are new york city death records searchable on full text search? if not, how would we get em into
them into the queue so they will become full text searchable?
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https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/617181#Comment_617181
I'm at my FSC this afternoon. My memory did not fail me. I opened full-text search, chose the New York deaths collection and entered one of my ancestral surnames, Featherston:
Hope this helps!
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Color images of New York City death records are available, free, on the New York City site: https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/search
On FamilySearch, the black and white images are restricted to view at a FamilySearch Center only.
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are new york city death records searchable with full text search? if not, how can i ask for them to be put in the queue so they will become searchable with full text search sooner rather than later?
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And, if I recall correctly, they are full-text searchable when at the FamilySearch Center. I'll verify when I go later this week.
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The site @Áine.ní.Donnghaile provided shows this info which may be helpful
Deaths —
Births —
Marriages —
Marriage Licenses —
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And when you visit the catalog, the individual DGS for NYC deaths are shown as full-text searchable. This snip is from Brooklyn:
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Here is the same snip but when not at an FSC
Wish there was some kind of indication that FTS results are available. Maybe a 'locked' version of the FTS icon. Something similar to the camera icon
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thank you so much! that is really helpful to know!
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