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

Coming Events

Closed for Thanksgiving - Nov 25 thru Nov 30, 2013 - Spend time connecting with family and remembering those who sacrificed so much that we could live in this free land.
Closed for Christmas - Dec 19, 2013 thru Jan 2, 2014 - "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9:6)

Coming in January - Beginning Genealogy Series - Taught by members of the California Genealogical Society and hosted by the Oakland FamilySearch Library. Watch here for details and registration.

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Oakland California Family History Center

The Oakland (California) Regional Family History Center is one of the largest and most accessible centers for genealogical research in California, with over 9,000 volumes of books, periodicals, family histories, city and county histories, city directories, plus over 37,000 reels of microfilm and 9,000 microfiche containing millions of local vital records and historical census data from all over the world.

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+| content=<BR>'''Closed for Thanksgiving''' - Nov 25 thru Nov 30, 2013 - Spend time connecting with family and remembering those who sacrificed so much that we could live in this free land.<BR>'''Closed for Christmas''' - Dec 19, 2013 thru Jan 2, 2014 - "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9:6)
-''' SwedGen Tour 2013/Swedish Genealogy Day in the FamilySearch Library''' –''' Saturday, October 12''' -The Oakland FamilySearch Library will be hosting the SwedGen genealogists and Kathy Meade, North American representative for ArkivDigital for an amazing day of Swedish research classes and individual 30 minute consultations.  Topics include: ArkivDigital (Using Swedish church records online); DISBYT,DIS family tree database (The Computer Genealogy Society of Sweden); EmiWeb (covering immigration & emigration); Lantmäteriet (Swedish mapping, cadastral & land registration authority); Swedish online and CD resources and Swedish culture.  Instructors: Anna-Lena Hultman, Västergötland, Sweden; Anneli Andersson, Dalsland, Sweden; Charlotte Börjesson, Stockholm, Göteborg, Södermanland, Sweden; and Kathy Meade, Chicago, Illinois.  [http://www.oaklandfhc.org/documents/Oakland_Swedish_Genealogy_Day_Flyer.pdf '''Click for Printable Flyer''']  There will be no fee for this seminar, but pre-registration and a ticket is required. E-mail [mailto:fhcoakland@gmail.com fhcoakland@gmail.com] and put SwedGen in the subject line.  All one-on-one consultation appointments have been taken but there are still a few seats left for the seminar. '''This is a unique opportunity for the serious Swedish researcher!'''
+'''Coming in January - Beginning Genealogy Series -''' Taught by members of the California Genealogical Society and hosted by the Oakland FamilySearch Library. Watch here for details and registration.
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