Yes, Mark Bodnar had suggested that. On Oct 26, 2014 1:54 PM, "Pat Connors via" < ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Are you talking about a Family History Library, usually attached to a > Mormon temple and run by the Mormon church? > > Someone suggested the Mormons in Latham. Has anyone used their research? > > > If so, I have used the one near me in Sacramento since 1999 and love it. > They have all the genealogy programs (Ancestry, etc) on their computers, > free to use. If there are records for the area you are interested in, you > can order the film online and then look at it at the FHL where you had it > sent. > > To see what films are available, go to: > https://familysearch.org > > After you order the film and you are still on the site, check out what > records they have there. At the top of the screen, click on SEARCH, and > then click on RECORDS. Go to the bottom of the page and click on: Browse > on all Published Collections > > This will take you to a page that on the left will list areas in the > world. Click on your area of interest and it will narrow down to places in > the world. There are mostly transcribed records that you can search but > also records that are not transcribed but you can actually look at them in > their original form. They have most of the passenger records from NYC, all > the tithes from Ireland, etc. that you can browse through on your computer > at home. They also have all of the NYS censuses that you can browse > through. > > The website, in my estimation, leaves a lot to be desired. It is quirky. > If you need help, please feel free to email me and I will try to help you. > > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > nymets22@gmail.com > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website > for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >