San Francisco California FamilySearch Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 975 Sneath Lane, San Bruno, CA 94066-2403 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-650-873-1928

E-mail:


 * ca_sanmateo@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * Wednesday: 12:30pm-4:00pm and 6:30pm-9:00pm
 * Saturday: 9:00am-4:00pm

Holiday Schedule: Closed Thanksgiving week and Two weeks from Christmas to New Year.

Catalog

 * Our catalog is located at FamilySearch.org Click search, then Catalog
 * Under “Search these FamilySearch Centers” select San Francisco California FamilySearch Center
 * The catalog allows patrons to:
 * Search by Places, Surnames, Titles, Authors, Subjects or Keywords
 * Broaden a search to other local FamilySearch centers 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 Direct link to the FamilySearch Catalog :FamilySearch Catalog  Link to an Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog:Introduction to the Catalog 

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.
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Alexander Street Press
 * The American Civil War:
 * Research Database
 * Letters and Diaries
 * Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera
 * Social and Cultural History
 * Women and Social Movements in the United States
 * American Ancestors - Library Rights
 * Ancestry - Institution Version
 * ArkivDigital - Swedish church records and other historical documents
 * FamNet
 * Findmypast - Institution Version
 * Fold3
 * Geneanet
 * MyHeritage - Library Edition
 * Newspaper Archive (newspaperarchive.com)
 * Puzzilla - Premium Services

Hardware and Equipment

 * 8 computers (with internet access)
 * Microfiche and microfilm scanner (Cannon Micro Film Scanner 300)
 * 1 microfilm reader - 35mm
 * 1 microfilm reader - 16mm
 * 1 microfiche reader

Staff Research Specialties
(none listed at this time)

Resources in the Local Area
National Archives and Record Administration at San Francisco, Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Bldg, 1000 Commodore Drive, San Bruno, CA 

San Mateo County Genealogical Society, Located at Canada College in Redwood City

''California State Library - Sutro Library, 1630 Holloway Avenue, SF, CA, located on SF State University campus in the J. Paul Leonard Library Bldg, 5th floor. ''

California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, SF, CA

Links

 * Family History Research Training Videos at BYU Family History Library

Volunteer at the Center
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