ELMIRA, NEW YORK DIRECTORY, 1889-93 Located near the New York/Pennsylvania border, the city of Elmira is the county seat of Chemung County. This database is a transcription of city directories originally published in 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, and 1893. In addition to providing the residents' names, it provides their addresses and occupational information. It includes more than 73,000 names, mostly heads of households. For the researcher of ancestors from south central New York, this can be an extremely valuable collection. Source Information: "Elmira Directory, 1889." Elmira, NY: J.E. Williams,1889. "Elmira Directory, 1890." Elmira, NY: J.E. Williams,1890. "Elmira Directory, 1891." Elmira, NY: J.E. Williams,1891. "Elmira Directory, 1892." Elmira, NY: J.E. Williams,1892. "Elmira Directory, 1893." Elmira, NY: J.E. Williams,1893. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4759.htm This database is also included in the 1890 Census Reconstruction Project and can be searched through its main page at: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/1890sub/main.htm ________________________________________________________________ LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY DIRECTORY, 1886 The largest city in Kentucky at the turn of the century, Louisville was home to an estimated 160,000 residents in 1890. Originally published in 1886, this database is a directory of city residents. Each record provides the resident's name, occupation, and other helpful notes. Part of an ongoing project, this database now contains the names of about 10,000 individuals. For persons seeking ancestors who lived in the Louisville area before 1900, this can be a helpful and informative database. Source Information: Cravin, Amy, ed. "1886 Louisville, Kentucky City Directory." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2000. Taken from: "Louisville City Directory, 1886." n.p., 1886. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4625.htm ________________________________________________________________ BROOKLINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORY Sharing a boarder with Massachusetts, Brookline, New Hampshire lies in Hillsborough County. The town was previously known as Raby, New Hampshire. This history contains vital record registers for the years prior to 1914. There are also extensive biographical sketches and family genealogies. This data will be useful to those with early New Hampshire and Massachusetts ancestry. Source Information: Parker, Edward Everett. "Brookline, New Hampshire History." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: Parker, Edward Everett. "History of Brookline, Formerly Raby, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, with Tables of Family Records and Genealogies." Gardner, MA: Meals Printing Co., 1914. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4740.htm ________________________________________________________________ HERALD (ROCK HILL, SC), OBITUARIES, 1991-99 Source Information: Bell and Howell Information and Learning Company. "Herald (Rock Hill, SC), Obituaries, 1991-99." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data is from the electronic newspaper newsfeed service of the Bell and Howell Information and Learning Company. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/3516.htm