Alex Calzareth
@alcalz.bsky.social
Genealogist in New York, NY focused on German-Jewish, Czech-Jewish and Southern Italian families, FOIA enthusiast, CPA
www.calzareth.com
Board Member at : www.jgsli.org and www.reclaimtherecords.org
www.calzareth.com
Board Member at : www.jgsli.org and www.reclaimtherecords.org
This is New York State law, although some clerks within NY charge only $10 for everyone. The genealogy fee is a $20 search fee and $2 copy fee, but even with the exact information you have to pay the $22.
September 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is New York State law, although some clerks within NY charge only $10 for everyone. The genealogy fee is a $20 search fee and $2 copy fee, but even with the exact information you have to pay the $22.
Yes, apparently the staff cuts coupled with almost 20,000 requests led them to try to restrict access. As you see it will probably be a bit of a fight, but we’ll see what we can do
August 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Yes, apparently the staff cuts coupled with almost 20,000 requests led them to try to restrict access. As you see it will probably be a bit of a fight, but we’ll see what we can do
Interestingly, while VA hospitals are covered by HIPAA, the VBA that has these records is not: www.va.gov/OGC/docs/200...
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August 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Interestingly, while VA hospitals are covered by HIPAA, the VBA that has these records is not: www.va.gov/OGC/docs/200...
Very frustrating. We were getting full files for a year or two and now this as of late July. We at Reclaim The Records put together an update: www.birls.org/updates
Search the BIRLS Database - over 18 million records about deceased US veterans, from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, now online and FREE from Reclaim The Records
Search the BIRLS Database - over 18 million records about deceased US veterans, from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, now online and FREE from Reclaim The Records
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August 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Very frustrating. We were getting full files for a year or two and now this as of late July. We at Reclaim The Records put together an update: www.birls.org/updates
There's a Mary Emmett who died on 21 August 1964 buried in the "Choniker" Independent Aid Association at Montefiore Cemetery in Queens. There's also a Morris Budofsky in the same section, who died in July 1967.
March 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
There's a Mary Emmett who died on 21 August 1964 buried in the "Choniker" Independent Aid Association at Montefiore Cemetery in Queens. There's also a Morris Budofsky in the same section, who died in July 1967.
The recording is now online at jgsli.org/new-york-sta...
New York State Vital Records Access | JGSLI
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February 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The recording is now online at jgsli.org/new-york-sta...
The 1963 "Directory of Courts Having Jurisdiction in Naturalization Proceedings" www.familysearch.org/search/film/... is a good place to start. It shows that Northampton County Common Pleas Court did naturalization proceedings, even in 1963. The records are not online. Try norcopa.gov/prothonotary
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January 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The 1963 "Directory of Courts Having Jurisdiction in Naturalization Proceedings" www.familysearch.org/search/film/... is a good place to start. It shows that Northampton County Common Pleas Court did naturalization proceedings, even in 1963. The records are not online. Try norcopa.gov/prothonotary