GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA DIRECTORIES, 1889-92 Located in eastern North Dakota a short distance from the Minnesota border, the city of Grand Forks is the county seat of Grand Forks County. This database is a transcription of city directories originally published in 1889 and 1891. In addition to providing the residents' names, it provides their addresses and occupational information. The database includes more than 5,900 names, mostly heads of household. Source Information: Ancestry.com, "Grand Forks, North Dakota Directories, 1889-92." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original Data: "Grand Forks, ND, 1889-90." Grand Forks, ND: Chas. Pettibone & Co., 1889. "Grand Forks, ND, 1891-92." Grand Forks, ND: Chas. Pettibone & Co., 1891. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5128.htm This database is also included in the 1890 Census Reconstruction Project and can be searched through its main page at: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/1890sub/main.htm EAST SELKIRK AND VARENNES, LISGAR DISTRICT, MANITOBA CENSUS, 1891 This database contains more than 1,500 entries, which include the full name, age, birthplace, religion, and occupation of each resident in the census subdistricts of East Selkirk (C) and Varennes (R) in the census district of Lisgar (#7) in 1891. It also includes the National Archives film number, division number, page number, entry number, and family number to help researchers obtain a copy of the original record, if desired. Source Information: Hewitt, Kris, comp., "East Selkirk and Varennes, Lisgar District, Manitoba, Canada Census, 1891." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000-. Original Data: Government of Canada. "Canada 1891 Census." Canada, National Archives: Government of Canada, 1891. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5101.htm YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN CITY DIRECTORY, 1910 Ypsilanti is a small town in southeastern Michigan. Situated near Ann Arbor, it is home to Eastern Michigan University, and prior to 1900, it was the site of many industrial and commercial concerns. For example, coffee roasters, buggy-whip sockets, and dress stays were all made in Ypsilanti. Mineral wells were sunk in the 1880s and allowed for several spas and sanitariums to be built. During World War II, the B-24 "Liberator" was manufactured at Willow Run, and workers flowed into Ypsilanti--overtaxing housing and city services, but contributing to the nation's war effort. Today Ypsilanti has a population of around 24,000, an active preservation movement, and a large historic district. This database lists names, addresses, and other information for city residents in 1910. Source Information: LaRue, Barry, comp., "Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan 1910 Directory." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000-. Original Data: "1910 R.L. Polk City Directory of Ypslanti, Michigan." Detroit, Michigan: R.L. Polk Publishing, 1910. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5102.htm MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS PROBATE INDEX, 1648-1870 Middlesex County is located west of Boston. It includes such historic towns as Cambridge, Concord, Lexington, and Lincoln (the site of Paul Revere's capture). This database gives a listing of various types of probate records, such as wills, administration of wills, guardianships, adoptions, etc. These records date from 1648-1870. Information in the documents includes names, residence, type of document, date, and case number. More than 52,000 events are recorded. Some famous literary families are included in this list as well, including Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and Capt. John Parker, leader of the Lexington Minutemen. Source Information: Flint, James, comp., "Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870," Vol. 2 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000-. Original Data: "Index to the Probate Records of the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts." Cambridge, MA: 1912. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4775.htm STRAIT TIMES (SINGAPORE) OBITUARIES, 1999 (Update) Source Information: Bell and Howell Information and Learning Company. "Strait Times (Singapore) Obituaries, 1999." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original Data: 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/4439.htm