PA , OH, and MI New Pages and Updates

I've added quite a few links from EveNDon Pittsburgh Directory website. While they have so much more than Pittsburgh directories, I have added links to their pages for that area, and there are many! Here are the latest new pages and updates:


New Pages:

Berrien County, Michigan - with one link from USGenWeb

Columbiana County, Ohio - with one link from Eve and Don

Mahoning County, Ohio - with one link from Eve and Don

Beaver County, Pennsylvania - with one link from Eve and Don

Fayette County, Pennsylvania - with one link from Eve and Don and one from RootsWeb

Greene County, Pennsylvania - with one link from RootsWeb

Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - with one link from Eve and Don

Mercer County, Pennsylvania - with one link from Eve and Don

Washington County, Pennsylvania - with one link from Eve and Don and one from RootsWeb

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania - with two links from Eve and Don


Updates:

Pennsylvania - one link from RootsWeb

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - 67! links from Eve and Don and one from RootsWeb

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania - one link from RootsWeb

Butler County, Pennsylvania - one link from Eve and Don

Updates and New Pages for June 20 - 25, 2009

Here are the latest updates and new pages. Currently, I have added all links from DistantCousin, Old Directory Search, KentuckyCityDirectory, and All-Ancestors, and am working on adding links from Eve and Don. These are all the free online directory websites available (where the website is mostly focused on just city directories). However, in doing some Google searches, I discovered there were several other directory websites that are now obsolete. These included Ye Old Directory Shoppe, VirginiaCityDirectory, DelewareCityDirectory, WisconsinCityDirectory, and one or two others I can't think of at the moment. I did find a few archived pages for them using the Way Back Machine on the InternetArchive website, so I'll be adding those, too.

My next focus after adding links from the free directory sites is to start on the directories listed on Google Books and in the InternetArchive (the digitized book section, not the Way Back Machine). If you're curious about the resources I use and how to access these websites, please visit the Resources pages on the website.


Updates:

Bristol County, Massachusetts - one link from Eve and Don

Hampshire County, Massachusetts - one link from Eve and Don

Plymouth County, Massachusetts - one link from Eve and Don

New York City, New York - seven links from Google Books

Oneida County, New York - two links from DistantCousin

Hamilton County, Ohio - one link from All-Ancestors

Saskatchewan - three links from Peel's Prairie Provinces


New Pages:

Alberta - with five links from Peel's Prairie Provinces

Calgary, Alberta - with eight links from Peel's Prairie Provinces and one from Our Roots

Didsbury Region, Alberta - with six links from Peel's Prairie Provinces and one from Our Roots

Edmonton, Alberta - with 11 links from Peel's Prairie Provinces and one from Our Roots

Bourbon County, Kansas - with one link from All-Ancestors

Manitoba - with one link from Peel's Prairie Provinces

Worcester County, Massachusetts - with one link from All-Ancestors

New Brunswick - with one link from DistantCousin

New Jersey

Cape May County, New Jersey - with one link from DistantCousin

Essex County, New Jersey - with two links from DistantCousin

Hunterdon County, New Jersey - with one link from DistantCousin

Middlesex County, New Jersey - with one link from DistantCousin

Monmouth County, New Jersey - with two links from DistantCousin

Passaic County, New Jersey - with one link from DistantCousin

Salem County, New Jersey - with one link from DistantCousin

Somerset County, New Jersey - with one link from DistantCousin

Union County, New Jersey - with four links from DistantCousin

Cayuga County, New York - with two links from DistantCousin

Columbia County, New York - with one link from DistantCousin

Dutchess County, New York - with one link from DistantCousin

Erie County, New York - with two links from DistantCousin

Montgomery County, New York - with two links from DistantCousin

Orange County, New York - with one link from DistantCousin

Rensselaer County, New York - with one link from DistantCousin

North Carolina

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina - with one link from DistantCousin

Wake County, North Carolina - with one link from DistantCousin

North Dakota

Cass County, North Dakota - with one link from DistantCousin

Northwest Territories - with one link from Peel's Prairie Provinces

Nunavut Territory - with one link from Peel's Prairie Provinces

Clark County, Ohio - with one link from All-Ancestors

Ross County, Ohio - with one link from DistantCousin

Stark County, Ohio - with one link from DistantCousin

Oklahoma

Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - with one link from DistantCousin

Ottawa County, Oklahoma - with one link from DistantCousin

Oregon

Malheur County, Oregon - with one link from DistantCousin

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - with one link from DistantCousin

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania - with eight links from DistantCousin

Butler County, Pennsylvania - with one link from DistantCousin

Clearfield County, Pennsylvania - with one link from DistantCousin

Cumberland County, Pennsylvania - with two links from DistantCousin

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania - with three links from DistantCousin

Lebanon County, Pennsylvania - with one link from DistantCousin

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania - with four links from DistantCousin

