Westerly, RI, had a quarry industry, granite I believe. They employed many Italian immigrants to work in the quarries. The Westerly Library has quite a lot of historical information. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Reed" <rwreed@attbi.com> To: <RIWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 11:15 PM Subject: [RIWASHIN] City Directories > Greetings list members. I have been a list member for the past few months, > watching the passing conversations and looking for connections to my > research. > > I now want to jump in! > > My Reed family came from Cornwall England and bounced around between > Westerly, RI, New Haven, CT, and Concord, NH. The first photo of my > g-grandfather, William Henry Reed, which was taken here in the US was taken > in Westerly, RI. In addition, I think I found his sister Bestey (or Bessie) > Reed boarding with a Roe family in Westerly in the 1881 census. > > My Reed ancestors were stone masons, so suspect there was some stone work > taking place there in the later 1800's. > > I have three specific questions, which I am hoping one or more listers can > help me with. > > 1) What were the reasons for my stone mason ancestors to be in Westerly? > Were there quarries there? Are there many large stone buildings that > perhaps they helped construct? Thoughts? > > 2) Knowing my Reed's bounced between the three locations noted above, I have > found annual City Directories to be very helpful in seeing who was there > when. I know they do not contain everyone (as I think it cost 50 cents to > be listed), but nonetheless, I have filled in some gaps using this > information. Can someone tell me if there are City Directories available > for the Westerly area? Where could I find them? Does someone have ready > access to Directories from the mid/late 1800's to early 1900's that they > could copy Reed listings for me (I'll gladly pay expenses!)? > > 3) What other local Westerly resources should I try to help fill in the > blanks of my ancestors in the mid/late 1800's to early 1900's? > > Any and all answers, and help greatly appreciated! > > Regards, > > Ron Reed > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Visit and/or join our Rhode Island off topic Mail list > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rhode_Island/?yguid=86367525 > Subscribe: Rhode_Island-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >