Directories: City, County, Address, etc. » Locality Specific: Canada

'Let Your Fingers Do the Walking'

Using City, Provincial, Telephone and Business Directories in Archival Research.

AwesomeGenealogy.com - Douglas City Directory, Wellington Co., Ontario 1871-72

BAnQ Numérique - Collection d’annuaires Lovell de Montréal et sa région, 1842-2010

The Lovell City Directory for Montreal and suburbs (1842-1999). Digitised by the National Library of Quebec (BANQ). The interface menu is in French but the directories are in English. There is no search option by surname or adress. Each year is divided in commercial/residential sections plus addendums.

British Columbia City Directories 1860-1955

Vancouver Public Library's collection of digitized British Columbia city directories dates from 1860 up to and including 1955. The directories contain detailed historical information about British Columbian communities, including street and name listings of individuals and businesses in Vancouver and Victoria; population figures; government listings; operating newspapers; and schools and libraries from communities across the province. Updated regularly, they document the growth, development and progress of British Columbia over the years.

Canadian Directories, 1790-1987: A Bibliography and Place-Name Index (WorldCat)

By Mary E Bond; National Library of Canada.

Directory of Oxford County 1857-1858

Canada. Online searchable directory of residents and businesses of Oxford County, Ontario 1857-1858.

DonsList City Directories

City directories for most major US and Canadian cities including a powerful search engine.

Findmypast - Canada- Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1930 $

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Findmypast - Canada- Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory, 1871 $

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Findmypast - Canada- The Canada Directory, 1853/1854 $

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Findmypast - Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory - 1871 (General Section) $

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Findmypast - Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory - 1871 (New Brunswick Section) $

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Findmypast - Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory - 1871 (Newfoundland Section) $

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Findmypast - Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory - 1871 (Nova Scotia Section) $

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Findmypast - Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory - 1871 (Ontario Section) $

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Findmypast - Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory - 1871 (PEI Section) $

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Findmypast - Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory - 1871 (Quebec Section) $

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Findmypast - Manitoba, Canada- Provincial Telephone Directory #119, December 1947 $

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Findmypast - Nova Scotia- Halifax & District Telephone Directory, 1950 $

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Findmypast - Nova Scotia, Canada- Eastern District Telephone Directory, 1922 $

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