One of, if not the first, stop we make in genealogy research is the U.S. Census. This gives us a “snapshot” of what a family looked like every ten years. Where they lived, what they did for a living ...

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), ...

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, ...

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 ...