William Stanford
William Stanford
William Townsend Stanford (1867-1964) was named Vallejo's first Chief of Police on April 4th, 1900. He was a Mare Island Naval Shipyard mechanic with no prior law enforcement experience. He continued to serve as Chief of Police until his retirement in 1936. Photo courtesy of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.

Our Library

The Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Venicia Reference Library is located on the 2nd floor of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum located at 734 Marin Street in Vallejo, California.
 
Our small but well-stocked library is open to members and to the public. 
The catalog may be found at: 
 
The library hours are: 
Every Tuesday:  1:00 -- 3:30 pm
2nd Thursday of the month: noon -- 3:30 pm
1st and 3rd Saturdays: noon -- 3:30 pm 
Other times may be arranged by appointment.
 
 
Our librarian will welcome your questions and be available to help with your family research.
To contact our librarian directly, please e-mail Research@gsvb.org.
 
Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com, and Fold3 are available, in addition to numerous genealogical publications.
 
We also have use of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum's reference library.