Thanks for sharing, Mary! I'm excited! I'd love to join the email list for it. If you hear anything further, I know I'd love to hear more. enjoy the rest of the conference. Christine > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 18:26:06 -0400 > From: "Mary D. Taffet" <[email protected]> > Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] NYGBS Developing a new research guide for NYC > Municipal Archives > To: NYC-ROOTS-L <[email protected]>, NYBROOKLYN-L > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > I'm attending the New York State Family History Conference here in > Syracuse, and noticed today at the NYGBS table that they are developing > a new research guide, along the lines of the research guide for the > state that they published in the last year (that one is described at > <http://newyorkfamilyhistory.org/global/store/new-york-family-history-research-guide-and-gazetteer>). > > The new research guide has the title "The Municipal Archives of New York > City, An Authorized Guide for Family Historians". There was no > indication when the new item would be available, but I added my name and > email address to the sheet for notifications when it will be published. > They had a flyer describing what the contents will cover, and it > includes the following: > > -- Birth, marriage, and death records and certificates > -- Marriage licenses > -- Geographical indexes to births > -- New Netherland material, 1647-1674 > -- City, town, and village records from the pre-borough city, 1663-1896 > -- Almshouse records, 1758-1953 > -- City directories > -- Civic directories, aka Green Books > -- Police census of NYC, 1890 > -- Jury censuses, 1816, 1819, 1821 > -- Court records 1684-1966 > -- Coroner and Chief Medical Examiner records, 1823-1950 > -- District Attorney records 1895-1971 > -- Assessed valuation of real estate 1789-1979 > -- Department of Buildings, 1866-1975 > -- NY County Court of General Sessions and grand jury indictments, 1879-1893 > -- City council records, 1647-1977 > -- Civil [Service Employees] List, 1883-1967/68 > -- Bodies in transit > -- New York state census microfilm > -- Photography archives > > I didn't think to ask how close to being done the publication might be, > but there is currently no direct mention of this item on their website > that I could find. > > If I remember to ask when I go back tomorrow, I'll try to find out if > they have an estimate for when it might