An annotated and illustrated guide to local historical research in North County San Diego, with sections on archives and libraries, local newspapers, census materials and vital records, city and county directories, maps and land records, dedicated scholarly journals, historical novels, online historical and genealogical resources, Kumeyaay (Diegue o) and Pay mkawichum (Luise o) studies. The last section is devoted to the history of Encinitas, California, as this guide has been prepared for the Encinitas Historical Society as part of CINCH, the Council for Interpreting North County History.