Sorry I was so late in getting this out, just got around to reading Thursday s email this morning. Sally >From Dick Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, dated Thursday, May 5, 2016 New York City Birth and Death Indexes removed from the New York Public Library The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has required the New York Public Library to return the birth indices post 1909 and death indices post 1948 stating having them available to the public was a violation of the NYC Health Code. The reason? According to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, “The Department will no longer make such indexes available, since such access can be abused and result in identity theft and attendant security risks. In addition, genealogists and others interested in genealogical research can access appropriate information from the Municipal Archives.” This is a major loss for genealogists. Sally Pavia List Owner: [email protected] Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index "Our Soldiers are one of our greatest assets!"