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RobertJackson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://genealysis.social/@MarianBWood" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MarianBWood</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lor.sh/@genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@lor.sh</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> </p><p>Yes!</p><p>Thank you for organising <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genchat</span></a> for us ... much appreciated. </p><p>Thank you all for your company :))</p>
HistorySheWrote<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lor.sh/@genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@lor.sh</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> What a great topic for next time. Thanks for hosting!<br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a></p>
Marian Burk Wood<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lor.sh/@genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@lor.sh</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/GenChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenChat</span></a> Many thanks for planning and leading this <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/GenChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenChat</span></a>! Always interesting and informative. Have good weekend.</p>
RobertJackson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://genealysis.social/@david" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>david</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lor.sh/@genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@genealogy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genealogy</span></a></span> </p><p>Plenty to it ... enjoy!!</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a></p>
#genchat 🦣<p>And that's a wrap, already! Thanks for coming, everyone; I love our conversations.<br>Join us on April 26 when our Open Mic will be all about Collateral Research. <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p>
HistorySheWrote<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lor.sh/@genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@lor.sh</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> Oh, I forgot about that rooming house connection. Yup, I've seen that, too.<br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a></p>
RobertJackson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lor.sh/@genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@lor.sh</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a></p><p>I'll give a shout out to the Leicester family history centre in the City centre ... one of their volunteers sorted out my granny's grandad's elopement and later marriage to my great great granny :))</p>
Marian Burk Wood<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://genealysis.social/@david" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>david</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lor.sh/@genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@genealogy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genealogy</span></a></span> Good to see you! Will watch for any comments later. <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/GenChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenChat</span></a></p>
Marian Burk Wood<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lor.sh/@genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@lor.sh</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/GenChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenChat</span></a> A6 Directories sometimes include death date, so I go look for death cert. Also "removed to" so I go look for census in new location.</p>
#genchat 🦣<p>A6 <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> From last night: <br>Chris: A6: Censuses. They also work as a sort of census in an off census year. <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a></p><p>Me: Holyoke MA directory noted that my great-aunt moved to Norwalk CT (coincidentally). Which led me to...The Norwalk directory! Yes, she &amp; her husband were there!</p><p>Pam: A6: <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/GenChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenChat</span></a> Census records, newspapers, church records</p><p>Rob: A6: Some will list USA as an occupation. Okay, now I have to look for their US Army files. Some will list rem to Maine. Okay, so they moved to Maine in 1909. Will they be in the 1910 US Census in Maine? It appears my grandfather was living in a rooming house of his future Mother-in-law... <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a></p>
#genchat 🦣<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://genealysis.social/@david" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>david</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@genealogy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genealogy</span></a></span> That's fine! <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a></p>
David<p>Aww heck, I've missed <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a>. Three minutes left. Frantically trying to catch up with the good chat. I might add something after the hour 😋 </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lor.sh/@genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@genealogy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genealogy</span></a></span> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genealogy</span></a></p>
#genchat 🦣<p>Q6 <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a> What other records can directories lead us to? <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p>
#genchat 🦣<p>A5 <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> </p><p>And the Jan links (she loves directories!):<br>Jan: <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/GenChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenChat</span></a> A5: Miriam Robbins' Online Historical Directories Site. <br>(Side note: did you know you can admin a Facebook Group for users of your website and not be able to link to your own site in your posts? Which is why I'd rather be on BlueSky.) <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sites.google.com/site/onlinedi</span><span class="invisible">rectorysite/</span></a></p><p>Linkpendium has directory listings under each locality. linkpendium.com</p><p>Historical Directories of England &amp; Wales <br>special collections at U of Leicester. Don't forget library special collections! <a href="https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">specialcollections.le.ac.uk/di</span><span class="invisible">gital/collection/p16445coll4</span></a></p><p>I regularly cross-check Ancestry's US City Directories against MyHeritage's US City Directory collections because the OCR/indexing on Ancestry is so bad. MyHeritage has tools to aggregate results but beware their algorithm suggesting that siblings are married!</p><p>Library of Congress research guide <a href="https://guides.loc.gov/united-states-city-telephone-directories/city-directories" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">guides.loc.gov/united-states-c</span><span class="invisible">ity-telephone-directories/city-directories</span></a> </p><p>Explainer from the Allen County Public Library's Genealogy Center. <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/GenChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenChat</span></a> A5<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX76s_QOAWo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=QX76s_QOAW</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a> </p><p>Why yes, how did you guess I was about to mention The Ancestor Hunt? <br><a href="https://theancestorhunt.com/directories.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theancestorhunt.com/directorie</span><span class="invisible">s.html</span></a></p>
#genchat 🦣<p>A5 <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> OK, here comes the fire hose of info:<br>Pam: A5: <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/GenChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenChat</span></a> FamilySearch (Start with the Research Wiki) &amp; Cyndi's List have great links to City Directory Pages. Ancestry has a collection too.</p><p>Me: here is her Directory category: <a href="https://cyndislist.com/directories/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cyndislist.com/directories/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Rob: The Internet Archive has a few City Directories available. <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.org/search?query=city+directory" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/search?query=city+</span><span class="invisible">directory</span></a> <br>A few thousand, there are.<br>Ancestry has a fair amount of city directories as well. <br>The good part of theirs is opening a place, then clicking the year you'd like to look through. It's convenient. <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a></p>
HistorySheWrote<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://genealysis.social/@MarianBWood" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MarianBWood</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lor.sh/@genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@lor.sh</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> Thanks for sharing that!<br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a></p>
HistorySheWrote<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lor.sh/@genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@lor.sh</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> Physically, libraries. Online, the big genealogy companies. But I have also found online versions on a university website and other sorts of websites. Microfilm is another format at libraries such as ACPL. Now if I could just find a good Chicago 1916 somewhere, not the business only version at Ancestry. 🙄<br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a></p>
#genchat 🦣<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@RobertJackson58585858" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RobertJackson58585858</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> Along the lines of the library: you may be able to find them on your library's website as well! Early in my research, the Rochester NY library was a treasure trove of directories! <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genchat</span></a></p>
Marian Burk Wood<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lor.sh/@genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@lor.sh</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/GenChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenChat</span></a> <a href="https://genealysis.social/tags/A5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>A5</span></a> One of best free lists: <a href="https://theancestorhunt.com/directories.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theancestorhunt.com/directorie</span><span class="invisible">s.html</span></a> but also Cyndi's List, Internet Archive, libraries</p>
RobertJackson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lor.sh/@genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@lor.sh</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/genchat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>genchat@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Genchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genchat</span></a></p><p>Local studies section of library.<br>Family history centres and town/Borough archives.<br>Online (Ancestry for Kelly's and others.)</p>
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