(This is the continuation of: "NEWish: NYC Marriages LICENSES 1908-1951, Pt. 1") These NYC Marriage License Indexes are fantastic, but...tricky to navigate. That's why I've composed these basics, These two emails are the culmination of about 4 hours of work. If you know the marriage date, search from it backwards 3 months. If you are searching without a date, check your surname in every month. THE LINK....TA DAAAA>>>>>>https://archive.org/details/nycmarriageindex THE BASICS: Print this page? l) Brides and Grooms are intermingled. Grooms on the left of page, brides on the right. EX: If you were searching a HARING groom and a HANNIGAN bride, both will appear on the HA- page. 2) After you proceed from YEAR to COUNTY to 1st ALPHABETICAL LETTER of SURNAME... go the first page where that letter begins. This is where it gets tricky! The listings are NOT fully chronological. Using the HARING= HANNIGAN example...Listings are not sequestial, but will appear as HA- to HZ- for January, then HA- to HZ- for February, etc While scrolling, notice the MONTH shown on the left of image. Yes, you got it! You may have to search through 12 alphabetized sections in one calendar year. Each surname is NOYt sequentially listed. Remember, HA- HB- HB- for each month or quarter. PANNING FOR GOLD: l) Go into>>> https://archive.org/details/nycmarriageindex 2) Click on the YEAR you want from list on the right.. 3) A group of COUNTIES will surface; click on the county you want. 4) Scroll down your MOUSE about 10 times. 5) Increase IMAGE SIZE by clicking on magnifying glass + image on lower right.. WARNING: If you increase later, the page may jump around. 6) Move SLIDER BAR to the right, until you reach the ALPH LETTER you need. 7) Go to the FIRST page of that alphabetical letter. 8) As you scan through images, make sure to view every month note on the left. 9) Search for both the bride and groom for each year. 10) VOILA!!!...You found both the bride and groom! You just performed a "cross referencing." NOW, make notes: YEAR, COUNTY, VOLUME #, LICENSE #, DATE, NAME PLEASE do not email me with questions until you understand parts 1 and 2. Barb [email protected] @BAMS, 6-30-2016= Do not forward or repost w/o my consent.
Are you growing frustrated while navigating NYC Marriage Licenses Indexes 1908-1929 online?* https://archive.org/details/nycmarriageindex Here are some observations to alleviate your bleary-eyed woes. 1) GIVEN: Every year for every county is not available...yet. [1930 - 1951 is promised.] 2) Open above link. See "years" column on the right? Click on a year to view indexes exist. 3) A separate Bronx index begins in 1914. Prior to that, search Manhattan. 4) 1936 is fully missing from this list, so far. 5) Some Staten Island indexes cover two years. 6) Once in an index, be cognizant of the months you're searching in the left vertical column. 7) Use your widest screen shot. Grooms on left; brides on right. **8) When you score a hit, record the YEAR, COUNTY, VOLUME #, LICENSE #, DATE, NAME. Yes, you can cross reference each hit by searching for the partner next. Yes, marriage license # and date should match your bride and groom. 9) Shortcut: Search for the most unusual surname first. 10) The licensing county will be the same as the marriage county. 11) Unsure of the location? Search 1st Staten Island, 4th Brooklyn, 5th Manhattan. Smallest first. 12) Buddy up! Ask a genie friend to search one of yours, for one of theirs. [We did this with Emigrant Savings Bank!] You have some search tips for these licenses? Please post them to all. * A microfilm version of "marriage license" indexes exists at NYC Muni Archives. Same format, different channel. ** With my more unusual surnames, I do not spend time cross referencing. Barb [email protected] @BAMS, 7-24-2016= Do not forward or repost w/o my consent. .