What do I do now? [View all]

My friend (adopted) just found his birth father and half brother. They were contacted via a DNA registry.

He's now looking for his mother. He has her name from his father.

The only record I have of her is a 1957 NYC phone directory. (Go figure.)

How can I find records of her marriage?

I've tried Google. I've tried ancestry.com (library version).

I may have a lead in her college records but it's a closed college for decades.

The birth records are closed shut like a clam in NY State, not that it would help other than maybe her parents' names.

We're so close! Any suggestions are welcome!

Thank you!