Genealogy Research in Laguna Niguel
The Laguna Niguel facility has extensive microfilm holdings of value for genealogy research, among them:
- Federal population censuses for all States, 1790-1930 (including indexes
for 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920)
- censuses of Native Americans living on reservations in southern California and Arizona
- indexes to compiled military service records
- military post returns for forts in California and Arizona
- pension and bounty land warrant applications and indexes
- passenger arrival records and indexes for ships entering the ports of Baltimore, Boston,
Galveston, Philadelphia, and San Francisco
- naturalization records
Self-service microfilm readers and reader-printers are available without appointment. A 2-hour limit is imposed when researchers are waiting.
Additional Help
Search NARA's Online Microfilm Catalog, which allows researchers to determine the microfilm publications held by the Laguna Niguel facility.
See the Genealogy section of the NARA web site for additional general information about NARA's genealogical resources.
Use the Archival Research Catalog (ARC) to search for records in Laguna Niguel
Attend workshops on genealogy at NARA's Laguna Niguel facility or at our other locations nationwide.
Explore Other Genealogical Resources for
links to non NARA genealogical web sites.
E-mail your inquiry to laguna.archives@nara.gov
Call the Laguna Niguel facility at 949-360-2641, extension 0.
