This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SCHINNERER, BAYER, LAVENDER, KING, ROVER, RÖVER, JORGENSEN, HARTMAN, LEITHAUSER, LEITHAUSSER, NIELSEN Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JRB.2ACE/1625.1 Message Board Post: Betty, Here is a copy of instructions that I previously saved...they are well written, with additions that I added.... If you don't need certified copies of these records, are looking to save money, and can navigate the Family History Library Microfilm Catalog, I STRONGLY recommend that you order photocopies of these records directly from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The cost is $2.00 per photocopy, with a minimum $4 order, as opposed to $6.00 for certified copies from the NYC Municipal Archives if the certificate number is provided, or $15.00 from the archives if the certificate number is not known. First download and print the photocopy order form found on the library tab, education tab on the FHL website.... www.Familysearch.org the second bullet is Family History library publications. The form is called Requests for Photocopies - Census, Books, Microfilm, or Microfiche. Click on the name of the form and it will open the PDF version of the form which can be printed and filled out. Then search their library catalog for the microfilm number corresponding to the record type, borough, year and certificate number you're looking for. Complete the photocopy order form, include payment [check, money order, credit card], and mail....or fill in credit card info and FAX it. Response time is about 3-5 weeks. Photocopy quality is very good for the most part. Service is excellent. You can order copies of no more than 8 documents at a time for a total cost of $16.00. If you ordered them from the Municipal Archives [so long as you provide the certificate number] the cost would be $48.00. I've placed an order every 2 weeks. I am willing to order a copy of a record for possible relatives when the cost is only $2.00. I've filled in a number of holes in my research in the last couple of months using multiple indexes and the FHL library microfilm catalog. Gail Jorgensen California