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This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library.

The Library will be closed December 18 at 4pm through January 1, 2020 for the Christmas Holiday[edit | edit source]

LIBRARY IS OPEN. Due to ON and OFF PG&E Power Shut Offs, PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE BEFORE YOU COME IN - Walk-ins Welcome - Library is Fragrance Free[edit | edit source]
For upcoming events go to the box on the right side of this page and click on [Calendar].[edit | edit source]

AFRICAN AMERICAN Research Workshop – Meets the fourth Wednesday of every month at 6 PM to 8 PM, except July and August. No appointment necessary.

CHINESE Research Help - Every Tuesday 1 - 9 PM. Call to schedule an appointment.

EAST BAY Genealogical Society – Meets the second Wednesday of every month at 10 AM. No appointment necessary.

FRENCH CANADIAN RESEARCH - Wednesdays - 6 - 8PM Jane Lindsey, CGS. No appointment necessary

SWEDISH RESEARCH – Thursdays - Need some help with your Swedish research? Join our experts on Thursdays between 10A and 4P for some individual assistance. No appointment necessary.

The Oakland FamilySearch Library is on Temple Hill and is shown in the lower right hand corner of this photo. Take the elevator down from the Visitor Center. Photo by Kourtney Jex Jarvis.

Library Updates
Next class: Check back for January classes. Please check this site for all updates.

Get started on your own Family History by clicking: HERE. After the Pedigree Chart apppears, download and print it for yourself!
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Download October Class Schedule Here: [edit | edit source]

Download September Class Schedule Here: [edit | edit source]

Oakland California FamilySearch Library

The Oakland California FamilySearch Library is one of the largest and most accessible centers for genealogical research in California. Besides providing free access to numerous subscription websites included but not limited to ancestry.com, Fold 3, Genealogy Bank, Archion and History.Geo, we also have over 7,000 volumes of books, periodicals, family histories, city and county histories, city directories, plus over 4,000 reels of microfilm and 8,795 microfiche containing millions of local vital records and historical census data from all over the world.

Location Map:
Location Map
Email:
fhcoakland@gmail.com
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Links to California-related articles
Topics
Search Strategies · Record Finder · Introduction · African Americans · American Indians · Archives and Libraries · Bible Records · Biography · Cemeteries · Census · Church Records · Court Records · Directories · Emigration and Immigration · Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups · Gazetteers · Genealogy · History · Land and Property · Maps · Military Records · Naturalization and Citizenship · Newspapers · Online Records · Orphans and Orphanages · Periodicals · Probate Records · Taxation · Vital Records · Voting Records · For Further Reading
Counties
Alameda · Alpine · Amador · Butte · Calaveras · Colusa · Contra Costa · Del Norte · El Dorado · Fresno · Glenn · Humboldt · Imperial · Inyo · Kern · Kings · Lake · Lassen · Los Angeles · Madera · Marin · Mariposa · Mendocino · Merced · Modoc · Mono · Monterey · Napa · Nevada · Orange · Placer · Plumas · Riverside · Sacramento · San Benito · San Bernardino · San Diego · San Francisco · San Joaquin · San Luis Obispo · San Mateo · Santa Barbara · Santa Clara · Santa Cruz · Shasta · Sierra · Siskiyou · Solano · Sonoma · Stanislaus · Sutter · Tehama · Trinity · Tulare · Tuolumne · Ventura · Yolo · Yuba
Extinct Co.
Branciforte · Klamath · Lake (Nevada) · Pautah · Roop · Nataqua Territory
Major
Repositories
Bancroft Library · California State Library · Sutro Library · California State Archives · California Historical Society · Society of California Pioneers Library · State Lands Commission · California Genealogical Society and Library · Carlsbad City Library · Chinese Historical Society · Fresno City and County Historical Society Archives · Huntington Beach Central Library · Immigrant Genealogical Society Library · Long Beach Public Library · Los Angeles Public Library · Los Angeles FamilySearch Center · Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County · County of Los Angeles Public Libraries · Napa Valley Genealogical Society Library · Oakland California FamilySearch Center · San Diego California FamilySearch Center · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown · Sons of the Revolution Library · Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library · Southwest Museum Braun Research Library · Tuolumne County Genealogical Society Library · National Archives at Riverside · National Archives at San Francisco · FamilySearch Library
Migration
Routes
Applegate Trail · Butterfield Overland Mail · California Trail · Camino Real de California · Central Overland Trail · Mormon Trail to Southern California · Old Spanish Trail · Atlantic and Pacific Railroad · Central Pacific Railroad · Santa Fe Railway · Southern Pacific Railroad · Texas and Pacific Railway · Union Pacific Railroad · Ship Passenger Arrivals

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	==<B>'''The Library will be closed December 18 at 4pm through January 1, 2020 for the Christmas Holiday'''==		==<B>'''The Library will be closed December 18 at 4pm through January 1, 2020 for the Christmas Holiday'''==
	==<B>'''LIBRARY IS OPEN. ~~DUE TO~~ ON ~~AND~~ OFF PG&E ~~POWER SHUT OFFS~~, PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE BEFORE YOU COME IN - Walk-ins Welcome - Library is Fragrance Free'''==		==<B>'''LIBRARY IS OPEN. Due to ON and OFF PG&E Power Shut Offs, PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE BEFORE YOU COME IN - Walk-ins Welcome - Library is Fragrance Free'''==