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Tompkins County to rescan and index historic naturalization records, join Queens-Bronx database
Summary
County Clerk Maureen told the Government Operations Committee Sept. 4 that a New York State archives grant will fund color rescanning and AI indexing of Tompkins County naturalization records (1895–1950) and link them into a larger searchable database maintained with Queens and Bronx counties.
Tompkins County Clerk Maureen said Sept. 4 the county will use a New York State archives grant to rescan historic naturalization records in color and use AI-based handwriting recognition to index the files, then join a database shared with Queens and Bronx counties so the records become searchable online. "I'm excited about this," Maureen said. "Technology has finally caught up where it can read…
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