Los Altos California FamilySearch Center

The Los Altos FamilySearch Center serves the communities of Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, and parts of Sunnyvale and Palo Alto. The Center maintains several computers and film readers, and can have a ScanPro 2000 film digitizer unit available upon request. Our book collection contains many records from New England States.

Open Hours:

 * Sunday: 2:00pm-4:00pm
 * Wednesday: 7:00pm-9:00pm


 * To make an appointment for other times, please contact the Stake Temple and Family History Consultant - Center in advance

Holiday Schedule and Closures for 2023

Oct 1 (General Conference)

Nov 22 (Thanksgiving)

Dec 20 - Jan 3 (Christmas and New Years)

Center Contact
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 1300 Grant Road, Los Altos, CA 94024 United States (Corner of Grant Rd and Portland Ave.)


 * Language:English


 * FamilySearch Center Director, Shannon Sharp

E-mail:


 * CA_LosAltos@familyhistorymail.org

Class Schedule
No classes are currently scheduled.



Staff Training Meetings

 * Staff training sessions - on hold

Catalog
Our catalog has been migrated to its new home at familysearch.org&gt;Search&gt;Catalog Under “Search these FamilySearch Centers” select Los Altos California FamilySearch Center The new catalog will allow patrons to:


 * Search by Places, Surnames, Titles, Authors, Subjects or Keywords
 * Broaden a search to other local FamilySearch centers, the Oakland California FamilySearch Center or to the holdings of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City
 * Have a direct link to the growing collection of online resources at FamilySearch and elsewhere

Link to the new FamilySearch Catalog:Link Link to an Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog:Link

Note - Micofilm and fiche found in the FamilySearch Catalog (and not already in the Los Altos FamilySearch Center) may be ordered online at Link and designated to be delivered to the Los Altos FamilySearch Center. Once delivered they may be viewed on the equipment at the center free of charge during normal open hours..

Databases and Software

 * FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions, including Ancestry.com.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Five computers
 * One film readers
 * One microfiche reader

Staff Research Specialties
The staff has advanced training in English research and New England research

Resources in the Local Area
The Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group meets every second Saturday (except Dec) at the same location as the Santa Clara FamilySearch Center and offers a variety of classes and computer training sessions for all levels of research and skills.

The Santa Clara City Library on Homestead Rd. maintains a large collection of genealogical materials on the second floor.

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.