Cathy, You might want to look at guides provide online (free) by the NY Genealogical and Biographical Society. New York City Vital Records Research http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=59 The Municipal Archives links in that document no longer work. Here is the link for vital records: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/records/html/vitalrecords/home.shtml Here is a link for 'first time visitors:' http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/records/html/vitalrecords/visit.shtml And the link for "visit us (transit):" http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/records/html/about/visiting.shtml You can view transit maps here and also request them via mail: http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mta/maps.htm For vital records outside the city: http://www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/ For New Jersey (after 1878), it's the Dept of Health and Senior Services. The link wasn't working just now: www.state.nj.us/health --Noelle Ohio At 02:13 PM 5/14/2005, CAnne16560@aol.com wrote: >In a few weeks I am going to NYC for 10 days. I plan on trying to obtain my >mother's (1929)and grandmother's (1907) birth certificate (both born in the >Bronx), and their wedding licenses (both married in Brooklyn), and both my >great-grandparents marriage licenses (married in the Bronx in 1907) death >certificates (1947//1948)(both died in Woodhaven, Queens). I won't have >a car and >must travel by Path train and subway. My father was born in Binghamton, >Broome, NY and died in Port Murray, Warren, NJ 1987). Do I have to go to >NJ to get >his death certificate? Do I have to go to Binghamton to get his birth CERT >(1929)? His father died in Brooklyn in 1953, so there's that >death certificate >I would also like to have. My maternal grandfather was born, and died in >Freedom, Cattaraugus, NY. My step-grandfather died in Oradell, Bergen, >NJ. Do I >have to go to those counties ? Do I have to tell them these are all needed >for genealogical purposes only? Do I have to bring ID to prove I am related >to all these dead people? How much should I expect to spend if I am >successful in getting all of these papers? Can SKS tell me what # subway >and train to >take to each of my destinations? What offices/bureaus do I have to go to to >obtain these papers. > >Thank you, >Cathy in sunny Tampa, FL >Native of Brooklyn, NY > > >Ongoing Surname Research as of January 2005 > > >AUSTIN, BALLIN, DRISCOLL, FAVOURE, FULLER, HRADEL, KOZISKI, KUPECZ, >McLENDON, MURPHY, NAGLE, RYAN, SOBOL, STEPHENS, WALLA, WILLIAMS > > > > > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx