IGG-Italian Genealogical Group www.italiangen.org go to Databases(on left coulm of website) and search the free NYC civil records indexes as described along with other indexes as well. On Jan 3, 2008, at 4:05 PM, Georgia Evans wrote: > What is 'IGG' in your message? Could you give the on line URL. > > Thank you > Georgia > Lost in FL > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 15:02:37 -0600 > From: Michelle and Kevin Cassidy <kmct@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [IRISH-NYC] Marriage Licenses > To: irish-new-york-city@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <44FBF735-3EE1-4913-A124-A17E83F69BE5@earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > A marriage certificate was issued by the Health Department from > 1866-1937. The index is online at IGG. It was recorded after the > wedding took place. The records are available through Muni Archives > or the FHL. > > From 1853-1866(and through 1887) a marriage register was kept.(Yes > from 1866-1887 there are two civil records although they have same > information) It was a one line ledger book recording the information > AFTER the wedding. It was the same records essentially as the > certificates information wise between 1866-1887.(1888 groom index > exists for ledgers but not the ledgers themselves) > > In 1908 marriage licenses were required before the wedding could take > place. From 1908-1937 there are couples that have one or the other or > both. These are not online or at the FHL. They do give more > information especially if a divorce preceded the marriage. It gives > better places of birth than other records too. These are at Muni > Archives from 1908-1929 with an "index" too. Bets to have a date or > at least a good guess. Staff will not look up without a date and > EXPRESS request. If you don't specify they search Department of > Health. Licenses were returned after the wedding with a signed > certificate on back. It is three sides total, affidavit filled out by > couple, license, and certificate filled in/signed by minister, couple > and witnesses. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRISH-NEW- > YORK-CITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message