Reclaim the Records, a feisty non-profit activist group, won another round in their efforts to get public records returned to the public. Their website proudly announces "The New York State birth index is now online."

You can browse through the 1881-1935 birth records -- for free -- at the Internet Archive. The remaining years (1936-1942) are in the process of being uploaded. 

Note New York City births are not included in this record set because NYC is considered a separate vital records jurisdiction. Reclaim the Records plans to pursue those records later this year.

Read more about Reclaim the Records' latest success here.

While you're at their website, check out what other records they've "emancipated," including some from New Jersey & Missouri & Wyoming, by clicking on the "Records Requests" tab.