ALPHA PHONE EXCHANGE: "It has only been in the past 25 years or so that all-numeric phone numbers have replaced the combination alpha-numeric system. Even then, it took many years to phase in the "new" system. Now, in some parts of the country, it is necessary to "dial" the area code as well as the 7 digit numeric sequence to get your connection, making a total of 10 numbers "dialed." Source: The U.S. Phone Nomenclature System as Applied to Dynamic Knowledge Repositories A Recap of Bell Labs Research http://www.hastingsresearch.com/net/05-nomenclature.shtml ZIP CODES: "Over the years, a number of potential coding programs had been examined and discarded. Finally, in 1963, the Department selected a system advanced by department officials, and, on April 30, 1963, Postmaster General John A. Gronouski announced that the ZIP Code would begin on July 1, 1963." Source: History of the Post Office Making The Mail Faster - Zip Codes http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmailus4.htm

Tell me about it. I live in Livonia, MI a city of 100,000. We have three area codes: 313, which is the old one is where most of my family lived for years, and includes Detroit. I have to dial 1-313- plus the phone number. The area code where I work in Livonia, 1.5 miles from home is 248. Within in that area code to call anywhere else in that area code you also have to dial 1+248+phone number. I live in Livonia area code 734 (also a lot of other cities/towns in this area code) and for the most part, don't need to dial the 734 if calling within the same area code. It's a royal pain in the hind end. To get around this, I put my family on speed dial. It's a good thing, because I don't remember half of their numbers. Anne (Percival) Kruszka Researching Bowman, Chinn, Davidson, Kettler, Kirtley, Klijewski, Knost, Kruszka, Maitland, Oliphant, Percival, Synos, Zalot & Zimmeth -----Original Message----- From: Kathygen@aol.com [mailto:Kathygen@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:53 AM To: NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYERIE] RE: Demise of Alpha Phone Exchanges and ZIP Codes in Buffalo ALPHA PHONE EXCHANGE: "It has only been in the past 25 years or so that all-numeric phone numbers have replaced the combination alpha-numeric system. Even then, it took many years to phase in the "new" system. Now, in some parts of the country, it is necessary to "dial" the area code as well as the 7 digit numeric sequence to get your connection, making a total of 10 numbers "dialed." Source: The U.S. Phone Nomenclature System as Applied to Dynamic Knowledge Repositories A Recap of Bell Labs Research http://www.hastingsresearch.com/net/05-nomenclature.shtml ZIP CODES: "Over the years, a number of potential coding programs had been examined and discarded. Finally, in 1963, the Department selected a system advanced by department officials, and, on April 30, 1963, Postmaster General John A. Gronouski announced that the ZIP Code would begin on July 1, 1963." Source: History of the Post Office Making The Mail Faster - Zip Codes http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmailus4.htm ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> My Genealogy: http://members.cox.net/dtrose/ Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx