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| content=<Br> Coming 6 PM, February 26 -''' Using Online Historical Black Newspapers for Genealogical Research''' - Many historical black and abolitionist newspapers are available online, with more being added. Most are on subscription sites, while some are free. This class gives an overview of the roles of black newspapers, discusses what is online and where it is, suggests access strategies, and shows sample search results.
| content=<Br>'''Saturday, April 12, 1:00 PM''' - '''Using Online Newspapers for your Genealogical Research''' Newspapers are one of the great untapped treasures of genealogical information.   Often overlooked because there is no single search engine, newspapers can fill in many of the gaps in your family tree. Come and learn the tricks that will help you find what is waiting for you in the millions of already digitized pages.  '''Instructor, Janice Sellers, APG'''
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FamilySearch This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library.


Coming Events


Saturday, April 12, 1:00 PM - Using Online Newspapers for your Genealogical Research Newspapers are one of the great untapped treasures of genealogical information. Often overlooked because there is no single search engine, newspapers can fill in many of the gaps in your family tree. Come and learn the tricks that will help you find what is waiting for you in the millions of already digitized pages. Instructor, Janice Sellers, APG


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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.