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| ==Online Resources== | | === City Directories === |
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| *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/mt.htm US City Directories Montana]
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| | Extensive collections of city and business directories are available at the [http://www.his.state.mt.us/ Montana Historical Society], [http://www.lib.montana.edu/ Montana State University], and the [http://www.umt.edu/InformationAbout/Libraries University of Montana]. |
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| A directory is defined as a “book containing names, addresses, and occupations of inhabitants. Several types of directories have been published in the United States over the last two hundred years including: city directories, telephone directories, county and regional business directories, professional, organizational, and religious directories, post office directories, and street directories. Directories have tremendous value to genealogists as both an original record and as a reference aid.
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| For further information about directories in general, see [[United States Directories]].
| | Ancestry.com ($) has Montana directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. |
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| ==Resources for Montana Directories== | | ==== The Family History Library ==== |
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| ===Libraries and Archives=== | | The Family History Library has useful directories for the years 1868 and 1879 on Family History Library film {{FHL|526739|title-id|disp=1377090}}. The library has some directories from the 1930s to 1980s for larger cities in [[Montana]], such as Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, and Missoula. |
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| The [http://www.his.state.mt.us/ Montana Historical Society], [http://www.lib.montana.edu/ Montana State University], and the [https://www.umt.edu/about/ University of Montana] have some of the finest collections of Montana directories in the state.
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| ====Business Directories====
| | *[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/MT/ Distant Cousins for Montana] |
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| *'''1868. '''Maguire, H.N. ''Historical Sketch and Essay on the Resources of Montana: Including a Business Directory of the Metropolis''. Helena: Herald Book and Job Printing office, 1868. {{FSC|526739|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1377090}}. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=p3FNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=Historical+sketch+and+essay+on+the+resources+of+Montana+:+including+a+business+directory+of+the+metropolis.&source=bl&ots=3UyQ3AdZu1&sig=9IzVLw1dxz-hVo6iHj4UnU2-Nc0&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]. | | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/mt.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. |
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| *'''1867, 1871-73, 1876-78. '''Langley, Henry G. comp. ''The Pacific Coast Business Directory: Containing the Name and Post Office Address of Each Merchant, Manufacturer and Professional Residing in the States of California, Oregon, and Nevada; the Territories of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Arizona and Alaska; and the Colony of British Columbia. Also, a Gazetteer of the Counties, Cities and Towns, and an Exhibit of the Resources of the Pacific Coast''. San Francisco: Henry G. Langley, 1871. {{FSC|197266|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1004513 item 3}}. Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/pacificcoastbusi187678lang Internet Archive].
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| *'''1879. '''Warner, Frank W. ''Montana Territory: History and business directory, 1879 ... Distances, fares, and altitudes, counties, towns, mining camps, commercial, mineral and agricultural interests, with a sketch of the Vigilantes''. Helena: Fisk Bros., printers, [1879]. {{FSC|526739|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1377090}}.
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| *'''1880-81 1883-84, 1886-87. '''McKenney, L.M. ''Pacific Coast Directory. Containing names, business and address of merchants, manufacturers and professional men; county, city, state, territorial and federal officers, and notaries public, of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, and British Columbia. Together with a sketch of the different cities and towns, giving description, means of support, population, Etc.'' San Francisco, California: L.M. McKenney & Co., 1880. {{FSC|197266|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1004517}}. Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/cihm_17458 Internet Archive].
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| *'''1883. '''Steel & Co. ''1883-4 Montana Advertising Directory, containing a complete list of the tax-payers of Montana, showing their address and occupation, arranged alphabetically according to counties; with a directory of federal, territorial and county officers compiled from the returns of 1883''. Helena: Geo. E. Boos & Co., 1883. {{FSC|197266|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1697991 item 4}}. Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/montanaadvertis00unkngoog Internet Archive].
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| *'''1914. '''R.L. Polk and Company. ''Northwestern Gazetteer: Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Montana--Gazetteer and Business Directory''. St. Paul: R.L. Polk, 1914. {{FSC|142321|title-id|disp=FS Library films 1321220-221}}.
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| *[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] ($) has Montana directories in their [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] collection. The following cities are currently included: Anaconda, Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Dillion, Fort Benton, Great Falls, Havre, Helena, Kalispell, Lewistown, Livingston, Miles City, Missoula, and Whitefish. | |
| *[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/MT/ Distant Cousin.com] has a 1928 Butte, Montana city directory.
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| *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/mt.htm US City Directories] identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | |
| *[http://www.loc.gov/rr/microform/uscity/mt.html U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - Montana] (Library of Congress)
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| ===FamilySearch Library===
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| The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Montana including:
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| '''Billings'''
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| 1901-1935 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|661759|item|disp=microfilm 1843771-1843775}}
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| 1955, 1961, 1978 etc. FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.639%20E4p*%22 book 978.639 E4p]
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| '''Helena'''
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| 1889-1901 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|993157|item|disp=microfilm 2156797-2156800}}
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| 1902-1935 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|993157|item|disp=microfilm 2309341-2309347}}
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| 1929, 1937, 1961 etc. FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.66%20E4p*%22 book 978.66 E4p]
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| '''Kalispell'''
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| 1903-1934 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|1061698|item|disp=microfilm 2309348-2309350}}
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| 1955, 1961, 1980 etc. FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.682%20E4p*%22 book 978.682 E4p]
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| To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
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| [[Category:Montana, United States|Directories]] | | [[Category:Montana|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] |
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