Request for Research | Broome County Public Library

LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY REQUEST FORM BROOME COUNTY LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY CENTER

Research fees are $10.00/hour and must be paid before the research can be started. Requests must be accompanied by a letter, and the payment is to be made payable to the Broome County Public Library.

There is no guarantee, implicit or overt, to finding answers to all inquiries.

First Name

Last Name

Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Your Phone Number

Your Email Address

Obituary Search: Indexed obituaries are from approximately 1960 – 1975 and 1981 to the present; earlier obituaries require research on the microfilm of the local newspapers which is more time consuming.

Deceased Name	Date of Death	Location of Death	Operations
Deceased Name	Date of Death	Location of Death

Family History Request : Please be as specific as possible and include all pertinent information.

Local History Request: Inquiries about a local business, event, place, or building should be as specific as possible. Please give us names, locations, type of event or structure, and what information you are seeking.

NYS Vital Records Index: The index includes births, deaths and marriages for New York State. Births and marriages are confidential for 50 years, deaths for 75. Please note that New York did not require any documentation until 1880.