When you discover your ancestors moved to a city, you will find an excellent research tool in city directories. The earliest U.S. city directories were published in the late 1700s—Philadelphia (1785), ...

For nearly a century, H.A. Manning Co. was New England s version of the Internet. Today, its work detailed annual city directories, guides and maps is highly sought after by historical societies, ...

Remember city directories that listed the names and occupations of everyone who lived in a house? A person could simply look up a street address by a last name and find the person they were looking ...

New ASTM-aligned, map-based City Directory solution delivers more defensible Phase I reports, clearer adjoining property analysis, and faster, technology-driven historical research Environmental ...

“Find a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life,” the saying goes. I’ve found such a place, although I admit it sometimes is work. But our ancestors, in most cases didn’t have ...

Almost every genealogist, beginner to experienced, is aware of the common sources for information, such as wills, deeds, estate records, census, etc. However there are several other sources that are ...

GRAND FORKS – Wearing pristine white gloves, Leif Fritzell carefully opens and slowly turns the pages of a rare document – the oldest city directory – that offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives ...