Saskatchewan Directories: Difference between revisions

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Henderson’s city and business directories date back to 1885. The Family History Library has copies of some records of these archives and they have recently come online and are available for free. The Family Search Center has available documents of the Provincial Archives dated between 1879-1987. Among these 767,737 images are Henderson's Directories and other documents.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Provincial Archives dated between 1879-1987.

Many Saskatchewan directories up to and including 1900 are available on microfiche:

Pre-1900 Canadian Directories. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Institute for Historical Micro-reproductions, 1988. (On 4219 Family History Library fiche beginning with6360453 which do not circulate to Family History Centers.)

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Saskatchewan Provinicial Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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-==Online Records==
-*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10544/canada-phone-address-listings Canada Phone and Address Listings] at MyHeritage - index ($)
-*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/directories-collection/Pages/directories-collection.aspx Canadian Directories Collection] Library and Archives Canada
-*[http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/henderson.html Henderson's Directories: A Directory of Prairie Life]
-*[http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/search/?search=raw&pageNumber=1&field=body&rawQuery=directory&index=peelbib Peel's Prairie Provinces Directory Search]
-*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canadian-directories-and-almanacs Canadian Directories & Almanacs] at Findmypast ($)
-*[http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/1740.html McPhillips' alphabetical and business directory of the district of Saskatchewan 1888]
-*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/can/sk Saskatchewan Online Historical Directories]
-*[http://www.cangenealogy.com/saskatchewan-directories.html CanGenealogy Saskatchewan Directories]
-*[https://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/free-online-saskatchewan-city-directories Free Online Saskatchewan City Directories]
-*'''1930''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-51067/gazetteer-business-directory-canada-1930-part-8?s=275764761 Gazetteer and Business Directory, Canada, 1930, Part 8] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
-*[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/saskatchewan-canada--saskatoon-telephone-directory-1944 Saskatchewan, Canada- Saskatoon Telephone Directory, 1944], ($)
-==History==
+Henderson’s city and business directories date back to 1885. The Family History Library has copies of some records of these archives and they have recently come online and are available for free. The Family Search Center has available documents of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1916143Saskatchewan Provincial Archives dated between 1879-1987]. Among these 767,737 images are '''Henderson's Directories''' and other documents.
-*Directories were published to help government agencies, businesses, churches and schools '''track people in a community'''.
-*People who had jobs outside the home, who were over the age of 18 years along with their occupation, place of residence and home ownership were listed from the earliest directories.
+'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
-*During the wars it was often noted if individuals were on '''active service'''.
-*After WW II '''women''' who stayed at home were added to the directory along with the name of their spouse. At this time they also listed the name of the deceased spouse of a widow for a few years.
+[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1916143Saskatchewan Provincial Archives dated between 1879-1987].
-*Directories continued to be printed until 2000 when the federal government introduced stricter privacy legislation.
-[[Category:Saskatchewan, Canada]]
+Many Saskatchewan directories up to and including 1900 are available on microfiche:
+*''Pre-1900 Canadian Directories'''''. '''Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Institute for Historical Micro-reproductions, 1988. (On 4219 Family History Library fiche beginning with{{FHL|748870|title-id|disp=6360453}} which do not circulate to Family History Centers.)
+'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
+[[Saskatchewan Provincial Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Saskatchewan Provinicial Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
+<br> {{Place|Saskatchewan}}
+[[Category:Saskatchewan]]