It is meant to be used as an aid to genealogists, historians, and other researchers. The collection provides access to scanned images and fulltext of the trade directories. City directories at the tennessee state library and archives. Alternatively, enter keywords into the box above, or use the advanced search. Montgomery county oh city directories lds genealogy. Manitoba provincial and northwest territorial directories, henderson, 1905 free peels prairie provinces winnipeg city directory, henderson, 1932 free peels prairie provinces includes incorporated towns of manitoba western manufacturers directory, manitoba industrial development board, 1945 free peels prairie provinces winnipeg. Consult an appropriate style guide for conformance to specific guidelines. We will be digitizing all of the existing rochester city directories for the years 18271946. Search old city directories for gems on residents, streets and an ancestors business news mar 07, 2015 by lee dickson beach mirror front cover of browns toronto city and home district directory 18467. City directories are a valuable source of information. Theres a lot of work that needs to be done to this site, and with all the online databases available, its likely this project will be a continuous workinprogress. City directories are among the most important sources of information about urban areas and their inhabitants.
The city clerk archives digitized these directories on loan from the central san diego public library. These are large items, so please be patient if free text searching the whole collection. Search old city directories for gems on residents, streets. Your guide to finding ancestors in city directories. City directories digital archives city of san diego. British columbia city directories 18601955 page image. They typically list the name, occupation and address of all residents in a town, city or region. Download our automobile and vehicle data ebook today. Rochester city directories by decade rochester public.
City directories, 18221995 this database is a collection of directories for u. All we need is the locality, specific year, repository, and call number or url. Some directories even included marriage, birth, and death information. Pages that were only advertisements were not scanned, so page numbers may be missing. San francisco city directories online san francisco city directories online. Old city is full of opportunity for current and future businesses, and is home to both a renowned arts district and a burgeoning tech scene. Research your genealogy with our free collection of old city directories. Each directory has an index and ads from local businesses and includes names, addresses, and phone numbers for residents and businesses. The database currently contains directories for all states except alaska. They also feature images, including maps, illustrations of buildings, and advertisements. This microfilm is not available for sale from nara.
Since 1870, polk city directories has helped businesses just like yours get the most uptodate business. New york city directories nypl digital collections. Download our guide, 6 things to find in city directories, to. City directories are published books that contained lists of names and addresses for people in a specific town or city for a particular year. It is so easy to see and find the breadth of information available in each one. City directories were printed for most cities and are especially useful for urban research. A look inside a city directory reveals valuable information. How to access historical dallas city directories online. City directories were published before the modern phone book, many times on an annual basis. The directories contain detailed historical information about british columbian communities, including street and name listings of individuals and businesses in vancouver and victoria.
A bit oldfashioned yes, but this site gives brick and. A couple of years ago i wrote about how to access the indispensable online historical archive of the dallas morning news, beginning in 1885 that post is here, but i havent written about how to use the equally important databases containing scans of dallas city directories, beginning with the 1875 directory. We recommend this means of access to genealogists with an ancestry. Cities and towns published these alphabetical directories of their residents. Free collection of digitally scanned old city directories.
However, in his book the development and growth of city directories, published in 19, a. Large online city directory collections has one of the largest online collections of city directories, with a focus on coverage between the 1880 and 1900 u. This web site will attempt to identify all printed, microfilmed, and online directories, and their repositories, for the united states. The best way to see what directories are available is by searching our library catalog. City, business, legal, and phone directories from the 19th and 20th centuries. If a year is not listed, no directory exists for that year. Scans of many early memphis city directories 1859 1901 are available on the web site of the shelby county register of deeds under shelby county records, select memphis city directories. From these you can discover an ancestors occupation and know exactly where in the city they lived. This page lists microfilmed city directories available at national archives building, 700 pennsylvania ave. There are city directories covering more than 140 years of dallas history, and there are a lot of street names you come across in researching a person or a place that no longer exist, have changed names, have the same name as a street in a different part of town there used to be a lot of street names duplicated in oak cliff before it became.
Winnipeg, manitoba online historical directories online. San diego city and county directory, circa 1926 these annual volumes preceded telephone directories and listed names, addresses and occupations of local merchants and residents. City directories are included in subscription databases, heritage quest and. Each directory has been digitally scanned allowing you to view and print images of the actual pages. Telephone and city directories in the library of congress. Free old city directories searches ancestor search. A large number of city directories can be searched and viewed online, some for free and others as part of various subscription genealogy collections. To conserve space for each listing, city directories often use abbreviations.
This selfservice collection consists of yellow and white pages telephone directories for most u. Click on the map below or select from the list to browse by location. Online historical directories website the purpose of the site is to have links to all online city directories in one place, listed by location and in date order. This is the purpose of the online historical directories website. Telephone directories is a place where you can look for information of people within the territory of the united states of america, this information is totally free and safe. New york city directories record the names and addresses of city residents, businesses, churches, schools, police stations, courts, and other government offices, as well as the names of individuals associated with those institutions. With a growing residential population and an accessible central location, old city is both highly desirable and competitively priced for businesses looking to. Milan, mi 1906,1908,1910,1912,1914,1916,1918,1920,1922,1924,1926 city directories allen county public library monroe city directories. This digital image collection was scanned from an original copy of the philadelphia city directory for 1890, published by james gopsills sons the free adobe acrobat reader software is required to view city directory images. Vancouver public librarys collection of digitized british columbia city directories dates from 1860 up to and including 1955. Try a keyword search for name of town followed by the abbreviation conn. The heyday of city directories was from the late 1800s through the late 1900s.
They are available in the following formats and locations. Some of the old directories had incorrect page numbers, but the listings are all present. City directories, arguably one of the most overlooked resources by genealogists, have been around since the 1700s. Below is a reference list of the most common abbreviations found in city directories. Some directories give an alphabetical street directory, listing everyone residing at each address.
Download your copy of our real estate marketing guide. Circa 1930 city directories available at nara national. The san francisco public library system is dedicated to free and equal access to information, knowledge, independent learning and the joys of reading for our. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Dayton ohio city directories family history library. City directories can help you to establish your ancestors residence in a certain place at a certain time, and they can give information about a persons occupation, home address, name of a spouse, and names of neighbors. The library of congress has an unmatched collection of united states city and telephone directories.
San francisco directory kimball 1851 no directory available 1852. Only pay shipping on the first item in your order additional items ship free. This group is for educating genealogists and historians about using city directories for research, as well. Williams says the first city directory appeared in london in 1640. Provides links to international directories on all continents. They provide personal and professional information about a citys residents as well as information about its business, civic, social, religious, charitable, and literary institutions. The city directories contain lists of names and addresses of most adults and businesses in the town.
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