This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TZ.2ADE/4829.1 Message Board Post: Hello I am also doing my own family research in bridgeport. I am familar with the city directories for i have used them countless times. They are invaluable. What exactly are you hoping to find in the 1888. When it came to women they weren't listed along side their spouses until 1924. Other than that the only way they would be listed was if they were widowed or single but of working age. Now you mention she got married a year later. Did they get married in Bridgeport. I have helped someone with their search and I can help you if you don't mind a small search fee of $10 plus 10 cents for copies made. If they got married in bridgeport i can probably find a marriage record for you. I go to the local library to do my own family research, so I would be able to help you out too. Or you can call the local library and have them help you. It all depends on what specifics you have to go on and what exactly your looking for.