Hi: Posted the query below last night and have received several good leads. Many Thanks to those who responded. As any good genealogist knows, answers generally lead to more questions and I have several: 1. Who would hold Queens Birth, Marriage and Death records for the period 1860-1890 2. Who would hold immigration records for the 1858-1860 timeframe (Ireland to US) Thanks in advance, Brian My first post to this list. I am searching for the parents of Peter Quinn, born Queens NY, Jul 1860. He married Emma (?) Quinn circa 1884 and they had two children, Mary Quinn (1885-?) and Charles F. Quinn (1887-1949). In the 1900 Census, Peter's mother Mary ( born Ireland 1842- aft. 1900) is living with them. Although the 1900 Census indicates that Peter's mother Mary, came to the US in 1859, can find no record of her in the 1880 Census. Visited the NYC Vital Records Web site and it appears that records for Queens during this timeframe are limited. Any help appreciated!

Brian 1. I'm sure someone else will have a more exact answer, but before Queens was incoporated in 1898, I think where the records are held depends on where in Queens the event occurred. I found 1890's Maspeth birth records in Newtown town registers. I discovered this by searching for Maspeth records on familysearch.org. You may want to try that, too. 2. NARA has passenger lists for this time period. However, they're mostly unindexed -- you'd have to know a specific date. Lisa