way to go CYNTHIA! On 1/26/06, ChicagoGenealogy <[email protected]> wrote: > You can order Chicago City Directories through any Family History Center or > I've used them at the Chicago Historical Society, Wilmette FHC (not a > complete set), Arlington Heights Memorial Library (complete set). Other large > research libraries in the area must have them, too? I think they run > consecutively up to 1917 (with one of the later years missing) and then > you'll have 1923, and 1928/29. There's a reverse directory for 1928/29 > online. http://www.chsmedia.org/househistory/polk/start.pdf > > There are people who do lookups . . . I think there's one name on the Cook > County GenWeb lookup site. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcook/Lookups/lookupcitydir.htm And I think Molly > has access to some of them? www.mollx.com > > Cynthia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bonnie" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:30 AM > Subject: [IL-CHICAGO] Chi. city directories > > > > Well, I asked on the 'other' list and got no response, so will try here. > > Is there any place where I can access the various Chicago City > > directories? Or is there a group/person who does lookups for them? I > > want to find my grandfather in the 1900-1930 time frame to see if I can > > narrow down where the family lived between the times the census was > > taken. > > Bonnie > > > > -- > > > > Bonnie J. Selig, RAOGK Volunteer, Find A Grave County Keeper, Jo Daviess > > Co., IL Researching B l a c k b u r n, D e p p m a n, G r o s s m a n, > > H e r b s t, S e l i g and G o d f r e y > > Visit my Genealogy Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/4zq7z > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IL-COOK-CHICAGO Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe: Send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe > > > > ============================== > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== IL-COOK-CHICAGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from Digest: Send a message to > [email protected] > that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >