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==Online Resources== | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] ($) | ||
*[http://www.okhistory.org/research/smiths Smith's First Directory of Oklahoma Territory], 1890 | *[http://www.okhistory.org/research/smiths Smith's First Directory of Oklahoma Territory], 1890 | ||
== History == | |||
Directories have been published for various Illinois cities and counties since the 1830s, though they may not exist for every year. Some directories focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, while others include heads of households, landowners, and voters. | Directories have been published for various Illinois cities and counties since the 1830s, though they may not exist for every year. Some directories focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, while others include heads of households, landowners, and voters. | ||
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Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Oklahoma. | Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Oklahoma. | ||
==Resources for Oklahoma Directories== | |||
For a list of heads of households in the entire territory in 1890, see the reprinted edition of "Smith's First Directory of Oklahoma Territory: For the Year Commencing August 1st, 1890" ({{FHL|976.6 E4s|disp=FHL book 976.6 E4s}}) ({{FHL|1307628|disp=FHL film 1307628 item 11}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Smith%27s+first+directory+of+Oklahoma+territory+for+the+year+commencing+August+1st Worldcat]) The book has an every-name index, but the edition on film does not. | ===Libraries and Archives=== | ||
For a list of heads of households in the entire territory in 1890, see the reprinted edition of "Smith's First Directory of Oklahoma Territory: For the Year Commencing August 1st, 1890" ({{FHL|976.6 E4s|disp=FHL book 976.6 E4s}}) ({{FHL|1307628|disp=FHL film 1307628 item 11}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Smith%27s+first+directory+of+Oklahoma+territory+for+the+year+commencing+August+1st Worldcat]) The book has an every-name index, but the edition on film does not. | |||
===Directories Online=== | |||
Ancestry.com ($) has Oklahoma directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | Ancestry.com ($) has Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma including: | The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Oklahoma including: | ||
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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: | ||
:: OKLAHOMA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | ::OKLAHOMA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | ||
:: OKLAHOMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | ::OKLAHOMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | ||
==Websites== | |||
*[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/OK/ Distant Cousin] | *[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/OK/ Distant Cousin] | ||