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I trust you already have your Non Identifying Information which tells you your birth motheer's age..an essential fact.
HOW TO FIND YOUR BIRTH NAME AT THE N.Y. PUBLIC LIBRARY or LDS Family History Center > >
l. On your amended bc, find the number in the upper right hand corner. It should look something like this: > 146-67-105231 > >
2. Take the third group of numbers, in the sample number, 105231. Remove the first number from this group. The number you now have is 05231. This is the number that corresponds with your original birth record in the birth index for the city of N. Y You see, when you were born, the N. Y. City Dept. of Health issued a bc, as > the law requires. When you were adopted the health dept. created a new, > so-called "amended" birth certificate and sealed the old one in a vault in Albany. The number on your amended birth certificate has these five digits in common with the original bc. These five numbers are the indelible fingerprint of your original bc.
3. Go to the N. Y. Public Library main branch (the one at 42nd St. and Fifth Ave., head up to the 3rd floor and ask for the genealogy room. Register at the desk and request the birth index for the City of N. Y. for the year you were born. They will ask whether you want both volumes. The answer is yes. Most have 2. The first is like A through L., the 2nd is M-Z. They will not ask you what you are looking for and don't mention adoption. If they suggest you look at microfilm tell them no. It's harder to scan and may be missing pages. Stick with the books. The birth index lists every child born in N. Y. City for that year, in alphabetical order by the child's last name. The child's name is listed last name first, then first name. The info shown in the books varies by year, but you'll usually find the child's birth date, sex, borough birth took place in, and of course, the NUMBER! (the books for 1968 and '69 even show the names of birthmother and birthfather). Matching the number is the real proof that you have the right name.
Keep in mind that each borough uses the same numbers...so when you find a number that matches...MAKE SURE its the borough you were born in...Bklyn, Queens, SI, Manhattan, Bronx. If not the right borough keep looking.
Having a person to help is a real plus! You'll figure out your own method, but scanning by birth date is the one I usually go by, then switching to check the number.
If you do not have a birth certificate, request the long form birth certificate (sometimes you get more info on them)
Lastly register with the ISRR.com and the NY State registry and any other message boards online, and keep your screen name and phone number CURRENT. People move and don't update then no one can find them.
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