Go to the SARA website and see what is available. There is quite a lot of material that you can search for on-line before you even get there. http://www.sara.nysed.gov/ Dick Hillenbrand Syracuse, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: Rene' Nilsson <amoeba@adelphia.net> To: <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 12:29 AM Subject: Question about researching at NYS archives > Hi, > > I'm hoping to have a little time to do some research in Albany next week. > Can anyone tell me how the records are organized at the NYS Archives? Is > there any sort of name index, or are records organized just by date? If > there are name indexes, do I need to search year by year? I have *no* idea > how this is set up. I won't have much time, we're just passing through on > our way to NYC, so I might have a few hours. > > Anything I should know before heading there? I'd just kind of like to know > what to expect. :) > > Thanks, > > Rene' > amoeba@adelphia.net > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > Cooperative? > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >