Offering Lookups at NYC Municipal Archives/NY Public Library

[Allan Jordan aejordan@aol.com]

X-No-archive: yes
I am going to try and do lookups this week and I will be available to get
copies of certificates at the NYC Municipal Archives as well as likely to be
at the NY Public Library. I am likely to do this on Tuesday or Thursday ...
but my schedule is a little fluid due to some other personal time pressures.

If anyone needs something specific please contact me and we can discuss if I
can help you.

Anyone who has availed my services in the past knows I have a sort of set
routine. On these trips I am basically working as your eyes and legs for
people who can not get to the Archives or Library themselves. Generally what
I do is transcribe certificates where you have already found the numbers
from the online indexes or sometimes check for missing records with the tools
at the Archives. At the Library I can access the newspapers, city directories,
NY Census and various databases plus sometimes retrieve books and make copies.

I ask everyone to cover the costs including the printing of certificates (if
you want them) which is $11 each plus a little for me to help offset my travel
costs. Same for copy costs at the NY Public Library.

What I do is take the details you have and in the case of the Archives I
actually look at each certificate on the microfilm before placing the copy
order to make sure it is what you said it was. Sometimes I have to clean up
errors in transcription of numbers, research from your info to find the correct
certificate number. etc.

I pay for the certificates and then trust you to reimburse me. I can either
scan and email or mail certificates. I type notes and email.

Please understand that generic searches when you only have vague details (like
Moshie married Sally but that's all I know) or are trying to breakdown a
brickwall that you have been working at for years requires an investment of
time beyond a quick retrieval and I can not include in this offer.

I am always happy to discuss any and all research questions involving NYC area
look ups.

Allan Jordan
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[Allan Jordan aejordan@aol.com]

X-No-archive: yes
I am going to try and do lookups next Tuesday and I will be available

to get copies of certificates at the NYC Municipal Archives as well as
likely to be at the NY Public Library.

If anyone needs something specific please contact me and we can discuss
if I can help you.

Anyone who has availed my services in the past knows I have a sort of
set routine. On these trips I am basically working as your eyes and
legs for people who can not get to the Archives or Library themselves.

Generally what I do is transcribe certificates where you have already
found the numbers from the online indexes or sometimes check for

missing records with the tools at the Archives. Yes I can retrieve
the City Clerk marriage licenses the ones where the indexes just went
on line. As a reminder I can only access births through 1909,
marriages through 1937, City Clerk licenses through 1929 (after that
requires going to the marriage bureau); and deaths through 1948.
Also I can do natrualizations at the NY Supreme Court which is in the
same building and probates for Manhattan.

At the Library I can access the newspapers, city directories, NY Census
and various databases plus sometimes retrieve books and make copies.

I ask everyone to cover the costs including the printing of certificates
(if you want them) which is $11 each plus a little for me to help offset
my travel costs. Same for copy costs at the NY Public Library.

What I do is take the details you have and in the case of the Archives I
actually look at each certificate on the microfilm before placing the
copy order to make sure it is what you said it was. Sometimes I have to
clean up errors in transcription of numbers, research from your info to
find the correct certificate number. etc. I pay for the certificates
and then trust you to reimburse me. I can either scan and email or mail
certificates. I type notes and email.

Please understand that generic searches when you only have vague details
(like Moshie married Sally but that's all I know) or are trying to
breakdown a brickwall that you have been working at for years requires
an investment of time beyond a quick retrieval and I can not include in
this offer.

I am always happy to discuss any and all research questions involving
NYC area look ups.

Allan Jordan
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[Allan Jordan aejordan@aol.com]

X-No-archive: yes
I have been away from the look up for a long time while I relocated
and now that I am barely settled in am going to try and do lookups again.

I will be available in Manhattan next Tuesday to get copies of

certificates at the NYC Municipal Archives as well as likely to be
at the NY Public Library.

If anyone needs something specific please contact me and we can
discuss if I can help you.

Anyone who has availed my services in the past knows I have a sort
of set routine. On these trips I am basically working as your eyes
and legs for people who can not get to the Archives or Library
themselves.

Generally what I do is transcribe certificates where you have
already found the numbers from the online indexes or sometimes check
for missing records with the tools at the Archives. Yes I can

retrieve the City Clerk marriage licenses -- ie. the ones where the
indexes went on line earlier this year. As a reminder I can only

access births through 1909, marriages through 1937, City Clerk
licenses through 1929 (after that requires going to the marriage

bureau); and deaths through 1948. Also I can do naturalizations at

the NY Supreme Court which is in the same building and probates for

Manhattan. For someone who made a request I might also try NARA
this time for naturalizations.

At the Library I can access the newspapers, city directories, NY
Census and various databases plus sometimes retrieve books and make copies.

I ask everyone to cover the costs including the printing of
certificates (if you want them) which is $11 each plus a little for me

to help offset my travel costs (budgets are tight right now as I just
incurred a big move expense so I can give time but you need to cover
costs for me.) Same for copy costs at the NY Public Library.

What I do is take the details you have and in the case of the Archives
I actually look at each certificate on the microfilm before placing the
copy order to make sure it is what you said it was. Sometimes I have
to clean up errors in transcription of numbers, research from your info
to find the correct certificate number. etc. I pay for the certificates
and then trust you to reimburse me. I can either scan and email or mail
certificates. I type notes and email.

Please understand that generic searches when you only have vague
details (like Moshie married Sally but that's all I know) or are
trying to breakdown a brickwall that you have been working at for
years requires an investment of time beyond a quick retrieval and I

cannot include in this offer.

I am always happy to discuss any and all research questions
involving NYC area look ups.

Allan Jordan

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[Allan Jordan aejordan@aol.com]

X-No-archive: yes
Sorry this is sort of last minute because I had a change in plans but
it appears I will be going to the NYC Municipal Archives and NY Public
Library this Thursday (September 22nd) if anyone needs assistance.

Anyone who has availed my services in the past knows I have a sort of
set routine. On these trips I am basically working as your eyes and legs
for people who can not get to the Archives or Library themselves.

Generally what I do is transcribe certificates where you have already
found the numbers from the online indexes or sometimes check for missing
records with the tools at the Archives. Yes I can retrieve the City
Clerk marriage licenses -- ie. the ones where the indexes went on line
earlier this year. As a reminder I can only access births through 1909,
marriages through 1937, City Clerk licenses through 1929 (after that
requires going to the marriage bureau); and deaths through 1948. Also I
can do naturalizations at the NY Supreme Court which is in the same
building and probates for Manhattan.

At the Library I can access the newspapers, city directories, NY Census
and various databases plus sometimes retrieve books and make copies.

I ask everyone to cover the costs including the printing of certificates
(if you want them) which is $11 each plus a little for me to help offset
my travel costs (budgets are tight right now as I just incurred a big
move expense so I can give time but you need to cover costs for me.)
Same for copy costs at the NY Public Library.

What I do is take the details you have and in the case of the Archives I
actually look at each certificate on the microfilm before placing the
copy order to make sure it is what you said it was. Sometimes I have to
clean up errors in transcription of numbers, research from your info to
find the correct certificate number. etc. I pay for the certificates
and then trust you to reimburse me. I can either scan and email or mail
certificates. I type notes and email.

Please understand that generic searches when you only have vague details
(like Moshie married Sally but that's all I know) or are trying to
breakdown a brickwall that you have been working at for years requires
an investment of time beyond a quick retrieval and I cannot include in
this offer.

I am always happy to discuss any and all research questions involving NYC
area look ups.

Allan Jordan

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