Hi, Can you explain what the "indexes"are? How can they help me locate vital records? Are they online anywhere since I am out of state? I am fairly new to geneaology, but I have heard about researching indexes twice this week for clues to my family(Tracy/Ditmyer) who have been very elusive. There just doesn't seem to be any solid documentation on the family members and I cannot afford to keep sending away for records only to get a reply indicating nothing was found. Also, does an index in NYS Archives in Albany list vital records for Troy and Watervleit/Green Island or would I need to look elsewhere? Thank You for all your helpful information, Vic -------------- Original message -------------- From: "NANCY J. CURRAN" <nancycurran@prodigy.net> > Austin's question brings a question to my mind. What's the time frame of your > search? On a business day you would benefit from going to the NYS Archives > across the river in Albany to read the indexes and order vital records to be > mailed to your home. > That would be deaths, marriages and births, to work backward to 1881, > > Nancy Johnsen Curran > http://pages.prodigy.net/nancycurran > Genealogy research and photography in the capital region of New York State > > > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Did you pay your 2008 Dues? > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message