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From: "Libby" <>
Subject: Re: [Bklyn] NYC Directories-circa 1867-1900
Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 15:02:06 -0400
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Hi Barb,
I think you have to have a suscription to Ancestry.com to get the Plus part
to work. I got the message that I had to have my account to use the
Directory search.
Libby Street
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Subject: Re: [Bklyn] NYC Directories-circa 1867-1900


> Hi Mary, Nancy & Brooklyn.
>
> I learned some special ways to use this search engine, by doing the piece
> for
> Nancy.
> I am not sure if you have to belong to Ancestry to reach this, but try
> Ancestry Plus at:
>
> http://www.gale.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6444
>
> If you can't get on from home, try your library.
>
> Type in the name of your ancestor.
>
> Once it gets "hits," below the list you will have a box with the name in
> it.
> Open the box to add further details. Add as few details as you like, such
> as "New York"
> [no quotes]. When I did the Snow confectioner search, I did his name
> first
> w/o middle initial, but put New York in the search box. Afterwards, I
> took out
> the name,
> and put "New York, confectioners" only in my search. Once I got more
> hits,
> I put only "confectioners, candy" in the box. You can add a street
> address to
> box, and get all residents at that address, but space it as the examples
> in
> the hits are shown
> such as not capitalizing avenue [av] and typing in streets like this E25th
> w/o space between East and 25th. Or, once you get a hit, take the address
> from
> the hit and add that to your search obx bottom left. Remember, you must
> exapnad the search screen after your first hits.
>
> These directories go from 1859-1920.
>
> Have fun!,
> Barb
>
>> Can someone direct me to how I would find my ancestor's shop. (Adam
>> Becker)
>> He was a 'woodcarver' and had a shop at 180 Chrystie Street. Also at 42
>> and
>> 62 Attorney St. All Manhattan I guess.
>> Weren't directories NYC until late 1800's?
>> In directories I have he's listed as:
>> cabinetmaker/tables
>> thanks
>> mary zatorski
>
>
>
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