Family History

Explore one capability within the website and provide info on how to use that capability. Location: In Person in Oakland FSC or using Zoom (Click Here to link into zoom session).

Facilitated by Roger Prince, a CGS member and volunteer at the OFSC Roger became interested in family history back in 1989 when he asked his parents who all the ancestors in the unlabeled pictures were.. He has published two papers in the NEHGS Register on the English origins of Robert Prince, his 1630s immigrant ancestor. […]

This session is a short chat for 15 mins. to discuss some of the newest AI tips you might be able to use in your Genealogy research. Location: In Person in Oakland FSC or using Zoom (Click Here to link into zoom session).

A brief survey of newer capabilities introduced into FamilySearch, Ancestry, My Heritage, Find My Past and other tools. Location: In Person in Oakland FSC or using Zoom (Click Here to link into zoom session).

This session will be facilitated by Esta Weaver, one of the Center’s volunteer staff members. Esta has been researching her family for more than 50 years, especially her Norwegian, Swedish, German and English roots. These SIG sessions are sponsored jointly by the California Genealogical Society and the Oakland FamilySearch Center. Location: In Person Only.