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 Center Contacts and Hours 

  • Location & Map:



  • Mailing Address: PO Box 45331, Westlake, OH 44145
  • The Church is on the North side of Westwood Road, between Walter and Columbia Roads. The Center is in the southeast corner of the building. Look for the sign. Park on the right (East) side of the church building. Enter at the front/East door of the building.

  • Phone: 440-777-1518 (Call during hours when Center is open.)
  • Open Hours:
  • Mon thru Sat: 10 am to 2 pm


  • Evenings, Tue thru Thu: 6 pm - 9 pm


Holiday Schedule

Closed Memorial Day, Labor Day, November 28-30 and December 21 thru January 1, 2014.  


Calendar and Events  

11th Annual Family History Conference  April 26, 2014

8:30AM to 1PM.         

Monthly Class Schedule

Held the third Friday of the month at 7:30 PM

Upcoming classes include:

May 17  Family Tree: a collabrative database presented by Betty Franklin

June 21  Social Media and Genealogy presented by Larry Boulden

'C'lasses continue monthly except April, July, August and December 

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Center Resources     

 

  Collections

 

  Databases and Software 

 


  • <a _fcknotitle="true" href="FHC Portal">FHC Portal</a> This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. Also will provide you with access to other FamilySearch Services from home.



Hardware and Equipment  

■ 7 computers, high speed Internet
■ 3 printers, 1 also copies and scans.
■ 11 microfilm readers
■ 2 fiche readers
■ Digital Imaging Equipment for copying film or fiche to USB flash drive, DVD, CD or paper. 


 Center Services 

Use of the Center is free.  Copies and Computer Printouts $ 0.25 one side, $ 0.40 two sided.

 

  Staff Research Specialties
  

Resources in the Local Area  

 Cuyahoga County Deed Search; 1810-2012 <a href="http://recorder.cuyahogacounty.us/searchs/generalsearchs.aspx">http://recorder.cuyahogacounty.us/searchs/generalsearchs.aspx</a>

Cuyahoga County Property Research;
<a href="http://fiscalofficer.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/REPI.aspx">http://fiscalofficer.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/REPI.aspx</a>

Cleveland District Roundtable, includes;
    Cuyahoga County Birth Affidavits--1860-1908

    Cleveland Cemetery Index

    Cuyahoga County Porbate Index--1926-1904

<a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohcdrt/">http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohcdrt/</a> 


 Volunteer at the Center  

The Westlake Family History Center has many opportunities for you to serve as a Volunteer.

Please call: 440-777-1518.


  Links   

<a href="http://www.cleveland.com/westlake/index.ssf/2011/09/westlake_family_history_center.html">http://www.cleveland.com/westlake/index.ssf/2011/09/westlake_family_history_center.html</a>

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- Ever wonder where you come from?Maybe you've heard your great-grandfather traveled by ship from his native Ireland to New York during the Great Potato Famine.Or perhaps there's a family rumor you have royal blood.Wouldn't you like to know the truth? What if you could even find photos of your ancestors that you've never seen before?   Genealogy-- searching one's family roots-- is now the fastest growing hobby in the U.S.

Websites such as Ancestry.com have wonderful tools and can get you started on your journey. But there is a fee to access many record databases and it can be overwhelming and frustrating to research family roots on your own.

Westlake has a great resource right in its midst that can help you uncover your family's past. It's called The Westlake Family History Center.It's a service offered through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, many people know it as the Mormon Church, and they say they have the largest genealogical library in the world. It collects the information because, it states:

"Our commitment to helping people connect with their ancestors is rooted in our beliefs. We believe that families are meant to be central to our lives and that family relationships are intended to continue beyond this life. We therefore believe that all family members—those living, those past, and those future—share an enduring bond that reaches across the generations."

You don't have to be a member of the Church to use The Westlake Family History Center. It's free and open to all.The center has been in Westlake for 40 years and is manned by genealogy experts who can help you start, or delve further into, your family history. "We help an average 25 to 30 people each week," says center Director Phil Franklin. "It's nice if they can bring in a pedigree chart to get their search started." A pedigree chart is basically a list of the names, birth dates and death dates of your parents, grandparents and other family members. It can be used as a road map to guide your search.

"Once they bring that in, we try to get on a computer because people really enjoy seeing the historical records pop up,"  Franklin said. The center has several useful tools for tracking your ancestry:

•The ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family      History Library Catalog.
•Access to the Family History Center Portal page. That means the center offers free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions, including ancestry.com and the Access Newspaper Archive.

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