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Santa Clara FSC
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875 Quince Ave. Santa Clara, CA 1-408-241-1449 Location Map
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Hardware and Equipment[edit | edit source]

Cannon 300 Image Reader and Printer for microfilm and microfiche
Photocopier
Fiche readers
Film readers - two with magnification lenses
Six internet connected computers on a server
Printers

Databases and Software[edit | edit source]

FHC Portal: This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

Research Specialities[edit | edit source]

We have many willing volunteers in our center ready to help. Some of the areas and languages are listed below. We recommend that you call ahead to verify and arrange help with one of our volunteers.

Languages and Translations

Danish - Wednesday AM shift
French - Saturday
German - Thursday AM shift and Saturday
Greek - Saturday
Latin - Saturday
Russian - Saturday
Norwegian - Wednesday AM shift
Swedish (some) - Wednesday AM shift
Dutch - Leslie Mahler
Hungarian - Imre Sziebert
Italian - Angela DiBerardino
Icelandic - Fredrik Buch
Spanish (Mexico) - Herb Trujillo

Areas of Research

Denmark Wednesday AM shift
Norway Wednesday AM shift
Sweden Wednesday AM shift
Switzerland Wednesday AM shift
Germany - Wednesday AM shift
Hungary - Saturday
Russia - Saturday
France - Saturday
Greece - Saturday

Other

New Family Search - Wednesday PM shift
Late Medieval Handwriting - Leslie Mahler

Collections[edit | edit source]

Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
Santa Clara Family History Center Online Catalog
State Collections: We have extensive vital record collections for Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Sourth Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. See our catalog for a complete listing.
Over 5,000 sets of microfiche. See our catalog for a complete listing.

Greater Bay Area Collections[edit | edit source]

Alameda County [edit | edit source]

Birth, Marriage and Death Records
Census Records, 1860-1920
Great Registers
Church Vital Records
Naturalization Records Index
Probate Records

Contra Costa County [edit | edit source]

Brands & Marks, 1850 -1917
Cemetery Records
Census Records, 1860 -1920
Land Claim Records
Death Records, 1873-1921
Estray Records, 1851-1888
Great Registers
Marriage Index, 1851-1941

Marin County[edit | edit source]

Birth Record Index, 1868-1905
Census Records, 1850-1920
Death Records Index, 1873-1905
1890 Great Register
Marriage License Index, 1873-1934
Wills, 1854-1923

Monterey County[edit | edit source]

Birth Record Index, 1857-1942
Cemetery Records
Death Record Index, 1887-1927
Great Registers
Marriage Record Index, 1859-1923
Mission Register, 1797-1937

San Francisco County[edit | edit source]

Census Records, 1860-1920
Chinese & Early Settlers
Death Record Index, 1865-1904
Church Vital Statistics
Marriage Record Index, 1860-1973
Naturalized Voters, 1850-1898
Naturalization Records
Pre-statehood Records, 1838-1851
Probate Index
Early Land Records

San Mateo County[edit | edit source]

Census Records, 1860-1920
Cemetery Records
Great Registers
Marriage Index, 1853-1899

Santa Clara County[edit | edit source]

Marriage Index, 1853-1899
Baptisms, 1777-1855
Birth Index, 1873-1901
Cemetery Records
Census Records, 1860-1920
Death Index, 1873-1905
Early Marriage Records, 1859-1862
Marriage Record Index, 1850-1917
Naturalization Record Index, 1831-1933
Obituary Index
Will & Probate Index, 1850-1912

Santa Cruz County[edit | edit source]

Birth Index, 1850-1980
Census Records, 1850-1920
Death Index, 1850-1980
Great Register
Marriage Index, 1850-1978
Mission Register, 1797-1937
Will Records, 1851-1890

Sonoma County[edit | edit source]

Birth Index, 1858-1919
Census Records, 1850-1920
Death Records, 1873-1919
Declarations of Intention, 1850-1901
Land Deeds, 1857-1917
Marriage Index, 1846-1934
Naturalization Index, 1850-1985
Land Patents, 1812-1903
Will Index, 1852-1955

Special Collections[edit | edit source]

Ardery Collection (KY, VA, Southern States	Maryland Genealogical Collection
Baldwin Genealogical Records (PA & OH)	McCubbins’ Collection (NC)
Banks Genealogical Collection (New England)	New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Vols. 1-50)
Barbour Collection (CT)	New England Nationalization Index (1761-1906)
Barton Collection (northern KY)	South Carolina Collection of Family Files
Eardeley Collection (NY)	Turner Collection (MD, DE, NJ)
Corbin Collection (MA)	Vosburgh Collection (NY)
Cope Collection (Canadian)	Zabriske Collection (Dutch)

