Humboldt Room
Humboldt Room Local History Collection
This reference collection is located on the second floor of the Eureka Main Library. Here you will find a unique assortment of documents and materials that tell you about the history of Humboldt County and the surrounding area.
In addition to other genealogy and local history resources, collections and services include:
- California Indian Collection
- CCTV Magnifier
- Cemetery Records
- Census and Tax Rolls
- High School Yearbooks
- Historical Maps
- Humboldt County Ancestral Quest Data File, with over 100,000 entries, a file created and periodically updated by Larry Allen.
- Humboldtiana (memorabilia, including select books by local authors)
- Inventory of Historical Homes from the Eureka Heritage Society.
- Eureka, an Architectural View (book).
- Vellutini Collection (microfilm)
- Lectures on Topics in Local History, in Cooperation with the Humboldt County Historical Society
- Local History Research Service (see below)
- Obituary Search Service (see below)
- Steenfott Photographs and Shades of Humboldt Historical Photographs
- Susie Baker Fountain Papers, a Chronicle and Clippings File Covering Local History from 1850 to 1966, with Full Index (see sidebar)
- Western Americana Collection (Microfilm & Microfiche, annotated bibliography in book form)
The Humboldt Historian
The Humboldt County Historical Society publishes a journal that delves into local history, the Humboldt Historian. Recent editions are available online (membership fee required). Older editions are indexed, and copies of the Historian and its index are located here in the Humboldt Room. The index can also be searched online using the California State Library Information File II - just type Humboldt Historian and your topic in the search box.
The California State Library
California's State Library offers many resources for people doing local research on California places and events, including those of Humboldt County. Here's a guide to get you started using their Humboldt-related materials. Some are digitized and available online!