Vutal record data bases for NYC are available on _www.stevemoorse.org_ (http://www.stevemoorse.org) ... Without posting ages it is hard to assist you.........Heck of a job promtion frm seman to Harbur master, I'm looking for information about Herman Hagedorn, who was, according to family history, the harbormaster of New York. He was, according to the 1880 census, a seaman. After that, I find nothing about him or his children. A son, Albert, is said to have died diving at Coney Island and another son, Henry, to have been killed serving as a mechanic at a Vanderburg Cup Race. Any ideas on where to look ? Especially for info on the harbormasters?