I concur, on second thought; a wider range for city directories would be
better.  The bottler/brewer might advertise some years, and not others,
depending upon how well business was going, management decisions, etc.  The
business should still be listed, each year, but the  occasional ads would
be much more informative.




At 08:22 AM 4/19/99 -0400, you wrote:
>David Babson wrote:
>>The directories probably won't be on-line, but you
>might call the Dubuque historical society, and see if they have microfilmed
>directories, available by interlibrary loan.<
>
>Another possibility is your local Latter Day Saints ("Mormon") Family
>History Center.  The location of the nearest one should be available on the
>net.  The FHC can order the relevant records on microfilm from the LDS
>library in Salt Lake City, and you can use them or make copies at the FHC.
>They specialize in these sorts of records, and are more likely than your
>local library system to lay their hands on what you need.
>
>A hint:  With directories, it may be best to swing wide.  Instead of 1900
>to 1910, you might go with 1880 to 1930.  You won't need to look at each
>year, but you can sample to narrow down beginning and end dates for the
>company, address changes, etc., if you are interested in those.
>
>Lauren Cook
>