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==Online Resources==


*'''1861-1924''' - Fold3 ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_462/city_directories_providence Providence City Directories 1861-1924] available online.
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of [[Rhode Island|Rhode Island]]. For example, the library has the following directories for Providence:
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/RI/City-Directories.htm Rhode Island City Directories], index
*'''1902''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62344/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1902?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1902] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''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 ($)
*'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62346/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-1?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 1] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''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 ($)
*'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62348/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-3?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 3] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8778 Rhode Island City Directories] ($)
*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/RI/ Rhode Island City Directories, Distant Cousin]
*[https://www.providenceri.com/archives/providence-house-directories-now-available-online-0 Providence House Directories, 1895-1935, provided by Providence City Archives]


==History==
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Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of Rhode Island.  
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| 1798 <br>
| Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=45841&disp=Owners+and+occupants+of+the+lots%2C+hous%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 974.52 E4c] <br>
|-
| 1826
| Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=537072&disp=Providence+%28Rhode+Island%29+city+direc%20%20&columns=*,0,0 fiche 6044365]
|-
| 1856-60
| Family History Library [[ http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=537072&disp=Providence+%28Rhode+Island%29+city+direc%20%20&columns=*,0,0|fiche 6044374-78]]
|-
| 1861-1933
| Family History Llibrary [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1377340 films 1377340]—
|-
| 1930, 1932, etc.
| Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=87844&disp=The+Providence+House+directory+and+famil%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 974.52 E4sp]
|}


==Resources for Rhode Island Directories==
=== Web Site  ===


===Libraries and Archives===
*&nbsp;[http://www.uscitydirectories.com www.uscitydirectories.com]
Chace, Henry R. 1982. ''Owners and occupants of the lots, houses and shops in the town of Providence, Rhode Island in 1798: located on maps of the highways of that date ; also owners or occupants of houses in the compact part of Providence in 1759 showing the location and in whose names they are to be found on the map of 1798''. 1798 {{FSC|45841|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.52 E4c}}; {{WorldCat|9411946|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
*FamilyHistory.com&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.familyhistory.com/state.asp?state=RI http://www.familyhistory.com/state.asp?state=RI]
*Woonsocket Rhode Island Directories&nbsp; &nbsp;http://www.familyhistory.com/db.asp?dbid=4969
*Pawtucket, Rhode Island Directories&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.genealogy.org/db.asp?dbid=4837 http://www.genealogy.org/db.asp?dbid=4837]
*DistantCousins.com Rhode Island Directories&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://distantcousin.com/Directories/RI/ http://distantcousin.com/Directories/RI/]


===Directories Online===
[[Category:Rhode_Island]]
 
*[http://www.fold3.com Fold3.com] ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_462/city_directories_providence Providence City Directories 1861-1924] available online.
*Ancestry.com ($) has Rhode Island directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
 
===The FamilySearch Library===
 
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Rhode Island including: 
 
'''Providence'''
 
1824-1860 FS Library film {{FSC|537072|item|disp=6044349-6044378}}
 
1861-1902 FS Library film {{FSC|537072|item|disp=1377340-1377360}}
 
1902-1934 FS Library film {{FSC|537072|item|disp=1612034-1612050}}
 
1938 etc. FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22974.52%20E4s*%22 974.52 E4s]
 
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
 
::RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
 
==Websites==
 
*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/RI/ DistantCousins]
*[http://www.familyhistory.com/state.asp?state=RI FamilyHistory.com]
*[http://www.genealogy.org/db.asp?dbid=4837 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Directories]
*[http://www.familyhistory.com/db.asp?dbid=4969 Woonsocket Rhode Island Directories]
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ri.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
 
<br>{{Rhode Island|Rhode Island}} {{U.S. Directories}}
 
[[Category:Rhode Island, United States|Directories]]
[[Category:United States Directories]]

Revision as of 21:34, 24 July 2009

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Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of Rhode Island. For example, the library has the following directories for Providence:

1798
Family History Library book 974.52 E4c
1826 Family History Library fiche 6044365
1856-60 Family History Library [[ http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=537072&disp=Providence+%28Rhode+Island%29+city+direc%20%20&columns=*,0,0%7Cfiche 6044374-78]]
1861-1933 Family History Llibrary films 1377340—
1930, 1932, etc. Family History Library book 974.52 E4sp

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