Someone who looks an awful lot like TARogue <look@my.sig> wrote: > On Thu, 28 Mar 2002 16:17:56 GMT, Charles Sullivan wrote: >>> >>Release of death records on file less than 50 years in NY State (outside >>NY City) is restricted to those persons in direct line of descent from the >>deceased. I don't believe the OP mentioned his relationship. > I'm his Grandson. I'd call that pretty direct ;) Looks like you've got a bunch of good suggestions, but if these pan out maybe we can come up with more. I'm coming in late, so the points I was thinking of have already been made. Good luck, Dave Hinz