Westland Michigan Family History Center

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address: 7575 N Hix Rd, Westland, MI 48185-1954 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 *  1-734-459-4570

E-mail:


 * Mi_Westland@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:

We are open now.

We will try to use our normal hours with some different rules.

First it will be by appointment only. Please use the following email to make your appointment.

Mi_Westland@familyhistorymail.org

Only 3 patrons will be allowed an appointment from 10 am-2 pm.

Evening shift will just have 3 appointments from 6 pm - 9 pm.

Only 3 computers will be used at a time and they will be sanitized in between.

We ask that you use hand sanitizer as you enter the FHC. We ask that you wear a mask inside the building. We are doing this for our church meetings also.

For October 2021 going forward we will open by appointment only on 2 Saturdays a month. For Oct it will be on the 16 October and 30 October from 10am to 2 pm. Saturdays will always be by appointment only. Starting in November it will be the 2nd and 4th Saturdays in the month. (Except that the 4th Saturday is Thanksgiving week and we will be closed.)

'''The Family History Library in Salt Lake City is doing look ups. You must know the exact image needed. Check out this service at Familysearch.org. This is an ongoing program and response time is quick. If the film is restricted only to the FHL in Salt Lake, they will not be able to send you the image.'''


 * Tuesday:      10:00am-2:00pm  and  6:00pm-9:00pm
 * Wednesday: 10:00am-2:00pm  and  6:00pm-9:00pm
 * Thursday:     10:00am-2:00pm  and  6:00pm-9:00pm
 * Saturday:      10:00am- 2:00pm.....by appointment only by using the above email address.

Holiday Schedule


 * We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness. Please follow winter school closings for Wayne Westland School District.  Call to check if we are open.  If consultants are there, phone will be answered.
 * Closed the week of the 4th of July.
 * Closed the week of Thanksgiving.
 * Closed the 2-3 weeks of Christmas and New Years. Please call during open hours or  email and check with the FHC to find exact dates.

Collections
We still have many microfilms and microfiche and have several readers to view them.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal 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.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Our FHC has 9 computers for patron use.

Staff Research Specialties

 * Our FHC has consultants that specialize in Polish, German, French Canada and Ireland.