Category: Directory

City Directories: 3 Ways to Use These Underrated Records

Use online city directories for genealogy! Learn how these underrated records can help you find your ancestors.

See how I found my hard-to-search, common-named ancestor by browsing the census on researching in city directories on Ancestry.com.

Directories are a year-by-year accounting of your ancestors' whereabouts. Learn how to do genealogy research in city, business and other directories.

Learn what genealogy research clues are in your ancestor's city directory listing.

Ancestors missing between census years? Try tracing your roots in online city directories. We’re sharing every trick in the phone book right here.