Re the message below from Cliff: Does this mean that if I have the birthdate of someone born in Troy in 1866 I can send for a certificate or do I have to have found it on an index first? I have his birthdate from his naturalisation application in Australia. Thanks for any information. Beryl O'Gorman Greensborough Victoria Australia What's your story? Wordweavers Weaving your memories Weaving your stories http://www.wordweavers.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff Lamere" <clifflamere@global2000.net> To: <NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 5:14 AM Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Waiting time for NY Dept Health records > Linda, > > Each genealogy (uncertified) certificate costs $11. You must have sent in $15 each which is the price for certified copies (even though the online form doesn't say so)? That would get you a $12 refund for three certificates. It was very perceptive of you to realize that NY was not rewarding you for waiting. <g> > > The genealogy form can be found here: > > http://www.health.state.NY.US/nysdoh/consumer/vr/genform.htm > > The waiting time is 6-8 months unless you get the certificate from the village / city / town(ship) that sent the information to the state. They will send it to you in 1-2 weeks and the price is usually the same ($11).

Vital records don't exist for Troy before 1880 (unless they have some for approximately the 1846-1849 period). Sorry. But, to answer your question, if the date was something like 1890, you could use the form and send in the money. A reason for using an index (at the NYS Archives) is usually to locate the place of birth, marriage or death if you don't know it. That will allow you to find out which locality you should write to for the certificate. Cliff Beryl OGorman wrote: > > Re the message below from Cliff: > Does this mean that if I have the birthdate of someone born in Troy in 1866 > I can send for a certificate or do I have to have found it on an index > first? > I have his birthdate from his naturalisation application in Australia. > Thanks for any information. > > Beryl O'Gorman > Greensborough Victoria Australia > > What's your story? > Wordweavers > Weaving your memories > Weaving your stories > http://www.wordweavers.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cliff Lamere" <clifflamere@global2000.net> > To: <NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 5:14 AM > Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Waiting time for NY Dept Health records > > > Linda, > > > > Each genealogy (uncertified) certificate costs $11. You must have sent in > $15 each which is the price for certified copies (even though the online > form doesn't say so)? That would get you a $12 refund for three > certificates. It was very perceptive of you to realize that NY was not > rewarding you for waiting. <g> > > > > The genealogy form can be found here: > > > > http://www.health.state.NY.US/nysdoh/consumer/vr/genform.htm > > > > The waiting time is 6-8 months unless you get the certificate from the > village / city / town(ship) that sent the information to the state. They > will send it to you in 1-2 weeks and the price is usually the same ($11). > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Some Rensselaer Births, Marriages & Deaths: http://www.angelfire.com/fl/Sumter/Troy.html > Rensselaer County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > GenConnect Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer > GenExchange-Rensselaer Co http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=rensselaer