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Presenter: C. Ann Staley

Many different types of directories have been published that may help the researcher today solve their family history brickwalls. One of those is the City Directory. They can place a person in a particular place at a particular time and can group people by place of residency and/or by association with others. This presentation examines the city directories available to the researcher, their history in the U.S., the parts of the directories; benefits of directory research (clues to forward research), and problems/concerns associated with using city directories. So come along and "Let your fingers do the walking" through city directories to find family relationships, occupations, spouses, and other choice tidbits. A case study will be presented illustrating a research strategy.