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Fantastic Historical Directory site
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Sue | Report | 24 Nov 2004 08:42 |
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I've just come across this one tonight - spent ages browsing through facsimile of the ORIGINAL registers. Didn't find my ancestors, but plenty of other people's, and lots to 'flesh out' the picture I had of the time they lived. Try it! http://www*historicaldirectories*org/hd/index*asp (replace * with dot) Sue (in NZ) |
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John | Report | 24 Nov 2004 09:52 |
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Susan I'ts a good idea when you use this site to try & get on when the others are asleep,you can really grow old waiting for it to load(and that's just the HOME page ) John. |
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Lorna | Report | 24 Nov 2004 11:25 |
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Brilliant site~You could get lost in there for weeks! |
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Anne | Report | 24 Nov 2004 13:15 |
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Yes, because as John says it will take weeks for the pages to download!! Perhaps its different with broadband? Anne |
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Sue | Report | 24 Nov 2004 19:02 |
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Hi all, Yes, we do have broadband now, and perhaps as I'm in the Southern Hemisphere it's less busy while you Northern lot are asleep! LOL! Still, I can recommend it. Sue (in NZ) |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 24 Nov 2004 19:12 |
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I agree - but SOOOOOO SLOOOOW! I gave up, didn't think I would live long enough to see the page turn. |
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Keith | Report | 24 Nov 2004 20:07 |
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all i get up is error and homepage and i got broadband |
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Sue | Report | 24 Nov 2004 23:05 |
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nudge for Frances |
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Terence | Report | 13 Jan 2007 11:23 |
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Just got in - no problems. Terry |
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Heather | Report | 13 Jan 2007 13:09 |
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Im not sure what you mean by the original registers? This is the old historicaldirectories site which just lists tradesmen isnt it? The original Yellow Pages type directories or have they added something? |
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Jennifer | Report | 13 Jan 2007 13:25 |
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Heather, The early directories show trades people, but the later ones show private residents, they are a wonderful recource. Jennifer |
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Heather | Report | 13 Jan 2007 13:32 |
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Sorry I thought you meant they had added registers of some sort. I found a couple of my ancestors who were joiners on there some time back but I have to say the site is a torture to navigate and I never returned! BTW, ancestry have the old telephone directories for private persons now - brilliant to look up anyone who had a phone for the full addy. I love the Charles Dickens (jnr) London directory which even lists train timetables for the Victorian period. |
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