Oakland California FamilySearch Center/Resources: Difference between revisions

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)
MyHeritage (Commercial Genealogy Site - strong in European records)
NewspaperArchive.com (Newspapers)
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

Digitizing, Scanning & Preserving

The Oakland FamilySearch Center 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

The Center 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

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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 <div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding:5px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.10em">''' [https://www.familysearch.org/en/ FamilySearch.org]'''</div></div><br>
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+<div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding:5px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.10em">''' [[Oakland California FamilySearch Center/FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]]'''</div></div><br>
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 <div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding:5px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.10em">''' [https://www.thefhguide.com/ The Family History Guide]'''</div></div><br>
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+<div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding:5px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size:120%; line-height: 1.10em">''' [[Oakland California FamilySearch Center/Libraries and Societies| Northern California Libraries & Societies]]'''</div></div><br>
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-<H2><center><p style="background-color:#ffd1b3; border:1px solid blue; padding:8px; margin:5px; font-size:20px">'''Oakland Library Resources'''</p></center><H2>
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-[[File:Oakland_FSL_Library_Computers.JPG|850px|right]]
+<div style="background-color:#ffe0cc; border:1px solid black; padding:8px; margin:5px; font-size:20px">'''Oakland FamilySearch Center Resources'''</div>
-<p style="font-size:18px; color:solid black;text-align: left; margin:10px">Free premium genealogical sites at the FHC Portal:</p>
+[[File:Oakland_FSL_Library_Computers.JPG|890px|center]]
+<div class="center" style="font-size:18px; color:solid black; margin:10px">'''Free premium genealogical sites available in Center:'''</div>
 :* AmericanAncestors.org ''(New England Historic Genealogical Society-NEHGS)''
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 :* Archion ''(German Lutheran Church Records)''
 :* Arkivdigital ''(Swedish Database)''
-:* Find My Past ''(Commercial Genealogy Site- strong in British Isles, Australian, and Canadian  records)
+:* 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)''
+:* MyHeritage ''(Commercial Genealogy Site - strong in European records)''
+:* NewspaperArchive.com ''(Newspapers)
 :* Newspapers.com ''(Newspapers)
-<p style="font-size:18px; color:solid black; margin:10px;>Additional Capabilities:</p>
+<div class="center" style="font-size:18px; color:solid black; margin:10px;>'''Additional Capabilities:'''</div>
 :* Genealogy database software: Ancestral Quest, Legacy, RootsMagic
 :* Research aids such as HistoryGeo
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 :* LibreOffice for word processing, spreadsheet and presentation preparation
 :* Photo editing software: IrfanView, HP Photo Smart Essential, MGI Photo Suite, ACD Foto Slate
-:* Microfilm ScanPro Digitizing Equipment
+:* Digitizing Equipment--see below
+<br/><br/><br/>
+</div>
+<div style="display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px;">
+<div class="center" style="background-color:#ffe0cc; border:3px solid black; padding:8px; font-size:20px; ">'''Classrooms Available for Reservation.  Call (510) 531-3905''' </div>
+[[File:Oakland Computer Classroom.png|500px|thumb|left|<center>COMPUTER CLASSROOM<br><br>-Capacity: 14 class members<br>-Teaching station with a computer<br>that projects to a large screen<br>-Printer access for all stations</center>]]
+[[File:Oakland_FSL_Meeting_Room.jpg|500px|thumb|right|<center>MEETING ROOM<br><br>-Capacity: 47 class members<br>-Teaching station with a computer that<br>projects to an extra-large screen<br>-Printer access</center>]]
+</div>
+<div style="display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px;">
+<div class="center" style="background-color:#ffe0cc; border:3px solid black; padding:8px; font-size:20px">'''Digitizing, Scanning & Preserving'''</div>
+<div class="center" style="font-size:16px">The Oakland FamilySearch Center offers an array of scanning & digitizing equipment<br>to help you preserve and digitize your family memories, documents and heirlooms.<br>To learn more, please follow this link: '''[[Oakland California FamilySearch Center/Digitizing, Scanning & Preserving|Digitizing, Scanning, & Preserving]]'''.</div>
+[[Image:FSC VHS Tapes.jpg|333px|thumb|left|<center>Video Cassette Conversion</center>]]
+[[File:Wolverine MovieMaker Pro.png|334px|thumb|<center>Wolverine Movie Maker</center>]]
+[[File:SlideSnap X1 Oakland.png|333px|thumb|right|<center>SlideSnap X1</center>]]
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+[[File:Kodak Scanza Digital Film Scanner.png|333px|thumb|left|<center>Kodak Scanza</center>]]
-{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top; border:1px solid #BBB"
+[[File:Kodak Alaris Picture Saver Scanning System PS80.jpg|334px|thumb|<center>Kodak Picture Saver PS80</center>]]
