This might be useful for someone. In 1916, the R. L. Polk company, best known for issuing city directories, put out a directory of all the directories they published. You can look & see if back in 1916 they published one for your ancestral hometown(s). http://books.google.com/books?id=uIMSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA6&dq=R.L.+Polk+directory&lr=&as_brr=1 *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com http://www.BuffaloResearch.com "Everyone claims to want a city, but no one here wants city living. City living by its definition is crowded. It is tolerant of other people. It is dependent on a sophisticated population that makes a hundred compromises daily so that they can benefit from the collective energy that a city generates." --Robert N. Davis, Jr. (1955-2007)

As always, you've sent out a neat little research gem. Thank you! :) I just looked through this and while this is probably an obvious thing, just hadn't thought about it. There are all kinds of directories out there - not just the city directories we've often talked about. I jotted down a few notes here after I finished the locality listings. (And I downloaded the PDF file) Note to self: add to list of potential sources national or regional directories (such as these by Polk listed after the locality ones). I have some "life information" for some of my ancestors that might allow me to check for them in one or more of these types of themed directories as listed by this publisher (let alone others out there). Just look at all that exist .. for all sorts of "groups" .. for occupations .. and much more. So Cynthia - with one post - and a link to a directory of directories - what you did is open my brain to potential research sources to check - and a reminder to not stop with locality based directories. You just nevver know how one post will affect someone. Thanks. :) Deb On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 6:12 PM, Cynthia Van Ness <[email protected]> wrote: > This might be useful for someone. In 1916, the R. L. Polk > company, best known for issuing city directories, put out a > directory of all the directories they published. You can look & > see if back in 1916 they published one for your ancestral > hometown(s). > > http://books.google.com/books?id=uIMSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA6&dq=R.L.+Polk+directory&lr=&as_brr=1 > > > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* > Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com > http://www.BuffaloResearch.com

Yes, indeed, there are many kinds of directories out there. There are professional directories (MDs, architects, etc.), alumni directories, media directories (newspapers, radio stations, etc.), school & college directories, denominational directories, business directories, government directories...I'm sure I am omitting some. --- D S <[email protected]> wrote: > As always, you've sent out a neat little research gem. Thank > you! :) > > I just looked through this and while this is probably an > obvious > thing, just hadn't thought about it. There are all kinds of > directories out there - not just the city directories we've > often > talked about. I jotted down a few notes here after I finished > the > locality listings. (And I downloaded the PDF file) > > Note to self: add to list of potential sources national or > regional > directories (such as these by Polk listed after the locality > ones). I > have some "life information" for some of my ancestors that > might allow > me to check for them in one or more of these types of themed > directories as listed by this publisher (let alone others out > there). > Just look at all that exist .. for all sorts of "groups" .. > for > occupations .. and much more. > > So Cynthia - with one post - and a link to a directory of > directories > - what you did is open my brain to potential research sources > to check > - and a reminder to not stop with locality based directories. > You > just nevver know how one post will affect someone. Thanks. > :) > > Deb > > On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 6:12 PM, Cynthia Van Ness > <[email protected]> wrote: > > This might be useful for someone. In 1916, the R. L. Polk > > company, best known for issuing city directories, put out a > > directory of all the directories they published. You can > look & > > see if back in 1916 they published one for your ancestral > > hometown(s). > > > > > http://books.google.com/books?id=uIMSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA6&dq=R.L.+Polk+directory&lr=&as_brr=1 > > > > > > > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* > > Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com > > http://www.BuffaloResearch.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com http://www.BuffaloResearch.com "Everyone claims to want a city, but no one here wants city living. City living by its definition is crowded. It is tolerant of other people. It is dependent on a sophisticated population that makes a hundred compromises daily so that they can benefit from the collective energy that a city generates." --Robert N. Davis, Jr. (1955-2007)