How do people 'do' US research?

[FindingAncestors]

Hello
I have some Scottish relatives that went (circa early 1900s) firstly to Canada then onto the US - I have found one family in the; 1920, 1930 and 1940 US census living in San Diego - There were several children, some born in Scotland and the rest in Canada - What I'd like to know is; how do I find out deaths, marriages etc of this family in the US? Are there Births, deaths and marriages databases to search for the US? 

Many thanks and please excuse my ignorance on this matter 

FindingAncestors

[aghadowey]

First place to try is www.familysearch.org- there are LOTS of U.S. databases there.

Each U.S. state keeps it's own vital records so pay particular attention to California resources (U.s. resources here on RC will also provide links to other available information. Ancestry also has U.S./California records- if you don't have a subscription then check your local library- might be available through them.

There are also sites such as Find A Grave which will show up in search engines, so try different combinations to see if you find any online obituaries, etc.

[shellyesq]

The Social Security death index and California death index on the above-mentioned www.familysearch.org will likely be helpful to you.

Other links for vital records, etc., for California/San Diego:

http://www.deathindexes.com/california/index.html

http://www.genealogybranches.com/california.html

http://www.germanroots.com/california.html

http://www.cagenweb.com/sandiego/index.htm

[GrahamSimons]

Cyndi's List is one of the best gateways to US research - and there is lots more on the site. All that Cyndi Howells does is to list and categorise appropriate websites. At this instant she lists 164,359 US websites of interest!
http://www.cyndislist.com/us/