See: http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/lhg/genea.html Genealogy and History Division of the New York Public Library http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/researchroom/rr_family_instate-natural.shtml New York State Archives Naturalization and Immigration Records http://www.archives.nysed.gov/holding/fact/vital.htm Vital Records for New York state http://www.nygbs.org/info/articles/emigrantbank.html Emigrant Savings Bank of New York http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nyirish/research.html The Irish in 19th Century New York City http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/vr/vr.html New York City, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doris/html/index.html Municipal Archives of the City of New York http://www.irishnyhistory.com/ New York Irish History Roundtable http://www.ellisisland.org/ Ellis Island, New York City http://germanroots.home.att.net/ellisisland/ Immigrant Processing Centers for New York City http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blkyn/Directory/1873/1873.Index.html Boyd's Brooklyn Directory 1873 These, and other useful links, can be reached from the TIARA web site. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dennis Ahern | The Irish Ancestral Research Association Acton, Massachusetts | Dept. W, P.O. Box 619, Sudbury, MA 01776 [email protected] | http://www.tiara.ie - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -