Have you found a death certificate with a strange cause of death? Wondering what it would be called today?  Check out our list of diseases.

Here is a listing of commonly used abbreviations in old city directories.

Did your ancestors lose many family members all about the same time?  There may have been an epidemic in the area. Click here to see.

Occupations, and the names of occupations, have changed over the years. Click here to see some old occupations and what they would be called today.

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