Friday Finds in Directories: 10 April 2015

Recently, I found the following article regarding historical directories:

• UK Ordnance Survey Adds Four New Products to its Open Data Portfolio by Dick Eastman in Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - this resource would work wonderfully in tandem with addresses of your ancestors found in British directories

For a page on my site related to the above articles, visit the United Kingdom Online Historical Directories page.

Jean Wilcox Hibben will be presenting a free webinar for the Illinois State Genealogical Society on May 12th titled "Need Direction? Try City Directories!" For more information, see this link. Here's a tutorial on how to access webinars.

Friday Finds in Directories: 27 March 2015

Recently, I found the following articles regarding historical directories:

• Chicago City Directories on Archive.org by Michael John Neill at Search Tip of the Day
• Direct Me NYC 1786: A History of City Directories in the United States and New York City by Philip Sutton at New York Public Library blog

For pages on my site related to the above articles, visit the Cook County, Illinois Online Historical Directories page and the New York City, New York Online Historical Directories page.

Jean Wilcox Hibben will be presenting a free webinar for the Illinois State Genealogical Society on May 12th titled "Need Direction? Try City Directories!" For more information, see this link. Here's a tutorial on how to access webinars.

Friday Finds in Directories: 20 March 2015 (A Day Late)

Recently, I found the following articles regarding historical directories:

• Providence City Directories by Diane MacLean Boumenot at One Rhode Island Family
• Using the “Between” Records – County and City Directories by Alan Campbell at the Ontario Genealogical Society Blog
• Indianapolis City Directories by Michael John Neill at Search Tip of the Day

For pages on my site related to the above articles, visit the Providence County, Rhode Island Online Historical Directories page, the Ontario Online Historical Directories page, and the Marion County, Indiana Online Historical Directories page.

Jean Wilcox Hibben will be presenting a free webinar for the Illinois State Genealogical Society on May 12th titled "Need Direction? Try City Directories!" For more information, see this link. Here's a tutorial on how to access webinars.