tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post3636236287106254354..comments2023-05-12T08:52:33.506-04:00Comments on Upstate New York Genealogy Blog: How to obtain copies of Vital Records for Genealogical Purposes in Upstate New York.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-16269421892011348902010-06-23T12:10:49.275-04:002010-06-23T12:10:49.275-04:00This is such a valuable discussion! I'd like t...This is such a valuable discussion! I'd like to add to the discussion. <br />Vital records in NYS are created at the smallest municipal level. Not the county, but the city or village. Acquaint yourself with the likely geography, but be ready to entertain the possibility that Pa died at the farmer's market rather than in his bed at home.<br /><br />First, it's true that you must Nancy Johnsen Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004196532517430204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-89757566984456647712010-03-07T13:07:57.949-05:002010-03-07T13:07:57.949-05:00There is a bill in the New York State Assembly,
B...There is a bill in the New York State Assembly,<br /><br />BILL NO <b>A02834</b> <br />SPONSOR <b>Kolb (MS)</b><br />COSPNSR <b>McKevitt, Bacalles</b><br />MLTSPNSR <b>McDonough</b><br /><br /><b>Amd S4174, Pub Health L</b><br /><br />that relates to the cost of review and copying of vital records for genealogical purposes; reduces current cost by half; also provides that for Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12436677281257197521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-78866356097490374992008-07-30T04:39:00.000-04:002008-07-30T04:39:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comment Alvie.You have helped me ou...Thanks for the comment Alvie.<BR/><BR/>You have helped me out several times with your vast professional experience and I know you are the go to guy for Florida.<BR/><BR/>All the best to you.<BR/><BR/>Dick Hillenbrandunyghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593029219996471902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-53975102645325926842008-07-30T04:29:00.000-04:002008-07-30T04:29:00.000-04:00Thank you for this valuable information. I have b...Thank you for this valuable information. I have bookmarked your blog.<BR/>Alvie L. Davidson CG<BR/>Lakeland, FLAlvie L. Davidson CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495928299166552708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-61433528716143525212008-05-09T02:45:00.000-04:002008-05-09T02:45:00.000-04:00Hello ~Although there are states put some vital re...Hello ~<BR/><BR/>Although there are states put some vital records online very quickly, NYS is far stricter. From what I've read, you can't even get divorce records for 100 years after the decree even if both parties died long before that.<BR/><BR/>The first time I paid $22 for a NY birth "certificate" for my mother in Port Jervis, Orange County, I was shocked at how cheesy it was. It's a form Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-51183502278909544622008-05-03T23:18:00.000-04:002008-05-03T23:18:00.000-04:00Mudgekin that's a good question, unfortunately the...Mudgekin that's a good question, unfortunately there is not a good answer.<BR/><BR/>Before 1880, with a few exceptions, there are no vital records kept by any official government agency, town or county.<BR/><BR/>That means there are none, unless you get real lucky and find some church records, diaries, letters, family trees, bible records, etc.<BR/><BR/>The Town Clerks and Historians may or may unyghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593029219996471902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-60324541594021571782008-05-03T22:50:00.000-04:002008-05-03T22:50:00.000-04:00Good information, for obtaining post-1880 New York...Good information, for obtaining post-1880 New York Vital Record information. But what about finding and obtaining the same sort of pre-1881 information? Somewhere along the line, I have come to understand that one must obtain such info from '"Town Historians". Is this correct? I have come across lists of Town Historians, by County; some even including their email addresses. Trouble is - theyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-75179544906315486502008-04-02T16:38:00.000-04:002008-04-02T16:38:00.000-04:00Rick,Good points and you won't find much disagreem...Rick,<BR/>Good points and you won't find much disagreement here. Perhaps your comments will be read by someone that counts. Feel free to vent as much as you want.<BR/><BR/>unyg.unyghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593029219996471902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-16569385980942398532008-04-02T12:13:00.000-04:002008-04-02T12:13:00.000-04:00Is there any good reason why New York vital record...Is there any good reason why New York vital records indexes can't be made more widely accessible to the public? Also, how can New York justify charging $22 for a death record, while other states charge less and reply within days or weeks, not months? Can we do anything to improve access to New York vital records and indexes? It seems like the state is stuck in about 1950.Rick Crumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925928792303896148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-76242778214123588022008-03-03T15:15:00.000-05:002008-03-03T15:15:00.000-05:00Colleen,There is the chance that there just might ...Colleen,<BR/><BR/>There is the chance that there just might not be a Death Certificate. As explained in this Blog, there are a great many lacking in the early years. I have found some missing for as late as the early 19teens.<BR/><BR/>It was a law, but that does not mean that everyone complied. Too bad.<BR/><BR/>The only hope, it sounds like, is if some kind soul who knows their way around theunyghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593029219996471902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-32681916533039278552008-03-03T13:42:00.000-05:002008-03-03T13:42:00.000-05:00re: Vital RecordsHi!Read this blog with interest, ...re: Vital Records<BR/><BR/>Hi!