This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WUB.2ACI/1426.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The printed indexes to births in New York City go back to 1881. I am not familiar with genealogical research for earlier periods. If you haven't yet explored the New York County message board, I recommend it to you. You can read the queries and responses or you can search that board for Municipal Archives. Reg Niles