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