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*Businesses (and index to advertisers). | *Businesses (and index to advertisers). | ||
*Churches, schools, funeral homes, cemeteries, post offices, courts, hospitals, benevolent associations, and newspapers. | *Churches, schools, funeral homes, cemeteries, post offices, courts, hospitals, benevolent associations, and newspapers. | ||
*Whether a woman is a widow (including | *Whether a woman is a widow (including name of husband). | ||
*List of marriages and deaths of previous year. | *List of marriages and deaths of previous year. | ||
*Many early directories listed only businesspeople. | *Many early directories listed only businesspeople. | ||
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'''Search these online site for Maryland directories'''. | '''Search these online site for Maryland directories'''. | ||
The Enoch Pratt Free Library at http://www.prattlibrary.org/, the Maryland Historical Society at http://www.mdhs.org/, and the Maryland State Archives [http://www.msa.md.gov/ http://www.msa.md.gov/] have large collections of Maryland city directories. Local public libraries and county and city historical and genealogical societies are another good source of city directories, especially for small towns and cities. | |||
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. has a huge collection of U.S. directories. Find directories in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog] by searching for the town or county. <!--{12040503182813} --><!--{12040503182814} --><!--{12040503182815} --><!--{12040503182816} --> | |||
== Tips == | |||
*Some early directories listed only businesspeople. | |||
*A substitute record that existed before directories is town meeting minutes, which listed the inhabitants of a town. | |||
[[Category:Maryland]] | [[Category:Maryland]] | ||