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.

Location

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

Map

 * Google Map: Satellite Map or Street Map

Telephone

 * (707) 451-8394

Open Hours:

 * Tuesday 10am-9pm
 * Wednesday 10am-3pm, 6pm-9pm
 * Closed day before Thanksgiving
 * Closed weeks containing Christmas Day and New Year's Day

Director

 * Peggy Atherly

Staff

 * Anita Crist
 * Arleen Ellis
 * Berkeley Brimhall
 * Betty Hendrix
 * Christine Larsen
 * Jeannette O'Halloran
 * Jerilyn Selfaison
 * Jim &amp; Susan Sprouse
 * Joanne Monson
 * John &amp; Janet Walters
 * Lynn Aplanap
 * Nona Babcock

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.
 * (List additional collections you have such as the types of books and microfilm you have on indefinite loan; though you will not want to list every single item you have. Just give visitors to this page a general idea of your resources.)

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal:
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Stret Press - The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com
 * Find My Past
 * Fold3.com (Prev. known as Footnote.com)
 * The Genealogist
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * Historical Map Works Library Edition
 * Paper Trail
 * World Vital Records
 * Family Insight
 * PAF

Hardware and Equipment

 * 5 networked computer workstations with printer access
 * 4 microfilm readers
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * 1 microfiche/film scanner
 * 1 flatbed scanner

Cemetaries

 * Vacaville Elmira Cemetary                                                                                                               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 Cemetary                                                                                                                    4219 Suisun Valley Rd, Suisun City, CA 94585
 * All Souls-st Vincents Cemetary                                                                                                   550 Glen Cove Pkwy, Vallejo, CA 94591

Libraries

 * Solano County Library
 * Solano County Library Obituary Requests
 * Benicia Public Library
 * Dixon Public Library Historical Collection
 * Dixon Public Library Archives Inventory List
 * Fairfield Civic Center Library
 * Fairfield Cordelia Library
 * John F. Kennedy Library
 * Law Library
 * Rio Vista Library
 * Springstowne Library
 * Suisun City Library
 * Vacaville Public Library - Cultural Center
 * Vacaville Public Library - Town Square

Government

 * Solano County Public Records
 * Solano County Court Records
 * CA Vital Records

Census Records

 * censusfinder.com
 * censusrecords.us

Newspapers

 * The Reporter (Vacaville)
 * Daily Republic (Fairfield)
 * CA Digital Newspapers (1846-2011)

Records
Solano County USGenWeb

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

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

Solano County Historical Society                                                                                                    610 East Main Street                                                                                                                          Vacaville, California 95688 Phone:  707-447-0518                                                                                                                   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 

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 ProjectEstablished 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.