> Good morning from Brooklyn New York, > > Family lore has it that prior to WWI my grandfather did a short > stint in prison. > > He was working for the Post Office and got caught stealing stamps. > > Would anyoine have any idea where I might be able to locate these > records? > > emmydbd Assuming that your grandfather also lived in Brooklyn,and since this was a crime against the federal government, his records should be in NARA at the Northeast Region, New York City office at Varick Street; email newyork.archives@nara.gov, 1-866-840-1752 or 212-401-1620. Brooklyn is in the Eastern District of New York I also found a free on-line site: http://www.criminal-info.com/prisonrecords/ Check that out. bob gillis

> > Good morning from Brooklyn New York, > > > > Family lore has it that prior to WWI my grandfather did a short > > stint in prison. > > > > He was working for the Post Office and got caught stealing stamps. > > > > Would anyoine have any idea where I might be able to locate these > > records? > > > > emmydbd > > Assuming that your grandfather also lived in Brooklyn,and since this > was a crime against the federal government, his records should be > in NARA at the Northeast Region, New York City office at Varick > Street; email newyork.archives@nara.gov, 1-866-840-1752 or > 212-401-1620. Brooklyn is in the Eastern District of New York > > I also found a free on-line site: > http://www.criminal-info.com/prisonrecords/ > Check that out. > > bob gillis Well, that website appears to be another "pay to see the results" site. I didn't see anything free. It appears to be a Canadian commercial venture, not a government site. No way to know if it actually provides useful information until you pay and register. Michael Reich <mareich49@yahoo.com>