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Have you ever wondered if there was more to an ancestor’s home address or workplace address? Did you know that in the early 20th century many US cities reconfigured their “grid” resulting in new addresses? Do you know why certain streets simply seem to “disappear”? There’s more to street naming than you realize . . . learn how to drill-down to street information to improve your genealogy research. We’ll review the history of street naming and learn how to break down street address data. We’ll cover street grid changes for towns and cities as well as how to track “missing” streets. Learn how to use innovative online tools to visualize a specific street address and cover tips and tricks you need to know when working with street names and addresses.
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Terrific information that was VERY well presented. Thomas is always great!\n\nThank you Thomas\n\nThanks \n\nThey've all been awesome. This was very helpful for issues I've had!\n\nThis was a wonderful presentation with so much great information. Thomas presents so the topic so well, his list of resources will be very helpful in finding ancestors.\n\nThis way very informative!\n\nThomas always does a professional presentation and easy to understand steps.\n\nThomas always has good topics. He is my number 1 presenter.\n\nThomas always has great information \n\nThomas always knocks it out of the park. Now I know how to better prepare for the next census release\n\nThomas always teaches me something!\n\nThomas has always got tricks to searching that we have not thought of or used before.\n\nThomas is a genealogical treasure!\n\nThomas is a joy to hear as a speaker.\n\nThomas is always a great presenter with interesting topics! \n\nThomas is always a treat, to hear, and see, his detailed and helpful information, good voice! to see- those shirts!\n\nThomas is always EXCELLENT!!!\n\nThomas is always fun and informative. I make note of addresses, but never really thought of them so deeply. Something else to ponder!\n\nThomas is always great. I appreciated that he didn't move so fast \n\nThomas is great to listen to! He concluded each section so quickly, I couldn't catch everything. E.g., I don't know what he means by check population sheets. I'm grateful for free access next week! So glad he put this together--I had no idea what the 1950 Census release meant to our research.\n\nTHOMAS MACENTEE IS ALWAYS A GREAT PRESENTER!!!\n\nThomas MacEntee is such a good speaker, and I always learn a lot from his webinars. Thank you!\n\nThomas MacEntee was great, as usual. Good organization, interesting examples, usually left on screen long enough to study a bit.\n\nThomas MacEntee--always rates a top evaluation! Great detail, well thought-out, very helpful in thinking about Chicago, and all other large and older cities, particularly! Great!\n\nThomas never disappoints with his topics. Great class.\n\nThomas presentations are always right on target.\n\nThomas' presentations are always excellent and very informative! Thank you! : )\n\nThomas was so knowledgeable and he provided great tips that I will use in my research!!\n\nThomas’ webinars are always so informative! \n\nThomas's talks are always excellent. Keep them coming!\n\nThomas's webinars are always worthwhile for the tips alone. I always learn something new.\n\ntimely as always\n\nTom always makes an excellent presentation\n\nVery educational and fascinating!!! Thanks so much.\n\nVery helpful.. alot brought out that I had never thought about. Thank you Thomas\n\nVery informative!\n\nVery informative!\n\nVery informative, for both rural and urban address and name changes. Great suggestions for how to work through these seeming dead ends.\nVery informative. Couple good ideas to follow up on.\n\nVery informative. Focus was heavy on urban areas (NYC & Chicago) and would have liked to have seen some comparisons to large towns/villages and small cities. \n\nVery interesting and informative\n\nVery interesting and informative.\n\nWell done. Lots of great info. Good speaker.\n\nWonderful information. I never even thought about name changes for streets etc. I loved that Thomas mentioned Chicago Cook county as I have loads of relatives from there. I appreciate the syllabus as well with all the resource URL's. Very helpful. Thank you.\n\nWow! Learned a lot. I especially liked the 1950 census tips. Thanks.\n\nWow, this was one of the best of the best (they've all been superb). I truly enjoyed Thomas' warm and friendly manner, and his presentation-style. I've been doing this for years, but I learned a ton of new information and links from him today. Cannot wait to re-watch the video! Thanks so much!!!
