15,660
edits
no edit summary
(Added Category) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. The most helpful directories for genealogical research are provincial directories (published at irregular intervals in the 19th century) and city directories (published annually in the 20th century). | Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. The most helpful directories for genealogical research in [[Portal:Canada|Canada]] are provincial directories (published at irregular intervals in the 19th century) and city directories (published annually in the 20th century). | ||
A person’s address can be very helpful when searching an unindexed census of a large city. Inclusion or omission in successive directories can indicate when the person came to the city, left the city, or died. However, most blacks and Native Americans and many French Canadians were omitted from such directories. | A person’s address can be very helpful when searching an unindexed census of a large city. Inclusion or omission in successive directories can indicate when the person came to the city, left the city, or died. However, most blacks and Native Americans and many French Canadians were omitted from such directories. | ||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
The Family History Library also has a few microfilm copies of city and province directories. These date from the mid-1800s to 1912. See the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | The Family History Library also has a few microfilm copies of city and province directories. These date from the mid-1800s to 1912. See the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
CANADA - DIRECTORIES [PROVINCE] - DIRECTORIES [PROVINCE], [TOWNSHIP] - DIRECTORIES [PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES | CANADA - DIRECTORIES | ||
[PROVINCE] - DIRECTORIES | |||
[PROVINCE], [TOWNSHIP] - DIRECTORIES | |||
[PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES | |||
If your ancestor lived in 1871 in Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, or Ontario, and you know the name of the community, he may be listed in: | If your ancestor lived in 1871 in Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, or Ontario, and you know the name of the community, he may be listed in: | ||
| Line 54: | Line 60: | ||
Recent editions are in Canadian and large United States libraries. | Recent editions are in Canadian and large United States libraries. | ||
<!--{12079425156150} --> | |||
[[Category:Canada]] | [[Category:Canada]] | ||