Western Wayne County Genealogical Society explores various methods of tracing ancestry and promotes education for both
beginners and more experienced genealogists through monthly workshops + webinars addressing various topics of interest.
Any person who is interested in pursuing their family history is welcome to join or may attend meetings as a visitor.
Family research for ALL!
join us on your
family history journey!
New Weekly Poll!
Members: Login to the members only area to
participate in our new weekly poll!
Do you have a burning question you’d like to
crowdsource to WWCGS members or is there
something you find interesting that you’d love
to ask our community of family
historians/researchers?
Email your poll question and set of answers to
web@wwcgs.org and see live responses to
your inquiry!
*WWCGS meetings are not library-sponsored events
Join us this September when we resume
our general membership meetings online
and in-person! Visitors welcome.
Coffee, cookies & community begins at
5:30 PM @ Plymouth District Library*
(pending room reservation) with the
meeting portion set for 6:45 PM.
Registration required for virtual attendance!
Autumn
Meetings
Our FTM SIG will be on break from June
through August and will reconvene virtually
in September on the 2nd Monday of the
month at 7:30 PM.
SIGs
special interest groups
Family Tree Maker SIG
WWCGS Book Club
The Book Club will meet again June 4th.
Find details in our members only area.
Join us the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:30 PM for a
virtual gathering where we discuss all things Family
Tree Maker software. [Zoom]
Family Tree Maker Special Interest Group
WWCGS members are welcome to attend our board
of directors meeting held virtually on the 2nd
Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM.
Board of Directors Meetings
Board Meetings & Special Interest Groups
WWCGS members are welcome to attend our book
club. We meet and discuss various books relating to
genealogy research.
Book Club
Next Membership Meeting
Monday, September 15 @ 5:30 PM
Details coming soon
Topic TBD
Our monthly membership meetings are the 3rd
Monday of the month. We provide learning
opportunities by local presenters who always
teach us new things!
Autumn (Sept/Oct/Nov) and Spring
(Mar/Apr/May) meetings take place at
Plymouth District Library.
WWCGS meetings are not library-sponsored events
Winter (Jan/Feb) meetings are virtual and
begin at 6:45 PM. [Zoom doors open 6:30]
5:30 PM - social hour
6:00 PM - roundtable (if scheduled)
6:45 PM - announcements & business
7:00 PM - featured presentation
Index of Marriage &
Engagement
Announcements
Search 6,200+ engagement and
marriage announcements records
appearing in the Livonia Observer
and Eccentric for the years 1955-
1970. Discover details, print date
and section.
Index of Obituary
Records
Search 2,600+ obituary records
printed in the Livonia Observer
and Eccentric for the years 2014-
2021. Discover print date and
section. Does not contain full
obituaries.
Local Cemetery
Records
Our volunteers and others from
various local genealogy societies
have put time and effort into
reading, restoring, and referencing
the 25,000+ records in our
database from western Wayne
county grave yards.
Livonia Public Library
All things genealogy can be
searched in the various resources
brought to you by the Livonia
Public Library.
FREE RESOURCES | Record Search
FORMS & CHARTS
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Our team of volunteers are here to help with your family
history search inquiries.
Send your query to research@wwcgs.org
WWCGS intends this service to be used by fellow amateur
genealogists free of charge. While we will not be doing
comprehensive research for you, we will provide a simple
search and provide you with details on where to find the
information you're looking for.
IF you are contacting us from a land service company or
other business, we ask that you submit a donation to
WWCGS for the work our research team completes.
Need HELP with your search?
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Western Wayne County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 530063
Livonia, MI 48153
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