Comments on: 3 Great Reasons to Dig City Roots

By: Linda Mulhall

Linda Mulhall — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:06:58 +0000

Thanks for this article! I want to add another possibility for viewing homes online: ‘Google maps with street views’ is excellent! You can target a particular house then move up and down the street as well as view 360 degrees from any point. Rural areas are not covered nor are houses tucked back off the street. I was searching for my great grandmother’s house in San Francisco and discovered that the house number had changed since a photo of my mother was taken on the front steps.

By: Pat Jeffs

Pat Jeffs — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:26:40 +0000

On May 15th I shall be presenting a short talk at the Ontario Genealogical Society Conference in Toronto. Subject: The Toronto 1861 Census–an annotated transcription.
The 1861 census of Canadian cities was unique in obliging the householders to fill in the return themselves. It was not an enumerator-at-the-door operation unless the family was illiterate. As a result we have portraits of individual families and households.
As the transcriber it was a great look into a city in January 1861. I hope those who can come to listen will see how much can be found in a nineteenth century urban census.

By: Pat Secord

Pat Secord — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:47:44 +0000

I agree – those City Directories are great. They fill in the blanks between census reports and often confirm info on other documents!

By: James

James — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:59:37 +0000

I have found many of my relatives and “lost” siblings in the City Directories.

Regards,

By: Tom Connolly

Tom Connolly — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:18:11 +0000

Your family sounds awfully like mine, so I was especially connected to this. Thanks for the positive turn, I missed the episode and your words have given me renewed fervor. Thanks!