They take forever - 4 to 12 months. If you know the exact locality and date of the event you can usually get reasonably prompt service from the local City/Town/Village vital records clerk. However the local clerks can usually supply only a transcription from their registers, as the certificates themselves are kept at the NYS Dept of Health in Albany (who do supply a photocopy of the original). (Vital records for events within New York City are an entirely different matter.) Regards, Charles Sullivan KMcKellep@aol.com wrote: >Hello: > >I'm new to the NY list and have a quick question. I sent away to the State >of NY for a copy of a marriage license in April. I've noticed that they have >cashed my check, however, I have not received anything from them about the >inquiry. Can anyone advise if this is typical for the State of NY, shall I >be more patient, or will it do any good to write them again? Thanks.... > >Kathy McKellep-Lathrop >So. California > > >==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== >Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data >Cooperative? > http://www.rootsweb.com/