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Index to Deaths in Yonkers, New York, c. 1870-1915
"Out there, there's a world outside of Yonkers..."
FOIL Appeal (constructive denial) sent March 13, 2019
Index to Deaths in Buffalo, New York, 1852-1944
These records were sitting on a hard drive in a city government's Inactive Records Center, not online for public use. We fixed that.
No litigation needed! All records online.
Index to Deaths in Albany, New York, 1880-1915
Corruption's such an old song that we can sing along in harmony, And nowhere is it stronger than in Albany
NY FOIL request filed with Albany City Clerk's Office on September 6, 2017
Index to New York State Births (Outside of New York City), 1881-1942
Finally, New York researchers can ditch the microfiche sheets and join the twenty-first century.
No litigation needed! All records online.
Index to New York State Marriages (Outside of New York City), 1881-2017
NYS DOH gave us only half of the files we'd requested, and initially they didn't even explain why. So we sued them -- and won!
Litigation successful! Case filed August 24, 2018, judgment rendered March 13, 2019. CASE ON APPEAL BY THE STATE as of May 1, 2019.
Index to New York State Deaths (Outside of New York City), 1880-1956
It took us seventeen months of fighting with the government just to get a list of the names of dead people.
Legal wrangling but no litigation needed! All records online.
