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From: "Ginni L. Morey" <>
Subject: RE: [CASantaClara] An idea for Santa Clara Co. Searching
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 08:58:47 -0800
In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20040117193103.00d15cb8@pop.sbcglobal.net>


Chris, thank you for the plug. I just want to make everyone aware that
there is an index for the Amos Williams Funeral Home Books available at our
website and in hard copy at the library. You can see the online index at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cascchgs/wfh/wfhmain.htm Also I wanted to let the
mailing list know that the library will be moving into there new quarters
soon. The temporary quarters will close on March 5 and reopen at the new
site on April 19. Check the library's website for more information.
http://207.88.213.16/

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Ginni Morey from Campbell CA
Santa Clara County Historical & Genealogical Society Web Master:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Havnar [mailto:]
> Sent: 17 January, 2004 7:31 PM
> To:
> Subject: [CASantaClara] An idea for Santa Clara Co. Searching
>
> Someone started a question about varous places to find stuff.
>
> IF your folks were in Santa Clara County, I have another
> place to search as a possible ...
>
> At the Santa Clara City Central Library there are some books
> refered to as the Amos Williams Funeral Home books that have
> some interesting information. (Microfilm)
>
> http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ecascchgs/main/projects.html
> Will give you a listing of the people covered in the microfilm.
>
> I spent most of today looking at these records for my people
> that were covered. Some are great, most are great, two of
> the ones I looked at were not quite worth the copy costs ....
> At a quarter per page
>
> With Santa Clara Recorders Office wanting a 100% match to see
> the records.... this is another resource. This is
> essentially the information that is used to produce a death
> certificate, and the bill for the funeral ..... was
> interesting to see who the responsible parties were .....
>
> Many of the records in the 30's and 40's also had a copy of the obit.
> ALthough the paper was not identified, it looked like the
> print on the San Jose Mercury.
>
> It was well worth the search .... If you go to the library,
> just be aware that 1916 is on the first roll that is labeled,
> I think, through 1912, and
> 1908 is on the second roll. I thought I'd lost my last
> marble, when the dates were not where they should have been
> but ......I'm sharing so you all know.
>
>


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