collections

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Newspapers


The Moon 1892-1895
The Independent 1894, 1895, 1899
Paso Robles Record 1895-1917
Paso Robles Press
1921; 1925 Jan-June; 1926-March 1937; 1942-   Nov. 16, 1962; 1963-65
The Daily Press 1966-1968; 1970-1973
Paso Robles, Daily Press 1974-1992
Paso Robles Spotlight 1928-1930

Paso Robles Star 1920-1925
Paso Robles Times 1935-1937
North County Journal  1964- 1967
Paso Robles Country News  1976-1979
Paso Robles Gazette 1999-2005

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Archives

Agriculture, Ranching, Farming

Businesses, past & present

Carnegie Library History & Records

Church &Cemetery Records

City Services files

Digital Reel

Directories

DMV Records

Family Histories

Family Interviews

Historic Buildings & Homes

Historical Resources Survey & Inventory
Local Authors & History Books

Local Events: Wine, Pioneer Day

Maps

Medical & Hospital Records

Military

Mineral Springs

Notable Residents: Paderewski

Obituaries

Organizations in Paso Robles

Paso Robles Area Schools, Current& Historic

Paso Robles City Clerk Annual Report (1920-     1964)

Paso Robles High School Yearbooks, Bearcat     Newsletters (1931-1984), Class Year Files

Photographs

Postcards

Promotional brochures

Ranchos/Adobes
Surname files
Tax Assessment rolls (1892-1951)

Transportation/Bridges binders

Wine History




 

 

 

RESEARCH LIBRARY

 

The Virginia Peterson Research Library is the repository for photographs, documents and publications related to Paso Robles and its surrounding area.

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Location: On the lower level of the Historic Carnegie Library building, which houses the Paso Robles History Museum.

Staff: Paso Robles Historical Society volunteers

Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11-3 or by appointment

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Digital Reel  (Digitized Searchable Newspapers)

A new addition to the Library is a service that provides access to digitized newspapers. At this time, over 10,000 pages of our newspapers, dating from 1886 to the early 1930s, have been digitized and are easily searchable on our computers. Digital Reel is available in-house only for a nominal fee so as to cover our cost for its use.

Members: $10 hr.                                                         Non-Members: $30 hr.

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Past Perfect Museum software

Our collections are presently being catalogued into Past Perfect Museum software so that our archives are searchable through our Library's computers.


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House and Building History

The PRAHS has a variety of resources to help you document the history of your house or building.  Before beginning your work, we suggest that you: Ask neighbors about previous owners, changes to the property, and neighborhood history; Look at your property tax statement for the legal description; Ask a title company to do a title search; Visit the County Recorder’s Office for any information on previous owners & deeds

 

At the Historical Society you can use the following resources to research:

  • Historic Resources Inventory

  • Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

  • Surname Vertical Files

Research Services

Click on the map's full screen icon in the upper right, to see some of the  local areas that the Historical Society covers for family histories, photos, and research.