<BR/>Read this blog with interest, as I have had no luck in trying to obtain a death cert. from 1886.<BR/><BR/>The death announcement was found in the Batavia News (from Genesee County)in October of 1886. It was reported that the death occurred at Daws Corners (also in Genesee County)and that the funeral would occur in Batavia. <BR/><BR/>I have contacted the GeneseeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-23603479566065743262008-02-19T15:54:00.000-05:002008-02-19T15:54:00.000-05:00Bridget,Glad to be of help.Bridget,<BR/><BR/>Glad to be of help.unyghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593029219996471902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-91842628210576763102008-02-19T15:53:00.000-05:002008-02-19T15:53:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for this info. It really helps.I...Thank you so much for this info. It really helps.<BR/><BR/>I found your website when I read your posting on the NY Southern rootsweb<BR/>message list. You had a link in your message about how to get genealogical<BR/>copies. I went to your website but couldn't find an email there to email<BR/>you so I went back to the NY Southern message alert I received and emailed<BR/>you from there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-84150716858141918692008-02-15T18:49:00.000-05:002008-02-15T18:49:00.000-05:00Dorothea,You have done the right thing by asking, ...Dorothea,<BR/><BR/>You have done the right thing by asking, now maybe some kind soul will check the microfiche index for you and let you know.<BR/><BR/>Good luck.<BR/>unygunyghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593029219996471902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-89316506760602179502008-02-15T18:11:00.000-05:002008-02-15T18:11:00.000-05:00I am looking for a birth record for my father Henr...I am looking for a birth record for my father Henry Köpke or Kapke born in either Albany or Oneida, Madison county. NY on May 25, 1888. Although my mother checked Albany a number of years ago, she checked only under the spelling Kapke, not Köpke <BR/><BR/>I haven't found a City Directory for them in Albany, but I did find one in the 1889 diretory of Oneida City on 42 Sherman Street. Can anyone Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-4866889483269610362008-02-11T09:26:00.000-05:002008-02-11T09:26:00.000-05:00Thank you Pat Carey.That is very good to know.unyg...Thank you Pat Carey.<BR/><BR/>That is very good to know.<BR/><BR/>unygunyghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593029219996471902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-14949059278980044012008-02-11T08:54:00.000-05:002008-02-11T08:54:00.000-05:00My experience at the archives in Albany is that wh...My experience at the archives in Albany is that while most of the index cards list people alphabetically some use the soundex numbering system. This confused me greatly when I was first starting my research. There is, however, a computer available for people to look up the soundex number for their family names.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-87544807614704167732008-02-10T23:32:00.000-05:002008-02-10T23:32:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.unyghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593029219996471902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-42343268762708750072008-02-10T21:28:00.000-05:002008-02-10T21:28:00.000-05:00I have always used the "expedited drop box" at the...I have always used the "expedited drop box" at the Archives in the State Library in Albany. With one exception, I have never had to wait more than a week to get my documents. It's great! I do not understand why there is such a time difference when requests are mailed in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-24430095111645442002008-02-10T20:32:00.000-05:002008-02-10T20:32:00.000-05:00A great big Thank You to you.A great big Thank You to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-56712406056465545062008-02-10T19:15:00.000-05:002008-02-10T19:15:00.000-05:00Mark,Chances are someone will contact you through ...Mark,<BR/><BR/>Chances are someone will contact you through this Blog comment, but if no one does in a day or two, we will put up a list of researchers that could do this.<BR/><BR/>unygunyghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593029219996471902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-76008429475782294792008-02-10T18:42:00.000-05:002008-02-10T18:42:00.000-05:00I am interested in the assistance of an local Alba...I am interested in the assistance of an local Albany researcher..<BR/>Anybody locally able to submit a request?Webmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130294967959756057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-29302097627227475472008-02-10T18:23:00.000-05:002008-02-10T18:23:00.000-05:00If you or someone you know lives near Albany, and ...If you or someone you know lives near Albany, and you can drop off your completed form and check at Department of Health on the second floor of 800 Broadway in Menands, it only takes 3-5 business days. Mailing it in takes 6 mos to a year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189693.post-57662095653972484472008-02-09T20:46:00.000-05:002008-02-09T20:46:00.000-05:00This is extremely helpful information. I wasted A ...This is extremely helpful information. I wasted A LOT of money getting abstracts from the local clerks when for the same price I could have had a copy of the original document. In one case I knew the abstract had to be incorrect because it didn't mesh with known dates. I wrote back to the clerk and she sent me a corrected abstract. There could be errors in other abstracts that I might never know Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com