Santa Barbara California Family History Center

This Center is a partner with the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 2107 Santa Barbara Ave Santa Barbara CA 93105 United States
 * Please park on Santa Barbara St. and enter at the Family History Center door towards the rear of the building.
 * Press the doorbell to enter.


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-805-682-2092

E-mail:


 * CA_SantaBarbara@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours


 * Wednesday 11 am - 2 pm. Exception: Closed during monthly two-day family history courses- see class schedule below.
 * Family History Classes: Wednesday 10 am-11 am, except when a two-day course is in session, as noted below.
 * Public is welcome.

Holiday Schedule: Closed holidays, Thanksgiving week and Christmas week

 

Calendar and Events
Special 2-Day Classes LIVE from the Los Angeles FamilySearch Library

(8:30am to 4:30pm both days. Reservations required, email to ca_santabarbara@familyhistorymail.org)

Public invited

Jan. 21-22, 2020     2-Day Intermediate Family History Course

Feb. 4-5, 2020        2-Day Beginning Family History Course

March 17-18, 2020  2-Day Advanced Family History Course

April 7-8, 2020        2-Day Beginning Family History Course

May 19-20, 2020     2- Day Intermediate Family History Course

June 16-17, 2020    2-Day Advanced Family History Course

Class Schedule
Wednesday 10-11 am, except when a two-day family history course is in session. (see above)

February 12  Strategies for Using Ancestry.com Thrulines in DNA Research

February 19  Editing Images with IrfanView

February 26  Live from RootsTech - What's New at Ancestry (8:30am PST)

The Story of You on FamilySearch (10am PST)

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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * This Center has 16 computers with access to FamilySearch and a variety of premium websites.
 * 2 film readers and 1 fiche reader are available.
 * Copier/Printer/Scanner
 * Wireless access available for laptop and tablet computers
 * All services are free of charge

Staff Research Specialties
(Include sections for any other services your center provides. Add additional sections for those services. See the Bountiful and Chattanooga FHC pages for examples.)

Resources in the Local Area
The Santa Barbara Genealogical Society's Sahyun Library is open to the public and is located at 316 Castillo Street on the ocean side of Highway 101. Take the Bath Street exit going North, or the Castillo Street exit going South on 101. The Library contains over 10,000 volumes, 600 CD-ROMS, and a large collection of newsletters and journals from many genealogical societies all over the United States, Canada, Australia, Great Britain and other countries.

Hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10 am to 4pm, Sunday 1 to 4 pm.

Links
Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society

Ventura Genealogical Society

San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society