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:800 North Pearl Street ('''street address''')<br>2nd Floor - Room 200<br>Menands, NY 12204<br> | :800 North Pearl Street ('''street address''')<br>2nd Floor - Room 200<br>Menands, NY 12204<br> | ||
Telephone: 855-322-1022<br>Website: [https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/genealogy.htm Genealogy Records and Resources] | Telephone: 855-322-1022<br>Website: [https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/genealogy.htm Genealogy Records and Resources] | ||
:The NY State Department of Health (DOH) '''does have''' most New York State birth, marriage, and death records '''since 1881'''. They provide uncertified genealogical copies for: | :The NY State Department of Health (DOH) '''does have''' most New York State birth, marriage, and death records '''since 1881'''. They provide for a fee uncertified genealogical copies for: | ||
::*'''''Births''''' - if on file for at least 75 years and the person whose name is on the birth certificate is known to be deceased. | ::*'''''Births''''' - if on file for at least 75 years and the person whose name is on the birth certificate is known to be deceased. | ||
::*'''''Marriages''''' - if on file for at least 50 years and both spouses are known to be deceased. | ::*'''''Marriages''''' - if on file for at least 50 years and both spouses are known to be deceased. | ||
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:::*DOH does '''not''' have '''''Buffalo''''' records 1881-1913 | :::*DOH does '''not''' have '''''Buffalo''''' records 1881-1913 | ||
:::*DOH does '''not''' have '''''Yonkers''''' records 1881-1913 | :::*DOH does '''not''' have '''''Yonkers''''' records 1881-1913 | ||
:::For '''New York City''' records see '''[[New York City Department of Records]]'''. For births and deaths before 1914 in '''Albany''', '''Buffalo''', or '''Yonkers''' contact the city registrar; or for marriages before 1914 contact the city clerk. | :::For '''New York City''' records see '''[[New York City Department of Records]]'''. For births and deaths before 1914 in '''Albany''', '''Buffalo''', or '''Yonkers''' contact the [https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/genealogy.htm city registrar]; or for marriages before 1914 contact the [https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/genealogy.htm city clerk]. | ||
::''' | ::'''Waived time-period restrictions.''' The BMD time-period restrictions are waived for direct-line descendants who provide I.D., their relationship, and evidence of the death of the person or couple whose record is being requested.<ref>[https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/genealogy.htm Genealogy Records and Resources] in ''New York State Department of Health'' (accessed 4 May 2017).</ref> | ||
:The New York State DOH also has all New York '''divorce''' records since 1963. | :The New York State DOH also has all New York '''divorce''' records and indexes since 1963. | ||
:For mail-in service use their '''[https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/forms/doh-4384.pdf Mail-in Application for Genealogical Services]''' (pdf) form | :For mail-in service use their '''[https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/forms/doh-4384.pdf Mail-in Application for Genealogical Services]''' (pdf) form | ||
:For an extra fee you also can order official New York vital records online through the private company '''[https://www.vitalchek.com/vital-records/new-york VitalChek New York]'''.<br><br> | :'''Vital Records Indexes''' | ||
:*The DOH makes available [http://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/res_topics_gen_vitalstats.shtml microfiche BMD indexes].<ref name="SA">[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/res_topics_gen_vitalstats.shtml Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] in ''New York State Archives'' (accessed 6 May 2017).</ref> The indexes cover the entire state of New York '''outside New York City:''' | |||
::*'''births indexes''' are made available after 75 years | |||
::*'''marriage and death indexes''' are made available after 50 years. | |||
::Some years of indexes are arranged by [[Soundex|SOUNDEX]] number. The microfiche indexes are available '''only''' at [http://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/res_topics_gen_vitalstats.shtml 11 repositories] around the State of New York. | |||
:*Online indexes to some '''New York City''' vital records are available at the '''[http://www.italiangen.org/records-search/ Italian Genealogical Group website]'''. | |||
:'''Other Sources of New York Vital Records''' | |||
:*Some upstate cities began recording some vital events a few years prior to 1880: '''''Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Elmira, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica,''''' and '''''Yonkers'''''. For further information contact the city clerk's office. Some county clerks hold marriage records for the period from 1908-1935.<ref name="SA" /> | |||
:*For an extra fee you also can order official New York vital records online through the private company '''[https://www.vitalchek.com/vital-records/new-york VitalChek New York]'''. | |||
:*For New York marriages 1753-1783 see New York. Secretary of State, ''Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued by the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784'' (Albany, New York : Weed, Parsons & Co., 1860) ([https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE188477 Online version]; {{WorldCat|866730981}}; [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/342358 FHL Film 514675 Item 1; FHL Book 974.7 V2t]) | |||
:'''''See also''''' the '''[[New York Vital Records]]''' and '''[[New_York_City,_New_York_Genealogy#Vital_Records|New York City, New York (Vital Records section)]]''' Wiki articles.<br><br> | |||
=== [[New York State Library]] === | === [[New York State Library]] === | ||