Scrapbooks: Scrapbooking has recently experienced a resurgence, and it was a popular pastime early in the 20th century as well. You may be lucky enough to find a scrapbook with an article about an ancestor.

Voting registers: Your library may have published voting registers, and these contain a lot of information – it was written down so that people could be identified. You'll find information like age, physical description including color of hair and eyes, address, occupation, and country of birth. There could even be more information, depending on where and when the register was created.

City directories: Many cities have directories, some dating from the early 19th century. In city directories look for your ancestors' names, their occupations, other people who lived at your ancestors' address, and the first time your ancestor was listed – this proves that he was a recent arrival in the area.