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Hometown Records may include newspapers (obituaries, special events, parties, etc.), City Directories (names and occupations of town residents and business information), maps (check boundary changes over time) and town and county histories.
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The local library may have copies of old city directories produced my the municipality.
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City Directories provide names and occupations of town residents and much local business information.
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Town and county histories can be invaluable to form a picture of your ancestors in the time they lived in the area.
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Newspapers are wonderful hometown records. In addition to looking for obituaries, be sure to look for articles about special events... births, baptisms/christenings, weddings and pre-nuptial events (bridal showers, etc.), birthdays (parties), anniversaries, etc.
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It's very important to check maps. Boundaries change over time. Be sure the area where you think your ancestors resided is actually the area where they were.
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