A Deep Dive into U.S. City Directories at MyHeritage

Katharine Andrew
Jul 25, 2023
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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What and Why?
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Abbreviations
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How to find
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Case Study
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Tips
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About this webinar

U.S. City Directories are useful for finding a person’s residence at a given place and time, but we can glean many more facts from City Directories. Discover how to use MyHeritage’s U.S. City Directories collection to find not only residential information about your ancestors but much more. Learn how to use MyHeritage’s unique features and search capabilities.

About the speakers

About the speakers

Katharine Korte Andrew is a professional genealogist, author, and educator. She holds a BA in Germanic Studies and Political Science, and a Master of Library and Information Science. She specializes in German-speaking, Midwestern USA, Quaker, wome
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MyHeritage is the leading global destination for discovering, preserving and sharing family history. Our platform and DNA kits make it easy for anyone, anywhere to embark on a meaningful journey into their past and treasure their family stories fo
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  1. KW
    Kathryn Wolters
    7 months ago

    Excellent, very informative!

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  2. MW
    Michelle Warren
    8 months ago

    Love city directories. Found a lot of info in the NYC directories.

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    • Kathy Kopacz
      6 months ago

      Excellent presentation. I appreciate the tips!

  3. JH
    Jane Harmon
    8 months ago

    City Directories are treasure troves, but this easy to follow and easy to listen to webinar unlocks the key and shows you the map to find those gems using MyHeritage’s unique set of tools. Looks like when I think City Directory I’ll think MyHeritage!

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    Patricia Diane Godinez
    8 months ago

    Katherine Andrew did an excellent job on city directories. I liked her idea of making a timeline and including information that you know or have found and then finding your time line will grow. I did something similar just recently with US Census and had a major brick wall fall down in Ohio. Thanks so much.

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    Leslie Morris-Smith
    8 months ago

    Results of searches at the end were amazing. Need to find those buttons. What a treasure this MH feature is. I cannot wait to try it. Webinar was well worth my time. Looking forward to more.

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  6. FK
    Fred Klein
    8 months ago

    I’ve started using MH directory listings. They are more full featured. Ancestry used to have directory listings, but now they are only available in their library editions. -Fred

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  7. GL
    Graham Lowe
    8 months ago

    Katharine Andrew, thank you for a very informative and inspirational presentation!!!

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  8. AA
    Arthur A Fumarolo
    8 months ago

    I learned a lot and I’ve really been encouraged to use the city directory materials in MyHeritage. I became a bit lost when the live demonstration responses were shown.

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