Dear Ingrid, Your posts sound as though you know quite a bit about doing research in Cleveland. I am very interested in accessing the Cleveland city directories for the period 1837-1869. I have tried to find a source to buy the microfilm copies but have not yet succeeded in doing that. I did find the 1837-1838 directory available for purchase. I am wondering if you have any ideas about where I might be able to find copies. I would like to be able to go through the directories and locate where my relatives were living and identify who was living near them year by year. If you have any ideas I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks Ginny McDermott