New York City Municipal Archives, New York, New York
Contact information:
Address:
31 Chambers Street, Room 103
New York, New York 10007
New York, New York 10007
Hours:
Mon. to Fri. 9 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. except Thurs. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Types of records available:
Birth, death and marriage records for the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island).
Birth certificates prior to 1910. For records after 1909, contact the NYC Dept. of Health.
Death certificates prior to 1949. For records after 1948, contact the NYC Dept. of Health.
Marriage certificates (those reported to the Health Dept.) prior to 1938.
Marriage license records (including the affidavit, license and certificate filed by the City Clerk) dated 1908 to 1949. For records after 1949, contact the City Clerk.
Online indexes of vital records holdings can be searched for free, courtesy of local genealogy groups, such as www.germangenealogygroup.com or www.italiangen.org
Genealogy Collections: www.bucksgen.org/images//pdffiles/NY_Municipal_Archives_Records.pdf
NYC Dept of Records and Information Services: www.bucksgen.org/images/pdffiles/NYC_DeptOfRecords.pdf
Birth certificates prior to 1910. For records after 1909, contact the NYC Dept. of Health.
Death certificates prior to 1949. For records after 1948, contact the NYC Dept. of Health.
Marriage certificates (those reported to the Health Dept.) prior to 1938.
Marriage license records (including the affidavit, license and certificate filed by the City Clerk) dated 1908 to 1949. For records after 1949, contact the City Clerk.
Online indexes of vital records holdings can be searched for free, courtesy of local genealogy groups, such as www.germangenealogygroup.com or www.italiangen.org
Genealogy Collections: www.bucksgen.org/images//pdffiles/NY_Municipal_Archives_Records.pdf
NYC Dept of Records and Information Services: www.bucksgen.org/images/pdffiles/NYC_DeptOfRecords.pdf
Additional information:
Copies of vital records can be ordered.
Visit the website for more detailed information on what is available and what years are covered.
Visit the website for more detailed information on what is available and what years are covered.
Thanks to volunteer Joann Cosgrove for visiting this organization
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