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==Online Directories== | |||
*'''1891-1892''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-65051/wisconsin-state-gazetteer-and-business-directory-1891-1892-volume-7?s=275764761 Wisconsin State Gazetteer And Business Directory, 1891-1892, Volume 7, Part 2] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1891-1892''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-65052/wisconsin-state-gazetteer-and-business-directory-1891-1892-volume-7?s=275764761 Wisconsin State Gazetteer And Business Directory, 1891-1892, Volume 7, Part 3] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | |||
==History== | |||
City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually, listing heads of households, employed household members, and their occupations and addresses. Directories may focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, or include heads of households, landowners, and voters. | City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually, listing heads of households, employed household members, and their occupations and addresses. Directories may focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, or include heads of households, landowners, and voters. | ||
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Examples of directories that may be found in an archive are: city directories, telephone directories, church directories, occupational directories, farmers directories, or rosters of society members. | Examples of directories that may be found in an archive are: city directories, telephone directories, church directories, occupational directories, farmers directories, or rosters of society members. | ||
== Resources for Wisconsin Directories | ==Resources for Wisconsin Directories== | ||
=== Libraries and Archives | ===Libraries and Archives=== | ||
The Wisconsin Historical Society has the a collection of city, business, occupational, and other directories of names. | The Wisconsin Historical Society has the a collection of city, business, occupational, and other directories of names. | ||
=== Directories Online | ===Directories Online=== | ||
*[https://search.library.wisc.edu/search/digital Digitized Collections] at University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. Use search terms such as "Wisconsin city directories", or include specific city name. | |||
*[http://mattsonworks.com/ Gogebic Range City Directories] | |||
*[http://lacrossehistory.org/citydirectory/citydirectories.htm La Crosse City Directories] | |||
*[http://box2.nmtvault.com/Oshkosh/jsp/RcWebBrowse.jsp?browse_layout=GRID&browse_start=0&browse_items=48&browse_sort=Title&browse_show_facets=true&browse_facet_sort=COUNT&browse_cid=d4b76e4a-4f9a-4958-9299-da166b5c0a94 Oshkosh City Directories] | |||
*[https://www.fold3.com/publication/663/us-city-directories-for-milwaukee-wisconsin-1861-1892 Milwaukee City Directories 1861-1892] at Fold3 ($). | |||
*Wisconsin directories in [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/ U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995] at Ancestry ($). | |||
===The FamilySearch Library=== | |||
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Wisconsin including: | |||
'''Milwaukee''' | |||
1847–1860 FS Library films {{FSC|535988|title-id|disp=6044124-33}}(*)<br>1861–1935 FS Library films {{FSC|535988|title-id|disp=1377046-60}}(*) | |||
'''Madison''' | |||
1851–1859, 1866–1935 (some gaps) FS Library films {{FSC|531492|title-id|disp=6044081-84}}(*)<br>1923, 1937, 1968 FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22977.583%2FM1%20E4w*%22 977.583/M1 E4w] | |||
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | |||
::WISCONSIN, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | |||
::WISCONSIN, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | |||
==Websites== | |||
*[ | *[https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ Wisconsin Historical Society] | ||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wi.htm | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wi.htm City Directories of the United States] identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | ||
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