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

-- May 2024 --
Wednesday, May 1st 11 am Exploring Hawaiian Records for Genealogical Research
Wednesday, May 1st 6:30 pm Using American Ancestors.org
Wednesday, May 8th 6:30 pm Contacting Cousins: How? Why? (DNA, Photos, Family History and more)
Tuesday, May 14th 11 am How to Series: Using Linkpendium
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'

Videos offered at the Center in the month of May- Call to reserve your viewing time- Bring your group to view together

(510) 531-3905

  • 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 (13:38)
  • 2. Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Proving relationship to Issei Ancestor, Martinus E. Wolf (8:44)
  • 3. Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Identifying Ancestral Village of Issei, Martinus E. Wolf (20:48)
  • Chinese Genealogy Research: Reading and Understanding Jiapu, Part 1, Ying Chin Wakefield (15:19)
  • Chinese Genealogy Research: Reading and Understanding Jiapu, Part 2, Ying Chin Wakefield (10:24)
  • How to Read Your Korean Genealogy, Mark Peterson (7:57)
  • How to Search Southeast Asia Records Using FamilySearc, Lina Lee (12:47)
  • Whakawhanaungatanga Using DNA, Part 1 of 3: It's Complicated, Elena Falla Fowler (20:31)
  • Whakawhanaungatanga Using DNA, Part 2 of 3: Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), Elena Falla Fowler (23:30)
  • Whakawhanaungatanga Using DNA, Part 3 of 3: Ancestry, Elena Falla Fowler (19:44)
  • Caribbean Slave Registers, Pooran Bridgelal (19:20)
  • Researching Oceana: Diving into Australian, New Zealand & Polynesian Records, Kelli Allen (51:35)
  • Researching in New Zealand with the NZSG,Sarah Hewitt (39:36)
  • Tracing Afro Caribbean Ancestors: Key Strategies and Methodologies, Joseph B.Shumway, AG® (22:01)
  • In Our Ancestors Footsteps: From Colonists to Kiwis, Seonaid Harvey (33:04)
  • Genealogy in a Spanish Sea, the Caribbean: Cuba, Debbie Gurtler (15:51)
  • Genealogy in a Spanish Sea, the Caribbean: Puerto Rico, Debbie Gurtler (18:11)
  • Genealogy in a Spanish Sea, the Caribbean: Dominican Republic, Debbie Gurtler (15:46)
  • Basic Family History Research Using Philippine Records, Gloria Cabiles Gutierrez (13:33)
  • Using Keywords to Demystify Old Catholic Church Records in Filipino Genealogy, David John Paul Sanglap (10:39)
  • How to Find Your Family's Records in the Virgin Islands, Valerie Sims, (54:45)