Hi Steve, and all, If you're interested in family business records, they are self-searchable at the county clerk's office, but only trackable and filed by name of business. Each NYC county has its own clerk's office. When three of us researched at the NY Co Clerk's Office, two of us scored hits as the businesses names included our surnames. Barb =========== Hi:Great site for newspaper articles ... I had no info on my GGG-fathers business Adele Knitting. I found the original lease he signed on his business and also personal info Steve