You can also research, be certain of the certificates for your family, and then order through LDS for $2.00. That was my plan when I visited the Archives but I ended up paying for most of the copies through them. Municipal Archives actually only charged $6.00/copy in September when ordering in person (less than what their website says) but they are $10 + shipping when ordered online. The microfilm readers are first come first serve, but there was plenty of room when I was there. Going early is best. Melanie Orlando ----- Original Message ----- From: "Genie Coats" <coatsgenie@nc.rr.com> To: <irish-new-york-city@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [IRISH-NYC] IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 101 > Are you saying if you go to the Municpal Archives in person, they will let > you browse for $5 and have copies made for only $2? What a deal. All you > have to do is get there and pay for room and board. > > Is an appointment with them necessary? > > Genie from Raleigh > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <irish-new-york-city-request@rootsweb.com> > To: <irish-new-york-city@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 2:19 AM > Subject: IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 101 > > >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: NYC Records from LDS (Melanie) >> 2. Petitions for Naturalization (Melanie) >> 3. Re: NYC Records from LDS (LookingBack45@aol.com) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 09:15:17 -0400 >> From: "Melanie" <megan@cfl.rr.com> >> Subject: Re: [IRISH-NYC] NYC Records from LDS >> To: <irish-new-york-city@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <084601c81e1b$93f02bc0$020ba8c0@LAPTOPEGAN> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >> reply-type=original >> >> If you are not certain that the marriage certificate is for the right >> person, try putting that marriage information into www.familysearch.org . >> I've been able to narrow down the possibilities that way. Often, a few >> of >> the names will display and will show either parent names or place of >> birth >> or some other fact that will rule out my family member. I just tried >> that >> last night for my Elizabeth Curtis. Out of 5 possibilities from >> www.italiangen.org, I was able to eliminate 2 because the parents of the >> bride were not my ancestors. >> >> I was able to visit NY in September and spent two days at the Municipal >> Archives. It was amazing to be able to look through the certificates >> myself >> with just a $5 fee, rather than to blindly order possibilities. But I >> couldn't get to everyone so now I'm back to ordering the $2 certificates >> in >> the hope that they do turn out to be one my great-uncles or aunts. Good >> luck! >> >> Melanie >> Orlando >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Frank McCullough" <frank@ap.net> >> To: <irish-new-york-city@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 1:31 AM >> Subject: Re: [IRISH-NYC] NYC Records from LDS >> >> >>>I have sourced the film #s many times online & ordered the films at my >>> local LDS FHC, but didn't know I could have the certs copied for me at >>> LDS for such a reasonable price...I have located the request form, >>> downloaded it & put together my first order. I'll let you know how it >>> goes. >>> >>> I have 5 siblings of my Grt & Grt Grt Grandparents to find. All are >>> females. So I have to go through the process of elimination...deaths & >>> marriages. There are about 40 differents possibilities on the different >>> indexes. If you look at my last name I can tell you I've found it >>> spelled a dozen different ways. That is a lot of certs to buy. Renting >>> the different films now isn't much less than just ordering the certs >>> from NYC. This deal with LDS really makes sense. >>> >>> Thanks for everyone's help. >>> >>> Frank McCullough >>> >>> >>> >>> Melanie wrote: >>> >>>>Ordering the first time from LDS is confusing but once you get the hang >>>>of >>>>it, it can save you lots of money! >>>> >>>>To order copies of death or marriage certificates from LDS, first look >>>>up >>>>the certificate number and year on the databases at italiangen.org. >>>>Then go to www.familysearch.org and click on Forms (right hand side) >>>>Click on Request for Photocopies: Census, Books, Microfilm, Microfiche >>>>and >>>>print off this form. (When you get your response, they will send you >>>>more >>>>blank forms, so you only have to do this once) >>>>Next, fill in your name and address and credit card information on the >>>>front >>>>of the form. On the back middle section labeled, General Microfilm or >>>>Microfiche, you'll start to print the information you need. Fill in the >>>>Name of Individual, Certificate #, Event Type, Date, and County (such as >>>>Manhattan). >>>>Now