Susanville California Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:

Address:
 * Location Map


 * 905 Richmond Road Susanville CA 96130 United States
 * Across the street from Diamond View Middle School.
 * The entrance is through the northwest doors at the front of the church building.
 * Ring the buzzer and someone will let you in.


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * None

Open Hours:


 * Tuesdays:10:00am-4:00pm and 6:00pm-8:00pm
 * Thursdays:10:00am-4:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

Closed the week of Thanksgiving and the last two weeks of December:

Collections

 * The Susanville Family History Center has a collection of microfilms and microfiche on indefinite loan from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. We have many of the US Federal Censuses of California on microfilm.  We have Lassen County resources on microfilm including censuses, cemeteries, and probate records.  We also have a collection of reference books, and family and local histories.

Databases and Software

 * 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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * We have four computers, a printer, two microfilm readers, and a microfiche reader available for use.

Resources in the Local Area

 * The Lassen Historical Museum is located at 105 N. Weatherlow adjacent to Roop's Fort. It features antique logging equipment and tools and contains pictures of Susanville dating back to the mid 1850s.  It has family histories and family pioneer pictures.  It also contains Native American artifacts.


 * The Historic Susanville Railroad Depot and Visitors Center at 601 Richmond Road is located at the head of the popular Bizz Johnson Trail. This restored railroad depot has historic photographs of the railroad and logging trains which in bygone days rolled through Susanville.


 * The Westwood Museum at 311 Ash Street in Westwood (26 miles west of Susanville) displays artifacts and pictures from the town during the heydey of the Red River Lumber Company, which from 1913 to 1956 was the largest pine lumber mill in the world.


 * Margie's Book Nook at 722 Main Street has many historical books written by local historians. The Book Nook also carries maps and atlases of the area.

Links
Lassen County cemeteries and indexes

Obituary indexes of Lassen County and neighboring counties of Modoc, Butte and Plumas

Lassen County probate index (1864-1928)

Lassen County Superior Court index

Lassen County US Gen Web Project

Fairfield's Pioneer History of Lassen County, California by Asa Merrill Fairfield, 1916.

Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * FamilySearch Research Wiki: What It Can Do For You!: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.