Talk:California County Marriages

I think what people need to understand about this database or any others being created from the FS Library microfilm is that the range of records is limited by the microfilm in their holdings. For example, I just searched for someone who is believed to have married in the early 1940s. He is known to have lived in Merced County and Kern County. However, the marriage records on microfilm only go up to 1922 for Merced County, and there is no microfilm at all for Kern County marriages. By comparing with the microfilm listed in the catalog, you can understand the limitations of the database.