The NYC Municipal Archives has NYC Civil Employees' films, approx 1890 - 1920. Before 1898, city employees are listed in alphabetical order by surname [New York County]. Results of these searches are just one line entries showing: name, job title, and annual salary. In 1898, when five counties joined to form Greater New York City, these Civil Service films became more complicated to search. Searchers *must* know the specific county and department where your ancestor worked. When searching for teachers, police or fire employees, it helps to know their more specific school or district. Films are organized by calendar year, then separated by county within the same film. Results for Greater New York City are very genealogically interesting. From a one name search you will glean: name and home address, job title and location, annual salary, start date and date of retirement. Each film begins with the Department of Education, divided by school name. In the 1898 + section, thousands of city employees are listed at: NYC Board of Education including Evening Schools, City Hospital at Blackwell's, Randall Island, City Home at Blackwell's, Kings County Hospital, Cumberland Street Hospital, court employees, fire by engine and hook and ladder company names, Bellevue and Harlem Hospitals, to name a few. A job title such as "stoker," one who keeps facilities heated, could be difficult to search as every building would have several such employees. Knowing the county and department where your ancestor worked will make your search time manageable. Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com