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| | Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in [[Portal:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]. The Family History Library, for example, has copies of Boston, Massachusetts, city directories for: |
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| ==Online Resources==
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| *'''1867''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-61975/massachusetts-register-1867?s=275764761 Massachusetts Register, 1867] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
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| *'''1869''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-61976/massachusetts-register-1869-volume-1?s=275764761 Massachusetts Register, 1869, Volume 1] at MyHeritage — images($)
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| *'''1869''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-61977/massachusetts-register-1869-volume-2?s=275764761 Massachusetts Register, 1869, Volume 2] at MyHeritage — images($)
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| *'''1902''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62344/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1902?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1902] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
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| *'''1916''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62345/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1916-part-1?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1916, Part 1] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
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| *'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62346/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-1?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 1] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
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| *'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62347/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-2?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 2] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
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| *'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62348/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-3?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 3] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
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| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8779 Massachusetts City Directories]($), index & images
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| *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/MA/City-Directories.htm Massachusetts City Directories], statewide and by county
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| *[http://www.distantcousin.com/States/MA.html Distant Cousin City Directories]
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| *''Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700''. Online at: {{FSC|1036388|film_number|disp=FS Library film #1036388, item 6}}, images; [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48114/ Ancestry] - index & images ($)
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| *[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ma Massachusetts Online Historical Directories] - listed by county
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| *[http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/121922 Massachusetts Registers and Directories, State Library of Massachusetts], index
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| ==History==
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| Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Massachusetts. | |
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| ==Resources for Massachusetts Directories==
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| ===Libraries and Archives===
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| ===Directories Online===
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| *[http://www.fold3.com Fold3.com] ($) has 116 years of [http://www.fold3.com/title_15/city_directories_boston Boston City Directories] spanning 1789-1926 available online.
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| *Ancestry.com ($) has Massachusetts directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
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| *'''1918''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62348/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-3?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, Part 3] at MyHeritage; index & images ($)
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| ===The 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 Massachusetts including:
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| |1789-1860 | | | 1789-1860 |
| |{{FSC|512794|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6043615-73}}<br> | | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=512794&disp=Boston+%28Massachusetts%29+city+director%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library fiches 6043615-73 ]<br> |
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| |1861-1935 | | | 1861-1935 |
| |{{FSC|512794|item|disp=FS Library film 1376557(first of 84 films)}} | | | Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=512794&disp=Boston+%28Massachusetts%29+city+director%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1376557]— |
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| |1905, 1909, 1941, 1951 | | | 1905, 1909, 1941, 1951 |
| |[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=349&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22974.461%20E4p*%22 FS Library Book 974.461 E4p] | | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=512794&disp=Boston+%28Massachusetts%29+city+director++ Family History Library book Q 974.461 E4p; on four FHL films] |
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| To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
| | <br>Directories of several other Massachusetts cities and towns are also at the Family History Library. |
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| ::MASSACHUSETTS, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | | Many Massachusetts city directories are included at: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~rootslink/cgi-bin/search.cgi?category=10 |
| ::MASSACHUSETTS, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
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| ==Websites==
| | Distant Cousin includes many free excellent searchable online directories: http://www.distantcousin.com/States/MA.html |
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| *[http://resources.rootsweb.com/~rootslink/cgi-bin/search.cgi?category=10 Many Massachusetts city directories]
| | Ancestry.com has a large collection of Massachusetts city directories for many cities and years (from the New England Historic Genealogical Society): http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8779&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0<br> |
| *[http://www.distantcousin.com/States/MA.html Distant Cousin] includes many free excellent searchable online directories.
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| *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8779&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com] has a large collection of Massachusetts city directories for many cities and years (from the New England Historic Genealogical Society)
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| *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/MA/City-Directories.htm Massachusetts Genealogy City Directories]
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| *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ma.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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| | [http://www.massachusetts-genealogy.com/Massachusetts-City-Directories.cfm Massachusetts Genealogy City Directories] |
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