i think it depends whether you mean state records in Albany or the individual counties and towns. Albany is a black hole, you can send in your money, wait half a year or more, then come up empty. best thing to do is first try to find records with town clerk. be warned, they can charge exorbitant fees...in newfane town, for example, some years back i think i was paying sixteen bucks per record, and not even getting a copy of the record, just an 'abstract' with incomplete info and, in one case, they transcribed the name wrong...put 'Jos or Jon' for my gg gf's father but when i got the original (forget how i managed THAT!) it was Jas (James). highway robbery on price is bad enough, but paying for inaccurate info? if you do have to resort to Albany...all i can say is to quote St. Augustine: "The reward for patience is...patience." :) -- I don't make jokes. I just watch the government & report the facts. ~Will Rogers ---------- >From: evelyn b cooper <ebcooper@juno.com> >To: NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: State Records >Date: Thu, Aug 17, 2000, 7:05 PM > > Could someone tell me how far back NYS's records are available for > births, deaths, and marriages? > > Thanks, > > Evelyn > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== > > >