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This article describes the services and resources available at a Family History Center, a branch facility of the Family History Library.

The San Luis Obispo Family History Center serves the city of San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas, providing family history research guidance, genealogy database user support, and assistance to both beginning and experienced family history researchers. Other nearby FHCs are located in Santa Maria and Atascadero, California.

Location & Map:

Address: 651 Foothill Boulevard, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-1686
Free parking, including handicapped spaces available. Please ring bell at west door for access.
For directions and map, click here.

Phone: 805-543-6328

E-mail: ca_sanluisobispo@ldsmail.net

Open Hours: Tues, Wed, Thurs: 10-4, Sat: 10-1

DECEMBER HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: The San Luis Obispo Family History Center is only open in December on 12/4, 12/11, and 12/18 from 10 am to 4 pm. CLOSED from December 19th through January 1; reopening on Tuesday, January 2, 2013.

Holiday Schedule: Closed during the month of August. Limited schedule in December.

1 Calendar and Events
2 Center Resources
- 2.1 Collections
- 2.2 Databases and Software
3 Center Services
- 3.1 Staff Research Specialties
4 Resources in the Local Area
5 Links
6 Volunteer at the Center

Calendar and Events

Upcoming Events

Class Schedule

Staff Training Meetings

Quarterly.

Center Resources

Collections

Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog. We can help you order online.

Databases and Software

FHC Portal: This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

This center provides free on-site access to the following databases:

19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War
Ancestry.com Family History Library Edition (includes international databases)
ArkivDigital
Find My Past
Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com)
The Genealogist
Godfrey Memorial Library
Heritage Quest Online
Historic Map Works Library Edition
Paper Trail
World Vital Records

In addition to the portal databases listed above, this center also provides free on-site access to:

Ancestral Quest 12.1
Get My Ancestors 2009.2.18
Family Archive Viewer
Family History Resource File Viewer 4.0
Family Insight
Legacy
Map My Family Tree 1.3.9
Pedigree Resource File
Personal Ancestry File (PAF) 5.2
Personal Historian
RootsMagic
XNView (scanning and image management software)

Hardware and Equipment

Six public workstation Windows computers
Two printers
Three 35mm microfilm readers
One 16mm microfilm reader
One microfiche reader
One workstation equipped to scan or print microfilm and/or fiche.
There are approximately 550 print volumes, including reference works, county histories, limited local city directories, and local genealogical periodicals.
Non-print resources include extended loan microfilm and microfiche from the SLC FHL and pedigree resource files on CD.