Harrison Memorial Library

Ancestry Library Edition - makes family research easy for beginners while still providing in-depth tools for even the most advanced genealogists. Must be used in the library.
California State Family History Resources
Cyndi’s List - Good place to start! Indexes hundreds of good genealogy sites.
Ellis Island Foundation - Passenger lists for those who entered through Ellis Island.
FamilySearch.org - Free family history, family tree, and genealogy records and resources from around the world.
Genealogy Gateway
Genealogy Mailing Lists
GenForum– Surname Forums.
Monterey County Genealogical Society
Olive Tree Genealogy- Committed to bringing the user free genealogy sites, this one has quite a bit to offer the amateur.
Roots Web- The oldest and largest free genealogy site.
USGenWeb Project- County by county, queries, archives, vital records,etc.

California Death Index - Deaths occurring 1940-1997
California Death Records and Indexes
California Department of Public Health - Instructions on how to order certified copies of birth, marriage, divorce, death and other records.
California Public Records - death, birth and marriage information from the county clerk and recorders offices. Business, property such as deeds and tax information as well as recorded documents of vital records.
Monterey County Recorder-County Clerk - Issues birth, death, and marriage certificates and information on how to obtain originals or certified copies.
Social Security Death Index - deaths nationwide
Virtual Gumshoe - Free public records directory
Vital Records Information - where to obtain birth, death, marriage and divorce records from each state, territory and county of the United States