City Directories: More Than Just Addresses

City directories offer far more than names, addresses, and occupations. Discover how these valuable resources can reveal family relationships, military service, migrations, community involvement, and clues to vital records. Learn about their strengths, limitations, digitization challenges, and overlooked sources, while exploring effective strategies for uncovering hidden genealogical evidence. Paula Stewart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA, Paula works full-time in genealogical and historical research, lecturing, consulting, and writing. She is an internationally recognized genealogical educator, researcher and consultant focusing on unusual resources, manuscripts, methodology, and analyzing records.