Not all newspapers included the same notices or even the same detail. And not surprisingly, errors in first name, last name, dates, ages, etc., can be found in most of the works listed below. Sometimes the error appeared in the original newspaper, sometimes it was the fault of the abstractor. Despite the value of abstracts and indexes, research in original New York City newspapers may be necessary to discover details omitted from the abstracts or to review newspapers that have not been abstracted. These sources also explain the frequent name changes by newspapers.
Many original newspapers are available on microfilm via interlibrary loan.
Any of these details could be an important genealogical clue that may be found only by research in all available news papers. The Arts and Crafts in New York . . . Another collection of marriage and death notices from New York State newspapers, including New York City newspapers, is for the years 1804-1869 in vols. D.C. This index provides abstracts without the name of the officiating minister and is incomplete for the years 1788-1794 and 1816. As a result, other abstracts of the New York Weekly Museum have been listed.