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania - with five links from DistantCousin

Rhode Island

Bristol County, Rhode Island - with one link from DistantCousin

Newport County, Rhode Island - with one link from DistantCousin

Providence County, Rhode Island - with three links from DistantCousin and one from All-Ancestors

South Carolina

Richland County, South Carolina - with one link from DistantCousin

Tennessee

Davidson County, Tennessee - with one link from DistantCousin

Texas

El Paso County, Texas - with one link from DistantCousin

Potter County, Texas - with one link from DistantCousin

Vermont

Caledonia County, Vermont - with one link from DistantCousin

Chittenden County, Vermont - with two links from DistantCousin

Bennington County, Vermont - with two links from DistantCousin

Virginia

Norfolk (City), Virginia - with one link from DistantCousin

King County, Washington - with one link from DistantCousin

West Virginia

Cabell County, West Virginia - with one link from DistantCousin

Harrison County, West Virginia - with one link from DistantCousin

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin - with one link from DistantCousin

Winnebago County, Wisconsin - with one link from DistantCousin

Updates and New Pages for June 15 - 19, 2009

Again, many changes were made over the past five days. My main goal is to get all the links from free directory sites such as DistantCousin, Old Directory Search, Eve and Don, All-Ancestors, etc. listed before I go on to other major directory databases, free or subscription. I'm about halfway through the alphabet, statewise, at this point.

Updates:

Denver County, Colorado - one link from Old Directory Search

Cumberland County, Maine - one link from DistantCousin

Hampden County, Massachusetts - one link from Old Directory Search

Alpena County, Michigan - one link from DistantCousin

New York City, New York - one link from Old Directory Search


New Pages:

Deleware County, Indiana - with one link from DistantCousin

Jay County, Indiana - with one link from DistantCousin

Marshall County, Indiana - with one link from DistantCousin

Union County, Indiana - with one link from DistantCousin

Vanderburgh County, Indiana - with one link from DistantCousin

Wabash County, Indiana - with one link from DistantCousin

Iowa

Cerro County, Iowa - with one link from DistantCousin

Lee County, Iowa - with one link from DistantCousin

Polk County, Iowa - with one link from DistantCousin

Pottawattamie County, Iowa - with one link from DistantCousin

Woodbury County, Iowa - with one link from DistantCousin

Kansas - with one link from Eve and Don

Saline County, Kansas - with two links from DistantCousin

Shawnee County, Kansas - with one link from DistantCousin

Kentucky

Fayette County, Kentucky - with one link from KentuckyCityDirectory

Jefferson County, Kansas - with one link from DistantCousin and one link from KentuckyCityDirectory

Maryland

Allegany County, Maryland - with one link from DistantCousin

Baltimore County, Maryland - with one link from DistantCousin

Calhoun County, Michigan - with one link from DistantCousin

Gratiot County, Michigan - with one link from DistantCousin

Ingham County, Michigan - with one link from DistantCousin

Ottawa County, Michigan - with one link from DistantCousin

Hennepin County, Michigan - with one link from DistantCousin

Minnesota

Polk County, Minnesota - with one link from DistantCousin

Nebraska

Douglas County, Nebraska - with one link from DistantCousin

New Hampshire

Belknap County, New Hampshire - with two links from DistantCousin

Cheshire County, New Hampshire - with two links from DistantCousin

Merrimack County, New Hampshire - with three links from DistantCousin

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire - with 11 links from DistantCousin

Sullivan County, New Hampshire - with three links from DistantCousin

Nevada

Carson City, Nevada - with one link from DistantCousin

Washoe County, Nevada - with two links from DistantCousin

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania - with one link from Old Directory Search

Green County, Wisconsin - with one link from Old Directory Search

Updates and New Pages for June 14, 2009

I created a ton of new pages as well as made many updates today!

Updates:
The biggest update was the one on the Cook County, Illinois page. Currently, all links (especially the ones from Footnote) are correct and formatted properly. I also added a link from Eve and Don.

Resources - added links to NEHGS and KentuckyCityDirectory

Articles - added link to Dae Powell's article, City Directories, on his Shoestring Genealogy website

San Bernardino County, California - two new links from Ancestry

Orange County, California - two new links from Ancestry

Los Angeles County, California - two new links from Ancestry

Hartford County, Connecticut - 10 new links from DistantCousin

New Haven County, Connecticut - corrected format of links

Fairfield County, Connecticut - two new links from DistantCousin

Adams County, Illinois - one link from Eve and Don

Madison County, Illinois - corrected links from Ancestry; added link from Eve and Don

