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.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * Address: 480 Wrentham Drive, Vacaville, CA  95688
 * Entrance: South side of building near the west corner.  Door reads: "Family History Center"
 * Google Map: Satellite Map or Street Map
 * Phone: (707) 451-8394
 * E-mail: not available at this time

Open Hours:
Tuesday 10am-9pm                                                                                                               Wednesday 10am-3pm, 6pm-9pm  Holiday Schedule:                                                                                                                     Closed day before Thanksgiving and the weeks containing Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Calendar and Events
Upcoming Events - none scheduled at this time

Class Schedule - none scheduled at this time

Staff Training Meetings - TBA

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
 * (List additional collections you have such as the types of books and microfilm you have on indefinite loan; though you will not want to list every single item you have. Just give visitors to this page a general idea of your resources.)

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal:
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Stret Press - The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com
 * Find My Past
 * Fold3.com (Prev. known as Footnote.com)
 * The Genealogist
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Heritage Quest Online
 * Historical Map Works Library Edition
 * Paper Trail
 * World Vital Records
 * Family Insight
 * PAF

Hardware and Equipment

 * 5 networked computer workstations with printer access
 * 4 microfilm readers
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * 1 microfiche/film scanner
 * 1 flatbed scanner

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

Cemetaries

 * Vacaville Elmira Cemetary                                                                                                               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 Cemetary 4219                                                                                                          Suisun Valley Rd, Suisun City, CA 94585
 * All Souls-st Vincents Cemetary                                                                                                   550 Glen Cove Pkwy, Vallejo, CA 94591

Libraries
Solano County Library                                                                                                              Monday – Thursday 10 a.m.– 9 p.m. Friday – Saturday 10 a.m.– 5 p.m. Sunday 1-5 p.m.                                                                                                                           Phone: 1-866-57-ASKUS (1-866-572-7587)

Government

 * Solano County Public Records
 * Solano County Court Records

Newspapers

 * The Reporter (Vacaville)
 * Daily Republic (Fairfield)

Societies
Solano County Genealogical Society                                                                                               610 E Main St Vacaville, CA 95688 Phone: 707-446-6869 

Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia                                                                                               734 Marin Street Vallejo, CA 94590

Solano County Historical Society                                                                                                    610 East Main Street                                                                                                                          Vacaville, California 95688 Phone:  707-447-0518                                                                                                                   Hours of Operation: Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or by appointment

Non-Profit Organizations
Vacaville Heritage Council                                                                                                              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

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.