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Additional Magazines and Newspapers Center resources for researching people in San Francisco:

Born

To find out when someone was born, try:

Early San Francisco newspapers for birth announcements.
Individuals may have a citation in the microfiche or bound newspaper index.
Ancestry.com (Library edition) for birth records. Available in the Main library and branches only

Lived

To find out where someone lived, try:

San Francisco City Directories 1850-1982
San Francisco Phonebooks 1920-current
Register of Voters in the San Francisco History Center
Census Records on file in our Government Information Center
Newspaper indexes
Ancestry.com (Library edition) for census records. Available in the Main library and branches only

Died

To find obituary information, try:

The Social Security Death Index for US deaths after 1949, or
The California Death Index on microfiche for California deaths between 1905 and 1940, or
The California Death Index for California deaths between 1940 and 1997.
Individuals may have a citation in the microfiche or bound newspaper index.
Ancestry.com (Library edition) Available in the Main library and branches only

Plus

The San Francisco History Center has clipping files and related materials covering San Francisco people, places, and events, dating back to Spanish California. Ask at the San Francisco History Center Desk for assistance in locating any of these items.