can we change the subject Sue Maxwell wrote: > Well, on census records it records it differently in different years- I may > need to look at a lot of them again- I am not a detail person; also if you > look on familysearch, it says NYC, NY County, NY; I guess I used to think of > all of the boroughs as being a part of NYC- this might come from reading old > city directories- the library across the street has them from the beginning > up to about 1889 and then you go to SL for the rest of them. I did't realize > I was confused about it, and it is a bit embarrassing having come from that > area. And when you live in a Conn. suburb of NYC, even NY means NYC to you- > I lived there until I was in high school. Thanks, Sue > > -----Original Message----- > From: nynewyor-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nynewyor-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of gothamgal > Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 6:11 PM > To: nynewyor@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NYNEWYOR] duh question > > Sue, > > One more thing to remember ... Although Manhattan is the name of the > Borough, and how we refer to the island, it is NOT used in the postal > address, nor in the address for genealogical records. > > If the certificate is for an event that actually happened in NYC in the > Borough of Manhattan (which is on Manhattan Island) the correct entry would > be: > > New York, New York county, NY > > -- Laura (who lives in Brooklyn and used to live in Manhattan) > > > > > ************************************* > 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 > > > > ************************************* > 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 > > >