San Luis Obispo California Family History Center

 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: Location Map  Address: 651 Foothill Blvd San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-1686 United States Free parking, including handicapped spaces available. Please ring bell at west door for access.  Language:English </li></ul> Phone: 1-805-543-6328 </li></ul> E-mail: CA_SanLuisObispo@ldsmail.net </li></ul> Hours of Operation: Tuesday:10:00am-4:00pm </li>Wednesday:10:00am-4:00pm </li>Thursday:10:00am-4:00pm </li>Saturday:10:00am-1:00pm </li></ul> Summer Schedule: Open only on Tuesdays during August&#160;10:00am-4:00 pm; 7:00-8:30 pm. Holiday Schedule:&#160; Open only on Tuesdays during December 10:00am-4:00 pm; 7:00-8:30 pm. Closed for all major holidays. Calendar and Events Upcoming Events Class Schedule Staff Training Meetings Quarterly. Center Resources Collections <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog">FamilySearch Catalog:</a> This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog. We can help you order online. </li></ul> Databases and Software <dl><dd><a _fcknotitle="true" href="FHC Portal">FHC Portal</a> 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. </li></ul> </dd></dl> This center provides free on-site access to the following databases: 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive </li><li>Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War </li><li>Ancestry.com Family History Library Edition (includes international databases) </li><li>ArkivDigital </li><li>Find My Past </li><li>Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com) </li><li>The Genealogist </li><li>Godfrey Memorial Library </li><li>Heritage Quest Online </li><li>Historic Map Works Library Edition </li><li>Paper Trail </li><li>World Vital Records </li></ul> In addition to the portal databases listed above, this center also provides free on-site access to: <ul><li>Ancestral Quest 12.1 </li><li>Get My Ancestors 2009.2.18 </li><li>Family Archive Viewer </li><li>Family History Resource File Viewer 4.0 </li><li>Family Insight </li><li>Legacy </li><li>Map My Family Tree 1.3.9 </li><li>Pedigree Resource File </li><li>Personal Ancestry File (PAF) 5.2 </li><li>Personal Historian </li><li>RootsMagic </li><li>XNView (scanning and image management software) </li></ul> Hardware and Equipment <ul><li>Six public workstation Windows computers </li><li>Two printers </li><li>Three 35mm microfilm readers </li><li>One 16mm microfilm reader </li><li>One microfiche reader </li><li>One workstation equipped to scan or print microfilm and/or fiche. </li><li>There are approximately 550 print volumes, including reference works, county histories, limited local city directories, and local genealogical periodicals. </li><li>Non-print resources include extended loan microfilm and microfiche from the SLC FHL and pedigree resource files on CD. </li></ul> Center Services Staff Research Specialties Handwriting assistance Mayflower descendants Searching in New FamilySearch and FamilySearch New York research in the 1800s Searching databases Family Histories Genealogy software Macintosh assistance Chicago research Scandinavian research Organizing your research Resources in the Local Area History Center of San Luis Obispo County <a href="http://historycenterslo.org/">http://historycenterslo.org/</a> History in San Luis Obispo County <a href="http://historyinslocounty.org/Bibliography.htm">http://historyinslocounty.org/Bibliography.htm</a> San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society <a href="http://www.slocgs.org/">http://www.slocgs.org/</a> South County Historical Society, San Luis Obispo County <a href="http://southcountyhistory.org/">http://southcountyhistory.org/</a> Special Collections &amp; University Archives Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University <a href="http://lib.calpoly.edu/specialcollections/">http://lib.calpoly.edu/specialcollections/</a> Vital Records for San Luis Obispo County, California Office of the Clerk-Recorder <a href="http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/clerk/Copies_of_Clerk_Records/Vital_Records.htm">http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/clerk/Copies_of_Clerk_Records/Vital_Records.htm</a> Links California Family History Centers <a href=":Category:California Family History Centers">https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:California_Family_History_Centers</a> San Luis Obispo County, California <a href="San Luis Obispo County, California Genealogy">https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/San_Luis_Obispo_County,_California</a> California <a href="California Genealogy">https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/California</a> Atascadero FHC <a href="Atascadero California Family History Center">https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Atascadero_California_Family_History_Center</a> Santa Maria FHC <a href="Santa Maria California Family History Center">https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Santa_Maria_California_Family_History_Center</a> Volunteer at the Center If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the director at the email address above.