Bloomfield Hills Michigan FamilySearch Center

The Bloomfield Hills FamilySearch Center aims to serve people from Detroit and its northern suburbs, as well as anyone else who wishes to come. We have competent staff members who can help everyone from those just starting family history research to those with lots of experience.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location and Map:


 * Location Map

Address:
 * 37425 Woodward Ave Bloomfield Hills MI 48304-3568 United States
 * Enter at north door. If locked, ring the bell.


 * Language: English

Phone: 248-647-5671



E-mail:


 * MI_BloomfieldHills@familyhistorymail.org

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday:     10:00 am - 1:00 pm


 * Wednesday: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
 * Thursday:   6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
 * Friday:        10:00 am - 4:00 pm
 * Saturday:   10:00 am -2:00 pm
 * If local schools are closed for bad weather, we will also be closed.

Closings in 2023:

April 1

May 27

July 4-8

August 18-19

September 2

September 30

November 21-25

December 19-January 2

Staff Training Meetings
Staff Training Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month 7:00 pm (no staff meeting in July).

Collections

 * Over 4000 films on indefinite loan not available on-line. Several from Wayne County, Michigan.  Also large numbers of films from Poland, Germany, England, France, and the former Austro-Hungarian Empire.
 * Many gazetteers and atlases
 * Over 1600 books
 * Large collection of New England related books, and books of records from Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Michigan. Many "How to" books.  See attached pdf file.
 * [[Media:Bloomfield Hills FamilySearch Center Books 2023 02 25.pdf|Center Book Catalog]] (link).
 * List of microfilms and fiche (link).

FamilySearch Center Portal
This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 9 computers


 * 4 microfilm readers


 * 1 film reader/scanner


 * 2 microfiche readers


 * 2 scanners

Staff Research Specialties
12 staff members


 * Wally - reads German and Gothic German, Austro-Hungarian research (Friday)
 * Patti - reads German (Tuesday)
 * Kathy - D.A.R. (Tuesday)
 * Barb - colonial research e.g. Mayflower (Friday morning)
 * Don - French-Canadian and Norwegian research (Friday afternoon)

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.