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| New York City directory, for 1854-1855 via New York Digital Collections. p. 33 |
So where do you find city directories? Here's a small list of places but don't forget to also look at microfilmed collections at libraries. Additionally, some public libraries are digitizing their local directories and making them available online.
University of Leicester-Special Collections Online -Historical Directories of England & Wales
Online Historical Directories
Ancestry.com - City and Area Directories
DonsList.net - DIRECTORIES -- Almanacs, Businesses, Registers, Street Guides
Internet Archive - Texts (look in various collections)
Google Books
City Directories of the United States of America
DistantCousin.com-City Directories
Library of Congress- Local History & Genealogy Reference Services-Telephone and City Directories in the Library of Congress: Current Directories
National Archives - Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA
San Francisco Genealogy - City, Social & Phone Directories
The New York Public Library Digital Collections
2 comments:
Thank you for including my Online Historical Directories, Gena! (It's actually a separate site from the Historical Directories of England Wales, which is listed directly before it.)
I love all the info on women that can be found in city directories! Often, young women just entering the work force were listed under their father's names. When the women "disappear" from city directories, it's usually because they got married and no longer were in the work force. Something to consider when analyzing city directory info.
Hi, Gena,
Just wanted to let you know that this post was featured on my "Friday Finds in Directoriess" post at my Online Historical Directories blog.
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