Finding New York Records
Allan Jordan --
· Birth records (public record through 1909)
o Municipal Archives
§ Through 1909
o Health Department
§ 1910 – current
· Marriages (50 year rule for public records)
o Municipal Archives
§ Health Department through 1937
§ City Clerk 1908-1949
o City Clerk’s Marriage Bureau
§ 1950 – current
· Deaths (public record through 1948)
o Municipal Archives
§ Through 1948
o Health Department
§ 1949 – current
· Naturalization (public record)
o National Archives
§ Federal Records
o County courts
§ Local courts through 1920s
· Immigration (public record)
o NY Public Library
o National Archives (NARA)
o Ellis Island
· Probate/Estates (public record)
o Individual court
o Online resources for index
· Divorce (100 year for public record)
o Individual courts
· Name change
o Individual courts
· Work
o Social Security
o Incorporation records
§ Secretary of State
§ Courts
o Licenses
· New York State
o National Archives (NARA) (index only)
o New York State Archives (index only on vital records)
o New York State Department of Health
New York Resources
• New York City Municipal Archives
– General info:
• http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/archives/genealogy.shtml
– Digital photos:
• http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/photos/photos.shtml
• New York City Department of Health
– Birth certificates
• http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/birth-certificates.page
– Death Certificates
• http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/death-certificates.page
• New York City Office of the City Clerk
– Marriage records
• http://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/html/marriage/records.shtml
• New York Public Library
– Genealogy division:
• https://www.nypl.org/locations/divisions/milstein
• https://www.nypl.org/about/divisions/milstein/genealogy
– Jewish Room
• https://www.nypl.org/locations/divisions/jewish-division
– Map Room
• https://www.nypl.org/locations/divisions/map-division
– Digital Collection:
• https://digitalcollections.nypl.org
• https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/new-york-city-directories#/?tab=about
• https://www.nypl.org/locations/divisions/photography-collection
• National Archives (New York)
– https://www.archives.gov/nyc/public/resources.htmlhttps://www.archives.gov/nyc/public/resources.html
• Yivo Institute for Jewish Research
– https://www.yivo.org
• Stephen Morse search tool
– http://www.stephenmorse.com/
• Italian Genealogical Group
– http://italiangen.org/records-search/
• Reclaim the Records
– http://www.nycmarriageindex.com/
– https://archive.org/details/reclaimtherecords
• JGS NY databases
– http://www.jgsny.org/index.php/searchable-databases/brooklyn-naturalizations/bnats-search-2
– http://www.jgsny.org/index.php/searchable-databases
• Newspapers
– Proquest (Palm Beach County Library System)
– http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
• Cemetery Databases
• JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry
– http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/
• Find A Grave
– https://www.findagrave.com/
• International Jewish Cemetery Project
– http://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/new-york-ny/index.html
• New York City Cemetery Project: Jewish Cemetries
– https://nycemetery.wordpress.com/tag/jewish-cemeteries/
Individual Cemeteries
• Mt. Moriah Cemetery - Fairview, New Jersey
– www.mountmoriahcemeteryofnewjersey.org
• Mt. Hebron Cemetery - Flushing, New York
– www.mounthebroncemetery.com
• Mt. Carmel Cemetery - Ridgewood, New York
– www.mountcarmelcemetery.com
• Mt. Zion Cemetery - Maspeth, NY
– www.mountzioncemetery.com
• Mt. Ararat Cemetery - Lindenhurst, New York
– www.mountararatcemetery.com
• Mt. Judah Cemetery - Ridgewood, New York
– www.mountjudah.com
• Mt. Lebanon Cemetery - Glendale, New York
– www.mountlebanoncemetery.com
• Old) Montefiore Cemetery - Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York and New Montefiore Cemetery - Pinelawn, Suffolk, New York
– www.montefiores.com
New York State
• National Archives New York office
– (https://www.archives.gov/nyc/public/resources.html)
• New York State Health Department
– www.health.state.ny.us
– https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/genealogy.htm
• New York State Archives
– http://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/res_topics_genealogy.shtml
– http://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/res_topics_gen_vitalstats.shtml