Linda, Nobody has access to New York State Census records on line. You must go to a site that has the census records for the county you are looking for, which may be the county historical society, or the county main library, or the county court house. The State library in Albany has some of them, but again you have to go to Albany, or hire a local person to do your lookup. If you tell me which county you are interested in, I have a source that says where the records are, if the exist. There is no state wide index, and in fact no index at all. Also, you can rent the microfilm records for a particular county and year from the a FHC site, if the records exist, if there is a FHC near you that you can visit. As I said above , there is no index for these records, so you will have to search the microfilm line-by-line. That said, some of the county GenWeb Sites have records and indexes on line, such as Yates Count, and some libraries have transcripts available, but not on line. Visit each County GenWeb Site to see if it has what you are looking for. Carl Hommel -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Linda Wagner" <jennybear2@earthlink.net> > Is there anyone who has access to the NY State Census images who would look up a > couple of people for me? > > I am trying to find out the birth county for Orrin B. Ide, born 1820 New York, > who lived in Saratoga in 1850 and may have still been there in 1855. By 1860 he > had moved to Michigan. > > I am also trying to find the birth county for Royal Ide, born 1825 in New York, > who lived in Niagara in 1860. By 1870, he had moved to Michigan. > > My ancestor is Harris Ide, born in 1821 in Rensselaer County. > > Thanks for any help! > Linda Wagner > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > Have you forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? > Visit the GEN-NYS-L Frequently Asked Questions (And Answers!) web page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/FAQ/GEN-NYS-L.txt >