> > >Requests for Birth and Death records: >> Office of Vital Record, NYC Dept. of Health >> 125 Work St, Box 4, Rm 133, NYC, NY 10013-4093 > Should be: 125 WORTH St.....not Work St. Sorry -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002

Requests for Birth and Death records: Office of Vital Record, NYC Dept. of Health 125 Work St, Box 4, Rm 133, NYC, NY 10013-4093 Birth certs from 1910 for those born in one of the five boroughs Death certs from 1949 for those who died in one of the five boroughs Cost: $15.00 each Requests for Marriage records: City Clerk of NY, Municipal Bldg. 1 Centre St, Rm 252, NYC NY 10007 Marriage licenses from 1930 Divorce records from County Clerk in the county where decree was granted (Manhattan, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Bronx) Cost for Marriage License: $15.00 Municipal Archives, Dept of Records & Information Services 31 Chambers St, Rm 103, NYC, NY 10007-1288 The Municipal Archives has the following records, which are filed and indexed according to the borough in which the event occurred: Manhattan: Births July 1847-1848, July 1853-1909; Marriages June 1847-1848, July 1853-1994; Deaths 1795, 1802-1804, 1808, 1812-1948. Brooklyn: Births 1866-1909; Marriages 1866-1994; Deaths 1847-1853, 1857-1948. Bronx: Births 1898-1909; Marriages 1899-1994; Deaths 1898-1948. Queens: Births 1898-1909; Marriages 1898-1994; Deaths 1898-1948; Town & Village Records 1847-1849, 1881-1897. Staten Island: Births 1898-1909; Marriages 1898-1994; Deaths 1898-1948; Town & Village Records 1847-1849, 1881-1897. Cost for Birth, Death Certs: $10.00 each The Family History Library of Salt Lake City, Utah has microfilmed many of the original and published vital records and church registers of New York City. Please check the LDS site for film numbers. Source: International Vital Records Handbook, 4th Edition, 2001, by Thomas Jay Kemp -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002

TF = Temporary Files. They will be merged into the main indexes at later date when time permitting and when there are more volumes. This way is necessary to get more volumes to you sooner. The links to specific volumes are marked at state pages. They are cross-linked to main indexes lists. Indexes of testators of wills. TF - NY - Montgomery - Vol. 16-17 (1882-1909) (15 Jan) TF - NY - Monroe - Vol. 49 (1886-1893) (15 Jan) TF - NY - Madison - Vol. P (1873-1874) (15 Jan) TF - NY - Greene - Vol. P (1890-1900) (15 Jan) TF - NY - Columbia - Vol. L2 (1857-1860) (15 Jan) TF - NY - Dutchess - Vol. I (1831-1834) (10 Jan) TF - NY - New York - Vol. 34 (1780-1782) (10 Jan) TF - PA - Susquehanna - Vol 5 (1883-1888) (10 Jan) TF - NY - Broome - Vol. 28 (gasp! This volume was missing from the full index.) http://www.sampubco.com/ permission is granted to forward to county lists W. David Samuelsen SAMPUBCO

Here's a site you should bookmark: http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/shame/ The Genealogy Hall of Shame The Genealogy Hall Of Shame is designed to be a place where items of warning are posted, in an effort to educate the Genealogical researchers on those items of scandalous history they should be aware of. Knowledge of what was, and what should be avoided is essential in the pursuit of accurate facts and well reported credible works. The covers internet/genealogical scams, hoaxes, security and site "Inductees". It is hosted by Rootsweb and affiliated with Blacksheep Genealogy. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, listowner http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002

Today, I am starting to post the 12th ward on line. This is a huge ward with 4,829 individuals, 531 dwellings and 920 families. However, it was a mess to transcribe because when they recounted the census, they scribbled all over many on the entries, especially over the surnames! Therefore, you will find a number of ?? when you do your lookups. And, as usual, I remind you this is a resource, not a source document. You should always refer to the census itself, for the source. Here are the people to thank. They devoted much of their busy life to get this transcribed so others could benefit: Gary Craver, Pam Warren, Eileen Guinee, Janet Gill, Art Boyne, Herb Phelps, Mary Nigro, Kathy Janus, Bev DeFilipps, Jaime Kerr, Jerry Hubert, Gwen Beiermeister, Sandra Johnson, Beth Callanan, Kay Brearton, Collenn Wheeler, Jay Stevens, Walt Warren, Pam Ward, Marilyn Trujillo, Bob McConihe, and Georgiana. It took 22 transcribers on this ward. Currently there are 35 volunteers working on other wards. While a few live in the Troy area, the rest are from all over the USA and there is also a volunteer from England. To date, four more wards have all their pages assigned and most are completed and back to me. I will be proofreading and putting together the 9th ward next and hope to get a ward on line per month. Here are the two sites where you can find the 12th ward. Currently only the names and the ward map are formatted and today I will start getting the pages on line, adding a number a day till all 18 are on line. ConnorsGenealogy: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/troy/ Rensselaer County: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrenss2/Troy/ -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002

The Archives Partnership Trust and the New York State Archives are pleased to announce the introduction of a timely and succinct quarterly e-newsletter for those who care about and use archives. Each quarter, we will update you on important activities, events, and partnerships. We want you to be informed about our programs and services and to send us your ideas and advice so we can continue to refine and improve to better meet the needs of the citizens of the State. This quarter we are highlighting an important project, not only for New York but for the nation. The World Trade Center Documentation Task Force project will ensure that the historical record of the response of New Yorkers will be preserved for future generations. January 2003 marks the beginning of the Archives' 25th Anniversary year. During the year, the Archives and the Trust will celebrate with several public programs and events around the state. Our next newsletter will feature information on those events. Stay tuned. I hope you find this newsletter useful and informative. Please let us know what you think at aptrust@mail.nysed.gov. Instructions on how to receive future issues of this e-newsletter are at the end of this e-mail. Christine W. Ward, Acting State Archivist and Executive Officer of the Archives Partnership Trust * * * * * NY Archives Update, Winter 2003 Distributed by the Archives Partnership Trust and the New York State Archives <aptrust@mail.nysed.gov> 1. Preserving the History of the World Trade Center 2. World Trade Center Documentation Task Force Survey 3. "New York Archives" - New York's "Rum Row": Bootlegging on Long Island 4. 2002 Student Research Award: P.S. 197M Elementary Students Win State Archives Award 5. 2003 Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program 6. 2003-2004 Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund 7. 2003-2004 Documentary Heritage Program * * * * * 1. Preserving the History of the World Trade Center The New York State Archives and the Northeast Regional Office of the National Archives are coordinating the activities of the World Trade Center Documentation Task Force, a collaboration of over thirty cultural organizations from New York City, to make sure that our collective memory of this unprecedented event is saved. Click here to read the full article: http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/newsroom/newsroom_newsletters.shtml 2. World Trade Center Documentation Task Force Survey The World Trade Center Documentation Task Force is currently conducting a survey that will provide information on two aspects of this issue: 1) what projects already exist to document and memorialize the World Trade Center; 2) what groups have records relating to the disaster, response, and recovery. Individuals or organizations with information are strongly encouraged to complete the survey, available online at: http://dlib.nyu.edu/survey/. For additional information, see the project website at: http://www.nyshrab.org/WTC/wtc.html 3. "New York Archives": New York's "Rum Row": Bootlegging on Long Island by Jim Merritt One quiet night in the summer of 1931, a U.S. Coast Guard cutter named the Black Duck cruised the waters off Long Island. Its mission was to intercept any boat bringing liquor to Long Island's shores--an illegal cargo during those days of Prohibition. Click here to read the full article that appears in the Winter 2003 issue of "New York Archives" magazine: http://www.nysarchivestrust.org/apt/archivesmag/archivesmag_current.shtml 4. 2002 Student Research Award: P.S. 197M Elementary Students Win State Archives Award ALBANY - The Board of Regents and the New York State Archives have selected six fourth grade students from P.S. 197M in Harlem as the recipients of the 2002 Regents Award of Distinction for Student Research. Click here to view the full article and all Student Research Award Winners: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/PressReleases/prDetailServlet?id=60 Click here to find out how to submit an entry for the 2002 Student Research Awards: http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/grantsawards/grantsawards_student.shtml Deadline for postmark of application: June 1, 2003. 5. Grants Available - 2003 Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program The Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program supports applicants from a variety of backgrounds with awards for advanced research in New York State history, government, or public policy. Deadline for receipt of application: January 31, 2003. Click here for additional information and application: http://www.nysarchivestrust.org/apt/hackman/ 6. Grants Available - 2003-2004 Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund Grants are available to local governments in New York State for records inventories and program planning, implementation of records systems using advanced technology, preservation of historical records, projects using historical records for educational purposes, and many other records improvement activities. Deadline for postmark of application: February 3, 2003. Click here for additional information and application: http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/grantsawards/grantsawards_lgrimf.shtml 7. Grants Available - 2003-2004 Documentary Heritage Program Funding is available to non-profit organizations in New York State for strategic planning projects, arrangement and description of historical records, and surveying of records of under-documented populations and/or activities. Deadline for postmark of application: March 3, 2003. Click here for additional information and application: http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/grantsawards/grantsawards_dhp.shtml * * * * * NY Archives Update is a free e-newsletter distributed by the Archives Partnership Trust and the New York State Archives. You are encouraged to redistribute NY Archives Update to colleagues, friends, teachers, students, and others who are interested in history and archives issues. To subscribe to NY Archives Update send an e-mail message to aptrust@mail.nysed.gov with the following in the subject area: SUBSCRIBE NYA firstname lastname, institution. To unsubscribe send an e-mail message to aptrust@mail.nysed.gov with SIGNOFF NYA in the subject area. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002

New volumes had been added to the site http://www.sampubco.com/ look for "Temporary Files". Immediate access rather than long wait for the additions. New York - New York County vol. 34 Broome county vol. 28 (found missing) Dutchess county vol. I (letter I, not number 1) Pennsylvania Susquehanna county vol. 5 Permission granted to circulate far and wide to county lists W. David Samuelsen SAMPUBCO

In a message dated 1/7/2003 10:01:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, NY-HUDSONRV-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Subject: [HudsonRV] Re:St. Mary's Cemetery Burials > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Ev, Did you write to St. Mary's RC Church. Broadway, Kingston, NY. They > have the records for former parishners. Also, The Cemetery has burial > records. You say your family once lived in Kingston. Perhaps they > purchased plots before moving. My family, Mitchel, Joint, O'Brien, > purchased their plots in 1865&70. They moved to Yonkers, NY in the 1890's > and died there in the 1940's and 50's. They are all buried in St. Mary's > in Kingston. I hope this helps. Judy Christopher > > ______________________________ > > X-Message: #3 > Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 00:10:35 -0500 > From: "James Brady" <brady.j@att.net> > To: NY-HUDSONRV-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <000101c2b60b$1ef1be10$6196590c@its-temp1.worldnet.att.net> > Subject: RE: [HudsonRV] Kingston Burials at St. Mary's > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Ev, > > The only people to appear in the Kingston city directories would have been > heads of households living at Kingston at that time unless they merited > mention for another reason. An adult child boarding at home might be such a > case. In that case you would see a lower case "b." before their address in > the directory. > > It's likely that some family member owned, or inherited ownership in, a > plot > at the cemetery in Kingston that you mentioned. If so, it might have been > less expensive to ship the body/bodies there from NYC for interment as > Manhattan cemeteries were no longer readily available at that time. NYC > interments were done in Queens and Brooklyn at that point in time. > Alternatively it could have been done for reasons of sentiment, burying a > son with parents or the like. > > If, as you seem to suggest, that NYC residents were buried in Kingston, > then > there should be NYC death certificates or records for them. Also, a permit > or certificate would also have been required to allow transport of the > body, > presumably by rail, from NYC to Kingston. > > You might want to look at the NYC Municipal Archives website at: > http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doris/home.html > > > I hope this is of some small help, > Jim > Jim and Judy, Thanks to you both for insights and suggestions about the burials of my NYC relatives at St. Mary's, Kingston Ev

Ev, The only people to appear in the Kingston city directories would have been heads of households living at Kingston at that time unless they merited mention for another reason. An adult child boarding at home might be such a case. In that case you would see a lower case "b." before their address in the directory. It's likely that some family member owned, or inherited ownership in, a plot at the cemetery in Kingston that you mentioned. If so, it might have been less expensive to ship the body/bodies there from NYC for interment as Manhattan cemeteries were no longer readily available at that time. NYC interments were done in Queens and Brooklyn at that point in time. Alternatively it could have been done for reasons of sentiment, burying a son with parents or the like. If, as you seem to suggest, that NYC residents were buried in Kingston, then there should be NYC death certificates or records for them. Also, a permit or certificate would also have been required to allow transport of the body, presumably by rail, from NYC to Kingston. You might want to look at the NYC Municipal Archives website at: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doris/home.html I hope this is of some small help, Jim -----Original Message----- From: EvNaranjo@aol.com [mailto:EvNaranjo@aol.com] Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:42 PM To: NY-HUDSONRV-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HudsonRV] Kingston Burials at St. Mary's I have several relatives buried in the same grave at St. Mary's Kingston. The time period is from about 1855-1910. One is my great grandfather. I was always told he had family in Kingston. He worked and lived in NYC where he raised 12 children. Today I spent at the Library of Congress reading Kingston Directories from 1864. I can't find any of the grave occupants living in Kingston and surrounding areas. Can anyone help me understand why all these people were buried there, but never lived there? Ev ==== NY-HUDSONRV Mailing List ==== The NY-HudsonRV Mailing List Website http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/HudsonRV/ Site good for unsubbing, changing subscription, archives, links, etc.

Ev, Did you write to St. Mary's RC Church. Broadway, Kingston, NY. They have the records for former parishners. Also, The Cemetery has burial records. You say your family once lived in Kingston. Perhaps they purchased plots before moving. My family, Mitchel, Joint, O'Brien, purchased their plots in 1865&70. They moved to Yonkers, NY in the 1890's and died there in the 1940's and 50's. They are all buried in St. Mary's in Kingston. I hope this helps. Judy Christopher

I have several relatives buried in the same grave at St. Mary's Kingston. The time period is from about 1855-1910. One is my great grandfather. I was always told he had family in Kingston. He worked and lived in NYC where he raised 12 children. Today I spent at the Library of Congress reading Kingston Directories from 1864. I can't find any of the grave occupants living in Kingston and surrounding areas. Can anyone help me understand why all these people were buried there, but never lived there? Ev

Orange County Genealogical Society 1841 Historic Courthouse, 101 Main Street Goshen, NY 10924 Saturday, February 1, 2003 10:30 AM to Noon NEW JERSEY AS A PLACE FOR RESEARCH A Little History A Little Geography Archives and Libraries Types of Records Research Process Final Words Presented by: Joseph Lieby, OCGS member and genealogist. Joe has been doing extensive New Jersey research for 13 years and is familiar with available records and where to access them. If you are doing New Jersey research you won't want to miss this program. Our programs follow our regular monthly meeting on the first Saturday of the month at the 1841 Historic Courthouse, 101 Main St., Goshen, NY. Meeting is at 9:00 AM with the Program at 10:30 AM. Both the meeting and program are free of charge and open to the public. Our research room is open from Noon to 4:00 following the program. If you have any questions please contact Marilyn Terry at (845) 562-2749 or via email at mvtgrterry@aol.com subject "OCGS and the name of the program."

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ny/nyfiles.htm < http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/rensselaer/cemeteries/barringer-sharp.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/rensselaer/cemeteries/eastpoestenkill.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/rensselaer/cemeteries/myers.txt > W. David Samuelsen, New York Archivist

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ny/nyfiles.htm < http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/albany/history/oldalbanyhouse.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/rensselaer/cemeteries/groesbeck01.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/rensselaer/cemeteries/peek.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/rensselaer/cemeteries/read.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/rensselaer/cemeteries/slouter.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/ulster/churches/history/bloomington115.txt > Got any newspaper clippings of historical events, places? Send to me! W. David Samuelsen

I have added a tutorial/informational website to the Rensselaer website covering passenger lists. It includes information on what passenger lists are available for the New York City port of entry, with corresponding NARA numbers. Published lists are also noted. You can find it at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrenss2/PassengerLists/ -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002

Albany County, NY Vol. 3-4 (1802-1817) New York County, NY Vo. 32-33 (1778-1782) had been added. http://www.sampubco.com/ W. David Samuelsen SAMPUBCO

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ny/nyfiles.htm < http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/newyork/wills/deboogh-fredrickh.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/newyork/wills/vanvlecq-isaac.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/newyork/wills/vinge-niesie.txt > W. David Samuelsen, New York Archivist

Hi David, Cancel that question I just sent you. I found out how to find the index. Sorry if I caused you any trouble. Mary L. Casey

Hi David, I see the Vol. 1 listed in Wills for Columbia Cty. Is there an index I can look at to see what wills they are. I don't see a way of doing that from the Wills site. Thank you. Mary L. Casey

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ny/nyfiles.htm < http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/cattaraugus/wills/potter-marye.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/cattaraugus/wills/potter-william.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/cayuga/wills/sittser-david.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/niagara/wills/haight-david.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/niagara/wills/haight-jacob.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/oneida/cemeteries/greenlawn.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/orleans/wills/miller-adam.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/orleans/wills/raymour-sarah.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/saratoga/wills/hagadorn-harmon.txt > Got any hidden copies of wills? cemetery transcripts? W. David Samuelsen, New York Archivist