Massachusetts Directories: Difference between revisions

Fold3.com ($) has 116 years of Boston City Directories spanning 1789-1926 available online.
Ancestry.com ($) has Massachusetts directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has copies of Boston, Massachusetts, city directories for:

1789-1860	FHL fiche 6043615-73
1861-1935	FHL film 1376557(first of 84 films)
1905, 1909, 1941, 1951	FHL book Q 974.461 E4p

Directories of several other Massachusetts cities and towns are also at the Family History Library.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

Many Massachusetts city directories
Distant Cousin includes many free excellent searchable online directories.
Ancestry.com has a large collection of Massachusetts city directories for many cities and years (from the New England Historic Genealogical Society)
Massachusetts Genealogy City Directories
US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.

v • d• e Links to Massachusetts-related articles

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Obsolete MA Jurisdictions	Cornwall (ME) · Devonshire (ME) · Dominion of New England · Dukes (NY) · Maine · Massachusetts Bay Colony · New Hampshire · New Netherland · Norfolk (old) · Plymouth Colony · Yorkshire (ME)

Major Repositories	Allen County Public Library (Ft. Wayne IN) · American Antiquarian Society · Berkshire Athenaeum · Boston Massachusetts FamilySearch Center · Boston Public Library · Dedham Historical Society Library · Harvard University Houghton Library · Haverhill Public Library · Jones Library · Massachusetts Historical Society · Massachusetts State Archives · National Archives at Boston · New England Historic Genealogical Society · New York Public Library NY · Onondaga Historical Association Library (Syracuse NY) · Peabody Essex Museum · Pittsfield Federal Records Center · Plymouth Public Library · Registry of Vital Records and Statistics · Springfield History Library and Archives · State Library of Massachusetts · University of Massachusetts Amherst Library · Vermont Historical Society (Barre VT) · Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland, OH)

Migration Routes	Bay Road · Catskill Road · Coast Path · Greenwood Road · Kennebunk Road · King's Highway · Boston Post Road · Massachusetts Turnpike · Mohawk Trail · Old Connecticut Path · Old Roebuck Road · Connecticut River · Atlantic Coast Ports

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Revision as of 10:44, 22 March 2017

Contents

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Resources for Massachusetts Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

Web Sites[edit | edit source]