In a message dated 9/7/2005 1:13:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: just saw your reply to someone about city directories for Auburn, Cayuga Co., NY. It made me wonder whether there are city directories for Onondaga Co., NY, for 1800 to 1850. I went to the citydirectories site, but see it is a pay site, and I cannot afford pay sites NOOOOOOOOOO <G> try the upper left corner and it is the list of repositories of KNOW repositories make it <G> of various city directories. Choose your state and then the town and have at it. As it happens they only know of one and it is 1868 but maybe it depends on the town? I know Madison and Cayuga have early directories for most towns and Onondaga ought to but it may take some searching Eliz