Vacaville California Family History Center

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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. Everyone is welcome!


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Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


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


 * Language: English

Phone:


 * (707) 451-8394

E-mail:


 * CA_Vacaville@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * '''Temporarily closed due to Covid. Check back in Spring 2021 for updates.


 * '''Please contact your Ward or Stake Temple and Family History Consultant for remote assistance.

Holiday Schedule:

'''Closed Valentine's Day evening. Closed weeks containing Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, except by appointment.'''

Staff

 * Al & Barbara Cooley
 * Arleen Ellis
 * Bob Swan
 * Gail Ball
 * Jane Harshberger
 * John & Sue Rayfield
 * Jerilyn Selfaison
 * Valerie Abernethy

Regional Family History Centers

 * Sacramento FamilySearch Library
 * Oakland California FamilySearch Library

Classes/Training

 * Vacaville Family History Center


 * Staff and consultant training is generally the 1st Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Patrons welcome!      Note: Staff training is currently paused due to Covid.


 * Sacramento Regional Family History Center
 * http://www.sacfamilysearchlibrary.org/


 * Oakland Regional Family History Center


 * https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Oakland_California_FamilySearch_Library/Class_Schedule


 * Research Series Classes Online at FamilySearch.org: Go to FamilySearch.org and select the “Learn” option or click here to go directly to the Learning Center


 * FamilySearch offers a variety of free online classes to help you search and compile your family tree. Whether you are just beginning your family history research or are an experienced genealogist, you can learn something new. These classes are taught by genealogy research consultants at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as experts from around the world. Most classes include a PDF handout that you can down to read and print.


 * You can view the list of classes or search for classes on a specific topic. Classes are categorized by Places, Subjects, Skill Levels, and Subject Languages.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: You may now submit your orders for Catalog films and fiche online using a debit, credit, or prepaid Visa or MasterCard or by using a PayPal account.
 * Large U.S. and Canada Microfiche Collection
 * Large U.S. Microfiche Collection of Cemetery Records and Vital Records
 * CA Death Index 1905-1994
 * Cemeteries of the U.S. by Gale Research, Inc. (A Guide to Contact Information for U.S. Cemeteries and their records.)
 * DAR Patriot Index
 * Florida Death Index 1877-1925, 1960-62, 1965-69
 * The Handbook by Everton Publishers
 * Italians to America, Volume 1, Edited by Ira A. Glazier and P. William Filby
 * Kentucky Genealogical Records &amp; Abstracts Collection by Sherida K. Eddlemon
 * Land and Property Research by Ancestry
 * Missouri Genealogical Gleanings Collection by Sherida K. Eddlemon
 * New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence Almon Torrey
 * Redbook by Ancestry
 * U.S. Military Records by James C. Neagles

Databases and Software

 * Word Processing (Microsoft Works and Open Office)
 * FamilySearch
 * Approved Products[[Image:397px-Okanagan Family Portrait.jpg|right|268x406px|397px-Okanagan Family Portrait.jpg]]
 * Worldwide Historical Record Collections
 * Pedigree Resource File: 1-147
 * FHC Portal
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Alexander Street Press - The American Civil War
 * American Ancestors
 * Ancestry.com
 * ArkivDigital Online
 * FamNet
 * Find My Past
 * Fold3.com
 * Geneanet
 * Kinpoint
 * My Heritage
 * Newspapers.com
 * Paper Trail
 * ProQuest Obituary Listings
 * Puzzilla

Multimedia Center
Scan photos and transfer them to a flash drive or to a DVD. You can also make printed copies. Don't worry if you are not sure how to use any of the equipment, there are members of the Center staff who are trained and happy to help you!


 * networked computer workstations with printer access
 * microfilm readers - 2 with magnification lens
 * microfiche readers
 * microfiche/film scanner
 * flatbed scanner
 * printer

Cemeteries

 * Vacaville Elmira Cemetery : 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 Cemetery  : 4219 Suisun Valley Rd, Suisun City, CA 94585
 * All Souls-St. Vincents Cemetery : 550 Glen Cove Pkwy, Vallejo, CA 94591

Libraries

 * Solano County Library
 * Solano County Obituary Requests
 * Benicia Public Library
 * Dixon Public Library Archives Inventory List
 * Solano County Law Library

Government

 * Solano County Birth, Death, and Marriage Records
 * CA Vital Records

Census Records

 * Ancestry.com at FamilySearch Centers
 * FamilySearch.org
 * censusfinder.com
 * censusrecords.us

Newspapers

 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive*
 * Access Newspaper Archive*
 * CA Digital Newspapers (1846-2011)
 * CA Historical Newspapers (1849-2007)
 * CA GenWeb Newspaper Information
 * Benicia Herald: 707-745-0733
 * Dixon Newspaper: 707 678-8917
 * Dixon Review: 916 678-7500
 * Dixon Tribune: 707 678-5594
 * Dixon Independent Voice: www.IndependentVoice.com
 * Fairfield: www.DailyRepublic.com
 * Travis Air Force Base: Tailwind: www.travis.af.mil/news
 * Vacaville: www.thereporter.com
 * Vallejo: Times Herald: www.TimesHeraldOnLine.com

*SUBSCRIPTION access at FamilySearch Centers

CAGenWeb

 * Solano County
 * CAGenWeb Archives
 * California County Biographies and Histories
 * CA Pioneer Project
 * CA Quarries &amp; Quarry Links, Photographs and Articles

Societies
Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia: 734 Marin Street Vallejo, CA 94590 Solano County Genealogical Society: 610 E Main St Vacaville, CA 95688 Phone: 707-446-6869

Solano County Historical Society: 610 East Main Street 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

Vacaville Museum 213 Buck Avenue Vacaville, CA 95688 (707) 447-4513

Other
Solano County History

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.