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United States California Archives and Libraries Oakland FamilySearch Library

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

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Coming Events

Black Family History Day - Sunday February 21, 2016 - 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM - The Oakland FamilySearch Library is pleased to be hosting this African American Genealogical Society of Northern California (AAGSNC) Event. For further information please see information. Registration is required at registration. Questions may be E-mailed aagsnc.

Vital Records and the Calendar Changes of 1752 - March 26, 11 AM - Instructor, Janice Sellers - This class will introduce the wealth of information found in birth, marriage, and death records. Learn how to obtain vital records created at the various levels of the U.S. government: federal, state, county, and town. There will be also a discussion of the calendar change of 1752 (and similar changes in other countries) and how it affects genealogical research.

GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH WORKSHOP – Thursdays - Need some help with your Swedish research? Join our experts on Thursdays between 10A and 4P for some individual assistance. No appointment necessary.
Get the Boy Scout Genealogy Merit Badge in one visit! Information 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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 <BR> Black Family History Day - Sunday February 21, 2016 - 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM - The Oakland FamilySearch Library is pleased to be hosting this African American Genealogical Society of Northern California (AAGSNC) Event.  For further information please see [http://www.aagsnc.org/index.php/news-and-events/black-family-history-day-2012 information].  Registration is required at [https://blackfamilyhistoryday2016.eventbrite.com registration].  Questions may be E-mailed [mailto:oande@aagsnc.org aagsnc].
-<BR> Spreadsheets: The Wonderful Tool Genealogists Seldom Use - March 26, 2016, 10A to 1PM - The Oakland FamilySearch Library is delighted to host this California Genealogical Society class taught by '''Susan Goss Johnston'''. Would a chart help you analyze those chicken-scratch censuses? Do you have a list of documents from a pension file that you simply can't understand? Would a timeline graph make your family story come to life? You need a spreadsheet! Attend this workshop and learn the tricks of the trade. All you need is a computer, a spreadsheet program, and an imagination. This class is a hands-on workshop limited to 12 people. '''(Sorry class is full)'''
+<BR> Vital Records and the Calendar Changes of 1752 - March 26, 11 AM - Instructor, Janice Sellers - This class will introduce the wealth of information found in birth, marriage, and death records. Learn how to obtain vital records created at the various levels of the U.S. government: federal, state, county, and town. There will be also a discussion of the calendar change of
+(and similar changes in other countries) and how it affects genealogical research.
 <BR> GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH WORKSHOP – Thursdays  - Need some help with your Swedish