I was hoping to get a better understanding of the "long" version of NY birth certificates. Over the years I've obtained many copies of birth certificates from FamilySearch.org. I was wondering, if these are the long or short forms? Also, how to the two versions differ? I'm wondering if I need to go back and order second copies of some of the certs I have. TIA Debbie

Hi Debbie, I do not know what year they switched from handwritten to typed records at the D.O.H.   If you have a copy of a handwritten certificate, you probably have the full record. Keep in mind, the short form just gives the person's name, the borough born, the date of birth, and the date of registration. Bobbi On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 08:58 AM, Debbie via wrote: > I was hoping to get a better understanding of the "long" version of NY > birth certificates. Over the years I've obtained many copies of birth > certificates from FamilySearch.org. I was wondering, if these are the > long > or short forms? Also, how to the two versions differ? I'm wondering > if I > need to go back and order second copies of some of the certs I have. > > TIA > Debbie > ------------------------------- > 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 >