Seems like we need to change up the tone around here - let's have a feel-good thread where we share our latest genealogical break-throughs and successes! (Because we all know the "normal" people in our lives don't appreciate them the way we do!) I'll go first (though it's just a minor success): I posted recently, quite aggravated, about not being able to get my 2x great-grandmother's death certificate from the DOH. But, following up on advice I got here, I found out last night that her brother died in the 1930s, so I should hopefully be able to get his DC from the Municipal Archives with much less headache. I'm still following up with the DOH, but am glad to have another avenue to their parents' names in the meantime! Remember, genealogy is supposed to be fun! Anyone else gotten some gene-joy lately? Kathleen

I did. I found a second cousin and we have been emailing each other daily for 2 weeks! Laboriously typed and sent from my iPhone > On Jun 11, 2015, at 3:44 PM, "Kathleen Scarlett O'Hara Naylor via" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Seems like we need to change up the tone around here - let's have a > feel-good thread where we share our latest genealogical break-throughs and > successes! (Because we all know the "normal" people in our lives don't > appreciate them the way we do!) > > I'll go first (though it's just a minor success): I posted recently, quite > aggravated, about not being able to get my 2x great-grandmother's death > certificate from the DOH. But, following up on advice I got here, I found > out last night that her brother died in the 1930s, so I should hopefully be > able to get his DC from the Municipal Archives with much less headache. I'm > still following up with the DOH, but am glad to have another avenue to > their parents' names in the meantime! > > Remember, genealogy is supposed to be fun! Anyone else gotten some gene-joy > lately? > > Kathleen > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can any one help me with the Humphrey family Cornelius or Thomas? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 11, 2015, at 12:44 PM, "Kathleen Scarlett O'Hara Naylor via" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Seems like we need to change up the tone around here - let's have a > feel-good thread where we share our latest genealogical break-throughs and > successes! (Because we all know the "normal" people in our lives don't > appreciate them the way we do!) > > I'll go first (though it's just a minor success): I posted recently, quite > aggravated, about not being able to get my 2x great-grandmother's death > certificate from the DOH. But, following up on advice I got here, I found > out last night that her brother died in the 1930s, so I should hopefully be > able to get his DC from the Municipal Archives with much less headache. I'm > still following up with the DOH, but am glad to have another avenue to > their parents' names in the meantime! > > Remember, genealogy is supposed to be fun! Anyone else gotten some gene-joy > lately? > > Kathleen > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a great idea, Kathleen--thanks.  We all need the encouragement to know that we can break down brick walls. A few months ago I posted that Familysearch.org had just put a lot of NYC birth, marriage, death records free online.  They don't have all the info a full cert might but many have a lot more than the indexes on Italian Gen etc. I have broken down many brick walls thru this site.  Just two:  I found the marriage record of my great-great grandparents in 1863.  I sent for the film, got even more info that let me identify the church.  Then I was able to get the church info.  Yippee! And just last night I found an 1852 death record I had been looking for for five years.  It had the address which I knew was my family from the city directories. Now I hope to find an obit. Virginia   From: Kathleen Scarlett O'Hara Naylor via <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 3:44 PM Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] Share Your Your Successes! Seems like we need to change up the tone around here - let's have a feel-good thread where we share our latest genealogical break-throughs and successes! (Because we all know the "normal" people in our lives don't appreciate them the way we do!) I'll go first (though it's just a minor success): I posted recently, quite aggravated, about not being able to get my 2x great-grandmother's death certificate from the DOH. But, following up on advice I got here, I found out last night that her brother died in the 1930s, so I should hopefully be able to get his DC from the Municipal Archives with much less headache. I'm still following up with the DOH, but am glad to have another avenue to their parents' names in the meantime! Remember, genealogy is supposed to be fun! Anyone else gotten some gene-joy lately? Kathleen ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Would you please share the complete website address or instructions to get to the NYC birth, marriage, and death records? Thanks. Janis Mundy Reno, NV -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of VLB via Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 1:23 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [NYC-ROOTS] Share Your Your Successes! This is a great idea, Kathleen--thanks. We all need the encouragement to know that we can break down brick walls. A few months ago I posted that Familysearch.org had just put a lot of NYC birth, marriage, death records free online. They don't have all the info a full cert might but many have a lot more than the indexes on Italian Gen etc. I have broken down many brick walls thru this site. Just two: I found the marriage record of my great-great grandparents in 1863. I sent for the film, got even more info that let me identify the church. Then I was able to get the church info. Yippee! And just last night I found an 1852 death record I had been looking for for five years. It had the address which I knew was my family from the city directories. Now I hope to find an obit. Virginia From: Kathleen Scarlett O'Hara Naylor via <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 3:44 PM Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] Share Your Your Successes! Seems like we need to change up the tone around here - let's have a feel-good thread where we share our latest genealogical break-throughs and successes! (Because we all know the "normal" people in our lives don't appreciate them the way we do!) I'll go first (though it's just a minor success): I posted recently, quite aggravated, about not being able to get my 2x great-grandmother's death certificate from the DOH. But, following up on advice I got here, I found out last night that her brother died in the 1930s, so I should hopefully be able to get his DC from the Municipal Archives with much less headache. I'm still following up with the DOH, but am glad to have another avenue to their parents' names in the meantime! Remember, genealogy is supposed to be fun! Anyone else gotten some gene-joy lately? Kathleen ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Katleen, In NYS & NYC anyone can legally acquire a DC after 50 years, for anyone. NYC DOH revamped it's rules to include that siblings can get records of each other. However, they always did and still do grant DCs less than 50 years and & BCs older than 75 years to direct line descendants. They make it complicated, but it can be done. I provide them with a cover letter describing the connection, their form, payment, SASE, then my own BC to show relationship. In addition, I suggest that researchers write on the form in permanent colored marker something like> "This is my grandmother." It's always worked for me! -----Original Message----- From: Kathleen Scarlett O'Hara Naylor via [email protected]; "I posted recently, quite aggravated, about not being able to get my 2x great-grandmother's death certificate from the DOH. But, following up on advice I got here. "I found out last night that her brother died in the 1930s, so I should hopefully be able to get his DC from the Municipal Archives with much less headache. I'm still following up with the DOH, but am glad to have another avenue to their parents' names in the meantime!" Kathleen