St. Clair County, Illinois - one link from Eve and Don


New Pages:
Colorado

Denver County, Colorado - with one link from DistantCousin

El Paso County, Colorado - with one link from DistantCousin

Delaware

New Castle County, Delaware - with one link from DistantCousin

San Francisco County, California - with three links

Santa Clara County, California - with three links

Alameda County, California - with three links

San Mateo County, California - with three links

New London County, Connecticut - with one link from DistantCousin

Glynn County, Georgia - with one link from DistantCousin

LaSalle County, Illinois - with two links

Christian County, Illinois - with two links

Peoria County, Illinois - with two links

Kane County, Illinois - with two links

Updates and New Pages for the Week of June 7 - 13, 2009

Updates:

British Columbia - eight new links from Our Roots

St. Clair County, Illinois - one link from Ancestry

Essex County, Massachusetts - three links, one each from InternetArchive, DistantCousin and Eve and Don

Articles - added five links to articles about researching city directories. The one by Kory Meyerlink is especially helpful and detailed, in my opinion.

New Pages:

United Kingdom

England* - with four links

Bristol County, Massachusetts - with three links

Hampden County, Massachusetts - with one link

Hampshire County, Massachusetts - with one link

Middlesex County, Massachusetts - with two links

Norfolk County, Massachusetts - with four links

Plymouth County, Massachusetts - with two links

Suffolk County, Massachusetts - with twelve links (Boston is in Suffolk County)

Arizona - with one link

Maricopa County, Arizona - with four links

Pima County, Arizona - with two links

*I haven't decided yet if I will break up the four countries of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, North Ireland and Wales) into county pages. For the time being, I will leave it. If I find too many links to keep the pages neat, organized and unconfusing, I will further categorize them by county.

I've also begun adding county pages for all the United States. These county pages are not "live" and do not have links on them. However, it will make it easier for me when I come across resources; I'll be able to put the links on the already-created county pages and then make them live. Creating pages is one of the more time-consuming details of my webmaster tasks, and although this behind-the-scenes activity isn't readily obvious to my readers, it will eventually speed along the process of getting data on the website.

Thank you to all who continue to send me links. My list is ever-growing! Also thanks to you all who are being patient with me while I correct and update pages that I first created weeks ago in the old format.

Happy Hunting!

NY and QC Updates

The last few days, I've added many new pages and added links to old pages:

New York State:

Broome County - one link from Distant Cousin

Monroe County - 64 links, many from the Monroe County Library District, but a few from some other resources

New York City - two new Brooklyn links from Distant Cousin

Oneida County - one new link from Distant Cousin

Ontario County - two links

Ulster County - one link

Wayne County - one link

Canada:

Quebec - seven links from Library and Archives Canada

African-American Residential and Business Directories

Do you have African roots? Then you'll be pleased to discover there are many city directories that can help you in your genealogical research. Many cities and large communities had either a section of the city directory, or a separate directory altogether, dedicated to listing African-American residents and businesses. In the 1800s and early 1900s, these were often called Colored Directories or Negro Business Directories.

To find these on my site, use the search engine located in the upper right-hand corner on any page. Search for colored or negro. To find these on the directory websites themselves, even in directories that don't prominently display a separate section for African-Americans, do a directory-wide search, again for the words colored or negro. Sometimes the compiler would list one of these words after a resident's name in the directory. Although this was a racist act, it does help those today who are tracing their African roots.

NYC Updates

I added the Tremont Baptist Church Directory of 1916 to the New York City page.

What's in the works: Monroe County, New York - Stay tuned! There are tons of links for this county to many resources, and those with Monroe County/Rochester roots will be pleased to know that this collection will cover 1827 to 1947 with very little gaps!

Even More IL Updates

The Cook County, Illinois pages are now corrected and updated through the year 1890. I also discovered that the New England Historic Genealogical Society has a digital library containing city and other directories on its website (you must be a subscriber to access the images). I linked to the Chicago City Directory of 1858 at that site.

More IL Updates

The Cook County, Illinois page links have now been corrected and updated through the year 1880. More to come. Again, thanks for your patience with this!

E-mail Address, Screen Resolution, and Opening a Page

Because I've been getting so much spam, I've changed the way I display my e-mail address on the site. When you look at the bottom of any page, you will now see "Report errors and broken links or send suggestions for new listings here." When you click on the link, it will open your e-mail software and input kidmiffATgmailDOTcom in the address line. You will, of course, need to change the AT to @ and the DOT to .

I've also made a note about the screen resolution at the bottom of each page. I've had complaints that sometimes the tables on the pages appear to go off the screen on the right. This happens if you have a monitor with 800X600 screen resolution. You'll need to change it to 1024X768, if possible (sometimes if your monitor is older, you will still have "issues" or different issues, if you change the screen resolution). To change your resolution on a PC, go to Start, Control Panel, Display, then click the Settings tab. Move the slider over until it says 1024X768, then click either OK or Apply.

Every page link to another page on the site now opens in the same tab or window in which you are viewing. Links to other sites will still open in a new tab.