Google
"moving day" +[name of a location] +"nineteenth century"
to find articles like the ones about New York City's Moving Day at
http://www.goodbyemag.com/may00/herald.html ,
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1026/is_3_158/ai_65240751 , and
http://www.harpweek.com/09Cartoon/BrowseByDateCartoon.asp?Month=April&Date=27 .
Joy Rich
Brooklyn, NY