Canadian Collections[edit | edit source]

General[edit | edit source]

Tanguay’s Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Canadiennes Depuis La Fondation De La Colonie Jusqu’a Nos Jours
Loyalists Lists
Lower Canada Marriage Bonds

New Brunswick[edit | edit source]

Cemetery Records
Church & Misc. Records
Marriage Register, 1806-1889
Land Petitions, 1763-1860
Probate & Court Records Index

Nova Scotia[edit | edit source]

Death Information from Town Books
Planters & Pioneers
Staynor Collection
Vital Statistics from Newspapers

Ontario[edit | edit source]

Biographical & Genealogical Card Index, 1780-1869
Birth Index, 1869-1905
Cemetery Records
Death Index, 1869-1931
Marriage Register Index, 1873-1921

Prince Edward Island[edit | edit source]

Baptism Index Prior to 1886
Death Index Prior to 1906
Marriage Index, 1843-1892
Probate Record Index, 1807-May 2000

Quebec[edit | edit source]

1831 Census
Acadian Churches
Baptism Register, 1825-1910
Marriage Index, 1670-1964
Registres Paroissiaux, 1662-1876

England Collections[edit | edit source]

Boyd’s Marriage Index, 1538-1837
Index to the Civil Registration of Births
Marriages & Deaths for England/Wales, 1837-1900
1881 Census Index
The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers
England Ordnance Survey Maps
National Inventory of Documentation Sources in the UK

Germany Collections[edit | edit source]

Hamburg Passenger Index
Regular Direct, 1850-1900
The Atlantic Bridge to Germany (10 volumes)
German Immigrants

Ireland Collections[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration-Births and Deaths, 1864-1921
Marriages, 1845-1921
Griffith’s Valuation
Householder’s Index
Irish Foreign Registration
Births, Deaths and Marriages of Irish Citizens in Continental Europe, 1864-1923
The Famine Immigrants, Volumes II-IV
1841/1851 Census Abstracts (Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland)
Index to Irish Wills
A Guide to Irish Parish Registers

Scotland Collections[edit | edit source]

1881 Census Index
Monumental Inscriptions
General Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1855-1900
Old Parochial Record Index OPR. prior to 1855
Scottish Church Records

LDS Records Collections[edit | edit source]

Alphabetical Index to Ward & Branch Organizations
Church Records, 1836-1845
Baptisms for the Dead, 1840-1845
Early Church Information File
Emigration Records, 1904-1914
European Mission, 1849-1885, 1899-1923
Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920
Swedish Mission, 1905-1932
European Emigration Card Index, 1840-1925
Names of Persons and Sureties Indebted to the Perpetual Emigrating Fund from 1850-1877 inclusive
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Records of Members, 1852-1946
Register of Family Group Sheets, Early to about 1950
Swedish Mormon Pioneers
Utah Immigration Card Index, 1847-1868

