Genealogical Resources

 

Please review our Procedural Guidelines for the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library to view our policies and fee schedule. Membership gives you discounts on research services and scans, as well as in-person access to copies of the registers in which the sacraments of baptism, marriage, and burial were recorded at the California Missions, copies of Padrones or censuses we have available, and various other resources.​

 

For records prior to 1850, please start your research with the Early California Population Project, an online database that may be helpful for research. This database covers the period from 1769–1850 and is a project of the University of California, Riverside and the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

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Click here to view the list of registers we have available at SBMAL and the time periods they cover.

 

Click here to complete our Genealogical Records Request form.

 

Unfortunately, we do not have the staffing or expertise to be able to offer assistance with genealogical research or translation of the sources.

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If you need further assistance with your genealogical research, we recommend that you get in touch with the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society.