Finding Your Ancestors Through the Census: From Spanish California to the U.S. Federal Census

This presentation by John P. Schmal explains how census records can help researchers trace California ancestors from the U.S. Federal Census back to Spanish and Mexican California records. It covers research strategies, census limitations, the 1852 California Census, early Los Angeles and Santa Barbara padrones, Monterey censuses, and California Indian Census Rolls from 1928–1933.