A colleague at the State Archives just sent me this URL from the State Department of Health. It very nicely lays out the access policies concerning birth, death and marriage records in New York State for genealogical purposes. http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr/geninst.htm Richard, you might want to create a link to this site on the Ulster County GenWeb page. Ray LaFever Manor Farm Cottage 22 Old Route 9 Staatsburg, NY 12580 USA ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]