Thanks for everyone's help - but if I dont know the town they died in am I stuck having to wait the 7+ months for the state? Is there any way to find out faster? Maybe the index records in Albany have the town the death occurred in? -Grace > The answer is neither. The state takes months (7+ the last time I ordered) > and the County Clerk doesn't have the VRs. You should write to the town > clerk. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Grace Coffman [mailto:glasker1@bigred.unl.edu] > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 5:10 PM > To: NYCOLUMB-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NYCOL] Vital Records Question > > > Hello all, I'm sorry to ask the same questions but I am dumb when it comes > to all this :) > > I want to send off for death certificates for several columbia county > deaths. Should I send the request forms to: > > New York State Dept of Health > Vital Records Section > Genealogy Unit > P.O. Box 2602 > Albany, NY 12220-2602 > > or > > Columbia County Clerk > Courthouse > Hudson, NY 12534 > (518) 828-3339 > > if it doesnt matter, which one is faster? Thank you all for all of your > help! > > -Grace > > ______________________________ >