Will be adding a link to this site on the Marshall Co. Web page later tonight. If you are aware of any City Directories for Marshall Co. and their location, whether online or in a library or genealogical society, please write to Geoff Rasmussen directly at info@uscitydirectories.com as he is not a member of this list. Feel free to CC our list though, as I'm sure there are others here who will be interested. There are several Marshall Co. directories listed on this site already. Alice US GenWeb County Coordinator for Marshall Co., KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/marshall/ Listmom for KSMARSHA-L *********** BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE *********** On 6/6/02 at 8:49 AM info@uscitydirectories.com <info@uscitydirectories.com> wrote: >Dear Kansas USGenWeb County Coordinator, > >I'm writing to let you know about a new genealogy site that your >USGenWeb Project may be interested in. It is known as the "City >Directories of the United States" project, found at >http://www.uscitydirectories.com. > >The goal of this project is to identify all known city directories >(whether they're in book form, have been microfilmed, or have been >transcribed and published online), their years, and their repositories. >For example, the 1852/53 directory of San Francisco is available at the >Family History Library, Brigham Young University, and online at ><http://www.rootsweb.com/~casanfra/52menu.htm>. > >Currently, the database has the holdings of the following major >repositories: > >1) National Archives >2) Library of Congress >3) Family History Library >4) Brigham Young University >5) Alabama Department of History > >Our goal is to eventually list the city directory holdings of all >repositories in the United States. Possibly, your local library has a >directory that exists nowhere else, or its whereabouts is unknown to >other researchers. We'd like to add it to the database. To help you >submit information, we've provided an extraction form on the web site, >just click on the Submit Information link from any page. > >In addition to a database of directories, we've provided education on >how to use directories, as well as an extensive list of resources >regarding directories. > >We'd like your help in getting the word out. If you'd like, we suggest: > >1) Add a link on your site to Kansas's city directories. Use >http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ks.htm as a direct link. >2) Send a message to your project's mailing list describing the project. >3) Participate! If you know of a register of directories, please let us >know. If you'd like to create a register of directories, or employ the >services of your volunteers, let us know, and we'll provide the >direction you may need. >4) Give us feedback on how to make this nation-wide project a success. > >I appreciate your time and consideration. City directories, for me, >were an unknown source for too long. Now my research is never complete >if I haven't consulted them. I truly believe this project will be a >valuable resource for our genealogy community. If you have any >questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact me personally. > >Sincerely, > >Geoff Rasmussen >info@uscitydirectories.com > > > *********** END FORWARDED MESSAGE ***********