Wonderful! I'll do some looking. Thanks, Bette! On 5/25/2015 9:41 AM, Bette Bunker Richards via wrote: > Ancestry now has images of the handwritten town records for Nantucket > online. When I ask for sources, I am always asking people if the record > was handwritten. Before 1900 records were rarely typewritten. Before the > invention of the typewriter in the mid 1800s, they were never typed up. > The early typewriters were so hard to use even its inventor did not use it > so it was rarely used before 1900. > > These are the handwritten records done when the events occurred and the > best source for the information. Those of you who have ancestors from > Nantucket might want to copy the images. If you get all your information > together in advance and know which ancestor and which date you want to > research, you should be able to do this during a one month membership. > That would keep the cost down. > > Bette > ***************************** > If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >