The Orange County Public Library does not provide obituary or genealogy research service.

Dates of death and birth, and location of last Social Security payment may be verified in the Social Security Death Index available free online at: www.ancestry.com

The following is a list of libraries and organizations that provide such services.

Orange County California Genealogical Society

The Orange County California Genealogical Society has volunteers who will do obituary, birth, marriage, christening and other searches. The volunteers search courthouse and church records as well as local newspapers in various locations. For more information on this fee-based service write to:

OCCGS
P.O. Box 1587
Orange, Ca. 92856-1587
-or-
visit their website at:
http:occgs.com/   this includes links to other websites

National Archives and Records Center

24000 Avila Road, 1st Floor, East Entrance
Laguna Niguel, CA. 92677
Telephone: (949) 360-2641 or (949) 360-2626

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church)

The Church has Family History- Genealogical Centers at many of their locations, with computer programs, microform, catalogs and books. They are connected to the main genealogy library in Salt Lake City. The centers are open to the public, and the research is free. There is a nominal charge for material requested from Salt Lake City. There is a Regional Center at:

674 S. Yorba
Orange, CA 92669
Telephone: (714) 997-7710

Garden Grove Historical Society

Garden Grove Historical Society will do limited obituary searches for no charge. They will only search their holdings of the local "Garden Grove News" from 1950 to 1985, when it ceased publication. Send your request and a self-addressed envelope to:

Garden Grove Historical Society
12174 Euclid Street
Garden Grove, CA. 92840
(714) 530-8871
Office hours: Tuesday 9:00 am- 12:00pm

Mailing Address:
Garden Grove Historical society
P.O. Box 4297
Garden Grove, CA. 92842