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City directories are gold mines of information
Housed in local libraries is a small series of bound books that are useful when working with local genealogy . Each city directory is a gold mine of information . If you have never made use of these gems , you ’ ll find them to be a handy reference . A city directory is a collection of an area ’ s alphabetical list of businesses and people , along with their addresses and occupations . Quite often a city directory will include the names of churches and cemeteries .
Because a good number of migrating families found their way from Zanesville to Coshocton , here is a sample of a city directory page from Zanesville between 1935- 36 . Listed below you can locate street locations for individuals and industries :
Embalming fluid : Mfrs . Bars Chemical Company , 741 Larzelere Ave .
Feed dealers : Ball Milling Company , 766 Linden
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Ave .; City Hay and Grain , 120 N . Third ; and Farmer ’ s Exchange , 634 Marietta .
Fish and oysters : Lowe Grace , 117 N . Fifth , and Zanesville Fish and Oyster Company , 511 Market St .
Florists : Caton G . E ., 1603 State ; Combs J . W ., Wabash Avenue ; Doyle Greenhouse , 1158 Green Wood Ave .; Goodlives Greenhouses , 1370 Green Wood Ave .; Imlay Co ., 54 N . Fifth ; Johnson , 1399 Henry ; McCaslin C . H ., 1120 McIntire Ave .; Miller Floral Company , 37 N . Fifth ; Munk & Collins , 49 N . Fifth ; and Tipton E . E ., Seborn Ave .
Foundries : Amos & Stabler Foundry Co ., rear 525 Brookover Ave .; Federal Radiator Co ., Licking View ;
Wise Foundry , Machine & Supply Co ., 369 N . Sixth ; and Zane Casting Co ., corner Park and Amelia .
Funeral directors : Bateman Memorial Funeral Home Inc ., 727 Market ; Canon & Cannon , Roseville 0 and Crooksville 0 ; Dean Undertaking Co ., 27 S . Fifth ; Hearing Undertaking Co ., 56 S . Fifth ; Keck Funeral Home Inc ., 22 S . Seventh ; Mader-Peoples , 23 S . Fifth ; Mangold Funeral Home Inc ., 421 Putnam ; Matting Funeral Home , 421 919 Maple Ave .; Thompson Wm and Son , White Cottage 0 ; and Trimmer Funeral Service , 821 and 823 Market .
Fur Dealers : Muskingham Valley Fur , 635 Marietta .
Furnace dealers and repairers : Barr J . S ., 378 N . Sixth ; Berkshire J . R ., 446 Moxahala Ave .; Cussins & Fearn Co ., 17 S . Fourth Ave .; Durant G . G . and son , 1039 Linden Ave .; Holland
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Central Ohio Technical College has found a muchneeded future home for its Institute for Public Safety . The Thomas J . Evans Foundation recently purchased the former JBA building at 1000 Sharon Valley Road in Newark and arranged a charitable lease with the college . The 6,500-squarefoot building will be named Thomas J . Evans Hall to pay tribute to the longstanding partnership between the college and the Evans Foundation .
With the ongoing renovation of COTC ’ s Pataskala campus at 8660 E . Broad St ., Reynoldsburg , which will greatly expand classroom and laboratory space at the facility , the college was searching for a new home for its Institute for Public Safety , which had previously been housed at the campus . Thomas J . Evans Hall , situated less than 1 mile from the college ’ s Newark campus , will provide convenient access to expanded educational offerings for the institute . COTC is in the beginning stages of planning long-term renovations to realize the building ’ s future potential .
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Furnace Co ., 309 Market ; Ludy & Frueh , 116 N . Fifth ; Montgomery Ward and Co ., 35 S . Fourth ; and Roe H . W . Roofing & Sheet Metal , co 11 S . Fifth .
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Don ’ t forget there ’ s another valuable genealogical source in our Coshocton County Public Library . School yearbooks are a wonderful place to look for
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Take time to browse these yearbooks . You ’ d be surprised what you can learn .
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