INDEX OF FILES CONTAINING BIOGRAPHIES, ORAL INTERVIEWS, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, ETC. OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED IN PLACER COUNTY.
From the Placer County Archives.
Biography Index Database
Located at the Placer County Archives
11526 C Ave., West Dewitt Center
Auburn, California 95603
Extracted and Indexed by Joyce House
Updated April 2021
Placer County Archives has files of biographies, genealogical information, newspaper articles, etc. of people who lived in Placer County at one time in their lives.
If you would like further information on any of these files, contact Kelsey Monahan, Curator of Archives, Email: Kmonahan@placer.ca.gov
References to the Biography Database
Date of Info* -- Approximate period of time in Placer County
AA - Auburn Area Families (Hebuck) R-5:7
AA - News - Auburn Area News Items (Hebuck) R-5:7
Auburn--Memories - "Auburn - A Century of Memories" by PC Historical Society 1st Issue R-4:2
Auburn & Placer - "Auburn and Placer County Crossroads of a Golden Era" by A. Thomas Homer R-5:7
Binders #1-6 Local Native Americans, Shelf R-4:3
Binders #6 - Local Native Americans (unknown/Unrelated): Consists of General Stories, Cemetery listings, unknown Native Americans appearing in Placer County documention including Native people from outlining areas.
Cemetery Tour - Auburn Cemeteries & Maidu Indian Burial Grounds (Obituaries & Biographies) R-5:6
Colfax - Colfax/Iowa Hill/Alta/Dutch Flat/Blue Canyon/Foresthill R-5:7
ED Co. - Cool/Pilot Hill/Coloma/Greenwood/Georgetown/Kelsey/Gold Hill/Rescue/Latrobe/Shingle Springs/Salmon Falls/Mormon Island/American River Families to Folsom Area (Hebuck) R-5:7
Hancock, R. J. - Tin Man with Heart of Gold (Biography) R-5:7
Japanese History - "Placer County Japanese American History in Retrospect: The Story of Immigrants 1869 to Current Generation 2011" R-6:3
NA - Newcastle Area Families (Hebuck) R-5:7
Obituaries - Newspaper articles (includes CPRR/SPRR/RR/WPRR employees and train accidents) Newspapers.com or Archives
Old Fruitvale School - Schools-Placer County, "Places" File
P&L - Penryn & Loomis Area Families (Hebuck) R-5:7
Those Who Make Memories
Index of Files
Last Names starting with A
Last Names starting with B
Last Names starting with C
Last Names starting with D
Last Names starting with E
Last Names starting with F
Last Names starting with G
Last Names starting with H
Last Names starting with I
Last Names starting with J
Last Names starting with K
Last Names starting with L
Last Names starting with M
Last Names starting with N
Last Names starting with O
Last Names starting with P
Last Names starting with Q
Last Names starting with R
Last Names starting with S
Last Names starting with T
Last Names starting with U
Last Names starting with V
Last Names starting with W
Last Names starting with Y
Last Names starting with Z
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