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:* Fold3 ''(Specialty in Military records)'' | :* Fold3 ''(Specialty in Military records)'' | ||
:* GenealogyBank.com ''(Newspapers)'' | :* GenealogyBank.com ''(Newspapers)'' | ||
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Oakland Library Resources
Oakland Library Resources
Free premium genealogical sites at the FHC Portal:
- AmericanAncestors.org (New England Historic Genealogical Society-NEHGS)
- Ancestry.com (Largest commercial genealogy site)
- Archion (German Lutheran Church Records)
- Arkivdigital (Swedish Database)
- Findmypast (Commercial Genealogy Site- strong in British Isles, Australian, and Canadian records)
- Fold3 (Specialty in Military records)
- GenealogyBank.com (Newspapers)
- My Heritage (Commercial Genealogy Site - strong in European records)
- Newspapers.com (Newspapers)
Additional Capabilities:
- Genealogy database software: Ancestral Quest, Legacy, RootsMagic
- Research aids such as HistoryGeo
- Research databases as Acadian-Cajun Family Trees, Australian Vital Records, Mormon Immigration Index
- LibreOffice for word processing, spreadsheet and presentation preparation
- Photo editing software: IrfanView, HP Photo Smart Essential, MGI Photo Suite, ACD Foto Slate
- Digitizing Equipment--see below
Classrooms Available for Reservation. Call (510) 531-3905
COMPUTER CLASSROOM
-Capacity: 14 class members
-Teaching station with a computer
that projects to a large screen
-Printer access for all stations
MEETING ROOM
-Capacity: 47 class members
-Teaching station with a computer that
projects to an extra-large screen
-Printer access
Classrooms Available for Reservation. Call (510) 531-3905
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Digitizing, Scanning & Preserving
The Oakland FamilySearch Library offers an array of scanning & digitizing equipment
to help you preserve and digitize your family memories, documents and heirlooms.
To learn more, please follow this link: Digitizing, Scanning, & Preserving.
Video Cassette Conversion
Wolverine Movie Maker
SlideSnap X1
Kodak Scanza
Kodak Picture Saver PS80
Marantz Pro Audio Cassette
Plustek Optic Pro
SHOTBOX Light Box
ScanPro 3000 Microfilm/fiche
Books, Maps, and Resources of Local & International Interest
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
The library has an 8,000-volume
family history book collection,
including
a Special Collections section.
LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEREST
-Alameda County Obituary Card File 1985-2002
-California Mission Records: copies of original
records from the 1770s to the early 1900s
-Growing collection of church records from the Azores
-Vital records from Tonga from the late 1860's to 1942
-City Directories across many parts of the United States
Digitizing, Scanning & Preserving
The Oakland FamilySearch Library offers an array of scanning & digitizing equipment
to help you preserve and digitize your family memories, documents and heirlooms.
To learn more, please follow this link: Digitizing, Scanning, & Preserving.
Video Cassette Conversion
Wolverine Movie Maker
SlideSnap X1
Kodak Scanza
Kodak Picture Saver PS80
Marantz Pro Audio Cassette
Plustek Optic Pro
SHOTBOX Light Box
ScanPro 3000 Microfilm/fiche
to help you preserve and digitize your family memories, documents and heirlooms.
To learn more, please follow this link: Digitizing, Scanning, & Preserving.
 Video Cassette Conversion |
 Wolverine Movie Maker |
 SlideSnap X1 |
 Kodak Scanza |
 Kodak Picture Saver PS80 |
 Marantz Pro Audio Cassette |
 Plustek Optic Pro |
 SHOTBOX Light Box |
 ScanPro 3000 Microfilm/fiche |
Books, Maps, and Resources of Local & International Interest
Books, Maps, and Resources of Local & International Interest
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Other Amenities
Other Amenities
BREAK ROOM
Take a break in our kitchen facility
which includes
a refrigerator, microwave, toaster oven & tables.
PLAY AREA FOR SMALL CHILDREN
Work on your family history
while keeping an eye
on your little ones nearby.
| BREAK ROOM Take a break in our kitchen facility which includes a refrigerator, microwave, toaster oven & tables. |
PLAY AREA FOR SMALL CHILDREN Work on your family history while keeping an eye on your little ones nearby. |