The Oakland Public Library has genealogy resources on Oakland and the Bay Area.
Reference Librarians Can Help
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Oakland City Directories
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California county histories
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Oakland birth and death certificates (1870-1904)
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other Oakland History Center indexes
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Biblioboard lets you create and share original work. Why not use it as a place to write your family history?
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Ancestry
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Local History Online
African American Museum & Library at Oakland - OAC
African American Museum & Library at Oakland on Calisphere
Oakland History Center Finding Aids (Online Archive of CA)
Oakland History Center on Calisphere
Books on Genealogy
Books on Genealogy
Other Local Genealogy Resources
African American Genealogical Society of Northern California
Visit their website here.
California Genealogical Society
The California Genealogical Society mantains a library at:
2201 Broadway, Suite LL2
Oakland, CA 94612-3017
(510)663-1358.
The library is open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 9am to 4pm. Free to members, $5 reader fee for non-members. First Saturday, free to all.
Family History Center (of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
Family History Centers provide the most comprehensive collections available for research in genealogy and family history. Though they are maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, they are open to the public at no cost.
The Family History Center in Oakland is a large, regional facility located in the lower level of the Visitor's Center on the grounds of the Temple at:
4766 Lincoln Avenue
Oakland, CA 94602
(510) 531-3905.
Helpful Links
- Ellis Island
- Find a grave
- Family search
- Online searchable death indexes & records
- RootsWeb
- Links from the Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society
To Locate Dates of Death: