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Queens, NY, USA Telephone Directories (1940 onwards)

7101 — 2013-05-23 22:32:26Z

My Ancestor, Harry E. Herting was located in the 1940 census and the 1939-40 Queens Telephone directory. He lived in Ozone Park. I need to know when the listing stopped so I could try to find out when he died.
Thanks for any help. 7101@usa.net

Spotswood NJ, USA phone or city directories (1976 or later)

vogelj85 — 2013-05-23 22:31:57Z

I am looking for anyone who can do a look-up in a Spotswood, NJ phone or city directory 1976 or later. I am looking for a Marian Osbourne or variant thereof. I do not know her husband's name, or if she was widowed at that point; I only know she lived there in 1976. Also, if anyone has any tips about how or where I can find that information, I would appreciate it. Neither the local library, nor the New Brunswick Genealogy section have that information. Thank you very much.

Re: Swastika found in US city directory for Washington, D.C USA 1935

dandj488 — 2013-05-06 16:31:45Z

I am aware that the Swastika had several meanings in other cultures for centuries, and its ties to Hinduism etc. Hitler started using it for the Nazi party in 1920. The Sloans ad was in 1935. That is what stirred my curiosity. Thank you very much for the history about Sloans.

Re: Swastika found in US city directory for Washington, D.C USA 1935

LHSwisher — 2013-04-30 00:11:35Z

It does go back in history, and was used as a good luck symbol, among other meanings. Apparently there is a Sloans & Kenyon Auctioneers, begun in 2003 as the successor to C. G. Sloan. Below is an excerpt from an article titled "History on the Auction Block" by Harry Edward Neal, and published in Collier's, Dec. 11, 1948. http://www.unz.org/Pub/Colliers-1948dec11?View=PDF

"...Pushing people around is heartily distasteful to genial Mark Sloan. He dislikes being pushed even more. For nearly half a century a counterclockwise swastika was the registered trade-mark of C. G. Sloan & Company. 'The swastika,' Sloan explains, 'was an old, old symbol of happiness, of light—a good luck sign. The ancient Greeks and Egyptians used it on their armor and weapons, the Chinese and Japanese used it, the Navajo Indians used it, the whole world used it long before Hitler—then he had to disgrace it and I had to give it up.'
By 1940, pedestrians were pointing at the swastika trade-mark on Sloan's window, refusing to enter the store. One day a man double-parked an automobile across the street, rushed to Sloan's doorway and shook a fist in the air shouting, 'If you don't take that thing off your window you'll get a brick through it!' At that point Mark Sloan reluctantly removed the symbol from the window and from the firm's stationery, but he is currently considering reviving it...."

Swastika found in US city directory for Washington, D.C USA 1935

dandj488 — 2013-04-26 09:30:23Z

I found a picture of a Swastika on one of the pages of the US City Directory, Washington DC, 1935. The symbol is associated with an ad/sponsor named C.G. Sloan & Co. Auctioneers in D.C. Can anyone explain the use of this symbol in the US City Directory at that time. I know the Swastika goes back into ancient history before the Nazi's adopted it. I have my doubts that that this company was using it for such purposes. but you never know. Below is the link for anyone who wants to check it out. It is in the upper left corner. Thank you.

http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2469&ii...

Re: London Electoral Registers, location of a road?

keithperriman — 2013-02-28 10:45:03Z

Thanks Fiona,

More research since yesterday has revealed why I could not find the road in the period, as there is a gap in the digitised records from 1939 to 1956, which is the period I want? Also, Highgate West Hill is in Camden now, certainly, and has been since 1965, but before that it was in St. Pancras North, Highgate polling district (A), Ward No 1. I found it in the 1956 electors registers finally, by which time my quarry had moved! Drat.

Thanks for your time anyway, that's how we progress with the help of other people.

Keith, in South Shields.

Re: London Electoral Registers, location of a road?

Fiona_Bathgate — 2013-02-28 00:02:43Z

Google maps says Camden

London Electoral Registers, location of a road?

keithperriman — 2013-02-27 17:51:21Z

I am trying to locate an ancestor who lived in Highgate West Hill (West side) in the 1940's and 1950's. I have tried to search the electoral registers online on this site, but cannot narrow the particular district that this road in in. Can anyone help me?

Re: 1930-1940-1950-1960 Brooklyn/Queens/Nassau (NY, USA) telephone directory Lookup

Garth1950 — 2013-02-14 04:22:55Z

I have had no luck finding them in the 1940 Census.

From Emma's 1964 Obituary it indicates her husband George Predeceased her. She was 75 when she died. Emma and George were married in Kings County in 1905 when he was 21 and Emma 18. This would mean George was born around 1884. I suspect that George died somewhere between 1950 to 1963. This would make him 66 to 76 when he died.

The reason I am looking for a telephone book check is to narrow down the time frame (year period) I have to request the health department search their death records for George's DC.

If would you may email directly at garthe@verizon.net on this matter. I can provide you with additional information that may help your death record search for George Klein.

Thanks!

Gary E Baxter

Re: 1930-1940-1950-1960 Brooklyn/Queens/Nassau (NY, USA) telephone directory Lookup

eGENEee — 2013-02-14 03:01:16Z

Have you found them in the 1930 and 1940 US Census?

Re: Beersheba Church records

Pattig009 — 2013-01-02 00:41:13Z

Looking for Stephen W Miller family who attended the Beersheba Baptist Church in mid 1830. I'm needing a list of children he a Elizabeth had. I have either a John Henry or James Henry Miller as a child and I would like to know his true name. If anyone knows anything about this family, I would appreciate your help.

1930-1940-1950-1960 Brooklyn/Queens/Nassau (NY, USA) telephone directory Lookup

Garth1950 — 2012-11-05 07:48:54Z

Looking for the residence of George C and Emma (McAlpin)Klein to help narrow down George's date of death and what NYC County he died.

His wife Emma (McAlpin) Klein died 1/22/1964 in Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY. She was living with her Daughter, Mary (Klein) Vitale, who reported the death,at 218 Stockholm St, Maspeth, NY George predeceased Emma. Also Emma is buried in a donated grave by the Case Family.

I know in 1905 George and Emma Were Married in Brooklyn, Kings, County, NY.

If you need more information or have any information please contact me directly at garthe@verizon.net

Re: 1933 City Directory Listed as 1903

SoakedKarma — 2012-10-18 12:06:41Z

The "good" IMHO is to inform those who use these sources that blind reliance on "published date" of this document bears further investigation as stated in OP.. "Grandmother living with Grandfather at age 11, 7 years before they were married".

Yet this empirical evidence is questioned by another poster. Had they done further investigation, as I had by flipping back one page http://tinyurl.com/9vj3gw7 further evidence of date exists with librarian notation. As these notations are made upon receipt by library, I realize this isn't definitive proof of publication year.

My follow up post Definitively Proves that this document is mis-titled..

Chiloquin Ore. where this directory was published was little more than a trading post alongside a Wagon Track on the Klamath Indian Reservation during those years. It does not surprise me a printed date is absent..
My heirs were prominent in the development of schooling, postal system, and medical care in this area during these years and speak from direct knowledge..

Yes I have used both Report Issue and utilized Acom Help on this issue, as well as several others, Volunteering my Time using my copy of OmniPage Pro OCR software which is trainable to scan and publish documents such as this..

No I have not received any reply from Acom..

Thank You for your Question

Soaked

Re: 1933 City Directory Listed as 1903

Fiona_Bathgate — 2012-10-14 12:20:52Z

Whilst it is good of you to point out the errors in these directory pages, I doubt if the powers-that-be read them.

Have you tried reporting the errors to Ancestry? And if so, what was their response?

Fiona (board admin)

Re: 1933 City Directory Listed as 1903

SoakedKarma — 2012-10-14 08:06:03Z

eGENEee posted
"A stamp doesn't prove when it was published. You need to publication date (printed) to be absolutely sure."
deleted upon my following rebuttal.

I won't dispute that statement But I know Grand parents weren't in Oregon in 1903 all empirical family evidence of several uncles proves to Me it is the 1933 book But for those that blindly follow believe if you must.......

3 1st cousins listed were born 1909, 1911, and 1913
2 are listed as students and one as bookkeeper.....

It is not a 1903 city directory....

Re: 1933 City Directory Listed as 1903

eGENEee — 2012-10-14 05:35:33Z

A stamp doesn't prove when it was published. You need to publication date (printed) to be absolutely sure.

Re: U. S. City Directories (1821-1989) Beta OCR misreads Addresses

SoakedKarma — 2012-10-14 05:18:41Z

yup been there done that. got tired of correcting and quit and that was just names.. no ability to add missing names or blocks of names I have found as well

The format is difficult for any OCR to adjust to and it can be slightly different from book to book..

posted 3 complaints Apr-May scroll down Directories category.

I own OmniPage Pro which can be trained to expect a format if you know what you are doing.. not sure what Acom uses..

U. S. City Directories (1821-1989) Beta OCR misreads Addresses

craigmanson54 — 2012-09-02 22:51:40Z

I have really enjoyed the new US city directories collection. It is as advertised better than the previous city directory collection. However I find continuous errors caused by the OCR process in reading addresses. The process seems to conflate addresses and occupations in numerous cases. For example, consider this case:

[Hard copy directory and Ancestry.com image]
Public, John Q barber r1100 Maple Ave

[Ancestry.com record produced by OCR]
Public, John Q Barber
Street address: 00 Maple Ave.
Occupation:r11

I have "corrected" numerous of these types of errors so that searching will yield more accurate results.

A lesson here for researchers is always look at the image. I know Ancestry.com is seeking to improve the OCR process along with other issues in this very useful database. I just hope it's sooner rather than later

Re: Chicago City directory, 1914 baker at 4244 W North Ave

suzijohngb — 2012-08-26 17:17:39Z

Thank you very much. Trying to find bakery owner's wife who helped a great-aunt in 1913. A 99 year old woman in Colorado thinks my great-aunt may be her bio mother. Very interesting mystery. Your help is appreciated.

Re: Chicago City directory, 1914 baker at 4244 W North Ave

vansicklen1 — 2012-08-17 20:45:18Z

John C. Gleich at that address, see attached composite of the 1914 Chicago City directory page for bakeries.

Re: Chicago City directory, 1913 baker at 4244 W North Av

vansicklen1 — 2012-08-17 20:43:48Z

Emil A. Buchholz, Baker, in the 1913 Chicago City directory at 4244 W North Ave (see attached).

Chicago Directory 1913 - 1920 Lookup wanted - DOLL

JDOLL1964 — 2012-08-17 16:21:34Z

If anyone is providing searches, can someone check for two relatives that I am trying to find:

Vernon Doll

Leslie Doll

Can't find either one in the U.S Census, but they are both thought to have been living in Chicago.

Thanks,
John Doll

Re: Chicago Directory 1913 - 1920

2012-08-17 16:20:59Z

The bakery was owned and operated by the Bruno and Maryanna Koziminski, Bruno died during the flu epidemic in 1918, but the bakery continued. It was located on or near the 3800 block of Kedzie, in a large two story building.....they had their ovens in the basement. and the family lived in an apartment on the second floor.

Re: Chicago(USA) City Directory 1913 - 1920 - Lookup wanted

suzijohngb — 2012-08-11 16:36:50Z

Looking for a bakery at 4244 W North Ave in 1913.
Did you find a way to look by Street name?

Re: British Columbia, Canada - Phone Directories 1940's

skvesta — 2012-08-08 13:00:20Z

thank you!

Re: British Columbia, Canada - Phone Directories 1940's

karenwh1 — 2012-08-08 05:12:46Z

I searched 1946, 1945, 1944 & 1943 Henderson City Directories.

1944 shows the only Fedoruk:
Steven Fedoruk (Laurine) act serv r 1327 Minto, Victoria, BC (which is really close to Sidney, BC)

Re: Gore's Liverpool Directories 1911 and 1938 - Everton Rd

columnrd — 2012-08-04 16:27:39Z

Dear Jan,

Thank you very much!

As you know, even the reply that you don't expect is a step forward!

I think that the family that I am interested in lived over the confectioners and therefore do not show!

I shall have to think it through again!

(If only there was a census every year!)

JC

Re: Gore's Liverpool Directories 1911 and 1938 - Everton Rd

janettebyers31 — 2012-08-04 16:27:23Z

Hi

1938 Kelly's Directory has at 140 Everton Road. Mrs Dora Millar - Confectioner.

Hope that helps.

Jan

Gore's Liverpool Directories 1911 and 1938 - Everton Rd

columnrd — 2012-08-04 16:27:11Z

I would really appreciate a look up of 140 Everton Road, Liverpool in anywhere between 1933 and 1938.
I am expecting the family to be JUMP.

many thanks

JC

Gore's Liverpool Directories 1911/1938 - Kinder and Gregson Streets