 MyHeritage online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1946 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1948-1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1956 MyHeritage online

Ventura, California, City Directory, 1959 MyHeritage online

Ventura Death Records

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1905-1939 California Death Index Ancestry online

1940-1997 California Death Index MyHeritage online

California Death Index, 1940-1997 Ancestry online

California, Death Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health

Index to Obituary Notices from Ventura County Newspapers Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Names from Coroner's Inquest Records, 1873-1941 Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Obituaries from the Star Free Press, Ventura, California : 1950-1987 FamilySearch Library

Obituaries from the Ventura County (Calif.) Star Free Press, 1971- 1984 : and obituaries and genealogical inquiry clippings from various unidentified newspapers from Utah FamilySearch Library

Obituaries from the Ventura County (Calif.) Star Free Press, 1971- 1984 : and obituaries and genealogical inquiry clippings from various unidentified newspapers from Utah Genealogy Gophers online

Ventura County Death Records Index, 1872-1905 Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Ventura County Death Records Index, 1906-1908 Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Ventura County, California, Obituary Index, 1916-1996 Ancestry online

Ventura Histories and Genealogies

Conejo Valley surname register. WorldCat

The Seed bed : a column of local sources FamilySearch Library

Ventura Immigration Records

Index to Naturalization Records of the U.S. District for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1887-1937 Ancestry online

Index to Naturalization Records, 1907-1914 Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Index to Naturalization Records, Certificates of Citizenship 1873-1903 Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Index to Naturalization Records, Declarations of Intent 1873-1879, 1880-1906 Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Naturalization Petitions for the Southern District Of California, 1887-1940 Fold3 online

Passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at Ventura, California, May 1929-December 1956 : National Archives microfilm publications, A3363 FamilySearch Library

Ventura Land Records

Index to Ventura County Deed Records, 1873-1917 --- Grantors Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in Ventura County Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Ventura Marriage Records

1850-1952 California County Marriages MyHeritage online

California Marriages, 1850-1877 Ancestry online

Marriages 1873-1928 : Brides and Grooms Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Marriages 1929-1940 : Brides and Grooms Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Ventura Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Ventura Newspapers and Obituaries

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Camarillo Star 1994-1997 Newspapers.com online

Camarillo Star Free Press 1993-1994 Newspapers.com online

Daily Free Press 1886-1886 Newspapers.com online

Daily Free Press 1890-1891 Newspapers.com online

Daily Free Press 1904-1921 Newspapers.com online

Free Press 1890-1890 Newspapers.com online

Index to Obituary Notices from Ventura County Newspapers Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Moorpark Star 1996-1996 Newspapers.com online

Morning Free Press 1936-1937 Newspapers.com online

Obituaries from the Star Free Press, Ventura, California : 1950-1987 FamilySearch Library

Obituaries from the Ventura County (Calif.) Star Free Press, 1971- 1984 : and obituaries and genealogical inquiry clippings from various unidentified newspapers from Utah FamilySearch Library

Obituaries from the Ventura County (Calif.) Star Free Press, 1971- 1984 : and obituaries and genealogical inquiry clippings from various unidentified newspapers from Utah Genealogy Gophers online

Oxnard Star 1994-1999 Newspapers.com online

Oxnard Star Free Press 1992-1994 Newspapers.com online

Ventura County Star 1925-1926 Newspapers.com online

Ventura County Star 1936-1937 Newspapers.com online

Ventura County Star 1994-2023 Newspapers.com online

Ventura County Star and Post and Democrat 1926-1926 Newspapers.com online

Ventura County Star and the Ventura Daily Post 1926-1935 Newspapers.com online

Ventura County Star and the Ventura Daily Post and Weekly Democrat 1935-1936 Newspapers.com online

Ventura County Star-Free Press 1937-1994 Newspapers.com online

Ventura County, California, Obituary Index, 1916-1996 Ancestry online

Ventura Daily Post 1924-1924 Newspapers.com online

Ventura Daily Post and Daily Democrat 1924-1924 Newspapers.com online

Ventura Democrat 1884-1887 Newspapers.com online

Ventura Free Press 01/08/1876 to 06/03/1876 Genealogy Bank online

Ventura Free Press 1875-1888 Newspapers.com online

Ventura Free Press 1891-1891 Newspapers.com online

Ventura Free Press 1894-1925 Newspapers.com online

Ventura Free Press 1921-1936 Newspapers.com online

Ventura Observer (Ventura, 1891-1892) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

Ventura Signal (Ventura, 1871-1885) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

Ventura Signal 1871-1885 Newspapers.com online

Ventura Vidette 1889-1890 Newspapers.com online

Ventura Weekly Democrat 1887-1915 Newspapers.com online

Ventura Weekly Post 1935-1938 Newspapers.com online

Ventura Weekly Post and Democrat 1938-1952 Newspapers.com online

Ventura Weekly Post and Weekly Democrat 1915-1935 Newspapers.com online

Weekly Free Press 1890-1894 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Ventura

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Camarillo Star Free Press. (Ventura, Ca) 1993-1994

Camarillo Star. (Ventura, Ca) 1994-2002

Daily Democrat. (Ventura, Calif.) 1907-1909

Daily Free Press. (Ventura, Calif.) 1890-1891

Daily Free Press. (Ventura, Calif.) 1902-1921

Morning Free Press. (Ventura, Calif.) 1936-1937

Ventura County Labor News. (Ventura, Calif.) 1937-1930s

Ventura County News. (Ventura, Calif.) 1928-1962

Ventura County Star and the Ventura Daily Post and Weekly Democrat. (Ventura, Calif.) 1935-1936

Ventura County Star and the Ventura Daily Post. (Ventura, Calif.) 1926-1935

Ventura County Star-Free Press. (Ventura, Calif.) 1937-1994

Ventura County Star. (Ventura, Ca.) 1994-Current

Ventura County Star. (Ventura, Calif.) 1925-1926

Ventura County Star. (Ventura, Calif.) 1936-1937

Ventura County Union Labor News. (Ventura, Calif.) 1938-1954

Ventura Daily Democrat. (Ventura, Calif.) 1909-1915

Ventura Daily Democrat. (Ventura, Ventura County, Calif.) 1901-1907

Ventura Daily Post and Daily Democrat. (Ventura, Calif.) 1915-1924

Ventura Daily Post. (Ventura, Calif.) 1924-1926

Ventura Free Press. (Ventura, Calif.) 1894-1925

Ventura Free Press. (Ventura, Calif.) 1921-1936

Ventura Vidette. (Ventura, Calif.) 1889-1890

Ventura Weekly Post and Weekly Democrat. (Ventura, Calif.) 1915-1935

Ventura Weekly Post. (Ventura, Calif.) 1935-1938

Weekly Free Press. (Ventura, Calif.) 1890-1894

Ventura Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Guardianship Records Index, 1873-1993 Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Probate Records Index, 1873-1993 Ventura Society Genealogical Archives online

Ventura School Records

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Academy of St. Catherine yearbook, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968 Classmates online

Academy of St. Catherine yearbook, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Buena High School - Conquistador Yearbook (Ventura, CA), 1967, 1975, 1978, 1988 E Yearbook online

Buena High School yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Buena High School yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2002 Classmates online

De Anza Middle School - La Ventura de Anza Yearbook (Ventura, CA), 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 E Yearbook online

St. Bonaventure High School yearbook, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. Bonaventure High School yearbook, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2005, 2006 Classmates online

Temple Christian School yearbook, 1987 Classmates online

Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA), 1931, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1944, 1966 E Yearbook online

Ventura High School - Black Gold Yearbook (Ventura, CA), 1922, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1936, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1984 E Yearbook online

Ventura Junior High School - Log Yearbook (Ventura, CA), 1939 E Yearbook online

Ventura Senior High School yearbook, 1922, 1927, 1929, 1936, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Ventura Senior High School yearbook, 1922, 1927, 1929, 1936, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1999 Classmates online



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