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== Online Resources == | ==Online Resources== | ||
*[http://www.lalley.com/index.htm?home.asp 19th Century Immigrant Roots, Records for Wilmington, Delaware and Vicinity Search engine], index, [http://www.lalley.com/index.htm?home.asp Record Inventory]<br><br> | *[http://www.lalley.com/index.htm?home.asp 19th Century Immigrant Roots, Records for Wilmington, Delaware and Vicinity Search engine], index, [http://www.lalley.com/index.htm?home.asp Record Inventory]<br><br> | ||
=== History | ===History=== | ||
=== Resources for Delaware Directories | ===Resources for Delaware Directories=== | ||
==== Libraries and Archives | ====Libraries and Archives==== | ||
The most extensive collections of city and business directories are at the [http://www.lib.udel.edu/ University of Delaware Library], Newark, Delaware 19717-5267. The [http://archives.delaware.gov/ Delaware Public Archives] has directories from 1814 to the 1970s. The [http://www.hsd.org/ Historical Society of Delaware] also has a large collection of directories for Wilmington, the state of Delaware, and the Delmarva Peninsula.<br> | The most extensive collections of city and business directories are at the [http://www.lib.udel.edu/ University of Delaware Library], Newark, Delaware 19717-5267. The [http://archives.delaware.gov/ Delaware Public Archives] has directories from 1814 to the 1970s. The [http://www.hsd.org/ Historical Society of Delaware] also has a large collection of directories for Wilmington, the state of Delaware, and the Delmarva Peninsula.<br> | ||
==== Directories Online | ====Directories Online==== | ||
Ancestry.com ($) has Delaware directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | Ancestry.com ($) has Delaware directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | ||
==== The Family History Library | ====The Family History Library==== | ||
The Family History Library has | The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Delaware including: | ||
'''Wilmington''' | |||
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| 1814, 1845, 1853, 1857 <br> | |1814, 1845, 1853, 1857 <br> | ||
| {{FHL|538075|item}} 6044647-50 | |{{FHL|538075|item}} 6044647-50 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1859/1860 | |1859/1860 | ||
| {{FHL|534507|item}} 6043859 | |{{FHL|534507|item}} 6043859 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1862-1901 | |1862-1901 | ||
| {{FHL|538075|item}} 1377595-605 | |{{FHL|538075|item}} 1377595-605 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1934 | |1934 | ||
| {{FHL|1231050|item}} 1307613 item 10 | |{{FHL|1231050|item}} 1307613 item 10 | ||
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{{Template:Pros-DE}} | {{Template:Pros-DE}}To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | ||
DELAWARE, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | |||
DELAWARE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | |||
=== Websites | ===Websites=== | ||
*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/DE/Wilmington/1889/ Wilmington 1889 City Directory] | *[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/DE/Wilmington/1889/ Wilmington 1889 City Directory] | ||
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