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 Online Resources   Printable Family Tree Chart   Printable Ancestral Chart   Printable Family Group Sheet  <div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding:5px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.10em"> FamilySearch.org <div style="border:2px solid black; background-color: #ffffff; padding:5px; width:90%; box-shadow:7px 7px 5px #595959; margin:auto" > <div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding:5px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.10em"> FamilySearch Catalog <div style="border:2px solid black; background-color: #ffffff; padding:5px; width:90%; box-shadow:7px 7px 5px #595959; margin:auto" > <div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding:5px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.10em"> The Family History Guide <div style="border:2px solid black; background-color: #ffffff; padding:5px; width:90%; box-shadow:7px 7px 5px #595959; margin:auto" > <div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding:5px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.10em"> California Resources <div style="border:2px solid black; background-color: #ffffff; padding:5px; width:90%; box-shadow:7px 7px 5px #595959; margin:auto" > <div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding:5px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.10em"> California State Library Genealogy Links <div style="border:2px solid black; background-color: #ffffff; padding:5px; width:90%; box-shadow:7px 7px 5px #595959; margin:auto" > <div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding:5px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size:120%; line-height: 1.10em"> Northern California Libraries & Societies <div style="border:2px solid black; background-color: #ffffff; padding:5px; width:90%; box-shadow:7px 7px 5px #595959; margin:auto" > <div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding:5px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.10em"> Salt Lake FamilySearch Library <div style="border:2px solid black; background-color: #ffffff; padding:5px; width:90%; box-shadow:7px 7px 5px #595959; margin:auto" > <div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding:5px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.10em">BYU Family History Library

Oakland FamilySearch Center Resources Free premium genealogical sites available in Center:


 * AmericanAncestors.org (New England Historic Genealogical Society-NEHGS)
 * Ancestry.com (Largest commercial genealogy site)
 * Archion (German Lutheran Church Records)
 * Arkivdigital (Swedish Database)
 * Findmypast ''(Commercial Genealogy Site- strong in British Isles, Australian, and Canadian records)
 * Fold3 (Specialty in Military records)
 * GenealogyBank.com (Newspapers)
 * My Heritage (Commercial Genealogy Site - strong in European records)
 * NewspaperArchive.com ''(Newspapers)
 * Newspapers.com ''(Newspapers)

Additional Capabilities:
 * Genealogy database software: Ancestral Quest, Legacy, RootsMagic
 * Research aids such as HistoryGeo
 * Research databases as Acadian-Cajun Family Trees, Australian Vital Records, Mormon Immigration Index
 * LibreOffice for word processing, spreadsheet and presentation preparation
 * Photo editing software: IrfanView, HP Photo Smart Essential, MGI Photo Suite, ACD Foto Slate
 * Digitizing Equipment--see below

'''Classrooms Available for Reservation. Call (510) 531-3905'''

COMPUTER CLASSROOM -Capacity: 14 class members -Teaching station with a computer that projects to a large screen -Printer access for all stations
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MEETING ROOM -Capacity: 47 class members -Teaching station with a computer that projects to an extra-large screen -Printer access

Digitizing, Scanning & Preserving The Oakland FamilySearch Center offers an array of scanning & digitizing equipment to help you preserve and digitize your family memories, documents and heirlooms. To learn more, please follow this link: Digitizing, Scanning, & Preserving.

Video Cassette Conversion Wolverine Movie Maker SlideSnap X1 Kodak Scanza Kodak Picture Saver PS80 Marantz Pro Audio Cassette Plustek Optic Pro SHOTBOX Light Box ScanPro 3000 Microfilm/fiche

Books, Maps, and Resources of Local & International Interest



SPECIAL COLLECTIONS</b> The Center has an 8,000-volume family history book collection, including a Special Collections section.



LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEREST</b> -Alameda County Obituary Card File 1985-2002                -California Mission Records: copies of original                 records from the 1770s to the early 1900s                        -Growing collection of church records from the Azores -Vital records from Tonga from the late 1860's to 1942    -City Directories across many parts of the United States

Other Amenities

BREAK ROOM</b> Take a break in our kitchen facility which includes a refrigerator, microwave, toaster oven & tables. PLAY AREA FOR SMALL CHILDREN</b>    Work on your family history       while keeping an eye       on your little ones nearby.