Hello all, I am a brand new subscriber to this list. I have no relatives who ever lived in Onondaga County that I know of, but I myself have lived here (in Syracuse) since 1985. I wanted to post the URL for a new resource for Onondaga County that has just become available, then I'll sit quietly in the background unless/until I happen to have some information that will answer somebody's question. The resource made available just recently comes from the Onondaga County Surrogate Court. The address is: http://surrogate5th.courts.state.ny.us/public/ It currently includes documents from 1992 forward, and from 1928 to 1938, with plans to add more over time. Right now I know you can do a name search, and supposedly you can get access to the digital images of the documents themselves, but I have as of yet not seen a way to do that. Apparently you have to have your own username and password to see the images. But for now, the only username and password you can get to is a generic one for "PUBLIC" that allows a limited number of connections at once. As for the types of documents that are contained here -- the article in the Post Standard indicates probated wills, battles over contested wills, and granting of administration on an estate. The recent news article discussing this website/database is currently available at the following link: <http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/news-12/1066638953205323.xml> -- Mary Taffet Syracuse, NY [email protected]