If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections’ images are browsable. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. Note : Some of the links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. What’s In A City Directory? (a 10 article series about City Directories)Īnd here are various places where you can find other city directories online:.How to Use City Directories In Your Genealogy Research.FamilySearch – United States Directories.Here are a few good primers on the benefits of searching historical city and other directories: List of marriages and deaths of the previous year.Whether a woman is a widow (including the name of her husband).

Addresses and maps of churches, schools, funeral homes, cemeteries, post offices, courts, hospitals, benevolent associations, and newspapers.Widows, working women, and adult children at home.What can you find in these records? How about:

So, what kinds of directories are available to the researcher? Naturally city and business directories, but also telephone directories, and alumni, farm, lodge, rural, and social directories. I wish to thank Miriam for her help in launching this category of records at The Ancestor Hunt. This activity of presenting links is a collaborative effort between The Ancestor Hunt and Miriam Robbins, who for years has made available the Online Historical Directories website, which presents links to directories of all types that are available online, including free collections as well as those available only via subscription. and are what I consider another important set of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

City and business directories are available online from all over the U.S.

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