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From: "Mary D. Taffet" <>
Subject: RE: [NYC] NYC Directories on Ancestry Plus
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:58:48 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <C8BE247D48F28A47B657709D7F9CABB00191C68E@bel2s-mx01-n1.int.desc.dla.mil>


Hi there,

Where are you guys finding access to Ancestry Plus?

I thought it was a library-only subscription.

Is it now available online to anybody who wants to access it (obviously
for a fee)? I would love to have access to some of those city
directories, if it were available to me.

-- Mary Taffet


On Tue, 10 Sep 2002, Bartenhagen, John wrote:

> Kathy, Maybe I'm doing something wrong but I don't get nearly the array of
> New York City Directory choices on Ancestry Plus that you outline below
>
> John Bartenhagen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 8:21 AM
> To:
> Subject: [NYC] NYC Directories on Ancestry Plus
>
>
> <<I am looking for NYC directories on-line.
> I have tried Ancestry Plus but don't seem to be having any success.>>>
>
> Hi,
> There are several NY Directories tucked away Ancestry Plus (not on the
> regular Ancestry site - have no idea why). In case you may have not
> discovered them - go to the Ancestry Plus home page. Under "Directories &
> Memberships - click on "more". Scroll down through the various databases
> until you come to "City Directories of various U.S. cities".
> This seems to be a database that was originally called "City Directiors
> Online". To narrow down your search put the year of the directory you need
> in
> Keyword, along with the city name. It helps weeding out directories you
> don't
> need.
> Here are the NYC directories they have -

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