New York is the only state with two sets of vital records, one for the 57 counties outside of New York City and the other for the five counties/boroughs of the city.
Little Publicized New York City Sources: Vital Records from the Long Island-Star and Brooklyn Evening Star, 1809-1846
Josephine C. Frost's Vital Records from the Long-Island Star and Brooklyn Evening Star, 1809-1846, is in the manuscript collection of The Brooklyn Historical Society.
Little Publicized New York City Source: Bodies in Transit
Bodies in Transit at the Municipal Archives of The City of New York is a collection of records, kept only during the years 1859 to 1894, in 10 volumes.
Divorce in New York
Do you think your New York ancestors or relatives obtained a divorce in New York? It is possible, but for over 300 years obtaining a New York divorce was not an easy matter.
NYC Clerk's Marriage Indexes Available on the Internet Archive
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Vital Records
Images of the indexes to the New York City Clerk’s collection of marriage affidavits, licenses, and certificates may now be accessed for free through the Internet Archive at https://archive.org/details/nycmarriageindex&tab=collection .
An Exciting Update to the New York City Marriage License Index
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Vital Records
Terrific news for New York Genealogists!
New Free NY Databases from the German Genealogy Group
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Court, Vital Records
Our friends at the German Genealogy Group made some fantastic updates to their free online databases this past month.
Unnatural Death in New York City: Coroner's Reports & Proceedings
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Vital Records
Evidence of an ancestor's death can be located in numerous types of genealogical sources - newspaper obituaries, municipal or religious death records, tombstones and more. One overlooked source - which will be an absolute goldmine if your ancestor turns up here - are Coroner's records.
New York City Marriage Licenses 1930–1949 now open for research at the NYC Municipal Archives
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Vital Records
The New York City Municipal Archives (31 Chambers Street, Room 103) has received the 1930–1949 marriage licenses from the New York City Clerk’s Marriage Bureau. As of today, these important materials are available to the public in the reference room.