Oakland California FamilySearch Library

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 SATURDAY, July 30, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM - ONLINE RESOURCES REGARDING ENSLAVED ANCESTORS - Speaker: Dr. Charles Foy Often genealogical research regarding African American ancestors ends with the 1870 U.S. census, as earlier records of enslaved peoples rarely contain surnames. Despite this significant barrier to detailing black life in the Colonial and Antebellum eras, there are online resources that can enable one to develop a fuller picture of one's ancestors. In this presentation Dr. Foy will discuss and demonstrate such online resources. Dr. Foy is a social historian and an Associate Professor of History at Eastern Illinois University. He specializes in uncovering the hidden lives of black mariners in the Age of Sail. He continues to work on the development of a black mariner database that as of 2013 contained records on more than 24,000 black mariners and black maritime fugitives. WEDNESDAY, November 16, 6:30 PM - BUBBIE, WHO ARE YOU?: FINDING THE MAIDEN NAMES IN YOUR FAMILY TREE - Instructor, Professional Genealogist Janice Sellers - Female relatives can be difficult to trace, but they can be found. This class introduces resources for tracing the women in your family, including family items, oral histories, federal and state census records, immigration records, vital records, religious records, journals, newspapers, legal and court records, library archives, and manuscript collections. This presentation is in honor of International Jewish Genealogy Month. 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  CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY - Saturday-Monday, September 3-5,

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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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