New York City Birth Certificates, 1910-1917
All New York City birth certificates that are more than 100 years old are supposed to be open to the public. Yet the New York City Department of Health has inexplicably failed to transfer these [...]
All New York City birth certificates that are more than 100 years old are supposed to be open to the public. Yet the New York City Department of Health has inexplicably failed to transfer these [...]
Here's the official video of our intrepid attorney-by-day (and genealogist-by-night) Michael Moritz bravely arguing (and winning!) our case at the NY Court of Appeals, in case you want to see an episode of "Law and Order: Special Genealogy Unit".
We won the New York State Death Index, 1880-2017! A big, big win for open records in New York State! -
@ReclaimTheRecs That is incredible, huge congratulations!! ππ What an amazing victory for access, transparency, and genealogists everywhere. πͺπ From all of us at the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, weβre cheering you on and celebrating this win right alongside you!
.@ReclaimTheRecs #LetFreedomRing
#NY #NYC
You guys...? We did it. π₯°
We won the FULL NEW YORK STATE DEATH INDEX FOR 1880-2017!
We beat the largest government agency in the state of New York (@HealthNYGov), in the highest court of the state, through a Freedom of Information Law (#FOIL) suit. π
big big big news that's been YEARS in the making
and tomorrow's the day when we're finally going to tell you guys all about it
but for tonight, enjoy a little hint (lawyer-approved) π
We know you've all been oh-so-patiently waiting for our promised press release about that "big case that we won".
But look, we didn't want to send it out right before a three-day weekend!
Hang on, very good news is coming soon. π
We just got big news in our biggest-ever lawsuit. π³
AND ITβS GOOOOOOOD
press release dropping soon
Another update! The bill we helped develop and are supporting, to get scanned New York State historical records PUT ONLINE, to enshrine the indices as OPEN under state #FOIL, and to ENSURE access to historic records is moving! More progress!
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&leg_video=&bn=A08314&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Memo=Y&LFIN=Y&Chamber%26nbspVideo%2FTranscript=Y
We already have an update on the newly-proposed law we're supporting in the New York State Legislature, the one we just told everyone about in our latest newsletter:
It now has a corresponding Assembly number (A08314) and sponsor: @AmyPaulin, Chair of the Committee on Health! π₯°
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