SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA DIRECTORIES, 1889-91 The largest metropolitan area in northern California, San Francisco was home to nearly 200,000 people in 1890. This database is a transcription of city directories originally published in that year. In addition to providing the residents' names, it provides their addresses and occupational information. This collection includes the names of more than 252,900 people, mostly heads of households. For those researching ancestors from northern California, this can be an informative database. Source Information: Ancestry.com. "San Francisco, California Directories, 1889-91." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: "San Francisco, CA, 1889-90," San Fransisco: W. H. L. Corran, 1889. "San Francisco, CA, 1890-91," San Fransisco: Painter and Co. Publishing, 1890. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4436.htm This database is also included in the 1890 Census Reconstruction Project and c an be searched through its main page at: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/1890sub/main.htm MASSACHUSETTS TOWN VITAL RECORDS COLLECTION (Update adding Waltham) The Massachusetts Town Vital Records Collection now includes one new town in addition to the many previously posted on Ancestry.com; all are now available to search by record type. The town of Waltham has been added to the towns of Abington, Acton, Andover, Ashburnham, Ashfield, Bellingham, Billerica, Brewster, Brimfield, Brockton, Burlington, Carver, Chelmsford, Concord, Dartmouth, Dover, Dracut, Dudley, Essex, Framingham, Gill, Granville, Heath, Holden, Holliston, Hummards, Lawrence, Lynn, Medford, Medway, Middlefield, New Ashford, Palmer, Rockport, Rutland, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Sturbridge, Taunton, Templeton, Tisbury, Washington, Westford, West Springfield, Windsor, Worcester, and Wrentham. Originally published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, this compilation covers the births, marriages, and deaths of each town from its respective founding until 1850. This series is of particular interest to those with ancestors who lived in Massachusetts during the 1700s and 1800s. Ancestry's Massachusetts Town Vital Records collection is a growing series of books that were published earlier this century. Return often as we periodically increase the size of this valuable database. Source Information: New England Historic Genealogical Society. "Massachusetts Town Vital Records, Partial Compilation, (64)." Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1997-2000. New England Historic Genealogical Society. "Vital Records of Waltham Massachusetts to the Year 1850." Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1914. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/massrecords/main.htm WISCONSIN BIRTH RECORDS, 1820-1907 This database indexes more than 985,000 births recorded in the state of Wisconsin before 1907. Wisconsin is one of few states to have a widespread index of records prior to establishment of a state vital records office. However, it is important to note that there will be some records at the county level that are not included in this statewide index. Taken from the index created by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division, this database will prove useful to those who are researching ancestors from early Wisconsin. Source Information: Ancestry.com. "Wisconsin Vital Records, 1820-1907." Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original Data: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. "Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907." Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Vital Records Division, 19xx. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4750.htm COLUMBUS DISPATCH (OH), OBITUARIES, 1998-99 Source Information: Bell and Howell Information and Learning Company. "Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), Obituaries, 1998-99." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data is from the electronic newspaper newsfeed service of the Bell and Howell Information and Learning Company. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/3527.htm