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-== Introduction ==
-Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They list information for the year they are published. In Scotland, directories first appeared in the mid-eighteenth century and continue to the present day.
 == Online Databases ==
-*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-forfarshire-angus-dundee-trade-and-postal-directories-1783-1842 Scotland, Forfarshire (Angus), Dundee Trade & Postal Directories 1783-1842] - Findmypast ($)
+*'''1773-1911''' [http://digital.nls.uk/directories/ Scottish Post Office Directories]
-*[http://digital.nls.uk/directories/ Scottish Post Office Directories] - over 700 directories have been digitized dating between 1773 and 1911. The directories can be searched by place, year, and resident's name or browsed through by image.
+*'''1783-1842''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-forfarshire-angus-dundee-trade-and-postal-directories-1783-1842 Scotland, Forfarshire (Angus), Dundee Trade & Postal Directories 1783-1842] - Findmypast ($)
-**Directories can also be downloaded as pdfs on the National Library of Scotland [https://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/?place=Scotland website]. This site includes directories from 1825 to 1903 and can be downloaded or viewed online.
+*'''1825-1903''' [https://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/?place=Scotland website]
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1954 Fife, Scotland, The Dunfermline Register, 1829 - 1859] ($) - can be searched by name, year, and keyword or browsed by image.
+*'''1829-1859''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1954 Fife, Scotland, The Dunfermline Register, 1829 - 1859] ($) - can be searched by name, year, and keyword or browsed by image.
+*'''1877''' [http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=North-East_Scotland 1877 Directory of North Eastern Scotland]. This directory covers the counties of Forfar, Fife, Kinross, Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine.
+*'''1883-1887'''[http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=West_Coast_Scotland Directory of West Coast Scotland]. Directories include the years 1883-84 and 1886-87.
+*'''1914''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-50938/thoms-directory-great-britain-ireland-1914?s=275764761 Thom's Directory Great Britain & Ireland 1914] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 *[http://www.familyrelatives.com/post_search.php?area_id=5 FamilyRelatives.com] ($) - contains trade and occupational directories that can be searched by name.
-*[http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=North-East_Scotland 1877 Directory of North Eastern Scotland]. This directory covers the counties of Forfar, Fife, Kinross, Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine.
-*[http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=West_Coast_Scotland Directory of West Coast Scotland]. Directories include the years 1883-84 and 1886-87.
+== Background ==
+Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They list information for the year they are published. In Scotland, directories first appeared in the mid-eighteenth century and continue to the present day.
 == Understanding Directories ==
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 A partial bibliography of directories is found in an appendix to:
-:Hamilton-Edwards, Gerald. ''In Search of Scottish Ancestry''. 2nd ed. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. (Family History&nbsp;Library&nbsp;{{FHL|209448|title-id|disp=book Ref. 941 D27ham 1984}}.)
+:Hamilton-Edwards, Gerald. ''In Search of Scottish Ancestry''. 2nd ed. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. (Family History Library {{FSC|209448|title-id|disp=book Ref. 941 D27ham 1984}}.)
-Telephone directories can help you identify all of the people in a place who have the same surname. This information can be very useful for identifying modern descendants of a family. The Family History Library has phone directories for Scotland on microfiche. The directories, however, cannot be circulated to family history centers.
+Telephone directories can help you identify all of the people in a place who have the same surname. This information can be very useful for identifying modern descendants of a family. The FamilySearch Library has phone directories for Scotland on microfiche. The directories, however, cannot be circulated to FamilySearch centers.
 == Accessing Directories ==
-The Family History Library has a small collection of Scottish directories. While many directories are only available on microfilm at the FHL, some directories have been digitized and can be accessed on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog]. The catalog lists directories in the Place Search under:
+The FamilySearch Library has a small collection of Scottish directories. While many directories are only available on microfilm at the FS Library, some directories have been digitized and can be accessed on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog]. The catalog lists directories in the Place Search under:
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