Pasadena Genealogy (in Los Angeles County, CA)

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Pasadena Birth Records

1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage online

Birth cards, 1894-1905 FamilySearch Library

California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Ancestry online

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

California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (selected years) Ancestry online

Index to record of births, 1866-1920, and delayed certificates of births, 1866 on, requested from 1944-1968 FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles County, California, original birth (1849-1901) and death records (1874-1901) FamilySearch Library

Pasadena Cemetery Records

All Saints Episcopal Church Find a Grave online

California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960 Family Search online

Church of the Angels Mausoleum Find a Grave online

Inscriptions from Mountain View cemetery, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California FamilySearch Library

Mountain View Cemetery, Pasadena, California FamilySearch Library

Mountain View Cemetery, Pasadena, California WorldCat

Pasadena Census Records

1852 California State Census MyHeritage online

1852 California State Census Ancestry online

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

Pasadena Church Records

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Church records, 1889-1988 (Episcopal Church of the Angels (Pasadena, California)) FamilySearch Library

Hill Ave Grace Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

How firm a foundation : the story of the Pasadena Stake FamilySearch Library

Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1914-1941 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1942-1950 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1949-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Messiah Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Record of members, 1925-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1925- 1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Pasadena Ward (California)) FamilySearch Library

Records, First Congregational Church of Pasadena (Pasadena, Calif.). Archive Grid

The Pasadena Stake family album : a memorial album designed to commemorate the building of the Pasadena Stake Center (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Pasadena Stake (California)) FamilySearch Library

Pasadena City Directories (128)


Pasadena 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, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (selected years) Ancestry online

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

Los Angeles County death certificates 1889-1960 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Los Angeles County death index 1905-1925, 1934-1978 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Los Angeles County deaths 1874-1905, 1918-1932 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Los Angeles County, California, deaths, 1873-1899 FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles County, California, index to deaths, 1905-1979 and death records 1889-1960 FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles County, California, original birth (1849-1901) and death records (1874-1901) FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles, California, Coroner's Inquest Index, 1992-2016 Ancestry online

Mission Mortuary records (formerly LeCheminant Mortuary), 1924-1947 FamilySearch Library

Pasadena death certificates 1958-1960 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Pasadena, California, death certificates, 1958-1960 FamilySearch Library

Register of deaths, 1877-1905 for Los Angeles County : and indexes to records of deaths, 1873-1920 FamilySearch Library

Pasadena Histories and Genealogies

At the arroyo's edge : a history of Linda Vista FamilySearch Library

History of Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley, California : with personal sketches of those men and women .. FamilySearch Library

History of Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley, California, vol. 3 Genealogy Gophers online

History of Pasadena, comprising an account of the native Indian, the early Spanish, the Mexican, the American, the colony, and the incorporated city, occupancies of the Rancho San Pasqual, and its adjacent mountains, canyons, waterfalls and other objects Genealogy Gophers online

History of Pasadena, comprising an account of the native Indian, the early Spanish, the Mexican, the American, the colony, and the incorporated city, occupancies of the Rancho San Pasqual, and its adjacent mountains, canyons, waterfalls and other objects of interest: being a complete and comprehensive histo-cyclopedia of all matters pertaining to this region LDS Genealogy online

History of Pasadena, comprising an account of the native Indian, the early Spanish, the Mexican, the American, the colony, and the incorporated city, occupancies of the Rancho San Pasqual, and its adjacent mountains, canyons, waterfalls and other objects of interest: being a complete and comprehensive histo-cyclopedia of all matters pertaining to this region Internet Archive online

I can remember early Pasadena Ancestry online

Pasadena : its early years FamilySearch Library

Pasadena, California, historical and personal : a complete history of the organization of the Indiana colony, its estab- lishment on the Rancho San Pascual and its evolution into the city of Pasadena, including a brief story of San Gabriel Miss Genealogy Gophers online

Past and present of Alameda County, California Ancestry online

Surname index of the Genealogical Friends of the Pasadena Public Library FamilySearch Library

The lure of San Francisco : a romance amid old landmarks Ancestry online

Unto the hills : a history of Pasadena area hiking FamilySearch Library

Valley of the Hahamog-na : Pasadena through two centuries FamilySearch Library

Pasadena Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1927-1948 FamilySearch Library

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

Naturalization Index Cards of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1915-1976 Ancestry online

Naturalization Index of the Superior Court for Los Angeles County, California, 1852-1915 Ancestry online

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

Naturalization index, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California, 1852-1915 FamilySearch Library

Naturalizations, 1852-1915 FamilySearch Library

Pasadena Land Records

Nevada County, California, deeds, 1856-1921 ; indexes, 1856-1921 FamilySearch Library

Pasadena Map Records

Bird's eye view map of Pasadena and vicinity, 1903 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, 1903 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, June 1887 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, June 1890 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, March 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, March 1889 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, October 1894 Library of Congress online

Shell street map of Pasadena FamilySearch Library

Pasadena Marriage Records

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1850-1952 California County Marriages MyHeritage online

California Marriages, 1850-1877 Ancestry online

California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (selected years) Ancestry online

Index to marriages 1951-1957 and marriage records 1951-1957, Los Angeles County, California FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles County California marriages 1876-1890, vol. 4 Genealogy Gophers online

Marriage application records, 1850-1905 FamilySearch Library

Marriage certificates, 1851-1924; index, 1851-1920 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1856-1944 ; indexes, 1856-1950 (Los Angeles County, California) FamilySearch Library

Marriages in Los Angeles County (04 Aug 1851 - 24 Oct 1935 ) Western States Marriage Index online

Pasadena Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Pasadena Newspapers and Obituaries

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Independent Star News 1957-68 (Pasadena, California) Ancestry online

Independent Star News, 1957-1968 Newspaper Archive online

Independent Star-News 1957-1968 Newspapers.com online

Independent, 1956-1973 Newspaper Archive online

KPCC - 89.3 FM: Blogs 07/07/2009 to 02/08/2016 Genealogy Bank online

KPCC - 89.3 FM: Web Edition Articles 02/03/2020 to 06/27/2021 Genealogy Bank online

Metropolitan Pasadena Star-News 1947-1949 Newspapers.com online

Pasadena Evening Post 1919-1929 Newspapers.com online

Pasadena Independent 1945-1973 Newspapers.com online

Pasadena Independent Star News, 1957-1958 Newspaper Archive online

Pasadena Independent Topic 1969-71 (Pasadena, California) Ancestry online

Pasadena Independent Topics 1969-1971 Newspapers.com online

Pasadena Independent Topics, 1969-1971 Newspaper Archive online

Pasadena Independent, 1955-1968 Newspaper Archive online

Pasadena Post 1929-1943 Newspapers.com online

Pasadena Star News, 1956-1977 Newspaper Archive online

Pasadena Star-News 09/15/2001 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Pasadena Star-News 1941-1945 Newspapers.com online

Pasadena Star-News 1946-1947 Newspapers.com online

Pasadena Star-News 1993-1994 Newspapers.com online

Pasadena Star-News and Pasadena Post 1945-1946 Newspapers.com online

Pasadena Star-News: Web Edition Articles 01/01/2014 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Pasadena Topics, 1961-1968 Newspaper Archive online

Pasadena-San Gabriel Valley News Journal 02/25/2009 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Star News, 1956-1977 Newspaper Archive online

Sunday Oakland Tribune 1964-75 (Oakland, California) Ancestry online

Offline Newspapers for Pasadena

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.

Critic. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1887-1889

Herald Tribune. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1995-Current

Independent. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1962-1968

Irish News and Entertainment. (Pasadena, Ca.) 1992-Current

Metropolitan Pasadena Star-News. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1947-1952

Pasadena Chronicle. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1883-1884

Pasadena Daily Evening Star and Daily Union. (Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 1889-1890

Pasadena Daily Evening Star. (Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Cal.) 1890-1906

Pasadena Daily Evening Star. (Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 1886-1889

Pasadena Daily News. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1894-1916

Pasadena Daily Union. ([Pasadena, Calif.]) 1887-1889

Pasadena Eagle. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1968-1973

Pasadena Evening Post. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1919-1929

Pasadena Evening Star. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1900-1907

Pasadena Gazette. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1970s-1980s

Pasadena Guardian. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1975-1976

Pasadena Independent. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1933-1962

Pasadena Journal. ([Pasadena, Calif.]) 1989-1994

Pasadena Post. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1929-1945

Pasadena Press. ([Pasadena, Calif.]) 1945-1947

Pasadena San Gabriel Valley Journal. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1994-Current

Pasadena Star-News and Pasadena Post. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1945-1946

Pasadena Star-News. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1916-1945

Pasadena Star-News. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1946-1947

Pasadena Star-News. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1952-1956

Pasadena Star-News. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1992-Current

Pasadena Star. (Pasadena, Cal.) 1907-1916

Pasadena and Valley Union. (Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 1884-1886

Star-News. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1956-1992

Star. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1995-Current

Weekly Star. (Pasadena, Calif.) 1891-1892

Pasadena Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Pasadena School Records (65)




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