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+[[File:Marantz Professional PMD-300CP.png|333px|thumb|right|<center>Marantz Pro Audio Cassette</center>]]
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+[[File:Plustek OpticPro A320.jpg|334px|thumb|left|<center>Plustek Optic Pro</center>]]
-{| style="border:1px solid #BBB; padding:15px"
+[[File:ShotBox Light Box.png|334px|thumb|<center>SHOTBOX Light Box</center>]]
-! style="vertical-align:top;" |[[File:Oakland_FSL_Meeting_Room.jpg|500px]]
+[[File:ScanPro3000 AIO-1.jpg|333px|thumb|right|<center>ScanPro 3000 Microfilm/fiche</center>]]
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-| style="text-align:center; font-size:12.5pt" |<b>MEETING ROOM</b><br><br>-Capacity: 47 class members&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>-Teaching station with a computer that<br>projects to an extra-large screen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>-Printer access&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>
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-{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top; border:1px solid #BBB"
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-| style="text-align:center; font-size:12.5pt" |<b>SCANNERS</b><br><br>-Scan & digitize photos, photo albums, negatives,<br>slides, and books (USB drives available)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>-Read and digitize microfilm & microfiche&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>-Photograph 3-D heirlooms; 16" X 16" X 16"&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
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-<H2><center><p style="background-color:#ffd1b3; border:1px solid blue; padding:8px; font-size:20px">'''Books, Maps, and Resources of Local & International Interest'''</p></center><H2>
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-| style="text-align:center; font-size:12.5pt" |<b>SPECIAL COLLECTIONS</b><br><br>The library has an 8,000-volume<br>family history book collection,<br>including<br>a Special Collections section.<br><br><br>
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-{| style="border:1px solid #BBB; padding:15px"
+<div class="center" style="  background:#ffd1b3; border: 3px solid black; ">
-! style="vertical-align:top;" |[[File:Oakland_FSL_Reference_Desk.JPG|660px]]
+<div style="background-color:#ffe0cc; border:3px solid black; padding:8px; margin:5px; font-size:20px">'''Books, Maps, and Resources of Local & International Interest'''</div>
-|-
-| style="text-align:center; font-size:12.5pt" |<b>LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEREST</b><br><br>-Alameda County Obituary Card File 1985-2002&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>-California Mission Records: copies of original&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>records from the 1770s to the early 1900s&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>-Growing collection of church records from the Azores&nbsp;<br>-Vital records from Tonga from the late 1860's to 1942&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>-City Directories across many parts of the United States<br>
-|}
+[[File:Oakland_FSL_Special_Books_Collection.jpg|400px|thumb|left|<center>The Center has an 8,000-volume<br>family history book collection,<br>including<br>a Special Collections section.</center>]]
-|}
+[[File:Oakland_FSL_Reference_Desk.JPG|500px|thumb|right|<center>LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEREST<br><br>-Alameda County Obituary Card File 1985-2002<br>-California Mission Records: copies of original<br>records from the 1770s to the early 1900s <br>-Growing collection of church records from the Azores <br>-Vital records from Tonga from the late 1860's to 1942<br>-City Directories across many parts of the United States </center>]]
+</div>
+<div style="display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px;">
+<div class="center" style="background-color:#ffe0cc; border:3px solid black; padding:8px; font-size:20px">'''Other Amenities'''</div>
+<div class="center" style="font-size:16px;background-color:#ffe0cc;border:1px solid black">'''BREAK ROOM'''<br>Take a break in our kitchen facility<br>which includes<br>a refrigerator, microwave, toaster oven & tables.<br></div>
+<div class="center" style="font-size:16px;background-color:#ffe0cc;border:1px solid black">'''PLAY AREA FOR SMALL CHILDREN'''<br>    Work on your family history    <br>    while keeping an eye    <br>    on your little ones nearby.</div>
+</div>
-<H2><center><p style="background-color:#ffd1b3; border:1px solid blue; padding:8px; font-size:20px">'''Other Amenities'''</p></center><H2>
+[[Category:California FamilySearch Centers]]
-<center>
-{| style="border:1px solid #BBB; padding:15px"
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-| style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-size:12.5pt" |<b>'''LUNCH ROOM'''</b><br><br>Take a break in our lunchroom facility<br>which includes<br>a refrigerator, microwave and toaster oven.
-| style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-size:12.5pt" |<b>'''PLAY AREA FOR SMALL CHILDREN'''</b><br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Work on your family history&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;while keeping an eye&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;on your little ones nearby.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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-</center>
-[[Category:California Family History Centers]]