Danville California Family History Center

The Danville California Family History Center has been open and serving the community for almost two decades. Patrons throughout our communitry are most welcome during library hours. We have a friendly and experienced staff who volunteer to help you to utilize our resources, including the Family Search web portal to over a dozen subscription-based genealogical research services, such as Ancestry.com. In addition, you may order online and have films or microfiche shipped from the main Salt Lake Library for viewing in our center.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location and Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 2949 Stone Valley Rd Alamo CA 94526 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-925-552-5920

E-mail:


 * CA_Danville@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Monday:1:00pm-4:00pm
 * Tuesday:7:00pm-9:00pm
 * Wednesday:10:00am-1:00pm and 7:00pm-9:00pm
 * Thursday:10:00am-1:00pm

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed all major Holidays:
 * Closed the month of July:
 * Thanksgiving week:
 * The last two weeks of December:

Upcoming Events
The San Ramon Valley Genealogy Society meets at our location on the third Tuesday of each month from10am until 12 noon. They offer a wide variety of knowledgeable speakers and lesson topics.

Class Schedule
How do I begin my Family History? Walk-ins welcome every Wednesday evening at 7pm.

Staff Training Meetings
TBA

Catalog
Our catalog has being migrated to its new home at familysearch.org&gt;Search&gt;Catalog Under “Search these Family History Centers” select Danville California Family History Center The new catalog will allow patrons to:


 * Search by Places, Surnames, Titles, Authors, Subjects or Keywords
 * Broaden a search to other local Family History Centers, the Oakland FamilySearch Library 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

 Link to the new FamilySearch Catalog:Link Link to an Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog:Link

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

 * Eight computers
 * Three microfilm readers
 * Microfiche readers
 * Microfilm printer
 * Laser and Inkjet printers
 * Laser scanner
 * WiFi access
 * Small collection of reference books.

Staff Research Specialties

 * Internet, US research, United Kingdon, Scandinavian, German and other specialties
 * Refer to FamilySearch Wiki for other assistance.

Resources in the Local Area

 * San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society

Links
srvgensoc.org

Volunteer at the Center
Contact our Director at [mailto:ca_danville@ldsmail.net ca_danville@ldsmail.net]