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From: Debbie Olsen <>
Subject: Re: [PHILLY-ROOTS-L] Germntwn Hist Society--city directories
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 17:29:54 -0800 (PST)


Hi Lani,
If you don't live in Philadelphia, is there any way to
gain access to the 1785 City Directory? I didn't
realize that they went back so far.

Debbie

--- wrote:
> See <A
>
HREF="http://www.libertynet.org/ghs/library.htm">Germantown
>
> Historical Society: Library and Arch</A>
> (http://www.libertynet.org/ghs/library.htm).
> According to that site, the
> Germantown Historical Society has Phila. City
> Directories, but only from 1815
> to 1936 (whereas the Directories began in 1785).
> Lani
>
>

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Searching for these surnames:
Barrett, Dilworth, Evans (from Wales), Lovelidge, Marvill, Booth (from England), Whartenby and Wentz. All from Philadelphia and/or Bristol.
http://geocities.com/mydistantcousins
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