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Findmypast - United States/Canada- The Blue Book, Textile Directory, 1897-1898 $

Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Föreningen för Smedsläktsforskning

Association for Blacksmith Genealogical Research - FFS in Sweden. The association is a forum for all genealogists who have blacksmiths in the family.

Genealogy Today - Vintage Business Cards & Advertisements

Search through the business cards in our collection to see if any of your ancestors left behind a calling card for you.

Guide to the Records of the American Crystal Sugar Company

A book by David Carmichael.

Guinness Storehouse - Guinness Company Employment Records Database

Searchable database of more than 20,000 former Guinness employees from the 1880s to the 1990s. This is an index to pension records held by the company archives. The Guinness Archive preserves the historical records of the Guinness Brewery at St. James's Gate in Dublin from 1759 to the present.

Historical Clock & Watch Research

Includes an extensive index of makers.

History of Guernsey Butchers

Channel Islands. Was your ancestor a butcher in Guernsey in the late 18th / early 19th Century?

History of Quarrying in California from the California Indians Up to Present Time

This slide show (with narrative) covers the history of stone quarrying in California from the California Indians into the California Mission period, the Spanish and Mexican involvement, the quarries during the early California Gold Rush days, up through present day stone quarrying in California.

Hudson's Bay Company Archives (HBCA)

A division of the Archives of Manitoba, is home to one of Canada's national treasures - the records of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC).

Index to Paupers in Workhouses 1861 (10% sample)

This lists adult paupers in workhouses in England and Wales.

Information on Felting

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Liverymen of London - 1776

A list of the liverymen of London in 1776 with their addresses.

London Merchants 1677

A collection of merchants living in and about London, England in 1677.

Made in Buffalo: How to Research Local Companies

Tips for researching defunct businesses in Buffalo.

Maryland State Archives Occupational Lists

Provides listings of Archives holdings regarding selected occupations.

Mathematics Genealogy Project

Database of mathematics doctorate recipients and their advisors; worldwide. By the Department of Mathematics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota.

Men of the Cloth

Preachers, pastors, priests and other clergy in Western Pennsylvania.

Mills Research Group

United Kingdom. Research into aspecta of traditional milling, whether it be by wind, water or muscle power.

Mountain Men and the Fur Trade

An on-line Research Center devoted to the history, traditions, tools, and mode of living, of the trappers, explorers, and traders known as the Mountain Men.