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 :*[http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''FHC Portal:'''] This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
+=== Research Specialities  ===
+We have many willing volunteers in our center ready to help. Some of the areas and languages are listed below. We recommend that you call ahead to verify and arrange help with one of our volunteers.
+:'''Languages and Translations'''
+:*Danish - Wednesday AM shift
+:*French - Saturday
+:*German - Thursday AM shift and Saturday
+:*Greek - Saturday
+:*Latin - Saturday
+:*Russian - Saturday
+:*Norwegian - Wednesday AM shift
+:*Swedish (some) - Wednesday AM shift
+:*Dutch - Leslie Mahler
+:*Hungarian - Imre Sziebert
+:*Italian - Angela DiBerardino
+:*Icelandic - Fredrik Buch
+:*Spanish (Mexico) - Herb Trujillo
+:'''Areas of Research'''
+:*Denmark Wednesday AM shift
+:*Norway Wednesday AM shift
+:*Sweden Wednesday AM shift
+:*Switzerland Wednesday AM shift
+:*Germany - Wednesday AM shift
+:*Hungary - Saturday
+:*Russia - Saturday
+:*France - Saturday
+:*Greece - Saturday
+:'''Other'''
+:*New Family Search - Wednesday PM shift
+:*Late Medieval Handwriting - Leslie Mahler
+<br>
 === Collections  ===
 :*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog '''Family History Library Catalog:'''] This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
-:*'''[http://74.93.6.90/athcgi/athweb.pl?loc=SANTA%20CLARA Santa Clara Family History Center On-line Catalog]'''
+:*'''[http://74.93.6.90/athcgi/athweb.pl?loc=SANTA%20CLARA Santa Clara Family History Center Online Catalog]'''
 :*'''State Collections: '''We have extensive vital record collections for Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Sourth Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. See our catalog for a complete listing.
 :*'''Over 5,000 sets of microfiche'''. See our catalog for a complete listing.
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 ====== Alameda County&nbsp;  ======
 :*Birth, Marriage and Death Records<br>
 :*Census Records, 1860-1920<br>
 :*Great Registers<br>
 :*Church Vital Records<br>
 :*Naturalization Records Index<br>
 :*Probate Records<br>
 ====== Contra Costa County &nbsp;  ======
 :*Brands &amp; Marks, 1850 -1917<br>
 :*Cemetery Records<br>
 :*Census Records, 1860 -1920<br>
 :*Land Claim Records<br>
 :*Death Records, 1873-1921<br>
 :*Estray Records, 1851-1888<br>
 :*Great Registers<br>
 :*Marriage Index, 1851-1941<br>
 ====== Marin County  ======
 :*Birth Record Index, 1868-1905<br>
 :*Census Records, 1850-1920<br>
 :*Death Records Index, 1873-1905<br>
 :*1890 Great Register<br>
 :*Marriage License Index, 1873-1934<br>
 :*Wills, 1854-1923<br>
 ====== Monterey County  ======
 :*Birth Record Index, 1857-1942<br>
 :*Cemetery Records<br>
 :*Death Record Index, 1887-1927<br>
 :*Great Registers<br>
 :*Marriage Record Index, 1859-1923<br>
 :*Mission Register, 1797-1937<br>
 ====== San Francisco County  ======
 :*Census Records, 1860-1920<br>
 :*Chinese &amp; Early Settlers<br>
 :*Death Record Index, 1865-1904<br>
 :*Church Vital Statistics<br>
 :*Marriage Record Index, 1860-1973<br>
 :*Naturalized Voters, 1850-1898<br>
 :*Naturalization Records<br>
 :*Pre-statehood Records, 1838-1851<br>
 :*Probate Index<br>
 :*Early Land Records<br>
 ====== San Mateo County  ======
 :*Census Records, 1860-1920<br>
 :*Cemetery Records<br>
 :*Great Registers<br>
 :*Marriage Index, 1853-1899<br>
 ====== Santa Clara County  ======
 :*Marriage Index, 1853-1899<br>
 :*Baptisms, 1777-1855<br>
 :*Birth Index, 1873-1901<br>
 :*Cemetery Records<br>
 :*Census Records, 1860-1920<br>
 :*Death Index, 1873-1905<br>
 :*Early Marriage Records, 1859-1862<br>
 :*Marriage Record Index, 1850-1917<br>
 :*Naturalization Record Index, 1831-1933<br>
 :*Obituary Index<br>
 :*Will &amp; Probate Index, 1850-1912<br>
 ====== Santa Cruz County  ======
 :*Birth Index, 1850-1980<br>
 :*Census Records, 1850-1920<br>
 :*Death Index, 1850-1980<br>
 :*Great Register<br>
 :*Marriage Index, 1850-1978<br>
 :*Mission Register, 1797-1937<br>
 :*Will Records, 1851-1890<br>
 ====== Sonoma County  ======
 :*Birth Index, 1858-1919<br>
 :*Census Records, 1850-1920<br>
 :*Death Records, 1873-1919<br>
 :*Declarations of Intention, 1850-1901<br>
 :*Land Deeds, 1857-1917<br>
 :*Marriage Index, 1846-1934<br>
 :*Naturalization Index, 1850-1985<br>
 :*Land Patents, 1812-1903<br>
 :*Will Index, 1852-1955<br>
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 === Canadian Collections  ===
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 ====== General  ======
 :*Tanguay’s Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Canadiennes Depuis La Fondation De La Colonie Jusqu’a Nos Jours<br>
 :*Loyalists Lists<br>
 :*Lower Canada Marriage Bonds<br>
 ====== New Brunswick  ======
 :*Cemetery Records<br>
 :*Church &amp; Misc. Records <br>
 :*Marriage Register, 1806-1889<br>
 :*Land Petitions, 1763-1860<br>
 :*Probate &amp; Court Records Index<br>