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Ancestry.com - Search Schools, Directories & Church Histories
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription.
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U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830
Original source: Avero Publications. Biography Database, 1680-1830. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England: Avero Publications, 1998.
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Ancestry.com Wiki - The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy is a reference book published by Ancestry Publishing. The first edition was published in 1984 and was edited by Arlene H. Eakle and Johni Cerny. A revised edition, edited by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, was published in 1997. The current edition, the third, was published in 2006 and was also edited by Szucs and Luebking. In 2010, Ancestry.com digitized the content of The Source and made it available in wiki format as one of the foundational sources for the Ancestry.com Wiki. Each chapter has been broken into one or more series of articles. This wiki is a free service of Ancestry.com.
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Ancestry.com Wiki - Overview of Directories
This article originally appeared in "Directories" by Gordon L. Remington, FASG, FUGA in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy This wiki is a free service of Ancestry.com.
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Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA
Listing of microfilmed city directories organized by state. These directories are intended to be finding aids for using the 1930 census.
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City Directories of the United States of America
A register of known city directories, their years, and repositories for the United States.
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Creative Genes: City Directories
Creative Genes genealogy blogger Jasia writes a informative and detailed educational series about city directories and their historical and genealogical worth.
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City directories for most major US and Canadian cities including a powerful search engine.
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EveryNameIndex.com (Wayback Machine) Updated
County history genealogy indexes, every name indexes.
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Findmypast - Search - Directories & Social History $
Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Fold3 is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. The focus of Fold3 is to be a comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records. Some areas of Fold3 are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
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Free Genealogy Tools: Searching Free Online Historical Directories
Directories, also called registers or gazettes, were early versions of the Yellow Pages, and a wonderful source of family history information. Many directories from around the world have been digitized and are searchable online at no cost.
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NSBJD'S Genealogy & More - Directories, Vital Records & Other Books
Scanned copies of Old City Directories on CD-ROM for sale.
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Free collection of digitally scanned old city directories.
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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. It is meant to be used as an aid to genealogists, historians, and other researchers. Included are county, rural, business, professional and other directories.
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From the Toronto Public Library with excellent general information about using directories. Includes search strategies and what pitfalls to avoid in directory research.
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RootsTech - City Directories and Other New Collections at MyHeritage
By Mike Mansfield.
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Using City Directories in Your Research | Ancestry (YouTube)
By Crista Cowan.
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