Delaware Directories: Difference between revisions

The most extensive collections of city and business directories are at the University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware 19717-5267. The Delaware Public Archives has directories from 1814 to the 1970s. The Historical Society of Delaware also has a large collection of directories for Wilmington, the state of Delaware, and the Delmarva Peninsula.

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

Ancestry.com ($) has Delaware directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has Wilmington city directories for:

1814, 1845, 1853, 1857	FHL Collection 6044647-50
1859/1860	FHL Collection 6043859
1862-1901	FHL Collection 1377595-605
1934	FHL Collection 1307613 item 10

Websites[edit | edit source]

Wilmington 1889 City Directory

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-==Online Resources==
+== Online Resources ==
 *[http://www.lalley.com/index.htm?home.asp 19th Century Immigrant Roots, Records for Wilmington, Delaware and Vicinity Search engine], index, [http://www.lalley.com/index.htm?home.asp Record Inventory]<br><br>
-==History==
+=== History  ===
-Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. City directories can help you learn where an ancestor lived. The person’s occupation is frequently given. Often the home address and business address are both mentioned. When a husband dies, many times the widow is listed as "widow of...."
-Directories can help you determine which jurisdictional ward the family lived in if you are searching census records for a particular time period in a big city. Directories sometimes have maps and addresses of churches, cemeteries, courthouses, and other important locations.
+=== Resources for Delaware Directories  ===
-==Resources for Delaware Directories==
+==== Libraries and Archives  ====
-===Libraries and Archives===
 The most extensive collections of city and business directories are at the [http://www.lib.udel.edu/ University of Delaware Library], Newark, Delaware 19717-5267. The [http://archives.delaware.gov/ Delaware Public Archives] has directories from 1814 to the 1970s. The [http://www.hsd.org/ Historical Society of Delaware] also has a large collection of directories for Wilmington, the state of Delaware, and the Delmarva Peninsula.<br>
-===Directories Online===
+==== Directories Online  ====
 Ancestry.com ($) has Delaware directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
-===The FamilySearch Library===
+==== The Family History Library  ====
-The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Delaware including:
+The Family History Library has Wilmington city directories for:
-'''Wilmington'''
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-|1814, 1845, 1853, 1857 <br>
+| 1814, 1845, 1853, 1857 <br>
-|{{FSC|538075|item}} 6044647-50
+| {{FHL|538075|item}} 6044647-50
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-|1859/1860
+| 1859/1860
-|{{FSC|534507|item}} 6043859
+| {{FHL|534507|item}} 6043859
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-|1862-1901
+| 1862-1901
-|{{FSC|538075|item}} 1377595-605
+| {{FHL|538075|item}} 1377595-605
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-|1971, 1986, etc.
+| 1934
-|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22975.12%20E4p*%22 FS Library Collection] 975.12 E4p
+| {{FHL|1231050|item}} 1307613 item 10
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-To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
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-::DELAWARE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
-==Websites==
+=== Websites  ===
 *[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/DE/Wilmington/1889/ Wilmington 1889 City Directory]
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