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In episode 96, we looked at other less used databases at Ancestry.com. Today we look at a portion of their book collection.

Directories and gazetteers are great resources for glimpses of the daily lives of the residents. Where did they shop? Who was the girl next door? Which churches were nearby? Some books tell us when parish records began. Advertisements show us prices for common items.

For direct links to these resources, and for hints to make searching easier, see the show notes at https://maplestarsandstripes.com/97.