Materials Available at the Doris Foley Library

Nevada County History

The Library contains research materials regarding Nevada County history. All materials are for in-Library use only; though many of the books are available at other branches for check out. Resources available at the Foley Library date from the early 1850s and include:

• 1855 - 1871 Emmanuel Episcopal Church Baptism Index
• Address History lookup
• Ancestry.com (access available at the library)
• Birth records 1873-1993, subject to California SB 1614 and 247 viewing laws
• California Board of Equalization Order Books 1899-1916
• California Census 1852
• Cemetery Records 1850- 1997
• City Directories 1861-1949
• Cornish Collection
• Court Records, Superior, Probate, City, County, Small Claims, Motor Vehicle, various years 1851-1980.
• Death Record Index 1873-1996
• Doctors Medical Certificates 1934-1972
• Draft Registrations 1917-1918
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church Birth, Death, Marriage 1855-1942
• Freemasons Proceedings 1850-1954
• Grand Jury Reports 1972-2001
• Grass Valley City Charters and Codes 1893-1912
• HeritageQuest Online powered by Ancestry (requires valid Nevada County Library card)
• I.R.S. Assessment List 1862-1874
• Idaho Maryland Mine Personnel Files Index
• Insane Commitments 1901-1969
• Jones Hospital Birth Records 1918-1950
• Lodge records of the Manzanita, Freemasons, and Oustamah
• Maps of Area, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads
• Marks and Brands 1876-1918
• Marriage Index 1856-1998, Certificates 1856-1870
• Mining Collection of hundreds of books, periodicals and maps
• Mortuary Index 1877-1928, Records 1873-1966
• Naturalization Records 1856-1959
• Newspapers, The Union 1865 - present, and other out of print papers 1851-1980 all on microfilm.
• Nisenan Research Collection
• Phone Directories 1911-2016
• Recorders Office Official Records 1856-1979
• Records of Orphans on State Aid 1904-1912
• Registrations of Dentists 1902-1949
• Surveyors Records 1891-1936
• The Union 1865-1885 digital
• Voter Precinct Registers 1868-1981, various years
• Yearbooks 1908-2000