for the hard part. You need to find the microfilm reel number. >>>>Go back to www.familysearch.org and click on Family History Library >>>>Catalogue on the top bar. >>>>Next, select Place Search >>>>Under both "Place" and "Part of", type in New York and click Search. >>>>Select: New York, New York (City) >>>>On the next screen, look for "New York, New York (City) - Vital >>>>Records" - >>>>to get there, click "View next set of matching topics" and scroll toward >>>>the >>>>end. >>>>When you click on it, a bunch of different types of records will >>>>display. >>>>Click on the type of record, county, and time period you want. >>>>A description of the records will display. Click on "View Film Notes" >>>>in >>>>the upper left hand corner. >>>>Now you are at the actual reels. Look for the year and certificate # >>>>range >>>>you want. Be careful because LDS needs the right reel. >>>>Write the reel number in the first column of your form. They are >>>>usually >>>>a >>>>7 digit number. >>>> >>>>You can request up to 8 certificates at a time. I've found it very easy >>>>to >>>>fax the request to the number on the front of the form. I usually get a >>>>response in two weeks. >>>> >>>>Birth certificates are harder because certificate numbers are not >>>>usually >>>>online. If you do have one from Ancestry or another source, you can >>>>follow >>>>these same instructions to order. You can also order the page of the >>>>birth >>>>index. Find the reel that contains the birth index for the year/name >>>>that >>>>you need. LDS will send the page with the name you requested. If the >>>>birth >>>>is on there, you can then order the certificate on your next request. A >>>>little slower but it is still cheaper than the Municipal Archives. >>>> >>>>Melanie >>>>Orlando >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>------------------------------- >>>>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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 09:38:04 -0400 >> From: "Melanie" <megan@cfl.rr.com> >> Subject: [IRISH-NYC] Petitions for Naturalization >> To: <irish-new-york-city@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <085001c81e1e$c36e7f70$020ba8c0@LAPTOPEGAN> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >> reply-type=original >> >> I was able to find copies of the Petition for Naturalization for several >> of >> my NYC ancestors on Ancestry.com. If anyone is familiar with these, I >> had >> a >> couple of questions. Is it possible to order the full document showing >> naturalization using this information, or must this be researched in >> person >> at the NARA office in NYC? Also, would those papers offer any more >> information than the Petition does? >> >> Melanie >> Orlando >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 09:49:35 EDT >> From: LookingBack45@aol.com >> Subject: Re: [IRISH-NYC] NYC Records from LDS >> To: irish-new-york-city@rootsweb.com >> Message-ID: <c1f.21543284.345dd66f@aol.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >> >> >> In a message dated 11/3/2007 9:16:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> megan@cfl.rr.com writes: >> >> >> I was able to visit NY in September and spent two days at the Municipal >> Archives. It was amazing to be able to look through the certificates >> myself >> with just a $5 fee, rather than to blindly order possibilities. But I >> couldn't get to everyone so now I'm back to ordering the $2 certificates >> in >> the hope that they do turn out to be one my great-uncles or aunts. >> >> >> That's wonderful that you were able to go to NY and research. I'm kind >> of >> in the same situation and I am using the copies to eliminate marriages >> for my >> grandparents. You can also compare the numbers against each other in >> the >> database at the Italian research site. Figuring that out helped me a >> lot. I'm >> really just getting back to doing research after several years off, so >> I'm >> finding that many things have changed. >> >> Dee - searching Rolston/Rollston, Clendenning, Ennis >> >> >> >> ************************************** See what's new at >> http://www.aol.com >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To contact the IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY list administrator, send an email to >> IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-admin@rootsweb.com. >> >> To post a message to the IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY mailing list, send an email >> to IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY@rootsweb.com. >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> email with no additional text. >> >> >> End of IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 101 >> *************************************************** >> > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >