From what I have heard if you have the date of death it is probably quicker to order from Troy. I have ordered many and when I had a specific date, it was basically turn around mail. I have never ordered from the state, however, but have heard that it sometimes takes six months or longer. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002

Pat, I have not only the date of death, but the actual certificate number. I did a look-up yesterday at the National Archives office in New York City. They have fiche of the NY State Index, but not of the certificates. Joy Pat Connors wrote: > From what I have heard if you have the date of death it is probably > quicker to order from Troy. I have ordered many and when I had a > specific date, it was basically turn around mail. I have never ordered > from the state, however, but have heard that it sometimes takes six > months or longer. > -- Do good with what thou hast, or it will do thee no good. WM PENN Outline trees for: HALLOCK, HEAD, PALMER, SELDEN at: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/e/a/Joyce-R-Weaver/ USA (northeast): Burnside, Green, Hallock, Head, Merritt, Morris, Palmer, Selden, Weaver./ CANADA (ON/QC): Brown, Clark, Grant, Weaver./ ENGLAND(Lanc.): Hunt, Wall. POLAND (Krasnik, Zaklikow, Lublin): Blumberg, Fogiel, Rosenel./ BELARUS (Wisoke-Litovsk, Brest, Grodno): Feinberg, Vilner, Greenberg, Petruskitz, Deibach.