Mortuary record books were scanned from the actual funeral record books. The earliest records were from McDermott-Crockett Mortuary which held books from L. E. Gagnier, dating from 1911 to 1971, and J. C. Hanna 1950-1969. These books were donated to the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society and are on the shelves at the Sahyun Genealogical Library.
- C.T. Holland Mortuary (1924-1927)
- Haider Mortuary (1923-1944) – Two pages for each record; the 2nd page is the Coroner’s report when applicable.
- Welch-Ryce-Haider Mortuary books from 1944-1976 were loaned to the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society for digitizing and indexing.
Read more about the history of some of these local mortuaries here:
Search the mortuary records in our database here.
