AEPalmer <aepalmer@a-znet.com> writes: > > Is there a listing somewhere of cities and towns that take their own > > censuses (not connected with U.S. censuses) and how to access this > > information? > > > > I asked this question recently but maybe people didn't notice > > because I was also answering someone else's question. > > > > Carol Botteron <botteron@alum.mit.edu> > > In a word, yes. > > They are called CITY and / or COUNTY directories. They were very > common before the "Yellow Pages" came into being. As the telephone > grew in popularity, most businesses included these mumbers in their > ads. In most cases, these directories were published on a regular > bases (and still are) ­ usually yearly. They are an amazing source > of good data! AEPalmer- While these directories are a fabulous resource, and should not be overlooked, I thought they were published privately. Are you saying they used those local census to compile the directories? I think Carol is asking about the yearly (in some places) census that are taken by cities and towns, and were the results available to the public. I always wondered about this myself, but since I don't have any ancestors in the cities and towns that conducted a census, I never looked into it. I have filled out census questionaires in 3 different Massachusetts communities, including Boston. I have never seen them mentioned as genealogical resource material. Lisa llepore@juno.com