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New York City Municipal Archives, 31 Chambers Street, New
York, NY
Manhattan
Births: July 1847-48, July
1853-1909
Deaths: 1795,
1802-04, 1808, 1812-1948
Marriages: June
1847-48, July 1853-1937
Includes records for western Bronx, 1874-97, and eastern Bronx, 1895-97.
Brooklyn
Births: 1898-1909
Deaths: 1847-53,
1857-1948
Marriages: 1866-1937
Pre-1898 records are for Brooklyn city only. Records for former towns in Kings
County usually commence 1880-81; some of those towns have vital records for the
later 1840s.
Bronx, Queens, Staten Island
Births: 1898-1909
Deaths: 1898-1948
Marriages: 1898-1937
There are scattered earlier records for towns and villages prior to their
incorporation into New York City in 1898. Long Island City records start in
1871.
Search Fees for a single name in the New York City Municipal Archives index:
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1-3 years = $40 + |
4-10 years = $40-$80 |
11-20 years = $80-$100 |
New York State Archives, Madison
Avenue, Albany:
The index here at
the NY state archives cover the entire state outside of New York City and start
in June 1880 (deaths) or 1881 (marriages and births).
Birth indexes are made available after 75 years, marriage and death indexes
after 50 years.
Births: 1881-1930
Marriages: 1881-1955
Deaths: 1881-1955
An index entry states
only the name of the person, date and place of event, and State certificate
number.
The indexes do not include births and deaths in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers
prior to 1914, or marriages in those cities prior to 1908.
Search Fees for a single name in the state archives index:
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1-3 years = $10.00 + |
4-10 years = $20.00 + |
11-20 years = $40.00 + |
The above fees are approximate. I will give you an exact search fee when I have all of your information. Each certificate copy from the NYS Department of Health is $22.
An index entry states only the name of the person, date and place of event, and State certificate number.
Federal Census records for New York Sate
The New York State Library holds the Federal decennial census of New York State for the years 1790-1930, except for 1890. The 1790 schedules are available in print and microfilm; other schedules are available in microfilm only. There are printed indexes for the 1790 through 1870 censuses, and Soundex indexes on microfilm for 1880, 1900 and 1920. There are also CD-ROM indexes for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1910. The 1930 Federal census was the last to be released to the public (in 2002).
The search fee is $40/hour with a one hour minimum (includes copies and postage).
New York State county census records
Various censuses were
taken by the State of New York (usually at ten year intervals).
The Microfilm does not circulate on interlibrary loan. State Library staff
cannot search or provide printouts from census records or indexes in response
to mail or phone requests.
The search
fee is $40/hour with a two hour minimum (includes copies and postage).
City Directories, Telephone Books and County Directories do not circulate, but are available for viewing and photocopying at the New York State Library. Typical listings show the head of household, their address and occupation. If you're searching for a year of death, the city directories can be a great resource. Also, learning about occupations and other family members close by can lead to other avenues of research. Some listings will reveal the month a person either died or moved away, along with the new location.
Search
fees: $40.00 per hour with a one hour minimum (includes copies and postage).
Here is a link to the
NYS Library's City Directory collection:
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/citydir.htm
The New York State Library's Newspaper Project
A Project partially funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities grant and administered by the New York State Library. The New York State Newspaper Project, which began in 1987, identifies, describes, and preserves on microfilm New York's community newspapers. The Project has been carried out through nine regional projects based on the state's nine regional Reference and Research Library Resources Systems. Obituaries, birth and marriage notices can often be located and photocopied.
Here is a link to the contents of this collection:
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/index.html
Search fees: $40.00 per hour with a one hour minimum (includes copies and postage).
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http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/
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http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/researchroom/rr_family.shtml
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