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