It's true that there are several hundred city directories listed on
this website; ALL BUT SIX can be accessed by subscribers only.
The following six may be accessed for free, by anyone who's
interested:
Atlanta, Georgia, 1859-60. Williams', [Business]
Chicago, Illinois, 1859. S.C. Griggs & Co., [Business]
Galveston, Texas, 1859-60. W. & D. Richardson
New York, New York, 1859. Carroll & Co
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1859. Edward C. & John Biddle,
[Business]
Sacramento, California, 1859-60. D.S. Cutter, [Business]
To try a search, go to
http://www.citydirectories.psmedia.com/ and
click on "Free Search" at the top left corner of the page. Then
follow instructions on each screen.
Good luck!
Suzan Kaye
Mountain Home, AR
-----Original Message-----
From: Stuffy363(a)aol.com <Stuffy363(a)aol.com>
To: COOK-CO-IL-L(a)rootsweb.com <COOK-CO-IL-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Thursday, August 24, 2000 6:12 PM
Subject: Online city directory searches
Hello all,
www.citydirectories.psmedia.com offers city directory searches where
you can
search across one or several directories simultaneously by any word
or
phrase. But it is by subscription only.
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