Hi Allen, These are actual books...you know, the kind with paper pages that you lick yourpointer finger and turn from right to left. LOL. Go online or call up your local library or the library that has the best genealogical collection nearby you. New City, NY [Rockland County] has at least the frist three. > > > Other sources for an obituary index is the 4 book series complied by > James Maher titled Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald . > The > total years covered by these volumes is 1835-1876. > > > > > ----------- > where is this book? Hard copy or digitized? > > allen > ************** Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 )