For nearly a century, H.A. Manning Co. was New England s version of the Internet. Today, its work detailed annual city directories, guides and maps is highly sought after by historical societies, ...

When you discover your ancestors moved to a city, you will find an excellent research tool in city directories. The earliest U.S. city directories were published in the late 1700s—Philadelphia (1785), ...

Robert J. Booker is a freelance writer and former executive director of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center. My friend, fellow history buff and former Vice Mayor Jack Sharp gave me several old City ...

GRAND FORKS – Wearing pristine white gloves, Leif Fritzell carefully opens and slowly turns the pages of a rare document – the oldest city directory – that offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives ...

Being able to keep track of where your ancestors lived year after year is made simple through city directories. City directories began in the 1780s in some cities. They began as business directories ...

Almost every genealogist, beginner to experienced, is aware of the common sources for information, such as wills, deeds, estate records, census, etc. However there are several other sources that are ...

Detail of a fire insurance map of Troy, with brick buildings in pink, wood in yellow. The John English Bakery in South Troy was a substantial operation in 1911, the year that the Freihofer family came ...

It is always fun to look back at fond memories of things past. Many years ago, I made the wise decision to purchase the old set of city directories that we used in our Reference Department when the ...

As we lift our glasses to salute the Utica Observer-Dispatch for its propitious 200th year celebration, let us be sure to save a bit of the bubbly to honor the informative and ever-present Utica City ...