For første gang har flere slektshistoriske kilder fra Yonkers i New York, blitt tilgjengelige for publikum. Kildene har hverken vært tilgjengelige for offentligheten i originalform, via mikrofilm eller digitalt, før nå.
Med noen «hull» har fødselsregistre og dødsregistre over Yonkers, New York for perioden 1875-1916 nå blitt skannet og lagt ut på Internet Archive.
Yonkers er en bydel i New York som befinner seg rundt 20-30 kilometer nord for Manhattan. Slektsforskere som har hatt behov for tilgang til disse kildene i dette området, har tidligere ikke hatt muligheten.
Det har ikke vært mulig å lete gjennom kildene via mikrofilm ei heller digitalt, frem til nå.
Organisasjonen “Reclaim the Records” som jobber for å gjøre historiske kilder fritt tilgjengelig for alle, har nå gjort et gjennombrudd med kildene fra Yonkers i New York.
Under kan du klikke deg inn på de nylig skannede sidene fra Yonkers.
Reclaim the Records – status over kildene fra Yonkers
| Record Type | Years | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yonkers Births | 1875-1882 | Birth Index + Birth Register | We thought the records started in 1880-81. Nope, turns out it was 1875, plus a few scattered late registrations from some earlier years. |
| Yonkers Births | 1882-1886 | Birth Index ONLY | We hope to photograph the Birth Register in the back of this book on a return visit. |
| Yonkers Births | 1887-1890 | Birth Index + Birth Register | Actually starts late 1886. Missing photos of two pages in the Index, for some surnames starting with letters S and U. |
| Yonkers Births | 1890-1893 | Birth Index + Birth Register | |
| Yonkers Births | 1893-1895 | Birth Index + Birth Register | |
| Yonkers Births | 1895-1897 | Birth Index + Birth Register | |
| Yonkers Births | 1898-1900 | MISSING? | It is unclear whether this book survived; the office staff did not bring it out to us. If it still exists, we hope to photograph it on our return visit. |
| Yonkers Births | 1900-1914 | Birth Index ONLY | This book does not include a Register. It does include a few delayed birth registrations from other years outside this range. |
| Yonkers Births | unlabeled, but approx. 1900-1915 | Birth Index ONLY | This book does not include a Register. It does include a few delayed birth registrations from other years outside this range. It is not clear why these births were compiled into a separate book from the previous book. |
| Yonkers Births | February 1915 – April 1916 | Birth Index + Birth Register in a «mini certificate» format | These Birth Registers are in a different format from the previous books, and almost look like a miniature birth certificate. Several records are covered over with white paper taped over the original page, presumably as a crude redaction of the original birth records of adoptees. |
| Yonkers Deaths | 1875-1884 | Death Index + Death Register | We thought the records started in 1880-81. Nope, turns out it was 1875. |
| Yonkers Deaths | 1884-1889 | Death Index + Death Register | |
| Yonkers Deaths | 1890-1916 | NOT YET AVAILABLE | There are an unknown number of books covering deaths between 1890 and approximately 1915-16. The Clerk’s Office has mentioned in e-mails that the books after 1900 are in poor condition. We hope to photograph all of these on our return visit. |
