If you need documents about your relatives in New York, you can now get them without leaving your home
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Do you want to know when your great-grandmother was born? Or the date your grandparents got married? These records and more can be found among the 9,3 million historical vital data just added to the city's website. Silive.
City Department of Accounting and Information Services launched a new online platform vital records. The platform allows visitors to search and view historical records of births (1866-1909), deaths (1862-1948), and marriages (1866-1949) in New York City.
Quality copies can be downloaded and printed from the site for free.
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"These historical records will not only be an essential resource for family historians across the country and around the world, but will also enable New Yorkers to learn more about their personal history and explore their roots," said the Mayor of New York. Eric Adams. "My administration is committed to expanding access to city resources and providing New Yorkers with the information they need."
The municipal archives include 9,3 million historical vital records, more than 2 million still images and thousands of hours of film, video, legislative and mayoral documents spanning 400 years, as well as the most comprehensive collection of documents relating to criminal justice in English speaking world, according to city officials.
The city's infrastructure documentation includes detailed drawings of the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park. The Archives online gallery provides access to research for all digitized funds
“In 2013, we began digitizing the collection, and despite the challenges of the COVID pandemic, our in-house development team has created a robust platform that will allow patrons to easily search, view and download records,” said Pauline Toole, Commissioner for the Department of Records and Information Services.