gave concrete sources and strategies for researching topic\n\ngood examples and great tips. Especially liked the links to steve morse and explanation about enumeration districts. \n\ngood information\n\nGood information and nice live looks at certain databases.\n\nGood information\n\nGood information\n\ngreat\n\nGreat\n\nGreat info\n\nGreat info. Tom, glad you put together this program. Learned a lot and thanks for all the resources in your handout. Bring on 1950! We will be ready.\n\nGreat Information\n\nGreat information about little known online resources.\n\ngreat information especially for upcoming 1950 census\n\ngreat presenter interesting and helpful info\n\nGreat resources and information!\n\nGreat resources!\n\ngreat session.\n\ngreat tips\n\nGreat tips and information - thanks Thomas!!\n\nGreat webinar on street name changes.\n\nGreat webinar. I'm looking forward to 1950 census being released. Thomas gave us info on how to be prepared to collect info now.\n\nGreat! Thanks so much.\n\nExcellent and useful presentation.\n\nHe is always great. Please keep bringing him back. I always learn something new.\n\nHe sure Wow'd me!! He always has the best webinars and this one was way up top of his best!\n\nI though I knew something about the subject--unti now.\n\nI try never to miss one of Thomas' webinars.....so much information and new directions to head with research!\n\nI will definitely rewatch this.\n\nI will have my husband view this webinar. He and his family is from Chicago. I would be very excited, if I were he. By 195040 my famliy had moved from rural Kentucky to DC. So much ro prepare!! So little time! \n\nIt was great. would like to watch it again\n\nIt was so helpful having the syllabus/handout for the webinar during the 24 hour marathon. The format Thomas used in the handout is excellent with topics and all the Resources listed at the end. Suggestion: Have every presenter next year have a handout similar to Thomas's one. Then people can concentrate on the webinar instead of taking a lot of notes.\n\nLearned about several websites I didn't know\n\nLots of good info. Great job.\n\nLots of great clues for me for those unanswered mysteries. I did track down one house and sadly google earth showed me it was now an entrance ramp to the interstate, but it ended my search ... finally.\n\nLOTS OF VALUABLE INFORMATION. i MUST WATCH IT AGAIN \n\nLove a Thomas webinar. Try and never miss one. \n\nLove this guy’s presentations! Thanks!\n\nLove Thomas!\n\nLove your ancestry.com document tip!\n\nMaybe more about cities in Europe too! Tnx\n\nNever miss a webinar by Thomas...\n\nOnly US-centric information, unfortunately \n\nOutstanding! Fantastic! The BEST!\n\nOUTSTANDING............such wonderful hints!\n\nReally helpful and interesting information!! Really appreciated the sharing of the specific resources to reference.\n\nSo much great information\n\nSomething I hadn't really thought about before.\n\nSomething I hadn't thought about. Great presentation!\n\nSuch helpful information. Thank you so much!
Excellent presenter who always gives a great presentation \n\n5 ++ always such good info that I was not aware of. Thanks, Thomas.\n\na lot of interesting map and street information. Thomas is great\n\nAlways a great job!\n\nAlways a great presenter!\n\nAlways clear, concise presentation with easy to follow handout! Thomas is stellar.\n\nAlways enjoy Thomas' webinars. They are so full of excellent information and resources. Look forward to the next one.\n\nAlways great info from Thomas! Thank you!\n\nAlways great with M. MacEntee\n\nAlways learn a lot from Thomas. Thank you\n\nAlways learn so much from Thomas MacEntee's webinars and enjoy them\n\nAlways learn something new from Thomas!\n\nAlways learn something new from Thomas.\n\nAlways learn something new with Thomas. He makes learning FUN!!\n\nAlways love listening to Thomas!\n\nAlways love Thomas' webinars!\n\nAlways the best - so interesting and a great sense of humor!\n\nAnother excellent presentation from Thomas, very enlightening and educational.\n\nAnother excellent, useful webinar by Thomas.\n\nAnother great session with Thomas! Always a pleasure and an education. So much info.\n\nAnother Great! presentation. I have been doing this a long time but am picking up some tips that will help me move farther. Thank you!\n\nAnything by Thomas MacEntee is wonderful!!!!\n\nanything tm does is great. thx\n\nAs always Thomas was excellent!\n\nAs always, a fantastic speaker doing a most interesting webinar!!!\n\nAs always, a terrific webinar by Thomas MacEntee. I'm going to check now to see if the series for the 1950 Census is up at the webinar site. Thanks!\n\nAs always, great stuff from Thomas. \n\nBeing Canadian, I knew that some of the information and resources would not apply, but this was still worthwhile and gave me leads to look at.\n\nCan't get enough of Thomas MacEntee! Always, always, learn something new and valuable from his presentations!\n\nCan't wait for the 1950 census release!\n\nEven if you think you are sick of hearing about a subject, MacEntee always has a thought, a resource or a perspective you haven't yet run across. Love TM!\n\nexcellent\n\nExcellent delivery - clear and well-paced\n\nExcellent info\n\nExcellent info, and wonderful handout!\n\nExcellent information and resources given. Always enjoy Mr. MacEntee!\n\nExcellent information!\n\nExcellent information, thank you! \n\nexcellent presentation\n\nExcellent thanks so much\n\nExcellent!\n\nExcellent! Thank you!\n\nExcellent! Thomas always includes so much good info. \n\nExcellent!! I love maps. I live in Bellingham, Washington, which was originally made up of four little towns. Since all four were situated on Bellingham Bay, the streets go every which way. There's one street in particular that changes its name four times without a person having to actually leave the street! I've lived here all my life and sometimes I've even gotten lost because of the crazy zigzagging streets. Plus, there's a creek that runs through the middle of town that doesn't help any.\n\nExcellent, worth repeating\n\nexcellent. right up my alley\n\nFantastic \n\nFantastic webinar and lots of information! My brain is a bit overloaded already this morning! Thank you!\n\nFascinating and very well presented\n\nFascinating! All new way of looking at things! Very well organized and presented as always with Thomas MacEntee\n\nfascinating, geeky LOL and educational. great tips and ideas\n\nFasinating presentation. Nice job, Thomas.\n\nFun and educational as usual Thomas!