Ray, did smaller commumites like New Brighton have city directories? Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "IRAY" <IRAY@msn.com> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] Pittsburgh Directories > > What I would like to know is if there are directories for 1908 and a few > years before which might give addresses for him?< > > Ed, absolutely you should check the city directories for addresses of your > ancestors! (They go at least back to the 1850s, all on microfilm.) When I > couldn't find my ancestors in Cincinnati census records because they > mutilated the name spellings, I resorted to looking up the street address > itself in the census reports, taken from the city directories. Viola - I > found everyone living right where I knew they had to be - with names > misspelled almost beyond recognition. > > My Pittsburgh ancestors lived in the German area of Spring Garden and Troy > Hill, and the city directories show them with seven different addresses over > a ten year period, all within close proximity of each other. You will find > the communities you listed for your ancestors all within reach of each other > (Avalon, Bellevue, Ben Avon). > > Ray > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edward Sinker" <e.sinker@btinternet.com> > To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 11:28 PM > Subject: [PITTSBURGH] Pittsburgh Directories > > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > > SUE* MCALISTER-Pittsburgh List Mom > > > > ============================== > > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > > > > > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe. Send a message to:PITTSBURGH-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com that contains ONLY the word, 'unsubscribe' in the text area. > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >

Janet, I'm not familiar with New Brighton. Is it within the bounds of Pittsburgh, such as old Allegheny City was? If so, it's most likely included with the Pittsburgh directories. If it's an outlying area such as the towns in Fayette County, etc., I don't think there were city directories for the smaller towns. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Curries" <mountie@charter.net> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] Pittsburgh Directories > Ray, did smaller commumites like New Brighton have city directories? Janet

Thanks Ray, New Brighton is in Beaver County. Sorry I didn't relate that. Thanks again! Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "IRAY" <IRAY@msn.com> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 4:11 PM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] Pittsburgh Directories > Janet, > > I'm not familiar with New Brighton. Is it within the bounds of Pittsburgh, > such as old Allegheny City was? If so, it's most likely included with the > Pittsburgh directories. If it's an outlying area such as the towns in > Fayette County, etc., I don't think there were city directories for the > smaller towns. > > Ray > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "The Curries" <mountie@charter.net> > To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 12:39 PM > Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] Pittsburgh Directories > > > > Ray, did smaller commumites like New Brighton have city directories? > Janet > > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > SUE* MCALISTER-Pittsburgh List Mom > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >