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Yolo County was one of the original counties in California. The Yolo County Historical Society is a county-wide history organization researching and preserving historical resources from Rumsey to Clarksburg, from the Sacramento River to Monticello Dam, including the pastoral Dunnigan Hills and the cities of Davis, West Sacramento, Winters and Woodland.

The Historical Society supports and encourages:
  • Educational and public service programs.
  • Springlake School House Museum on the County Fair Grounds.
  • Publication of mini-histories of Yolo County communities.
  • Designation of historic resources throughout the county.
  • Davis Historical Society
  • Hattie Weber Museum
  • Woodland Stroll Through History.
  • Yolo County Historical Museum.
  • Yolo County Archives.
  • West Sacramento Historical Society

    • An invitation to discover:

  • The nonrenewable historical resources of Yolo County.
  • A sense of continuity with the lessons of the past.
  • The richness of the fabric that makes up our county's communities and traditions.


    • Please note the Society is not involved in genealogy and does not provide information. For genealogical assistance contact: Yolo County Archives, 226 Buckeye St., Woodland, CA 95695 (phone: (530) 666-8010

    BOOKS

    The Historical Society has published the following local history books.
  • OLD NORTH DAVIS: guide to walking a traditional neighborhood. By John Lofland. Yolo County Historical Society, 1999. $10.95. ISBN 1-892626-05-5
  • CLARKSBURG DELTA COMMUNITY. By Shipley Walters. $15
  • CRAFTING A VALLEY JEWEL: ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS OF WOODLAND. By David L Wilkinson. $19.95
  • KNIGHTS LANDING THE RIVER, THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE. By Shipley Walters. $16.50
  • WINTERS A HERITAGE OF HORTICULTURE, A HARMONY OF PURPOSE. By Joann Leach Larkey. $15.85
  • WOODLAND CITY OF TREES. By Shipley Walters. (Out of Print)
    • Add 7.75% tax and $3.50 shipping for one book and $0.50 for each additional copy.
    Order Books From:
    Yolo County Historical Society
    P.O. Box 1447
    Woodland, CA 95776
    (530) 661-2212.


    BOOKLETS SERIES

    Cost of Booklets: #3-#6 - $1.00 each, #7 and #9 - $2.00 each and #8 and #10 - $3.00
    Add $1.00 shipping/copy.

    1. 1968 Victorian Homes of Yolo County. (Out of Print)
    2. 1969 Woodland (Hershey) Opera House. (Out of Print)
    3. 1970 Three Maps of Yolo County, CA.
    4. 1971 Historical Homes, Woodland, CA.
    5. 1976 Woodland House Tour.
    6. 1992 Narcissa Pena: Her Life and Her Community, by S.J. Truitt.
    7. 2000 Davis Heritage Buildings. How Many to Start with, How Many Left? By John Lofland.
    8. 2001 Davis City Council Elections, 1917-2000. By John Lofland.
    9. 2003 Picture Map Supplement to the Book of Old North Davis, Guide to walking a traditional neighborhood. By John Lofland.
    10. 2004 The German Prisoners of War - Farm Labor Branch Camps in Yolo County, by Douglas Brown.


    YOLO COUNTY CHURCH RECORDS

    Transcribed by Clare L. Childers, each volume with introduction and index. (1990-1998)

    Methodist Episcopal Church, Yolo County.

    Membership Record. 1860-1881. (YCCR 1) $11
    Church Record. 1882-1891. (YCCR 2) $ 6
    Church Record. 1891-1911. (YCCR 3) $10

    Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Woodland Station.

    Church Register. 1896-1939. (YCCR 4) $ 6

    Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Woodland.

    Membership Record. 1857-1870. (YCCR 5) $10
    Church Register and Record. Jan. 1888 - Sept. 1894. (YCCR 6) $10
    Church Register and Record. 1894-1901. (YCCR 7) $ 8
    Christian Church, Buckeye, and Madison.
    Membership Records. Buckeye, 1858-1878; Madison, 1879-1939. (YCCR 8) $ 5

    Holy Rosary Parish Church, Woodland.

    Marriage Register. Pt. 1: 1871 - Feb. 7, 1926. (YCCR 9) $11
    Marriage Register. Pt. 2: 15 Feb. 1926 - 30 Oct. 1954. (YCCR 10) $11
    Baptismal Register. Pt. 1: 26 Feb. 1871 - 12 Oct. 1895. (YCCR 11) $18
    Baptismal Register. Pt. 2: 12 Jan. 1896 - 28 March 1920. (YCCR 12) $18

    St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Woodland.

    Burial Register. 1883-1939. (YCCR 13) $ 8

    St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Woodland.

    Earlier: German Evangelical St. John's Church  
    Register. 1891-1934; 1934-1944. (YCCR 14) $13

    St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Woodland.

    Parish Register. 1887-1905. (YCCR 15) $ 6

    Seventh Day Adventist Church, Woodland.

    Membership Roll. 1872 - July 1901. (YCCR 16) $11
    Membership Record. 1901-1915; Records of the Corp. 1876-1893. (YCCR 17) $ 8

    First Baptist Church, Woodland.

    Minutes, Board of Directors. August 1924 - April 1936. (YCCR 18) $ 6
    Methodist Episcopal Church Records, Woodland, 1912 - 1918. (YCCR 19) $ 6
    Index to 19th Century Membership Records of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1857-1901 and Methodist Episcopal Church (1860-1911), Woodland. Combined index for YCCR 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7. (YCCR 20) $ 8

    Presbyterian Church, Davisville.

    Minutes of Session, Register of Communicants, and Baptisms 13 Nov. 1873 - 14 Apr. 1918. (YCCR 21) $13

    First Presbyterian Church, Plainfield and Davis.

    Minutes of Congregational Meetings, Plainfield 1879-1881, Davis 1895-1924. (YCCR 22) $ 6

    First Presbyterian Church, Davisville.

    Minutes of Board of Trustees, 22 June 1873 - 3 March 1897. 
    Minutes of Ladies Aid Society, 7 Dec. 1893 - Dec. 1901. (YCCR 23) $ 8

    Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Winters.

    Church Register, Minutes, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths,
    Communicants, Oct. 17, 1875 - Sept. 27, 1890. (YCCR 24)

    		$10
    Church Register and Minutes, Nov. 1890 - April 1897. (YCCR 25)

    		$ 6
    Church Minutes, May 1897 - April 1910 and Church Register to Aug. 1927.
    plus Berryessa Congregation, Monticello. Session Minutes
    and Church Register, May 1896 - Aug. 1907. (YCCR 26) $10

    United Brethren in Christ (Old Constitution), Monument and Yolo Circuit,

    Knights Landing, Yolo and Feather River Mission.
    Conference Minutes, Secretary and Treasurer's Books, 1881-1940. (YCCR 27) $11

    Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Davisville Chapter.

    Minutes of the Meetings, Feb. 1888 - Dec. 1908. (YCCR 28) $13

    Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Woodland.

    Church Register and Record. 1908-1943. (YCCR 29) $ 8

    Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Winters.

    Church Register, Baptisms, Marriages. 1869-1924.
    Records of Quarterly Conference, 1898/9-1902/3. (YCCR 30) $ 8

    Church of Christ, Winters.

    Church Register and Record. 1876 -1914 (YCCR 31) $10

    Records are printed at cost as a service of the Historical Society. They are available for use at the appropriate church office, Yolo County Archives, and Yolo County Historical Museum. Check for visiting hours. Copies may be purchased from the Yolo County Historical Society, P. O. Box 1447, Woodland, CA, 95776. Please order by YCCR number. All records are stapled. Please add $3.00 shipping for first copy, $.50 for each additional copy.

    MEMBERSHIPS

  • Individual $20 (Over 65 $ 15)
  • Family $25 (Over 65 $20)
  • Business $50
  • Patron $100
  • Life $300
    • Yolo County Historical Society P.O. Box 1447 Woodland, CA 95776 Email for further information.
    The Society maintains a telephone information line that carries announcements of up-coming meetings.
    (530) 661-2212.

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