..that really amazes me, I always thought of New York as being great about record keeping, right from the start. Thanks for the info. Loo ----- Original Message ----- From: Rene' Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:29 AM To: NYMADISO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYMADISO] Vital Stats They were not required to until the late 1880's. Many did not start until the 1890's. -------Original Message------- From: LOO COURTLAND Date: 01/06/05 06:32:05 To: NYMADISO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] Chittenango - Beeman etc. ..NY did not keep vital stats until the 1880's?????????????? New York??? Loo ==== NYMADISO Mailing List ==== To Unsubscribe from this list - send email to - nymadiso-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word - unsubscribe in the body of the email. If you are subscribed in Digest mode use the same address but change the -L- to -D-.