Livermore California Family History Center

Come and enjoy access to many wonderful resources for your research.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location of Livermore California Family History Center on Map

Address:


 * 950 Mocho St Livermore CA 94550 United States
 * Entrance is in the front of the building on the right. There is a sign on the door.
 * If the parking in front of the building is full, there is a large parking lot in the rear of the building.


 * Language: English

Phone:


 * 925-443-2750

E-mail:


 * CA_Livermore@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * Monday: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
 * Wednesday: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
 * Thursday: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
 * Saturday: 1:00pm - 4:00pm 

Catalog
Our catalog is being migrated to its new home at FamilySearch.org 

The new catalog allows patrons to:


 * Search by Places, Surnames, Titles, Authors, Subjects or Keywords
 * Broaden a search to other local family history centers or to the holdings of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City
 * Have a direct link to the growing collection of online resources at FamilySearch.org and elsewhere Direct link to the new FamilySearch Catalog (all microfilms, microfiche and 85% of the books):FamilySearch Catalog  Link to an Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog:Introduction to the Catalog 

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.
 * 19th Centry British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com
 * ArkivDigital Online - Swedish Genealogy
 * Findmypast
 * Fold3.com (previously known as Footnote.com)
 * The Genealogist
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Hertiage Quest Online
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition
 * Paper Trail
 * World Vital Records

Resources in the Local Area

 * Livermore, California Homepage
 * Alameda County
 * Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society
 * Livermore Public Library
 * The Carnegie Museum
 * Alameda County Home Page
 * Alameda County On Line Genealogy Databases
 * Livermore History

Resources Outside Local Area

 * Browse by Country
 * England
 * France
 * Italy
 * Mexico
 * Sweden
 * United Kingdom
 * USA

Links

 * 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.
 * Journals, Diaries, Biographies, Autobiographies and Letters of Some Early Mormons and Others Who Knew Joseph Smith, Jr. and/or His Contemporaries

National Links:


 * National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC
 * Library of Congress, Washington, DC
 * Daughters of the American Revolution
 * Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington DC Special Collections

Other Family History and Library Centers and Resources

 * Billiongraves.com
 * Find A Grave
 * BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy
 * BYU Family History Library
 * Logan Utah Family History Center
 * Mesa Arizona Family History Center
 * Research WIKI
 * Riverton Utah Family History Center
 * Salt Lake City Family History Library
 * Utah South Area Family History Training Center

Online Forms

 * Pedigree Chart
 * Family Group Record Chart

Online Training Courses

 * How to Start Your Family History - 6 Basic Steps

Online Research Training Videos

 * Learning Center Home Page and Index of all Research Training Videos

The following list is just a sampling of many of the Research Training Videos that are available from the above link at the Learning Center Home page.


 * England and UK Research
 * Getting Started
 * Understand Census Records


 * Basic French Research


 * Scandinavian Research


 * German Research
 * Basic Research
 * Beginning Research - Lesson 1
 * Beginning Research - Lesson 2


 * Ireland Research
 * Church Records
 * Civil Registration


 * Italian Research
 * Italian Research Training Videos
 * Basic Italian Research


 * Latin American


 * United States
 * United States Research Training Videos

Online Training Videos

 * 5 Minute Genealogy Videos Series . This video series is all about helping you quickly discover your family history. Each episode will guide you through basic research principles that will help you have success finding your ancestors.
 * Getting help at a Family History Center
 * 5 Minute Genealogy Videos Series

Links

 * 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.

Volunteer at the Center
If you are interested in volunteering at the Livermore FHC please call 925-447-0299