Would the NY State Index be available at the Philadelphia NARA? How about an LDS Family History Center? I'm a little far from NYC. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: <MizScarlettNY@aol.com> To: <NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com>; <NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com>; <NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 1:49 PM Subject: [BKLYN] Ancestors MIA in NYC? > If you are stumped finding an Ancestor's birth, marriage, and death > certificates in NYC, you may want to research them on the NY State Index > available at > NARA and NYPL. I chose NARA because it is a smaller and usually quieter > facility. > > On my trip to NYC NARA on Saturday (yes, they are open one Saturday per > month), I searched just the Death Index. Fortunatley, these are typed so > data is > clear. These are divided into three time frames: 1881-1919, 1919-1945, > and > 1946- > 1958. Each time frame holds a couple of thousand alphabetized microfiche, > so > you may need to search 2 - 3 for each year. > > Examples: > In one instance, I had an actual death date to work with, so viewed two > microfiche and VOILA! our NYC guy was found in Rockland County. The data > frm the > index included: the name, death date, city/town of death, and certificate > number of the deceased. > > In another ase, I was searching a Katy/Catherine/Katherine MAUL/MAULE/ > MAILE/MALL/MELL etc, without a known death year, seeking 1900-1904. For > each of the > five years, I had to review two microfiche, due to the number of deceased > included on just one film. > > If anyone has searched Births and Marriages on the NYS Index, > I'd appreciate it if you'd share onlist, what years are covered for each > of > these vital records. > > It is a relief to know that you have alternatives to brickwall New > Yorkers! > > Barb > N of NYC > > > > ************** > New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. > Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! > > (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001) > ___________________________________ > > The Bklyn Info Pages Website: > www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/ > > List Administrator: NancyL916@aol.com > > Post to List: nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com > ___________________________________ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
I believe the fhc has them- Sue -----Original Message----- From: nynewyor-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nynewyor-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill Pfeifer Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 12:38 PM To: MizScarlettNY@aol.com; NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com; NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com; NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYNEWYOR] [BKLYN] Ancestors MIA in NYC? Would the NY State Index be available at the Philadelphia NARA? How about an LDS Family History Center? I'm a little far from NYC. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: <MizScarlettNY@aol.com> To: <NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com>; <NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com>; <NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 1:49 PM Subject: [BKLYN] Ancestors MIA in NYC? > If you are stumped finding an Ancestor's birth, marriage, and death > certificates in NYC, you may want to research them on the NY State Index > available at > NARA and NYPL. I chose NARA because it is a smaller and usually quieter > facility. > > On my trip to NYC NARA on Saturday (yes, they are open one Saturday per > month), I searched just the Death Index. Fortunatley, these are typed so > data is > clear. These are divided into three time frames: 1881-1919, 1919-1945, > and > 1946- > 1958. Each time frame holds a couple of thousand alphabetized microfiche, > so > you may need to search 2 - 3 for each year. > > Examples: > In one instance, I had an actual death date to work with, so viewed two > microfiche and VOILA! our NYC guy was found in Rockland County. The data > frm the > index included: the name, death date, city/town of death, and certificate > number of the deceased. > > In another ase, I was searching a Katy/Catherine/Katherine MAUL/MAULE/ > MAILE/MALL/MELL etc, without a known death year, seeking 1900-1904. For > each of the > five years, I had to review two microfiche, due to the number of deceased > included on just one film. > > If anyone has searched Births and Marriages on the NYS Index, > I'd appreciate it if you'd share onlist, what years are covered for each > of > these vital records. > > It is a relief to know that you have alternatives to brickwall New > Yorkers! > > Barb > N of NYC > > > > ************** > New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. > Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! > > (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001) > ___________________________________ > > The Bklyn Info Pages Website: > www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/ > > List Administrator: NancyL916@aol.com > > Post to List: nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com > ___________________________________ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ************************************* Jim Garrity, List Administrator jimgarrity@earthlink.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYNEWYOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message