Where can I find information about adoption, birth, marriage and death records in New York State?
Birth, marriage and death records, known as vital records, are currently kept by the New York State Health Department and the New York City Health Department. The New York State Library has Vital Records information on its web site which will guide you to the correct location to find the record you are seeking. Indexes to vital records that are available to the public can be searched at the New York State Archives. Information on adoption can be found at the Library. If you haven’t done so already, check out the many web resources referenced on the New York State Library’s Genealogy page. On the Genealogy page, the web resources are listed under “Other Genealogy Sites”. This list includes links to genealogy sites that focus on the Capital District and New York State, as well as to sites that encompass the Northeast region and the entire United States.
