Oakland California FamilySearch Center/Classes and Workshops

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Workshops
French Canadian Assistance
Jane Lindsey, CGS. By appointment only, click here: Request Appointment.

Swedish Research
Thursdays 11am - 6pm
Need help with your Swedish research? Join our expert for individual assistance. No appointment necessary.

African American Research Workshop
Every 4th Wednesday, 6pm to 8pm
<< Click here to join the Zoom meeting >>


Tips and Talk

Tuesdays and Wednesdays




Date Time Topic

-- April 2024 --
Wednesday, April 3rd 11 am UK Registration Research From 1841-1923 (England, Wales and Scotland
Tuesday, April 9th 11 am How to Series: Descendancy Research on FamilySearch
Wednesday, April 10th 11 am DNA Part 1 of 3 - Intro to the Basics of DNA
Wednesday, April 10th 6:30 pm DNA Part 1 of 3 - Intro to the Basics of DNA
Wednesday, April 17th 11 am DNA Part 2 of 3 - Making Sense of your DNA Matches to Expand Your Tree
Wednesday, April 17th 6:30 pm DNA Part 2 of 3 - Making Sense of your DNA Matches to Expand Your Tree
Tuesday, April 23rd 11 am How to Series: Navigating MyHeritage
Wednesday, April 24th 11 am DNA Part 3 of 3 – Breaking Through Genealogy Brick Walls: How to Focus Your DNA Matches to Solve Family History Mysteries
Wednesday, April 24th 6:30 pm DNA Part 3 of 3 – Breaking Through Genealogy Brick Walls: How to Focus Your DNA Matches to Solve Family History Mysteries
Tuesday, April 30th 11:00 am History Geo

-- May 2024 --
Wednesday, May 1st 11 am Exploring Hawaiian Records for Genealogical Research
Wednesday, May 1st 6:30 pm Using American Ancestors.org
Tuesday, May 7th 11 am How to Series: Using Linkpendium
Wednesday, May 8th 6:30 pm Contacting Cousins: How? Why? (DNA, Photos, Family History and more)
Wednesday, May 15th 11 am Expand Your Family Tree: Hands on help from OFSC volunteers in the computer lab
Wednesday, May 15th 6:30 pm Sharing Family History with Children
Tuesday, May 21st 11 am How to Series: Indexing and Other FamilySearch Projects
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • 1. Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation (Introduction and Basic Layout), Martinus E. Wolf
  • 2. Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation (Dates and Family Relationships), Martinus E. Wolf
  • 3. Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation (Names and Geographic Place Names), Martinus E. Wolf
  • 1. Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Introduction and Submittal Process, Martinus E. Wolf
  • 2. Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Proving relationship to Issei Ancestor, Martinus E. Wo
  • 3. Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Identifying Ancestral Village of Issei, Martinus E. Wolf
  • Chinese Genealogy Research: Reading and Understanding Jiapu, Part 1, Ying Chin Wakefield
  • Chinese Genealogy Research: Reading and Understanding Jiapu, Part 2, Ying Chin Wakefield
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  • Whakawhanaungatanga Using DNA, Part 1 of 3: It's Complicated, Elena Falla Fowler
  • Whakawhanaungatanga Using DNA, Part 3 of 3: Ancestry, Elena Falla Fowler
  • Genealogy in a Spanish Sea, the Caribbean: Cuba, Debbie Gurtler
  • Genealogy in a Spanish Sea, the Caribbean: Puerto Rico, Debbie Gurtler
  • Genealogy in a Spanish Sea, the Caribbean: Dominican Republic, Debbie Gurtler



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