This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: djg769 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3492.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ill warn you, most of the books that you find in the online search are not at the Oakland location. Dont know why. but your better to wait until you get there and search their specific data base. I know they have the marriage, birth and death cds, broken down by the year. They have tons of old phone books also. some things you have to order and they take awhile but Im not sure if that will show up on your search online. trust me, there is tons to do there, you wont be boarded. good luck Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.