Yes, do read the Church of the Latter Day Saints' familyhistory.org site first for all the particulars. Many things have changed in the past few years. First search for the films you want on line. Then order and pay for their rental on line, choosing your Family History Center the way Virginia says below. They will notify you when the films come in from Salt Lake City. What is so different now is that you do everything on line from your own computer EXCEPT reading the microfilm. So there is no need to travel to the FHC UNTIL your film arrives there. These centers are usually small places with very few films (out of the millions available) kept there permanently. So there is no need to show up there before ordering your film. I will say that many if not all FHCs have computers where you may use Ancestry and other subscription databases for free, so you may wish to use a convenient center for that purpose too. Elizabeth On 4/20/2015 5:22 PM, [email protected] wrote: > The microfilm reels are sent to the location you specify--a library with a microfilm reader machine.? For many people, it will be the nearest FHL center.? In my case, my local public library is an affiliate.? I think you enter your zip code and they show you the nearest libraries.? It is well worth a trip, if you have to make one.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > It is $7.50 for a short-term rental which I think is a couple of months so not that short.? Then the library returns the reels unless you renew.? Or you can opt for a long-term rental. See their site for the details.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Virginia