I wanted to pass on what I've learned while waiting for the death certificates I ordered just under 10 weeks ago. The first time I contacted the archives 2 weeks ago to find out where my certificates were they said they were printing orders from March and the first 2 weeks of April so I should have them shortly. I waited until today and asked again. I did get a prompt reply but now they say orders for death certificates for Manhattan (1928-1948), Brooklyn and other boroughs are processed in 6-10 weeks. The reply I got today said they're digitizing 10.5 million historical vital records (birth, marriage, death) so I guess I can understand that they're otherwise occupied. If you're looking for a marriage record you're in luck! They're all done and you should get a response very quickly! The response said birth record requests are processed in 4-6 weeks. If you're looking for a death certificate it's a very long wait. :( I'm trying really hard to be patient. Kathy