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==Online Resoures== | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] ($) | ||
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Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. City directories can help you learn where an ancestor lived. The person’s occupation is frequently given. Often the home address and business address are both mentioned. When a husband dies, many times the widow is listed as "widow of...." | |||
Directories can help you determine which jurisdictional ward the family lived in if you are searching census records for a particular time period in a big city. Directories sometimes have maps and addresses of churches, cemeteries, courthouses, and other important locations. | |||
==Resources for North Dakota Directories== | |||
=== Libraries and Archives === | |||
Regional business directories that include present-day North Dakota: | Regional business directories that include present-day North Dakota: | ||
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''The Leading Business Men of Dakota Cities: Accompanying the Map of Dakota Territory, Name and Address. ''Minneapolis, Minnesota: Warner & Foote, 1883 (Family History Library {{FHL|502915|title-id|disp=Film 1464014 Item 18}}). | ''The Leading Business Men of Dakota Cities: Accompanying the Map of Dakota Territory, Name and Address. ''Minneapolis, Minnesota: Warner & Foote, 1883 (Family History Library {{FHL|502915|title-id|disp=Film 1464014 Item 18}}). | ||
===Directories Online=== | |||
Ancestry.com ($) has North Dakota directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | Ancestry.com ($) has North Dakota 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]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of North Dakota including: | The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of North Dakota including: | ||
'''Bismarck''' | |||
1914-1920, 1928-1933 Family History Library microfilm [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1108823?availability=Family%20History%20Library 2309664] | |||
1960, 1965, 1975, 1980 etc. Family History Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.477%2FB1%20E4p*%22 978.477/B1 E4p] | |||
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | ||
:: NORTH DAKOTA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | ::NORTH DAKOTA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | ||
:: NORTH DAKOTA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | ::NORTH DAKOTA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | ||
==Websites== | |||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/nd.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/nd.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | ||