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<p style="font-size:18px; color:solid black;text-align: left; margin:10px">Free premium genealogical sites at the FHC Portal:</p>
<p style="font-size:18px; color:solid black;text-align: left; margin:10px">Free premium genealogical sites available in Library:</p>


:* AmericanAncestors.org ''(New England Historic Genealogical Society-NEHGS)''
:* AmericanAncestors.org ''(New England Historic Genealogical Society-NEHGS)''

Revision as of 12:36, 5 July 2022

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Oakland Library Resources

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Free premium genealogical sites available in Library:

  • 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

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COMPUTER CLASSROOM

-Capacity: 14 class members
-Teaching station with a computer
that projects to a large screen  
-Printer access for all stations   
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MEETING ROOM

-Capacity: 47 class members
-Teaching station with a computer that
projects to an extra-large screen  
-Printer access   

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.

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Video Cassette Conversion
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Wolverine Movie Maker

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SlideSnap X1
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Kodak Scanza
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Kodak Picture Saver PS80


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Marantz Pro Audio Cassette
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Plustek Optic Pro
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SHOTBOX Light Box

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ScanPro 3000 Microfilm/fiche

Books, Maps, and Resources of Local & International Interest

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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

The library has an 8,000-volume
family history book collection,
including
a Special Collections section.
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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

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.

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