stizkidz said:
by the way, everyone can call me Benny to distinguise between me and the webmaster.
-Benny
The webmaster! Wow, Ben, sounds impressive when someone refers to you that way! :lol:
Sure, no problem, Benny. Wondered why you changed your name on one of the other posts.
I believe that every business needs to register with the county. Maybe if you call the the county you can find out whose name the business was registered under, and if not, perhaps you can visit the local tax accessor's office, find out the block and lot number, and using their records trace the ownership of the land parcel back to that time period. Even if the business was leasing or renting, perhaps the owner or family members may remember to whom it was leased. Some counties also put out a book of local businesses with a lot of pertinent info--owner, number of employees, SIC codes, address, etc, every couple of years. When I worked at an insurance broker we used to use it to profile companies for group health and life insurance. I don't know if the counties keep any past copies for records or not. Also, another thought is to contact your local chamber of commerce, and also your local historical society, and also the libraries maintain microfiche and microfilm of old newspapers--perhaps you could take some of the years you know are pertinent to the company and scan those years for articles and writeups.
As far as employees, the only certain way I know of is payroll records, and business tax records that are submitted to IRS, SSA, and the state for UE, and I don't imagine you would be able to access those. But perhaps there is a local weekly paper with free classifieds that you could write up an ad in, looking for past employees yada yada yada to aid in historical research on the brick company?
Guy-- that was the picture, and it is mountain laurel. Nice picture!
Renee
There is an active "sun worshiper's beach" at Sandy Hook.