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Listed below are a number of resources that are available for  your perusal within the virtual walls of the Museum of Family History. There are examples and explanations of many records and other documents that are at a minimum interesting, though most important to someone wishing to delve deeper into their own family genealogy. The understanding of what information each record or report represents will better enable each of us to use these resources to their maximum benefit. This is a work in progress; please follow the active links to the desired web page.


VITAL RECORDS:
Birth Records (New York City)
Marriage Records (New York City)
Death Records
     Death Certificates (New York City)
     Death Certificates (New York State)
     Burial-Transit Permits
     The International Classification of Diseases (ICD)

    
CENSUS REPORTS:
Federal Census
City Census (New York City)


NEW YORK CITY & TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES:
City Directories
Telephone Directories


SOCIAL SECURITY RECORDS:
Death Index


VOTER REGISTRATION RECORDS:
Board of Elections Voter Registration


MILITARY RECORDS:
World War I Draft Registration Cards
World War II Draft Registration Cards
World War II Army Enlistment Records



IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION RECORDS:
Immigration
 
Ship Manifests
    Script Samples
       Given Names
   
  Towns of Last Residence
      Deciphering Upper Case Letters
 Certificates of Arrival

 Passenger Arrival Card Indexes
 HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) Cards

Naturalization
  Naturalization Records

  Military Naturalizations
  "Old Law" Naturalizations
  Women and U.S. Naturalization Law


PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDS:
New York City Building Photos 1939-1941
 



 

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