Hi Karen. My understanding of wards is that it applies to different sections of a city, as they are sectioned off as wards--if you find the ward your ancestor lived in, then you can find the section of the city he lived in. Some libraries or museums do have maps showing the wards of a city. Hope this helps Phyllis ---- Original Message ----- From: <Flmom41@aol.com> To: <NEWGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 10:15 PM Subject: [NEWGEN] familysearch meanings > I hope someone can help me with this. I have a copy of a family search > sheets (from Washington DC) that was sent to me , but on there is the > township of : no TWP listed, different numbers for wards (example 6th Ward) > Washington-what does all this mean? I hope someone can understand what I am > trying to find out. > Karen > Still learning > > > ==== NEWGEN Mailing List ==== > DON'T FORGET TO USE THE WORDS "THANK YOU" WHEN SOMEONE HAS DONE > YOU A FAVOR....ALSO WHEN SOMEONE HAS TRIED TO BE HELPFUL.