Dear Susan:

Thanks so much for the tips. I will certainly look into them!

-Tom

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: Tom,
: You indicate that your subject owned a house
: in Hyattsville - if he actually OWNED
: property, it will be very easy to identify
: the property by checking the land records
: indices, and then reading the appropriate
: deed. This you can do on line, using the
: index that runs from 1940 to 1949, and
: checking the names that are arranged
: alphabetically. (Ro check land records, you
: have to have a password from the Maryland
: State Archives, but that is easy to get (go
: to www.mdlandrec.net and apply for a
: password), or you can tell me his name and
: I'll check it.
:
: The deed will give you the lot and block
: number, and then you look at plats
: (www.msa.md.gov and then click on
: plats.net) looking for Hyattsville. Once
: you find that, you may have to ask me to
: match that with an address - it's a little
: more complicated. Anyway that will give
: you the property in Hyattsville, 1949 and
: following.
:
: For the 1930s, the suburban directories are
: the best bet, since he probably didn't own
: property then. You can find them not only
: at UMD, but at local history and genealogy
: in the Library of Congress, and at the
: Washingtoniana Room of the MLK Library in
: D.C. Remember that all the street names
: were changed in 1941 so the street name in a
: 1930s directory will be totally different
: from today's street names. (I have a list
: of the changes.)
:
: And if you have lots of free time, you might
: enjoy reading through the local newspapers
: that are available at the MD State Archives
: in Annapolis (350 Rowe Boulevard) - there
: just MIGHT be a local column that talks
: about residents and visitors.
:
: Good luck! You can contact me directly at
: the Historical Society library,
: 301-220-0330, or pgchslibrary@aol.com
:
: Susan G. Pearl, Historian
: PGC Historical Society
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: Thanks for your suggestion. I've been using
: ancestry.com, but without any luck, even
: with the 1940s census substitute. I think my
: next step will be to consult the Maryland
: city directories in the Maryland Collection
: at the the University of Maryland, College
: Park Library.
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: I use the site ancestry.com. It is not
: free, but they have a new database called
: the 1940's census substitute and I was able
: to locate my grandmother's listings in Gary,
: IN, during the 30's and 40's. You might
: want to try this.
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: Hi there. I'm new to this forum and need
: some
: advice on how to obtain some biographical
: information for a (now deceased) man that I
: am researching. I know that he owned a house
: in Hyattsville, MD that was built in 1949,
: but I also know that he moved to Hyattsvile
: in 1948, so I'd like to verify his earlier
: residency by finding out where he lived.
: Also, this man was transfered by his
: employer back and and form Missisippi to
: Beltsville during the 30s and 40s, and I
: would like to find out in which town he
: lived in Prince George's county during that
: time. Complicating matters is that he never
: changed his address for the purposes of
: voter registration, and kept the address of
: his childhood town in Oklahoma well into his
: fiftees and possibly even sixties. Is there
: a place where I can go to find out who was
: living where and when in Prince George's
: county? I have the address of his last
: residence in Hyattsville and am planning to
: look up the deed at the location given to me
: by the division of property taxes, but I'm
: interested in the earlier addresses as well.
:
: Thanks so much,
:
: Tom
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