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Vacaville California Family History Center

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Vacaville California Family History Center


The Vacaville California Family History Center, located in Browns Valley on 480 Wrentham Drive, serves all of Vacaville and surrounding areas. We have about 15 volunteers trained to help many patrons who visit the Center each year. The Center is dedicated to providing assistance for the family history community in the Solano County area. Everyone is welcome!

Center Contacts and Hours

Location 

  • Address: 480 Wrentham Drive, Vacaville, CA  95688
  • Entrance:  South side of building near the west corner.  Door reads: "Family History Center"
  • Location on Map

Contact

  • Center Phone Number (Open Hours Only):  (707) 451-8394
  • Director, Peggy Atherly:  (707) 447-4686
  • Email:  ca_vacaville@ldsmail.net

Hours:

  • Tuesday 10am-9pm       
  • Wednesday 10am-3pm, 6pm-9pm     
  • Closed Thanksgiving week, except by appointment
  • Closed weeks containing Christmas Day and New Year's Day, except by appointment

Staff

  • Arleen Ellis
  • Berkeley Brimhall
  • Betty Hendrix
  • Jeannette O'Halloran
  • Jerilyn Selfaison
  • Jim & Susan Sprouse
  • Joanne Monson
  • John & Janet Walters
  • Lynn Aplanalp
  • Ray Goulet

Regional Family History Centers

Classes/Training

  • Vacaville Family History Center
  • Staff training is generally the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.  Patrons welcome!
  • FamilySearch workshops in 2013: January 20*, February 10*, March 24*, March 30 5:15p.m., May 19*, Jun 5**, July 16**, August 11*, September 28*, November 10* (*6:15p.m.; **9:00a.m.).
  • Oakland Regional Family History Center
  • Research Series Classes Online at FamilySearch.org:  Go to FamilySearch.org and select the “Learn” option or click here to go directly to the Learning Center
  • FamilySearch offers a variety of free online classes to help you search and compile your family tree. Whether you are just beginning your family history research or are an experienced genealogist, you can learn something new. These classes are taught by genealogy research consultants at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as experts from around the world. Most classes include a PDF handout that you can down to read and print.
  • You can view the list of classes or search for classes on a specific topic. Classes are categorized by Places, Subjects, Skill Levels, and Subject Languages.

FamilySearch’s Microfilm Ordering Service

Get Access to Billions of Records

FamilySearch’s Microfilm Ordering service is your gateway to a vast collection of genealogical and historical records. The service allows you to reserve and loan films to family history centers and affiliate libraries. The loan is free, but there is a small shipping and handling charge for each film.

Center Resources

Collections

  • Family History Library Catalog: You may now submit your orders for Catalog films and fiche online using a debit, credit, or prepaid Visa or MasterCard or by using a PayPal account.
  • Large U.S. and Canada Microfiche Collection
  • Large U.S. Microfiche Collection of Cemetery Records and Vital Records
  • CA Death Index 1905-1994
  • Large collection of Family Tree Maker's, Family Archives CD's:  Marriage & Vital Records, County Histories & Genealogies
  • DAR Patriot Index
  • U.S. Military Records by James c. Neagles
  • Cemeteries of the U.S. by Gale Research, Inc. (A Guide to Contact Information for U.S. Cemeteries and their records.)
  • Florida Death Index 1877-1925, 1960-62, 1965-69
  • Kentucky Genealogical Records & Abstracts Collection by Sherida K. Eddlemon
  • Missouri Genealogical Gleanings Collection by Sherida K. Eddlemon
  • Redbook by Ancestry
  • The Handbook by Everton Publishers
  • Land and Property Research by Ancestry

Databases and Software 

  1. 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
  2. Access Newspaper Archive
  3. Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War
  4. Ancestry.com
  5. ArkivDigital Online
  6. Find My Past
  7. Fold3.com (Prev. known as Footnote.com)
  8. The Genealogist
  9. Godfrey Memorial Library
  10. Heritage Quest Online
  11. Historical Map Works Library Edition
  12. Paper Trail
  13. World Vital Records

Multimedia Center

Scan photos and transfer them to a flash drive or to a DVD.  You can also make printed copies.  Don't worry if you are not sure how to use any of the equipment, there are members of the Center staff who are trained and happy to help you!

  • networked computer workstations with printer access
  • microfilm readers - 2 with magnification lens
  • microfiche readers
  • microfiche/film scanner
  • flatbed scanner
  • printer

Local Resources

Cemeteries

  • Vacaville Elmira Cemetery: 522 Elmira Rd, Vacaville, CA 95687
  • Suisun-Fairfield Cemetery Dist: 1707 Union Ave, Fairfield, CA 94533
  • Silveyville Cemetery District: 7661 Rio Dixon Rd, Dixon, CA 95620
  • Rockville Cemetery: 4219 Suisun Valley Rd, Suisun City, CA 94585
  • All Souls-St. Vincents Cemetery: 550 Glen Cove Pkwy, Vallejo, CA 94591

Libraries

Government

Census Records

Newspapers

  • 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive*
  • Access Newspaper Archive*
  • CA Digital Newspapers (1846-2011)
  • CA Historical Newspapers (1849-2007)
  • CA GenWeb Newspaper Information
  • Benicia Herald: 707-745-0733
  • Dixon Newspaper: 707 678-8917
  • Dixon Review: 916 678-7500
  • Dixon Tribune: 707 678-5594
  • Dixon Independent Voice: www.IndependentVoice.com
  • Fairfield: www.DailyRepublic.com
  • Travis Air Force Base: Tailwind: www.travis.af.mil/news
  • Vacaville: www.thereporter.com
  • Vallejo: Times Herald: www.TimesHeraldOnLine.com

*SUBSCRIPTION access at FamilySearch Centers

CAGenWeb

Societies

Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia:
734 Marin Street
Vallejo, CA 94590

Solano County Genealogical Society:
610 E Main St
Vacaville, CA 95688
Phone: 707-446-6869

Solano County Historical Society:
610 East Main Street
Hours of Operation: Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or by appointment

Heritage Council

Their collection includes over 6,000 photographs of Solano County, its people, and other areas dating as far back as the 1850's.

Vacaville Heritage Council   

Master Index to Main Collection

Old Town Hall
610 East Main Street
Vacaville, CA 95688
Phone: 707-447-0518

Historical Museums

Rio Vista Museum
16 N. Front Street
Rio Vista, California 94571
Phone: 707-374-5169
Email: riovistamuseum@yahoo.com

Other

Solano County History

National Resources

National Archives
Established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper

National Genealogical Society
The National Genealogical Society was organized in Washington, DC, in 1903.

UsGenWeb Project
Established in 1996, the website is organized by county and state, and provides you with links to all the state websites which, in turn, provide gateways to the counties.

Land Patent Search
Provides live access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, including image access to more than five million Federal land title records issued between 1820 and the present. They also have images related to survey plats and field notes, dating back to 1810.

Land and Record Reference
Provides research tools to locate historic land parcels.

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