Hello All, I was wondering if there may be some Chaces who lurk here on this list. I am a Chace and interested in the history of Providence, particularly between 1680 and 1850. You see, my Chaces were in and about Swansea, Providence, Fall River, and the rest, since the early days and I am fascinated to learn more about this area and the eras of American history here experienced. I have found some mid-1800s Providence directories on the internet, and have listed the links thereto below. They record among many others the existence of my GGGGrandpa and his brothers there. At my website, I have merely made available the copies of these directories that contain Chaces and Chases. However, any of you who have relatives in Providence at this time can find links to all pages of these directories there as well: http://home.wanadoo.nl/j.b.chace Or you may simply find to them below: http://www.netris.org/RIToolmakers/1836-37ProvDir/1836-37ProvDirMain.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/1844prov.html If you choose to link through my Chace Website, look for the Providence Directories link on the left frame of the site. Thereafter, choose the appropriate link (1836/37 or 1844) and you may be able to find some of your Providence ancestors of that time there. Hope you have fun. You can find names, adresses and occupations for the entries. For example, modern-day, sprightly, Bocephus Metcalf may choose to attest to the following after having searched the directories: "I never knew that ggggrandpa 'Metcalf Jesse, tanner and currier, cor. Charles and Mill,' lived in Providence while he tanned and curried. Curious. He seemed to have lived in 'Charles and Mill.'" I know. He's not MY ggggrandpa, of course. I'm a Chace. My GGGGrandfather, Thomas Chace, is listed as an "overseer" and later a "yeoman," lived in "Dean" and is found in both directories along with many Chaces and a few Chases. But, I think you see what I mean? Are there any Chaces out there on this list who do not subscribe to [email protected] ? Hope all of you can benefit from these three links for Providence above. You are of course welcome to come by my website and visit and sign the guestbook. Cheers, Jeffrey Chace [email protected] My Chace website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/j.b.chace Search these emails: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CHASE Browse these emails: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CHASE-L/