Santa Barbara California FamilySearch Center
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This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library. |
This Center is a partner with the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.
Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:
Address:
- 2107 Santa Barbara Ave Santa Barbara CA 93105 United States
- Please park on Santa Barbara St. and enter at the FamilySearch Center door towards the rear of the building.
- Press the doorbell on intercom to gain entrance.
- Languages: English & Spanish
Phone:
- 1-805-682-2092
E-mail:
- CA_SantaBarbara@familyhistorymail.org
Open Hours:
Wednesdays 10am to 4pm and 1st Saturday of the month 1pm to 4pm.
For information please contact FamilySearch Center Consultant Larry Basham 805-680-9572
Holiday Schedule: Closed holidays, Thanksgiving week and Christmas week
Calendar and Events
Upcoming Events - Roots Tech March 2nd - 4th World's largest genealogy conference, online and in-person.
Register at FamilySearch.org
Class Schedule
1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 10am to 11am
Center Resources
Collections
FamilySearch Databases & Premium websites (see below)
FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions, these include: 19th Century British Library Newspapers, Alexander Street, American Ancestors, Ancestry (Institution Edition), ArkivDigital, FamNet, FindMyPast, Fold3, Geneanet, Irish Ancestors, MyHeritage (Library Edition), NewspaperArchive, Paper Trail and Puzzilla.
Hardware and Equipment
- This Center has 16 computers with access to FamilySearch and a variety of premium websites.
- 2 microfilm readers and 1 microfiche reader are available.
- Copier/Printer/Scanner
- Wireless access available for personal laptops and tablets to the Portal Premium websites
- All services are free of charge
Center Services
Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
The Santa Barbara Genealogical Society's Sahyun Library is open to the public and is located at 316 Castillo Street on the ocean side of Highway 101. Take the Bath Street exit going North, or the Castillo Street exit going South on 101. The Library contains over 20,000 volumes, 600 CD-ROMS, and a large collection of newsletters and journals from many genealogical societies all over the United States, Canada, Australia, Great Britain and other countries.
Hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10 am to 4pm, Sunday 1 to 4 pm.
Links
Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society
San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society
Volunteer at the Center
Community volunteers are welcome. Contact Larry Basham at drbuzz2@aol.com