Sande, Albany can be slow in their response simply due to the sheer volume of requests and the limited staff. New York began keeping vital statistics in 1880 and the early records are not complete. Not all events were forwarded to Albany. Your best bet would be to contact the Town in which the event occurred. Please see the Clinton County website for the address: http://www.co.clinton.ny.us/Departments/CC/CCCertificates.htm For an obituary I would recommend using interlibrary loan to get a microfilm of the newspaper that you need. The NY State Library has a listing of newspapers that are available around the state. Your local library would know what they can get from where. The Champlain Counselor as well as several others are available for 1900. Check http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/210.htm for the Clinton County holdings at various libraries. You could also try the churches in the area where the funeral would have been held. Church records are available through the Latter-day Saints at their Family History Centers. Check http://www.familysearch.org to find one near you. Good luck. Debbie -- "Sharmac Villa" <moonandsixpence@verizon.net> wrote: Sandy, I think that after 1900, all records were forwarded and kept in Albany. If that's the case, you can expect to wait quite a while before you get a response, as New York State is notoriously slow in their replies. Mac ----- Original Message ----- From: Sande & Mike To: NYCLINTO-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 3:48 PM Subject: [NYCLINTO] Death certificate/Obituary Where would I write or call to get a death certificate for Antoine C. Roberts, August 14, 1900 in Champlain? He was buried in Hemmingford, Canada. Is it possible to get a copy of the obituary if one was printed in the newspaper? Looking for his parents and his place of birth. Thank you, Sande ==== NYCLINTO Mailing List ==== Visit the Clinton Co NYGenWeb pages http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyclinto/ ==== NYCLINTO Mailing List ==== NYCLINTO List Administrator: sandyclan@pacific.net.au ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!