From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Wed Apr 12 10:12:09 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k3CGC9jb026191; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:12:09 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k3CGC40Y026108 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:12:04 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k3CDdoFI023631 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:39:50 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k3CDdoxY023630 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:39:50 -0400 Received: from bw-10.mtpinos.com (bw-10.mtpinos.com [63.173.235.138]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k3CDSkFI023470 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:28:46 -0400 Received: from bw-10.mtpinos.com (bw-10.mtpinos.com [127.0.0.1]) by bw-10.mtpinos.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k3CG0l8m009193 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:00:47 -0700 Received: (from karen@localhost) by bw-10.mtpinos.com (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id k3CG0l30009191 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:00:47 -0700 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k3CEAijb013444 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:10:44 -0600 Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net (imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net [205.152.59.69]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k3CEAd7W003920 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:10:40 -0600 Received: from ibm63aec.bellsouth.net ([68.219.184.31]) by imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20060412141035.BSXK24635.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm63aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:10:35 -0400 Received: from [68.219.184.31] by ibm63aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20060412141035.VOIX12261.ibm63aec.bellsouth.net@[68.219.184.31]> for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:10:35 -0400 Message-ID: <443D0A5F.5050207@bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:10:39 -0400 From: John Mainprize User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (Windows/20041206) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Subject: [ROOTS-L] New York City helpful links *Here are a few web links that may be helpful or at least enjoyable reading:* *for **Brooklyn** help:* * http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blkyn/Bklyn.Info.Page.html* *http://community-2.webtv.net/shamrockroots/kingsny/* *http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/* * http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/124.htm* *(this one might get newspaper microfilm of the **Brooklyn** Eagle, a turn of the century newspaper)* *The following link will tell how to borrow microfilm:* * _http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/_*** * _http://nyc.gov/html/dot/html/trans_maps/transhome.html_*** *(this link will give you an idea what NY City looks like on a map, by mouse clicking on the Borrough name, ie Brooklyn,etc it will open up further)* *http://www.pefagan.com/gen/queens/qnsres3m.htm* *(while this says it is for **Queens**, it is full of useful links and info for rest of NYC)* * http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/rg/guide/New_York18.asp#vital_records* *( for a listing of vital records microfilm available at Family History Centers) * *http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/home.html (this one covers the New York City Archives and a lot of other info) * *Also try Cyndi's List ( http://www.cyndislist.com/ny-local.htm#N ) * *I hope you enjoy your trip. Let me know if these links prove to be helpful or if you get any other links to pass on to other people. *