Family History Center (LDS Church)

Family History Centers of operate as branches of the  in. There are over 4000 centers in over 88 countries. Family History Centers vary greatly in size and hours staffed. They form a resource in the study of and are used by thousands of patrons weekly.

The vast majority of these locations order from the main library in Salt Lake City. The films sent to the Family History Library are generally made by copying films in the granite vaults east of Salt Lake City. Most centers that do not order films are located close to other ones that do. As of 2007 in the United States the charge for ordering a film was $5.75. Microfiche can also be ordered.

Several FHCs also have small book collections.

History
The first family history center, then called a branch geneological library, was organized in the on  Campus in May of 1964. Plans had been announced at October of 1963 to organize family history centers in, ,  and  all adjacent to the  in those cities.

The Family History Centers were put under the overall direction of. By December of 1964 there were 29 FHCs; by 1968 there were 75.

The name of these institutions was changed from branch geneological library to family history center in 1987.