Hi Robin, Mary Ann brought up an important point. Records in New York can be tricky. The County Surrogate Court has land and death records -- wills and probate files. The City and Town of Poughkeepsie are separate entities and serve each separately. You probably have no need to visit either one's government offices. By all means, check the surrogate court and perhaps Adriance Library for obituaries -- both are in Poughkeepsie. You may find some town records and newspaper files also in Red Hook for Tivoli. Another good place to check is the Dutchess County Genealogical Society, which shares the Family History Center library and is located in the Mormon Church in Poughkeepsie. What is the surname you are researching? Good luck! Doris Alternate email: doriswh@gmail.com "The man (or woman) who feels no sentiment of veneration for the memory of his forefathers, who has no natural regard for his ancestors or his kindred...is himself unworthy of kindred, or remembrance." -Daniel Webster ----- Original Message ----- From: Robin To: NYDUTCHE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 4:24 PM Subject: [NYDUTCHE] County Seat Hello. My husband and I will be traveling in the Northeast next month visiting family and friends. I would like to go to Dutchess County to locate some information on his 2x great grandfather who lived and we believed died in Tivoli. Could someone who has done research at the local offices there give me some advice/hints as to the best places to go? Do I need to call first, etc? I have already contacted Tivoli and they don't have a death record for him so I thought the county seat would be the next best place to attempt. Thank you. Robin Summerville, SC __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYDUTCHE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message